WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * Federal Jury Convicts Florida Resident for Operating Mass Mailing Fraud Scheme Targeting Elderly and Vulnerable Victims A federal jury in Central Islip, New York, convicted Hallandale Beach, Florida resident Phillip Priolo, 61, of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and four counts of mail fraud. In November 2021, Priolo was charged with operating a mass mailing fraud scheme that tri  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Buffalo arrests Paisas gang member from Mexico BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Mexican national and criminal alien Gilberto Guadalupe Guevara-Barboza, 26, upon his release from the Federal Correctional Institution in Ray Brook, New York, March 14. The self-admitted member of the Paisas gang has convictions for dru  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * Leader of Multi-Year 'Operation Fox Hunt' Repatriation Campaign Directed by the People's Republic of China Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison Defendant Repeatedly Harassed U.S. Resident and His Family to Coerce Repatriation to the PRC Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, defendant Quanzhong An, 58, of Roslyn Heights, New York, was sentenced to 20 months in prison for acting  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Two Consulting Companies and its Owners Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging Scheme Involving New York City Public Schools Four defendants, two companies and its owners, have pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, for their roles in a bid rigging scheme involving budget and procurement consulting services for New York City (NYC) Public Schools. On  more