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Southern Ohio Woman Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling $700,000 From Employer
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: CINCINNATI - A Sardinia, Ohio, woman was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to serve 28 months in prison for stealing more than $700,000 from the family-owned business for which she worked. She was also sentenced to pay restitution to the company.
Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force publishes 30 press releases in December 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
There were 30 press releases published by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force in December 2022.
D.C. Doctor Arrested for Unlawfully Distributing Opioids
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A District of Columbia doctor made an initial appearance today in U.S. District Court on charges related to his alleged unlawful distribution of opioids in exchange for cash. Ndubuisi Joseph Okafor, M.D., 63, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland was arrested yesterday at his medical practice on 16 counts of illegal distribution of opioids.
Restaurateur Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Over $6 Million Pandemic Loan Fraud and Interstate Threats
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that restaurateur BESIM KUKAJ was sentenced to 57 months in prison for orchestrating a sprawling loan fraud scheme, including while he was on pretrial release, whereby he fraudulently sought at least $6.14...
Ellensburg Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution that Resulted in the Deaths of Two Young People
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: YAKIMA, Wash. - Chief United States District Judge Stanley A. Bastian sentenced Jonathan Rivera-Venegas, age 21, of Ellensburg, Washington, to 132 months in federal prison after Rivera-Venegas had pleaded guilty on December 7, 2022 to Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl. Rivera-Venegas will also serve five years of supervised release after his release from confinement.
Urologist Charged with Sexually Abusing Patients
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 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 the unsealing today of a four-count Indictment charging DARIUS A. PADUCH...
FBI San Francisco Releases Videos Depicting the Kidnapping of Monica de Leon Barba
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: FBI San Francisco Releases Videos Depicting the Kidnapping of Monica de Leon Barba.
Founder and Former Chief Investment Officer of Infinity Q Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JAMES VELISSARIS, the founder and former chief investment officer of Infinity Q Capital Management (“Infinity Q"), a New York-based investment adviser that ran a mutual fund and a hedge fund that purported...
Serial Carjacker Who Shot and Pistol-Whipped Victims Sent to Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - A Detroit man was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for charges relating to three separate violent carjackings in June and July 2020, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced today.
DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division and the Office of the Attorney General Host First Family Summit in Montana
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: HELENA - Today the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division, in partnership with the Office of the Attorney General for the state of Montana, hosted a Family Summit in support of those who have lost loved ones to the drug poisoning and overdose epidemic.
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Assaulting Officers with a Dangerous Weapon During January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Pennsylvania man was sentenced today for assaulting law enforcement officers with 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.
Meth Conspiracy Charges Land Four Men in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Four Springfield, Mo., men were sentenced in federal court today for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
Detroit Street Gang Leader Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Following Convictions at Trial for Racketeering and Murder
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - A 38-year-old Detroit man was sentenced to life imprisonment today for murder, racketeering, narcotics trafficking, and other gang related crimes, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.
Multiple Agencies Warn of Posting Threats to Schools
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: EL PASO, TX- In a continued effort to address the alarming surge in social media threats directed towards El Paso schools, the FBI El Paso field office, along with our law enforcement and prosecutorial partners, launched a public awareness campaign to educate the public about the consequences of making threats of violence to schools.
Nevada Man Sentenced for Assaulting Officers During January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Nevada man was sentenced today for assaulting law enforcement officers with 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 that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
West Columbia Gang Member Pleads to Federal Drug Charge
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Darius Antonio Pugh, 36, of West Columbia, pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition and one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, a quantity of cocaine base (commonly known as crack cocaine), and a quantity of cocaine.
Diabetes Blood Test Distributor GlycoMark Agrees to Pay $195,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that GlycoMark, Inc., a joint-venture subsidiary owned by Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Toyota Tsusho America, Inc., and Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd., has agreed to pay $195,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by encouraging its customers to submit claims for the GlycoMark test after the test was no longer approved for reimbursement to Medicare and Medicaid.
Hartford Man Charged with Distributing Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Hartford Police Chief Jason Thody today announced that JOHNNY MILNER, also known as “Blaze” and “O.G.,” 45, of Hartford, was arrested yesterday on a criminal complaint charging him with possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, 40 grams or more of fentanyl.
Two Involved in Violent Robberies of AT&T Stores Sentenced to Prison
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that two participants in a spree of violent robberies of AT&T stores in Connecticut and western Massachusetts were sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport. SHAQUILLE RAYMOND, 25, of Hartford was sentenced to 72 months of imprisonment and five years of supervised release, and SAVIANA BOURNE, 25, of Middletown, was sentenced to 78 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release.
Craven County Gang Member Receives 15 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Eric Best, also known as “Slime,” 24, of New Bern was sentenced today to 180 months in prison for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl. The investigation revealed that from March 2019, until December 2022, Best was involved in the distribution of more than two kilograms of methamphetamine and more than 500 grams of fentanyl. Best pled guilty to the charges on October 4, 2022.