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Texas Man Sentenced to Over 2 Years in Federal Prison for Participation in Money Laundering Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Louisville, KY - A Texas man, who is a citizen of Ghana and the United Kingdom, was sentenced today after being convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Nigerian Man Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Participating In Business Email Compromise Scams
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that CHIBUNDU JOSEPH ANUEBUNWA, a citizen of Nigeria who was previously extradited from the United Kingdom, pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Paul A. Crotty to wire fraud conspiracy in connection...
Member of Violent Bridgeport Gang Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: TYRONE MOORE, also known as “Ty Ralph Lauren," 21, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 250 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his involvement in a violent Bridgeport street gang and his role in the murder of a rival in July 2019.
Herkimer County Man Sentenced to 138 Months in Prison for Distributing and Receiving Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - John Patrick Galusha, age 32, of Ilion, New York, was sentenced today to serve 138 months in prison for distributing and receiving child pornography. In addition to the prison term, Chief United States District Judge Brenda K. Sannes ordered Galusha to serve a term of supervised...
Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Burlington, Vermont - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that Edgar Correa, aka “Joker," 35, of Springfield, Massachusetts was sentenced today to serve 24 months of imprisonment after his conviction for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and...
Jacksonville Convicted Felon Sentenced To Eight Years For Narcotics And Firearm Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Johnny Deangelo White (46, Jacksonville) to eight years and four months in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. He had pleaded guilty in March 2023.
Salina Couple Convicted of Child Abuse and Neglect
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: TULSA - On Friday June 23, a federal jury returned guilty verdicts against Amanda Irene Smith, 44, and Joel Richard Smith, 48, for Child Abuse in Indian Country and Child Neglect in Indian Country following a four-day trial. The jury deliberated into the evening.
Ohio Man Arrested on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - An Ohio man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions 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.
Drug trafficker sent to prison for possession of multiple variations of weapons earmarked for cartel in Mexico
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON - A 42-year-old Mexican citizen illegally residing in Houston has been ordered to federal prison for drug trafficking on U.S. streets and unlawfully possessing a rocket launcher, rocket-propelled grenades, guns and ammunition, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Columbus man sentenced to 45 years in prison for sexually exploiting three minors
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A 37-year-old Columbus man was sentenced today to 540 months in prison for coercing at least three minor victims to engage in sexually explicit activity for the purpose of producing images and videos of the acts. Two of those victims were offered cash and gifts to entice them into performing and/or engaging in sexually explicit acts with him.
Wolcott Man Who Attempted To Have Sex With A 12 Y/O Is Going To Prison For 35 Years
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jacob Ritchie, 37, of Wolcott, NY, who was convicted of distributing child pornography following a prior conviction for a child sex abuse offense, was sentenced to serve 35 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.
National Enforcement Action Results in 78 Individuals Charged for $2.5B in Health Care Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans, the Department of Justice, together with federal and state law enforcement partners, today announced a strategically coordinated, two-week nationwide law enforcement action that resulted in criminal charges against 78 defendants for their alleged participation in health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes that included over $2.5 billion in alleged fraud.
Former Department of Energy Employee Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes from Long Island Businessman in Exchange for Nearly $1 Million in Federal Contracts
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Jami Anthony, the former Small Business Program Liaison and Procurement Officer for a Department of Energy (DOE) laboratory based in Virginia, pleaded guilty to a criminal information charging her with receiving bribes as a federal official in connection...
Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty To Trying To Buy Two Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Jacksonville, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Byron Jones, Jr. (34, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to making a false statement to a federally licensed firearms dealer during the attempted purchase of two firearms. Jones faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison.
Poway Man Hid Mother’s Death for 30 Years, Stole More than $800,000 in Government Benefits Intended for Her
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
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Former Hamilton man sentenced on felony for lying to receive more than $70,000 in Social Security Administration benefits
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: MISSOULA - A former Hamilton man who admitted to making false statements to receive more than $70,000 in disability payments from the Social Security Administration was sentenced today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
UNITED STATES SETTLES FALSE CLAIMS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST EVERGREEN HOSPICE, LLC FOR $48,830
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: TULSA, Okla. - United States Attorney Clinton J. Johnson announces that Evergreen Hospice, LLC (Evergreen), a hospice company located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has agreed to pay $48,830.70 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false claims to Medicare for hospice care provided to beneficiaries who did not qualify for the services. The claims resolved by the settlement are allegations only; there has been no determination of liability.
Waterloo Man Convicted of Multiple Methamphetamine Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: A man who conspired with others to distribute methamphetamine was convicted by a jury on June 28, 2023, after a three-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
Four Arrested for Tractor-Trailer Smuggling Incident that Resulted in 53 Deaths
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Four Mexican nationals were arrested yesterday in San Antonio, Houston, and Marshall, Texas, for their alleged roles in a tractor-trailer smuggling incident that resulted in 53 deceased and 11 injured undocumented individuals one year ago today.
University of Oklahoma Professor and Wife Sentenced to Prison for Federal Grant Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - SHAORONG LIU, 60, and JUAN LU, 60, both of Norman, were sentenced to serve more than three years collectively in federal prison and ordered to pay $2.1 million in restitution for making false statements involving a Department of Energy grant, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.