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Federal Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Wednesday July 10, 2024 ( 3 items )  

N.C. U.S. Attorney: Durham Man Sentenced to Seven Years for Role in Mortgage and COVID-19 Pandemic Fund Frauds Exceeds $2.9 Million
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: A Durham man was sentenced to 84 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining over $1,300,000 in mortgages and over $1,600,000 in fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) proceeds. On April 13, 2023, Reynold Eugene Mullen pled guilty to the charges. "This white-collar fraud on American taxpayers is stunning  more

N.C. U.S. Attorney: Major Raleigh Heroin Trafficker Who Intimidated Witnesses Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: Ahmad Rashad McClain, a/k/a "Wop," a longtime resident of Raleigh, was sentenced to 480 months in prison for trafficking heroin after attempting to intimidate witnesses. On June 8, 2022, Ahmad Rashad McClain pled guilty to two counts of drug trafficking. "Tampering with witnesses and attempted intimidation is a sure-fire way to extend your stay in fe  more

N.C. U.S. Attorney: Repeat Raleigh Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Over 17 Years
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: Jeremiah Williams, a 40-year-old resident of Raleigh, has been sentenced to 174 months in federal prison for trafficking cocaine in the Raleigh area. Williams also received a consecutive sentence of 36 months for a supervised release violation for a total sentence of 210 months in federal prison. "The distribution of cocaine and other dangerous drugs  more