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Staff Sergeant at Fort Leonard Wood Indicted for Killing a Child
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A U.S. Army staff sergeant stationed at the Fort Leonard Wood military base has been indicted by a federal grand jury for killing a two-year-old child.
Indy Drug Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Trafficking of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Antwann Tigner, 34, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine and fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Multiple Defendants Charged in Federal Methamphetamine Conspiracy and Related Drug Trafficking Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Bowling Green, KY - A federal grand jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky, returned a six-count indictment on April 12, 2023, charging six defendants with conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and seven total defendants with methamphetamine trafficking related offenses.
Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty To Methamphetamine Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, NY-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Michael Murphy, 31, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison.
Texas Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Drugs
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Jose Saul Delira, 49, of McAllen, Texas, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard to 17 years’ imprisonment for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more...
Former CFO Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $3 Million from Employer
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - An Arizona man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after embezzling more than $3 million from his employer, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
California resident sentenced to 3+ years in prison for smuggling scheme using ride share companies to transport Indian Nationals crossing the northern border illegally
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Seattle - A 49-year-old resident of Elk Grove, California, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 45 months in prison for Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor Certain Aliens for Profit and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Rajinder...
Philadelphia Business Owner Charged with Fraud and Tax Evasion
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: A federal grand jury in Philadelphia returned a superseding indictment today charging a Pennsylvania man with seven counts of wire fraud, two counts of mail fraud, and three counts of tax evasion. He was previously charged with the wire and mail fraud counts in an indictment unsealed on Jan. 3, 2023.
Convicted Felon in Custody After Allegedly Attempting to Sell a Shotgun via Social Media
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Salt Lake City, Utah - A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment today charging a convicted felon with allegedly attempting to sell a firearm to an undercover officer and for possessing multiple firearms.
Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Kidnapping and Murder Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRANDON BATISTE, also known as “B," 35, of Springfield, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to offenses stemming from his role in the kidnapping and murder of a Massachusetts man in 2020.
Central Coast County Organized Health System, Three Health Care Providers Agree to Pay $68M for Alleged False Claims to Medi-Cal
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A county organized health system (COHS) that arranges services for Medi-Cal enrollees in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties and three Central Coast health care providers have agreed to pay a total of $68 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act and...
Guatemalan National Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Deaths in Human Smuggling Operation
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: ALPINE, Texas - A Guatemalan national was sentenced in federal court in Pecos Monday to 63 months in prison for one count of transportation of illegal aliens resulting in death.
Two Texas Medical Practices to Pay More Than $500,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Liability for Fraudulently Billing Medicare for P-Stim Devices
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: SAN ANTONIO - U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas announced Wednesday, separate civil settlements totaling $513,168.10 to resolve allegations that two area medical practices violated the False Claims Act (“FCA") by improperly billing Medicare for P-Stim devices. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas has now obtained more than $2 million related to improperly billed P-Stim devices since June 2021.
Missouri Man Sentenced to 12 ½ Years in Prison for National Forest Arsons, Assault of Forest Service Employee
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: CAPE GIRARDEAU - U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Wednesday sentenced a man who committed arsons in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri and assaulted a U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officer to 12 and one-half years in prison.
Former Police Officer Sentenced To 37 Months For Possession Of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: ANCHORAGE - A Wasilla man was sentenced today to 37 months in federal prison for possessing child pornography in his home. According to court documents, Matthew William Schwier, 39, knowingly possessed over 100 still images and multiple videos depicting children being sexually abused. Schwier pled guilty...
Canadian Man Sentenced to Lengthy Federal Prison Sentence for Scheme to Operate Illicit Online Gift Card Marketplace
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced Richard Verret, age 41, of Quebec, Canada, to 57 months in federal prison following his conviction for operating a scheme to sell more than 500,000 stolen gift card account numbers over the internet. The Court also ordered Verret to forfeit more than $810,000 in proceeds from his crime.
Washington, D.C. Man Sentenced for Assault With a Dangerous Weapon In Road Rage Confrontation
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Defendant Pointed Firearm at Mother and Daughter.
Arizona Woman Pleads Guilty To Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - EMILY HUCKABEE, age 23, a resident of Yuma, Arizona, pled guilty on June 22, 2023 before United States District Judge Carl J. Barbier to a superseding bill of information charging her with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a quantity of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 846, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Jacksonville Man Charged With Federal Drug Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Jacksonville, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Diandre Murel (29, Jacksonville) with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute it. If convicted, Murel faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 5 years...
New Orleans Man Sentenced in Armed Bank Robbery, Hobbs Act Robbery Case
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On June 27, 2023, New Orleans resident, DEVIN CHANEY (“CHANEY"), age 33, was sentenced by United States District Judge Greg G. Guidry to 188 months in prison, followed by 4 years of supervised release, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans. CHANEY had previously pled...