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A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Jerry Phillips, age 24, of Temple Hills, Maryland, for the federal charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft; and Jaleel Phillips, age 24, of Temple Hills, Maryland, for wire fraud, in relation to an alleged scheme to unlawfully obtain COVID-19 relief loans and unemployment benefits.

December 3, 2021 — Brandon Fitzgerald-Holley, of Suitland, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud in relation to COVID-19 loan fraud.

December 3, 2021 — A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Michael McDonald, of Baltimore, Maryland, for tax evasion for tax years 2016 through 2018 and failure to file tax returns for the tax years 2016 through 2019.

December 3, 2021 — Matthew Edward Blair, of Timonium, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to payment of illegal remunerations to encourage independent marketers to refer federal health care related business to Blair’s pharmacy.

December 1, 2021 — U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced James Bender of Baltimore, Maryland to one year and one day in federal prison, six months of home detention, and three years of supervised release, for federal conspiracy and tax fraud charges.

November 29, 2021 — U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm today sentenced Eddie Ray Johnson, Jr. of Brandywine, Maryland, to 16 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, with the first 12 months to be served in home confinement, for theft of government property, in connection with a scheme to use his government-issued travel credit card to obtain more than $1.1 million in cash advances. In addition, Judge Grimm ordered Johnson to perform 500 hours of community servi...

November 23, 2021 — Four more Southwest Virginia residents who conspired with over 30 other people to defraud the United States government by filing claims for more than $499,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits and committing mail fraud and other offenses were sentenced this week to federal prison time.

November 18, 2021 — Ryan Mark Ginster was arrested today in Los Angeles on federal charges filed in San Francisco of wire fraud and money laundering, announced Acting United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Special Agent in Charge Darrell J. Waldon of the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation Washington, DC Field Office. Ginster will appear in Los Angeles federal court, the first step in a procedure to obtain Ginster's appearance in United States District Court in San Fran...

October 29, 2021 — The founder of a Russian bank was sentenced today for his felony conviction of filing a false tax return. As required under his plea agreement, prior to sentencing Oleg Tinkov, aka Oleg Tinkoff, paid $508,936,184, which is more than double the amount he sought to escape paying to the U.S. Treasury through renouncing his U.S. citizenship and concealing from the IRS large stock gains, which he knew were reportable.

U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Joseph Kukta, age 45 of Laurel, Delaware, to 42 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for interstate transportation of stolen goods and tax evasion, in connection with his theft and resale of merchandise being shippe...