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U.S. Attorney Announces Participation in Coordinated National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

News Release: MIAMI - U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe announced criminal charges against fourteen defendants in connection with over $1.9 billion in fraud prosecuted in the Southern District of Florida, as part of the Department of Justice’s 2023 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action. The charges stem from...


Quincy Woman Sentenced to 60 Months in Federal Prison for Distribution of Methamphetamine

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Quincy, Illinois woman, Christina Harbison, 41, of the 600 block of Chestnut was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Colleen Lawless to sixty months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release for distributing 5 grams or more of methamphetamine.


Port Angeles, Washington, man indicted for sexual abuse of a minor

News Release: Seattle - A 34-year-old resident of Port Angeles, Washington, was indicted late yesterday by a federal grand jury for two counts of sexual abuse of a minor, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Briceson R. Standley has been detained since his arrest on a criminal complaint on June 15, 2023.


Northern Nevada Resident Convicted Of Murdering Pregnant Indigenous Woman On Reservation

News Release: RENO, Nev. - A jury convicted a Northern Nevada man yesterday for murdering a pregnant indigenous woman on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation in December 2020.


St. Louis County Man Convicted of Armed Robbery of Restaurant

News Release: ST. LOUIS - A man from Riverview, Missouri was convicted by a federal jury Wednesday of the armed robbery of the Steak ‘N Shake where he once worked.


Two Pittsburgh Residents Indicted on Charges of Conspiracy and Obstruction of Law Enforcement During Civil Disorder

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - Two residents of Pittsburgh, PA, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy and obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today.


Lawrence Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

News Release: BOSTON - A Lawrence man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for fentanyl trafficking.


Moriarty Man Sentenced for Scheme to Defraud the United States

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Milton Boutte was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay $1,210,000 in restitution. A federal jury convicted Boutte, 77, of Moriarty, New Mexico, of conspiracy to defraud the United States and conspiracy to commit wire fraud on June 27, 2022.


Harlem man admits assault crime for drive-by shooting of residence on Fort Belknap Indian reservation

News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Harlem man accused of shooting an occupied house in Fort Belknap Agency on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation admitted to an assault crime today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


Gloucester City Business Owner Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Payroll Tax Fraud and Pandemic Loan Fraud

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - The owner of a business in Gloucester City, New Jersey, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for failing to pay over payroll taxes to the IRS, failing to file personal income tax returns, and fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Taunton Woman Agrees to Plead Guilty in Conspiracy to Issue Driver's Licenses to Applicants Who Did Not Take Road Test

News Release: BOSTON - A Taunton woman has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to defraud the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) into issuing driver’s licenses to applicants who did not take the road test.


Iowa Air National Guardsman Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: Kevin Swanson, 35, from Sioux City, Iowa, entered a guilty plea in federal court on May 4, 2023, to possession of child pornography.


Ulster County Felon Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Firearm Possession

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Bram Fox, age 43, of Kerhonkson, New York, pled guilty today to unlawfully possessing a rifle as a previously convicted felon. Fox also admitted to manufacturing and possessing several dozen firearms, which law enforcement seized from his Ulster County house earlier this year.


Peru Man Sentenced to 110 Months in Prison

News Release: SOUTH BEND - Curtis Birner, 37 years old, of Peru, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. after being found guilty of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm following a two-day jury trial in January, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


Missouri Husband and Wife Admit Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: ST. LOUIS - A married couple from Jefferson County, Missouri on Tuesday pleaded guilty to federal charges and admitted possessing and sharing child pornography with each other.


Justice Department Opens Application Period for Program to Enhance Tribal Access to National Crime Information Databases

News Release: TULSA, Okla. - WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is pleased to announce the opening of the application period for federally recognized Tribes and intertribal consortia to participate in the Tribal Access Program (TAP) for National Crime Information, which improves public safety by providing federally...


New York Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking

News Release: BOSTON - A New York man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Springfield to drug trafficking charges involving fentanyl.


Browning man admits assaulting corrections officer at Bureau of Indian Affairs jail

News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Browning man suspected of trying to put a federal corrections officer in a chokehold while incarcerated at the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ jail on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation admitted to an assault charge today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


Methamphetamine Trafficking on Menominee Indian Reservation Leads to Five-year Prison Sentence

News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that Peter J. Boyd (age: 36), formerly of Keshena on the Menominee Indian Reservation, received a sentence totaling five years following a conviction for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.


Baltimore Man Sentenced to 54 Months in Federal Prison for Possession of a Stolen Firearm and For Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Cocaine

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman today sentenced Davon Hemphill, age 40, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 54 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possession of a stolen firearm and for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.