Brooklyn Tax Preparer Sentenced to 36 Months for $600 Million COVID Credit FraudMay 14, 2026Law and PolicyA Brooklyn tax preparer received a 36-month federal prison sentence for filing over 8,000 fraudulent returns seeking $600 million in COVID tax credits.
Army Sergeant Indicted for Trading Classified Venezuela Mission Intel on PolymarketMay 12, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury indicted Army Special Forces Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke for allegedly using classified intel on a Venezuela mission to profit on Polymarket.
Superseding Indictment Expands Federal Case Against Massachusetts Rep. FlanaganMay 11, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury expanded its case against Massachusetts state Rep. Chris Flanagan, adding money laundering and tax fraud to earlier wire fraud charges tied to a $43,000 theft scheme.
Memphis Jury Convicts Vice Lords Member in Racketeering MurderMay 10, 2026VerdictsA Memphis federal jury convicted Vincent Grant, a high-ranking Unknown Vice Lords member, of racketeering murder in under an hour of deliberation in the WDTN.
Federal Jury Convicts Fresno Man on 12 Counts in COVID Test FraudMay 10, 2026VerdictsA Fresno federal jury convicted Jia Bei Zhu on all 12 counts for selling fake COVID-19 test kits through Universal Meditech Inc., generating $4 million in fraudulent sales.
Federal Indictment Unsealed Against Chicago-Area Businessman in $4 Million Fraud CaseMay 10, 2026Law and PolicyA federal indictment unsealed in Chicago charges Raed Naser with 11 wire fraud and 4 money laundering counts tied to two schemes totaling roughly $4 million.
Federal Jury Convicts Four in Haitian President Moïse Assassination PlotMay 8, 2026VerdictsA Miami federal jury convicted all four defendants in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, finding them guilty on most counts after an eight-week trial.
Prosecutors Float 12-Year Plea Deal in Sonoma Real Estate Ponzi CaseMay 4, 2026Law and PolicyFederal prosecutors propose a 12-year plea deal for Sonoma developer Ken Mattson on one wire fraud count, with a May 11 hearing before Judge Jon Tigar in San Jose.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Southern Poverty Law Center on 11 CountsMay 3, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on 11 counts of wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering on April 21, 2026, in Alabama.
Ken Mattson Plea Deal Would Cap Sentence at 12 Years for Wire FraudMay 3, 2026Law and PolicyFederal prosecutors in San Jose propose a 12-year sentencing cap and full restitution in a wire fraud plea deal for Sonoma real estate developer Ken Mattson.