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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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
Schenectady Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Doron Tucker, age 26, of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute fentanyl, possessing and intending to distribute fentanyl and marijuana, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to $3 Million Wire and Bankruptcy Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DETROIT- A real estate investor pleaded guilty yesterday to stealing over $3 million in a wire and bankruptcy fraud scheme, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced.
Justice Department Achieves Settlement with the Former Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo to Relocate Animals to Locations in the Continental United States
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on behalf of the Puerto Rico Department of Justice and the Puerto Rico Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) have reached an agreement to ensure the health and safety of the animals housed at the former Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo...
Former Louisiana Resident Charged With Cares Act Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BRANDI WEBER, age 28, formerly of New Orleans, LA and now residing in California, was charged on March 1. 2023 in a one-count bill of information with making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001.
Statement Of U.S. Attorney Damian Williams On The Conviction Of Former Congressman Stephen Buyer For Insider Trading
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Former Congressman Stephen Buyer leveraged his privileged position as a corporate advisor to twice use his clients’ material nonpublic information to commit insider trading. Buyer’s conviction underscores this Office’s commitment to detect and hold accountable those who break our insider trading laws just to make a buck.