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U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Missouri An illegal alien from Guatemala residing in St. Joseph, Mo., was sentenced in federal court for fraudulently using a Minnesota man’s identity for over a decade to work legally in the United States. Romeo Perez-Bravo, 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to seven years imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release for assuming the victim’s identity to live and work in the United States.

U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Idaho A man whose identity remains unknown was sentenced to five years in federal prison for stealing the identity of a deceased child for 25 years to obtain significant government benefits, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. After a three-day trial in May 2026, a federal jury sitting in Pocatello found the man guilty of wire fraud, theft of government funds, aggravated identity theft, and related charges.

New partnership enhances federal law enforcement coordination to identify and disrupt complex fraud schemes targeting Social Security programs The SocialSecurity Administration Office of the Inspector General (SSA OIG) announced its partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in the launch of the National Fraud Detection Center (NFDC).

Appendix- Wherein A Digest Of The Share Our Wealth Legislation Is Contained LIMITATIONS ON FORTUNES (Minimum and Maximum) Redistribution of Wealth Congress provided that as a matter of national policy necessary for the preservation of the nation and its defense against foreign foes that the United States declare it against public policy for any family to have less than the comforts of home and of life, free of debt, and equal to at least the value of one-third the average American family...

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Virginia A national of French Guiana residing illegally in Adelphi, Maryland, pled guilty today to aggravated identity theft, Social Security fraud, and use of a passport secured by false statements. According to court documents, Jean Claude Casimir, 59, was deported from the United States on June 7, 1995, and Sept. 8, 2007. Following his latest removal, Casimir illegally re-entered the United States.

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of New York U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Talib Hussain, 75, of Pittsford, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Meredith A. Vacca to misprision of a felony, which carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison, and a fine of $250,000.

U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia Linda Laird, 62, of Cordova, Maryland, was found guilty yesterday by a federal jury in connection with a scheme to abuse her position as the co-guardian and co-conservator of an 81-year-old vulnerable adult, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Missouri A Kansas City, Mo., woman was found guilty by a federal jury for stealing federal benefits. Divianys Morales-Alvarez, 50, was found guilty of two counts of theft of government funds, one count of bank fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft. In 2024, the Social Security Administration’s Office of the Inspector General (“SSA-OIG”) received a report of a retirement beneficiary living in Cuba in substandard conditions.

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U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Alexander Telewoda, 26, of Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, was sentenced this week to 78 months’ incarceration, three years of supervised release, restitution of $10,841,731.83, and forfeiture of $162,144.50 by United States District Judge Joshua D. Wolson for conspiring with three others to steal and sell thousands of U.S. Treasury checks.