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Houstonian ordered to prison following HPD officer shooting
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON ‐ A 24-year-old Pasadena man has been sent to federal prison following his conviction of firearm and drug trafficking offenses related to his role in the shooting of a Houston Police Department (HPD) officer, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Texas Man Sentenced for Role in Scamming Seniors in Rhode Island and Elsewhere in Online Romance Scams
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Texas man who participated in a conspiracy that fraudulently used the identities and images of two United States military Generals, and others, to defraud seniors in at least eleven states, including Rhode Island, of at least $1.5 million through online romance scams, was sentenced today to more than three years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Three Individuals Sentenced for Soliciting Millions of Dollars in Contributions to Scam PACs
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: Three individuals were sentenced for orchestrating and implementing a scheme to solicit millions of dollars in contributions to two political action committees (PACs) based on false and misleading representations that the funds would be used to support presidential candidates during and after the 2016 election cycle.
New York Attorney Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Commit Money Laundering to Promote Sanctions Violations by Associate of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Andrew C. Adams, the Director of Task Force KleptoCapture, Ivan J. Arvelo, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI"), and Jeffrey B. Veltri, Special Agent in Charge...
Man Admits to Hiding Meth in Air Freshener
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 57-year-old man has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 180 grams of meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
New York Lawyers and Doctor Sentenced for Defrauding New York City-Area Businesses and Their Insurance Companies of More Than $31 Million Through Massive Trip-and-Fall Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that attorneys GEORGE CONSTANTINE and MARC ELEFANT and orthopedic surgeon ANDREW DOWD were sentenced yesterday and today for their participation in a massive trip-and-fall fraud scheme between 2013 and 2018.
Florida Man Sentenced for Assault on Law Enforcement During January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Florida man has been sentenced for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
Keene Woman Sentenced to 18 Months for Operating an Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business that Facilitated Scams
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - A Keene woman was sentenced in federal court for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
U.S. Attorney Charges Convicted Sex Offender on Probation with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and Making Extortionate Interstate Communications
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the arrest of CAMERON MCEWEN, a 21-year-old convicted sexual offender, in Middletown, New York. The Complaint charges that MCEWEN persuaded a 16-year-old girl living in Alaska (“Victim-1") to engage in...
New Jersey Doctor Admits Health Care Fraud Targeting Amtrak
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey doctor today admitted participating in a health care fraud scheme to defraud Amtrak, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Anchorage Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Heroin Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
News Release: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Kindred sentenced an Anchorage man on April 19, 2023, to 10 years and 5 months imprisonment followed by eight years of supervised release for distributing heroin.
Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat COVID-19 Health Care Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
News Release: The Department of Justice today announced criminal charges against 18 defendants in nine federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various fraud schemes involving health care services that exploited the COVID-19 pandemic and allegedly resulted in over $490 million in COVID-19 related false billings to federal programs and theft from federally funded pandemic programs.
Lowell Man Sentenced for Cocaine Conspiracy Tied to Colombian Organized Crime Organization
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Lowell man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for conspiring to distribute cocaine.
Federal Charges Filed After Weekend Traffic Stop Nets 86 Pounds of Powdered Fentanyl and Meth
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A suspected drug trafficker faces federal charges after he was caught transporting dozens of pounds of powdered fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other illegal drugs on Interstate 5 near Salem, Oregon.
Armed Drug Dealer Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A 35-year-old Providence man for whom court records indicate multiple previous state court convictions for similar conduct, was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison for being an armed drug dealer, a felon in possession of firearms, and for trafficking heroin, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Disbarred Attorney Arrested for Involvement in Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and Ivan J. Arvelo, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland...
More than 100 Pounds of Illegal Drugs Seized in Rural Eastern Washington a Significant Amount Destined for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
News Release: SPOKANE, Wash. -The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Bureau of Indian Affairs Division of Drug Enforcement (BIA), and the North Central Washington Narcotics Task Force, and other federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement, executed a series of federal search warrants at a number of residential locations in rural Okanogan County, near Oroville, Washington, seizing more than 100 pounds of illegal controlled substances and multiple firearms.
Maryland Man Sentenced on Felony Charge for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Maryland man was sentenced today on a felony charge of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers using a dangerous weapon during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
Local Dentist and Hygienist Charged with Offenses Related to Healthcare Fraud and False Claims to D.C. Medicaid
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON- A local dentist and dental hygienist, at a dental clinic in the District of Columbia, are charged in an indictment with conspiracy and other charges related to health care fraud.
Maryland MS-13 Gang Leader Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Murder
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Brayan Alexander Torres, a/k/a “Spooky," age 29, of Adelphi, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday, to a racketeering conspiracy, including murder, related to his participation in the Weedams Locos Salvatrucha clique of the MS-13 gang. Torres admitted that he was the clique’s “First Word" or leader.