New Orleans, Louisiana - A Louisiana man was indicted and charged Thursday in federal court in the Western District of Louisiana on six counts, including hate crime, kidnapping, firearm and obstruction charges.

San Antonio, Texas - Wednesday, a federal grand jury in San Antonio, Texas, returned an indictment charging the former owner of several companies in the construction industry for his role in a long-running scheme to defraud the United States.

Washington, DC - A Florida man was sentenced Wednesday to 55 months in prison for his connection with a scheme to provide private charter flights to two prominent members of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s inner circle. He will also pay $250,000 in fines and undergo two years of supervised release as part of the sentence.

Brooklyn, New York - A New York man was arrested Wednesday for his role in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud and to pay kickbacks and bribes to customers for expensive prescription orders in connection with more than $4 million in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements.

Reno, Nevada - A Nevada man was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison for producing images of child sexual abuse involving multiple minor victims under the age of 12 years old.

Miami, Florida - A South Florida tax preparer was charged Tuesday by criminal information with wire fraud in connection with a scheme to obtain over 100 COVID-19-relief loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).