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Bogue Chitto Woman Pleads Guilty to Murder on Choctaw Indian Reservation
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Bogue Chitto woman pleaded guilty on May 11, 2023, to the murder of a tribal member on the Choctaw Indian Reservation, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.
Foreign National Charged with Immigration Fraud and Human Smuggling Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: An indictment was unsealed today charging an Iranian national with leading a visa fraud scheme to facilitate the illegal entry of individuals from Iran into the United States.
Former City Clerk Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Stealing $487,000 from Struggling North St. Louis County Municipality
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - The former city clerk of Flordell Hills, Missouri was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in federal prison and ordered to repay the $487,673 she stole from the small, struggling city. Flordell Hills is roughly six blocks square, has an annual budget of about $400,000 and a population of about 800. Approximately 53.9% of those residents live below the poverty line, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Jefferson County Men Sentenced for Federal Firearms and Narcotics Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Louisville, KY - The final members of a fifteen-person drug trafficking conspiracy were recently sentenced for their roles in the conspiracy.
Former Postal Worker Convicted of Mail Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Salt Lake City, Utah - A federal jury convicted a Salt Lake City woman and former Express Mail Clerk with the United States Postal Service (USPS) for delaying and destroying immigration mail that was intended for delivery.
Former Grantham Man Indicted for Embezzling More Than $230,000 From Charity
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - A former Grantham man and current resident of Holly Springs, North Carolina, was indicted in connection with stealing nearly a quarter million dollars from a charity and gambling away a large amount of the stolen funds at the MGM casino in Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
Convicted Felon Indicted For Possessing A Firearm And Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Milton Anthony Bradshaw (43, Tampa) with possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. If convicted, Bradshaw faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison. The indictment also notifies Bradshaw that the United States intends to forfeit the firearm and ammunition traceable to the offense.
U.S. Attorney’s Office Settles Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Three Michigan State Agencies
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Detroit, MI - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan has reached a settlement with the Michigan Department of Treasury, the Michigan Civil Service Commission, and the State of Michigan’s Office of State Employer to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit.
Hospital Owner and Hospitalist Group Agree to Pay $560K to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut and the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General today announced that YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH SERVICES CORP. and NORTHEAST MEDICAL GROUP, INC. have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments and have paid...
Buffalo Man Going To Prison For Selling Heroin Which Led To The Death Of A 24-Year-Old Man
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Orlando Albert-Arroyo, 28, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin, was sentenced to serve 144 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
Nashua Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - A Nashua man was sentenced on May 11, 2023 in federal court for trafficking methamphetamine in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
West Virginia woman convicted of methamphetamine trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Bridgeport, West Virginia, woman has admitted to possessing more than 50 grams of crystal methamphetamine.
Tompkinsville Woman Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Stalking and Mailing Threats
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Bowling Green, KY - A federal grand jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky returned an indictment on March 15, 2023, charging a local woman with stalking and mailing communications containing threats to injure another person.
DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - More than 3.8 million deadly doses of fentanyl and 201 pounds of methamphetamine were removed from communities in Michigan, Ohio and northern Kentucky during “Operation Last Mile," a year-long national operation, targeting operatives, associates, and distributors affiliated with the Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels responsible for the last mile of fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution on our streets and on social media.
Inland Empire Man Sentenced to 2½ Years in Federal Prison for BB Gun Attacks on Planned Parenthood Clinic and Firearm Offense
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A San Bernardino County man was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison for firing BB guns at a Planned Parenthood facility in Pasadena nearly a dozen times and for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition.
Guilty Pleas in Fraudulent Nursing Diploma Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - Five of dozens of defendants charged in the Southern District of Florida for their alleged participation in a scheme that created an illegal licensing and employment shortcut for aspiring nurses have pled guilty to wire fraud conspiracy.
New York Man Admits Credit Card Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A New York man today admitted spending hundreds of thousands of dollars using credit cards he fraudulently opened using the identities of others, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Disruption of the Snake Malware Network Controlled by Russia's Federal Security Service
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department today announced the completion of a court-authorized operation, codenamed MEDUSA, to disrupt a global peer-to-peer network of computers compromised by sophisticated malware, called “Snake", that the United States Government attributes to a unit within Center 16 of the Federal Security...
First Defendant Charged With Violating Anti-Doping Act Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that defendant ERIC LIRA pled guilty today for his role in providing banned performance-enhancing drugs (“PEDs") to Olympic athletes in advance of the 2020 Olympic Games held in Tokyo in the summer of 2021. LIRA...
ALABAMA MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ABUSIVE SEXUAL CONTACT WITH A CHILD
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Fargo - United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced that Whitehorse Ducharme, a/k/a Stanley Ducharme, age 51, of Huntsville, Alabama, formerly residing in Belcourt, North Dakota, appeared before Chief Judge Peter D. Welte, U.S. District Court, Fargo, ND, this week and was sentenced to life in federal prison for abusive sexual contact with a child under the age of 12. Ducharme pleaded guilty to this offense on Nov. 1, 2021.