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Acute Care Hospital and Radiology Imaging Practice to Pay More Than $2 Million to Resolve a False Claims Act Case Regarding the Billing of Services to Medicare and Medicaid
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, Inc., (“DCMC"), and Diagnostic Imaging Associates, LLC (“DIA"), both located in Lanham, Maryland, have agreed to pay the United States $2,002,052.17 to resolve allegations that they violated the federal False Claims Act.
North Carolina Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Receiving Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Christopher Bell, 37, of Lumberton, North Carolina, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 5 years in prison for receiving child pornography. This term of imprisonment will be followed by 25 years of supervised release. Bell pleaded guilty to this offense on Jan. 3, 2023.
Drug User Sentenced for Illegally Possessing a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Burlington, Vermont - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that Paul Lachapelle, Jr., 27, of Springfield, Vermont, was sentenced by United States District Judge Christina Reiss to time served followed by 3 years of supervised release for being a drug user in possession of a firearm. Lachapelle, Jr. previously pleaded guilty to the offense.
Three-Year Crime Spree Ends With Firearm Conviction and Federal Imprisonment
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: A man who illegally possessed a firearm as a felon on multiple occasions was sentenced March 15, to 8 years in federal prison.
Repeat Sacramento Sex Offender Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Prison for Possessing Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Joshua Klomp, 48, of Sacramento, was sentenced today to 11 years and two months in prison for possession of child pornography following a prior sex offense conviction and while on supervised release for a prior child pornography conviction, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Fast Food Cook Sentenced to 90 Months in Prison for Possessing Firearm at Work
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A U.S. District Judge sentenced a man to 90 months in federal prison after he was found by police with a loaded weapon while working as a cook at the Collinsville Jack in the Box in April 2022.
Man Admits Arsons in Mark Twain National Forest, Assault of Forest Service Employee
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: CAPE GIRARDEAU - A man from Iron County, Missouri on Tuesday admitted committing an October crime spree that included arsons in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri and the assault of a U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officer.
Mission Man Convicted of Assaulting a Federal Officer
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: PIERRE - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a jury has convicted Dylan Blue Bird, age 30, of Mission, South Dakota, of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer following a two-day jury trial in federal district court in Pierre, South Dakota. The verdict was returned on March 16, 2023.
Defendants Sentenced in a $217,200 Gift Card Conspiracy and Wire Fraud Scheme that Cheated Victims, Including the Elderly, Out of Thousands of Dollars
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Salt Lake City, Utah - Two foreign nationals, were sentenced today after pleading guilty to their participation in a wire fraud scheme, where victims were deceived into purchasing prepaid gift cards and providing that information to the defendants for their own personal gain.
Jury Convicts Pair of Fraud and Health Care Fraud in Toledo
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: TOLEDO, Ohio - First Assistant United States Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that a federal jury convicted Dr. Oliver Jenkins, age 60, and Sherry-Ann Jenkins, age 58, of Jessup, Georgia, of conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, and health care fraud on Friday, March 17, in Toledo, Ohio following a two- week trial before Judge Jack Zouhary.
Pharr man pleads guilty to receipt of child pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 36-year-old Pharr resident has admitted he received videos and images containing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Second ex-U.S. soldier sentenced to prison for plotting murder of Fort Stewart servicemember stabbed to death in installation housing
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A former U.S. Army soldier has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to his role in a plot that led to the stabbing death of a fellow soldier in his Fort Stewart barracks.
Maryland Resident Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Transporting Firearms with Obliterated Serial Numbers and Smuggling Firearms to Nigeria
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett today sentenced Eric Fru Nji, age 42, of Fort Washington, Maryland, to 63 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for conspiracy, for transporting firearms with obliterated serial numbers, and for smuggling firearms...
National Freight Carrier to Pay Civil Penalties and Implement Stormwater Compliance Measures for Clean Water Act Noncompliance
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: FORT SMITH - ABF Freight System Inc. (ABF), a freight carrier that operates more than 200 transportation facilities in 47 states and Puerto Rico, has resolved allegations that it violated requirements of the Clean Water Act (CWA) relating to industrial stormwater at locations across the country. Under...
Former BOP Corrections Officer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting a Woman in Federal Custody in Los Angeles
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: A former corrections officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), was sentenced to 120 months and three years of supervised release today in federal court in the Central District of California for sexually assaulting a woman in custody.
Registered Sex Offender Going To Prison For 10 Years For Possession Of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Matthew Bald, 42, of Lockport, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor by a person having a prior conviction for sexual abuse, aggravated sexual abuse, or abusive sexual contact involving a minor or ward, was sentenced to serve 120 months in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.
Center Line Resident Sentenced in Unemployment Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - A Center Line woman was sentenced to 18 months in prison today based on her conviction for stealing over $300,000 as part of a wire fraud scheme targeting pandemic unemployment assistance benefits, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.
Sioux Falls Man Charged with Failure to Register
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man for Failure to Register: International Travel Reporting Violation.
Local man convicted at trial sentenced to 7 years in prison for illegally possessing machine ‘ghost gun’
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: CINCINNATI - Jesse Carter, 32, of Cincinnati, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 84 months in prison for illegally possessing a fully-automatic weapon and possessing a pistol and ammunition after previously being convicted of a felony.
Tampa Man Arrested for Possessing Fentanyl with the Intent to Distribute
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: TAMPA, Fla. -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced the arrest of Perry Ivory Wims (37, Tampa) on a criminal complaint charging possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Wims was arrested on March 9, 2023 and ordered detained pending the outcome of his case.