News from July 2023
Central Coast County Organized Health System, Three Health Care Providers Agree to Pay $68M for Alleged False Claims to Medi-Cal
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A county organized health system (COHS) that arranges services for Medi-Cal enrollees in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties and three Central Coast health care providers have agreed to pay a total of $68 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act and...
Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Kidnapping and Murder Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRANDON BATISTE, also known as “B," 35, of Springfield, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to offenses stemming from his role in the kidnapping and murder of a Massachusetts man in 2020.
Convicted Felon in Custody After Allegedly Attempting to Sell a Shotgun via Social Media
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Salt Lake City, Utah - A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment today charging a convicted felon with allegedly attempting to sell a firearm to an undercover officer and for possessing multiple firearms.
Philadelphia Business Owner Charged with Fraud and Tax Evasion
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: A federal grand jury in Philadelphia returned a superseding indictment today charging a Pennsylvania man with seven counts of wire fraud, two counts of mail fraud, and three counts of tax evasion. He was previously charged with the wire and mail fraud counts in an indictment unsealed on Jan. 3, 2023.
California resident sentenced to 3+ years in prison for smuggling scheme using ride share companies to transport Indian Nationals crossing the northern border illegally
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Seattle - A 49-year-old resident of Elk Grove, California, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 45 months in prison for Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor Certain Aliens for Profit and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Rajinder...
Former CFO Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $3 Million from Employer
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - An Arizona man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after embezzling more than $3 million from his employer, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Texas Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Drugs
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Jose Saul Delira, 49, of McAllen, Texas, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard to 17 years’ imprisonment for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more...
Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty To Methamphetamine Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, NY-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Michael Murphy, 31, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison.
Multiple Defendants Charged in Federal Methamphetamine Conspiracy and Related Drug Trafficking Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Bowling Green, KY - A federal grand jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky, returned a six-count indictment on April 12, 2023, charging six defendants with conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and seven total defendants with methamphetamine trafficking related offenses.
Indy Drug Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Trafficking of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Antwann Tigner, 34, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine and fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Staff Sergeant at Fort Leonard Wood Indicted for Killing a Child
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A U.S. Army staff sergeant stationed at the Fort Leonard Wood military base has been indicted by a federal grand jury for killing a two-year-old child.
Babb man admits multiple assaults of dating partner on Blackfeet Indian Reservation
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Babb man accused of assaulting his dating partner on three occasions within a year admitted to charges this week, U.S Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today.
Violent Felon with Four Prior Convictions Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Cameron Johnson, 32, of Indianapolis, Indiana has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm.
Connecticut Real Estate Agent Agrees to Plead Guilty to Defrauding Clients in Long Running Short Sale Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A real estate agent was charged yesterday and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with a multi-year scheme to defraud his clients by engaging in fraudulent short sales of government and bank-owned properties to straw buyers acting at the direction of the defendant and a co-conspirator.
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
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
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.
Methamphetamine Trafficking on Menominee Indian Reservation Leads to Five-year Prison Sentence
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
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.
Browning man admits assaulting corrections officer at Bureau of Indian Affairs jail
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
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.
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A New York man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Springfield to drug trafficking charges involving fentanyl.
Justice Department Opens Application Period for Program to Enhance Tribal Access to National Crime Information Databases
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
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...
Missouri Husband and Wife Admit Possessing Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
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.