Owner of a Tanker Truck Repair Company Pleads Guilty to Lying to OSHA During Explosion Investigation

Boise, Idaho - An Idaho man pleaded guilty Thursday to lying to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and to making an illegal repair to a cargo tanker in violation of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.

Owner of Wedding Planning Company Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud

Dallas, Texas - A Texas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to filing fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $3 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS and Attempting to Commit an Attack at a Toledo-Area Synagogue

Toledo, Ohio - Damon M. Joseph, aka Abdullah Ali Yusuf, 23, of Holland, Ohio, pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, aka ISIS, and attempting to commit a hate crime, for planning an attack on a synagogue in the Toledo, Ohio area.

Four Individuals Charged with Gambling and Tax Offenses

Cleveland, Ohio - A federal grand jury in Cleveland, Ohio, returned a superseding indictment on May 13, 2021, that was unsealed Tuesday, charging three Ohio men and one woman with conspiring to operate illegal gambling businesses and to defraud the IRS, among other criminal offenses.

Canadian National Sentenced for Human Smuggling Conspiracy

Miami, Florida - A Canadian national was sentenced to 32 months in prison for conspiracy to bring undocumented immigrants to the United States for private financial gain in connection with his role in a scheme to smuggle undocumented immigrants from Sri Lanka through the Caribbean and into the United States.