News from 2023
Florida Resorts Agree to Pay $325,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to False Certifications on a Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Orlando, FL - Florida companies Kingwood Orlando Reunion Resort LLC (Orlando Reunion) and Kingwood Crystal River Resort Corp. (Crystal River) have agreed to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) by knowingly providing false information in support of a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness application submitted by Crystal River.
West Plains Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Leading Meth Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A West Plains, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for leading a conspiracy that distributed 360 kilograms of methamphetamine in southern Missouri over a three-year period.
Money Launderer Sentenced for $8 Million Romance Scam Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Massachusetts man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a fraud scheme that stole more than $8 million from hundreds of romance scam victims.
Two Fresno Women Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - On March 17, 2023, a three-count indictment was unsealed charging Genevra Winton, 51, and Shannon Bargas, 51, both of Fresno, with charges related to a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Serial Bank Robber Pleads Guilty
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - James Valentine Siehien, 53, of Tucson, Arizona, pleaded guilty last week to one count of Bank Robbery and two counts of Armed Bank Robbery. Sentencing is scheduled for May 30, 2023, before United States District Judge Raner C. Collins.
Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Firearms into Mexico
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: DEL RIO, Texas - A Mexican national pleaded guilty in federal court in Del Rio on Monday to smuggling firearms and ammunition into Mexico from the United States.
Oklahoma City Bank Robbery Suspects Arrested in Nebraska and Texas
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - DAVID JOHN-MATTHEW DAVIS, 38, PARIS KATHRYN MACE, 29, both of Omaha, Nebraska, and CHRISTIAN DELEON LANE, 36, of Dallas, Texas, have been arrested and charged with armed bank robbery, conspiracy to commit bank robbery, and aiding and abetting the robbery of a MidFirst Bank in Oklahoma City, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.
Home invaders turned kidnappers sent to federal prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON - The last of three convicted for their roles in a series of home invasions which resulted in federal kidnapping charges over the course of several months has been ordered to prison, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Oklahoma Helicopter Charter Company Pays $155,000 To Settle Civil Penalty Claims Stemming from Alleged Unauthorized Charter Operations Involving Fixed-Wing Aircraft
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Interstate Helicopters, Inc. ("Interstate"), an Oklahoma corporation based in Bethany, Oklahoma, paid $155,000 to the United States to settle civil penalty claims arising from allegations that Interstate conducted unauthorized charter operations involving fixed-wing aircraft, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.
Two Colorado Men Arrested and Facing Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges in Southern Utah
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Salt Lake City, Utah - A federal grand jury in Utah returned an indictment charging two Colorado men for possession of illicit drugs with the intent to distribute and carrying a firearm in relation to the crime.
Omaha Woman Sentenced for Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy and Straw Purchase of Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Rachel L. Stewart, 33, of Omaha, was sentenced on March 16, 2023, by the Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. to a total of 30 months’ imprisonment for Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana and to False Statement During Purchase...
White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable Issues Report to the President
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Today, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and White House Counsel Stuart Delery jointly issued the 2022 White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable (Roundtable) Report. The report, entitled “," highlights agency accomplishments and commitments in furtherance of the Roundtable’s mission to “increase the availability of meaningful access to justice for individuals and families, regardless of wealth or status."
Essex County Man Convicted for Gunpoint Robbery of East Orange Cell Phone Store
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man was convicted today for his role in a January 2021 gunpoint robbery of a cell phone store in East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Stakeholders of the China Super Buffett in Mobile sentenced and forfeit over $1.5 Million in Assets for Harboring Aliens
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: MOBILE, AL - Former stakeholders of the China Super Buffet in Mobile, Alabama, were sentenced for harboring aliens who were illegally employed at their restaurant and subjected to hefty forfeiture orders.
Panama City Physician Pays $225,000 to Settle Allegations that He Overprescribed Controlled Substances
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: PENSACOLA, Fla. - 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.
Former Missouri State Worker Admits Stealing $140,000 in Unemployment Insurance Funds
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - A former Missouri state employee on Monday admitted abusing her position to send $140,500 in unearned unemployment benefits to friends, relatives and others.
Worcester Man Sentenced for Robbery and Drug Trafficking Conspiracies
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man has been sentenced in federal court in Worcester for conspiracy to commit a robbery and distribute over 500 grams of cocaine.
Leader of Southwest Baltimore 'NFL' Gang Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Participating in a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Murder and a Drug Distribution Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin sentenced NFL gang leader Gregory Butler, a/k/a “Gotti," “Sags," and “Little Dick," age 31, of Baltimore, Maryland, yesterday to 30 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise related to his activities in the NFL gang, which operated in the Edmondson Village area in Southwest Baltimore.
FBI, Department of Energy, NC State University Partner for Field Training Exercise
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: FBI, Department of Energy, NC State University Partner for Field Training Exercise.
Gang Member Sentenced for Kidnapping and Drug Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A North Andover man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for conspiring to commit kidnapping and conspiracy to smuggle drugs into the Essex County Jail.