WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA -MELVIN EMDE ("EMDE"),age 44, resident ofLeFlore County, Oklahoma, pled guilty on October 14, 2026, toconspiracyto commit a federal offense against or defraud the United States or an agency thereof, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, and communication of a false distress message to the United States Coast Guard, in violation of Title 14, United States Code, Section 521(c), announcedUnited States Attorney David I. Courcelle.
According to court documents, on or about August 7, 2023, MELVIN, and others, planned to fake MELVIN's death to avoid prosecution...