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Former Orange County Elementary School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A former Orange County elementary school teacher and high school wrestling coach pleaded guilty today to possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), including at least one video portraying masochistic sexual conduct involving a child.
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Multi-Convicted Felon Sentenced to 15 Years for Possessing a Firearm and Controlled Substances
News Release: Orlando, FL - U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Curtis Tyrone Johnson (35, Melbourne) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possessing with the intent to distribute various controlled substances. The court also ordered Johnson to forfeit a Glock.40 caliber pistol and ammunition traceable to the offense. A federal jury had found Johnson guilty on February 8, 2023.
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Court Enters $487 Million Judgment Against Precision Lens and Owner Paul Ehlen for Paying Kickbacks to Doctors in Violation of the False Claims Act
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - U.S. District Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright has entered a judgment against Defendants Cameron-Ehlen Group, Inc. dba Precision Lens and its owner Paul Ehlen in the amount of $487,048,705.13.
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An Oklahoma Narcotic Treatment Service Pays $50,000 to Settle Civil Penalty Claims Stemming from Allegations of Recordkeeping Violations
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Southern Oklahoma Treatment Services, Inc., (“SOTS"), paid $50,000 to settle civil penalty claims stemming from allegations that they violated the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 and its regulations, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.
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Jackson Felon Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Using 3D-Printers to Manufacture Machineguns
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson man was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and engaging in business as a manufacturer of firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Acting Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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Pittsburg County Residents Sentenced For Murder In Indian Country And Accessory After The Fact
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announces that Jimmy Holmes Nace, age 50, and Matthew Jennings Vermillion, age 44, both of Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, were sentenced for their roles in a homicide that occurred in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.
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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - GENE JACKSON, age 53, of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on May 11, 2023 before United States District Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle to violating the federal Controlled Substances Act announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
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Redmond, Washington man sentenced to one year in prison for Paycheck Protection Program fraud
News Release: Seattle - A 62-year-old Redmond, Washington man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to one year in prison for conspiring to defraud the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of $646,000 in COVID-19 relief funds, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Joseph M. Freeman used the names...
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San Bernardino County Woman Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Making Child Sexual Abuse Material of Children, Including an Infant
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A San Bernardino County woman was sentenced today to 480 months in federal prison for committing child sexual abuse material crimes, including that she obtained custody of an infant for the purpose of producing sexually explicit videos.
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Three Men Indicted for Conspiracy Involving Fentanyl, Fentanyl Analogs and Cocaine
News Release: BOSTON - Three Essex County men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with a drug conspiracy involving distribution of fentanyl, fentanyl analog and cocaine.
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Justice Department Reaches Agreement to Protect Rights of Spanish-Speaking Voters in Union County
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a proposed consent decree with Union County, New Jersey, and county elections officials to settle a voting rights lawsuit.
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Richmond City Department of Public Works Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Richmond woman pleaded guilty today to using her position within the City of Richmond Department of Public Works (DPW) to steer governmental contract awards towards herself and her co-conspirators.
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Justice Department Seizes 13 Domains Used by Lebanese Hezbollah and its Affiliates
News Release: The Justice Department today announced the seizure of 13 domains used by Specially Designated Nationals (SNDs), Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs), and their members associated with Lebanese Hezbollah.
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Siskiyou County Woman Indicted for Possession of Child Pornography
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against Shasta Lea Schnittker, 41, of Montague, charging her with possessing visual depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
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Marrero Man Federally Indicted For Illegal Weapon Possession
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - RASHEED SMITH, age 32, a resident of Marrero, Louisiana, was indicted on April 28, 2023 for illegal possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
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Man Sentenced for Stealing Over 712 Bitcoin Subject to Forfeiture
News Release: WASHINGTON - An Ohio man was sentenced today to four years and three months in prison for stealing over 712 bitcoin that were the proceeds of the darknet bitcoin mixer Helix and subject to forfeiture in a then-pending criminal case.
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Justice Department Strengthens Efforts To Address The Crisis Of Missing Or Murdered Indigenous Persons
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MI - U.S Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten and the Justice Department joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5, 2023 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous...
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Defendants in International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Found Guilty
News Release: CHICAGO - The last remaining defendants in an international drug trafficking investigation have been found guilty of multiple drug trafficking charges by a federal jury in Chicago.
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Fresno Men Charged for Series of Vehicle Pipe-Bombings
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against Scott Eric Anderson, 43, and Paul New, 55, both of Fresno, charging them with conspiracy to destroy by means of an explosive device and malicious destruction by means of an explosive device, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Anderson was also charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Mexican National Charged With Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Distribution in Madera County
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Jesus Cota Verdugo, 21, of Mexico, charging him with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.