Category: Virginia – Eastern District
Four Individuals Indicted for Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Benefits for Virginia Prison Inmates | USAO-EDVA
NORFOLK, Va. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging four individuals with allegedly participating in a conspiracy to use the personal identifying information of 35 Virginia prison…
Man Sentenced for Defrauding Nearly 1,700 Victims in $1 Million Small Business Loan Scam | USAO-EDVA
NORFOLK, Va. – A Virginia Beach man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for his role in an internet-based loan scam that defrauded nearly 1,700 owners and prospective…
Richmond Assisted Living Facility Owner Charged with Elder Fraud Scheme | USAO-EDVA
RICHMOND, Va. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging the former owner of a Richmond-based assisted living facility with allegedly diverting over $800,000 in federal and state…
Pakistani National Indicted and Sanctioned for Human Smuggling Conspiracy | USAO-EDVA
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging a citizen of Pakistan for allegedly leading a scheme to smuggle undocumented individuals into the United States from…
Washington, D.C. Man Sentenced for Armed Robbery Spree | USAO-EDVA
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Washington, D.C. man was sentenced today to 21 years in prison in connection with a series of armed robberies that he conducted at multiple banks and…
Former Intelligence Analyst Pleads Guilty to Disclosing Classified Information | USAO-EDVA
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A former intelligence analyst and former military servicemember pleaded guilty today to illegally obtaining classified national defense information and disclosing it to a reporter. “Those who are…
Former Government Contracting Officer Sentenced for Bribery Conspiracy | USAO-EDVA
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A New Jersey woman was sentenced today to two years in prison for engaging in a bribery and procurement fraud scheme while she served as a contracting…
EDVA Seizes Seven Websites Used to Collect Personal Information and Illegally Profit from the COVID-19 Pandemic | USAO-EDVA
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced today the seizure of seven websites as part of ongoing efforts by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)…
Former CEO and Founder of Tech Start-Up Sentenced for $18 Million Investment Fraud Scheme | USAO-EDVA
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The CEO and co-founder of Trustify Inc., a privately-held technology start-up company that connected customers with private investigators, was sentenced to over eight years in prison today…
Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement from Pentagon Law Enforcement Union | USAO-EDVA
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Quantico man pleaded guilty today to wire fraud in connection with a scheme to embezzle over $380,000 from his former union, which represented federal law enforcement…
