All USAO Press Releases

A Kansas City, Mo., woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to her role in two separate conspiracies that resulted in more than $900,000 in fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans being issued under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

An Albuquerque man has been charged with multiple federal crimes, including drug trafficking and assaulting federal officers during a high-speed pursuit.

Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Yessen Vasquez Tolentino (37, Apopka) has pleaded guilty to one count of smuggling goods from the United States. Vasquez Tolentino faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison.

An indictment alleges that more than $1.2 million in fraudulent loans were obtained.

OAKLAND – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging an East Bay man with firebombing a University of California Police Department (UCPD) patrol car, announced U.S. Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey for the Northern District of California and FBI San Francisco Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp.

TRENTON, N.J. – A Florida man was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining over $2.4 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) payments.

DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Timothy Taconi, age 70, of Aurora, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of dealing a firearm without a license.  Taconi also voluntarily agreed to pay more than $190,000 in restitution for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) loans he received for the illegal firearms business.

Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of a superseding indictment charging Jared Dean Eakes (33, Jacksonville) with five counts of wire fraud and three counts of bank fraud. If convicted, Eakes faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison for each wire fraud count and up to 30 years’ imprisonment for each bank fraud count. The indictment also notifies Eakes that the United States is seeking orders of forfeiture in the total amount of $7,489,732.20, the proceeds of the charged criminal conduct.