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Former Sales Representative Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Compound Prescription Drug Scheme
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former sales representative was sentenced to 60 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud public health benefits programs by billing for medically unnecessary compound prescriptions, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
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Man Who Threatened Violent, Antisemetic Action Indicted By Grand Jury
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that a grand jury returned an indictment against Seann Pietila, 19, of Pickford, Michigan for violent threats Pietila made online. Pietila allegedly communicated via Instagram about planning to commit...
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Wayne County Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Crime
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - David Lee Pinson, 41, of Ceredo, pleaded guilty today to possession of prepubescent child pornography.
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South St. Paul Felon Pleads Guilty in Drug Trafficking Case
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A South St. Paul felon has pleaded guilty to possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
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U.S. Attorney warns about rise in online impersonators exploiting children
News Release: CINCINNATI - Kenneth L. Parker, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, announced today that his office and law enforcement agencies are seeing an increase in cases involving impostors posing as others, especially as children or teens on social media and online gaming platforms, persuading victims to provide sexual or intimate personal information, and using that information to threaten or intimidate their victims.
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Erie Resident Sentenced to Eight Years for Violating Federal Laws Relating to the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to eight years in jail, five years supervised release, ordered to make restitution in the amount of $18,000 and pay a special assessment in the amount of $5,200 on his conviction of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today.
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Elkhart Man Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison and Ordered to Pay Restitution
News Release: SOUTH BEND - Charles Ray Smith, 52 years old, of Elkhart, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading guilty to wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
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Papillion Man Sentenced to 132 Months for Distributing Child Pornography
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Jason Stoolman, 51, of Papillion, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for distributing child pornography. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Stoolman to 132 months of imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After completing his term of imprisonment, Stoolman will begin a five-year term of supervised release. Stoolman must also pay $18,000 in restitution.
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Convicted Felon Is Sentenced To Prison For Illegal Gun Possession
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Nike Apollo Perry, 30, of Mount Holly, N.C., was sentenced to 84 months in prison today for possession of a firearm by a felon, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
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Costco Carjacker Sentenced to 45 Years in Federal Prison
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On Tuesday June 27, 2023, TYRESE HARRIS, age 20, a resident of Orleans Parish, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey to 45 years imprisonment, 5 years of supervised release, and a $500 mandatory special assessment fee after previously pleading guilty to a five-count superseding indictment, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
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Medford Contractor Charged with Tax Evasion and Filing False Loan Applications
News Release: BOSTON - The owner of a local excavation and plowing company has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with a multi-year scheme to underreport income on his tax returns and to obtain loans based on false loan applications.
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Elmer City Man Sentenced to 60 Months’ Imprisonment for Drug Trafficking Linked to Overdose on the Colville Indian Reservation
News Release: Spokane, Washington - Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Andre Pierre Picard, age 67 of Elmer City, Washington, has been sentenced after pleading guilty to Distribution of Heroin and Distribution of Methamphetamine. United States District Court Judge Thomas O. Rice imposed a sentence of sixty months in federal custody to be followed by five years of supervised release.
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Drug Dealer Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Fentanyl Death of Hillsboro Man
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Portland area drug dealer was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday for distributing counterfeit pills containing fentanyl that caused the fatal overdose of a Hillsboro, Oregon man.
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Former Sewerage and Water Board Official Pleads Guilty to Theft
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JAMES ARNOLD pleaded guilty yesterday to Theft from an Agency Receiving Federal Funds, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
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Appleton Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possessing Methamphetamine for Distribution
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Ari Lor, 30, Appleton, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 10 years in prison for possessing with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Lor pleaded guilty to this charge on April 4, 2023.
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Slidell Man Indicted for Receipt of Child Sexual Abuse Material
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that CHRISTOPHER YARBROUGH (“YARBROUGH"), age 42, of Slidell, Louisiana, was indicted for receipt of child pornography in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252(a)(2) and (b)(1). If convicted, YARBROUGH faces a mandatory...
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California Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge today sentenced a California man on a drug trafficking charge, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley.
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Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Spree of Violent, Armed Robberies of Three Indianapolis Businesses
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Alfred Cunningham, 28, of Indianapolis, Indiana, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to three counts of robbery and three counts of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
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Buffalo Man Arrested, Charged With Production Of Child Pornography
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Mark Nash, 34, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with production of child pornography. The charge carries a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, and a maximum of 30 years.
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Movement Mortgage to Pay $23.7 Million to Resolve Allegations it Caused the Submission of False Claims to Government Mortgage Programs
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Movement Mortgage, LLC, has agreed to pay the United States $23.75 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by failing to comply with material program requirements when it originated and underwrote mortgages insured by the Department of Housing and Urban...