News from 2023
Panama City Physician Pays $225,000 To Settle Allegations That He Overprescribed Controlled Substances
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Dr. George Barrio, a pain management physician who formerly practiced medicine at the NeuroMedical Institute in Panama City, agreed to pay $225,000 to resolve allegations that he unlawfully prescribed opioids and other controlled substances to patients. The settlement was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
Knoxville Dentist Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Commit Health Care Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On March 10, 2023, Clarence (“Buzz") Nabers, 56 years old, was sentenced to six months in prison followed by six months of home detention by the Honorable Katherine A. Crytzer, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville. Judge Crytzer also ordered Dr. Nabers to serve one year on supervised release, pay restitution in the amount of $249,600.02, and pay a fine of $22,128.
Okaloosa County Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Firearm Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Sean Lee Coy, 28, of Okaloosa County, Florida, was sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, Unites States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
Prince George’s County Man Sentenced to 32 Years in Federal Prison for Production of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Carl Gage Linden, age 57, of Mount Rainier, Maryland, yesterday to 32 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for production of child pornography. Judge Xinis also ordered Linden to pay a special assessment of $200...
Oklahoma Man with Prior Felony Convictions Charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Burlington, Vermont - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Kewon Yarbrough, 37, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was charged yesterday by criminal complaint for unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Yarbrough was arrested Sunday evening in Rutland, Vermont. Yarbrough appeared yesterday for his initial appearance before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle, and will appear again today for a detention hearing.
16 Defendants Charged in 112-Count Indictment Alleging Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft in Stolen Mail Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, Ga. - Sixteen individuals are facing federal bank fraud and aggravated identity theft charges alleging their participation in a stolen mail scheme in and around the Americus, Georgia, community and Florida amounting to more than $165,000.
St. Paul Felon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A St. Paul man was sentenced to 15 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm as an Armed Career Criminal, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Maryland Man Sentenced To 21 Months In Prison For Firearms Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Zyeaire Brent, age 26, of Salisbury, Maryland, was sentenced on March 3, 2023, to 21 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani for unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
Tacoma man pleads guilty to producing images of child sexual abuse
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Tacoma - A 37-year-old Tacoma man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to production of child pornography and possession of child pornography announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. William Alexander Crisolo was arrested Oct. 1, 2021, after an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations.
Two Business Owners Plead Guilty to Illegally Tampering with Emissions Controls
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The owner of a Kirbyville, Mo., towing company, and the owner of a Springfield, Mo., business have pleaded guilty in federal court to their roles in a conspiracy to illegally tamper with the emissions controls of the company’s diesel towing vehicles.
Shreveport Man Sentenced for his Role in Counterfeit Check Cashing Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Anthony E. Johnson, 27, of Shreveport, Louisiana, has been sentenced for his involvement in a counterfeit check cashing scheme. Johnson was sentenced by United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to 30 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $110,773 in restitution.
Five Time Wilmington Felon Receives 63 Months for Gun Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WILMINGTON, N.C. - A Wilmington man was sentenced today to 63 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. On February 7, 2022, Terry Earl Hooper, Jr., age 35, pled guilty to the charge.
Missouri Doctor Admits Defrauding Medicare, Medicaid
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - A doctor from Moberly, Missouri pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges and admitted falsely using his father’s name to bill Medicare and Medicaid for medical services.
Spencer Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Spencer man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
Jamaican Man Sentenced for Illegal Reentry
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Jamaican man was sentenced yesterday for illegally reentering the United States after two prior removals.
Maine Man Charged with Participation in a Murder-for-Hire Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today the arrest of HYUNKOOK KORSIAK for participating in a plot to commit...
U.S. Postal Employee Sentenced to Nine Months for Mail Theft
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal judge has sentenced a former U.S. Postal Service employee to nine months in federal prison for stealing mail that he was entrusted with.
Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison for Defrauding Investors of 2 Companies, Evading Taxes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRIAN HUGHES, 58, formerly of Madison, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for defrauding investors of two companies, and for tax evasion.
Houston Area Man Sentenced for Selling, Mailing Counterfeit Native American Goods
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A Kingwood man was sentenced in federal court in San Antonio Tuesday to five years of probation for mail fraud and misrepresentation of Indian Goods under the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.
FBI Seeking Information and Additional Victims of Suspected Sexual Exploitation
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: FBI Seeking Information and Additional Victims of Suspected Sexual Exploitation.