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Military impersonation scheme lands local man in prison
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
A 30-year-old Houston man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiracy to commit mail fraud in a scheme to defraud victims through a variety of internet scams, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Fort Worth Fentanyl Traffickers Sentenced
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Two fentanyl traffickers were sentenced to a combined 23 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
Florida Doctor Charged for Unlawfully Distributing Opioids
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
A South Florida doctor has been arrested on charges of illegally distributing opioids at his pain management clinic.
Former Belmont County Attorney Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Stealing More Than $800,000 From Elderly Victim with Dementia
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2023
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A former Belmont County attorney was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 60 months in prison for committing mail fraud related to stealing more than $882,000 from an elderly woman with dementia while purporting to act in her best interests under a Power of Attorney.
Head of Telemarketing Operation Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for $19 Million Credit Card Laundering Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that STEVEN SHORT, the former head of Florida-based E.M. Systems & Services LLC and affiliated companies (collectively, “E.M. Systems"), was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for conspiracy to commit wire...
Florida Man Arrested on Felony Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Florida man has been arrested on felony charges, including assaulting a law enforcement officer, 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.
Two Pharmacy Owners Charged with $29M Health Care Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
An indictment was unsealed today in Brooklyn charging two New York men for their alleged participation in a scheme to submit false and fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary prescriptions and over-the-counter products that were not actually dispensed, to pay illegal kickbacks and bribes, and to launder the proceeds of their scheme.
Owner of Tukwila, Washington Thai restaurant sentenced to 18 months in prison for tax fraud totaling nearly $1 million
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
Failed to pay employee payroll tax withholding over to government programs
Delaware Man Admits Distributing Heroin in New Jersey
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
A Delaware man today admitted he distributed and possessed with intent to distribute heroin, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Former Elementary School Teacher Sentenced to Life in Prison for Sexually Abusing Children
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
A former school teacher was sentenced today to life in prison for sexually abusing elementary school students on a U.S. military installation in Germany.
Jury Finds District Man Guilty of Two Counts of Armed Robbery
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
Defendant and Associates Committed Two Gunpoint Robberies of Strangers Affiliated with Howard University on the Same Day
Madison Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Receiving Stolen Gun
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
imothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Aidan Johnson, 20, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 30 months in federal prison for receiving a stolen firearm.
Lebanon Man Sentenced To 20 Years’ Imprisonment For Sexually Exploiting A Child
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Michael Rankin, age 36, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on April 27, 2023, by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner to 20 years’ imprisonment for sexually exploiting a child.
Abingdon Man Sentenced to Seventy-Seven Months in Prison for Gun Crimes
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
An Abingdon, Illinois, man, Micah Mowen, 44, was sentenced on April 26, 2023, to 77 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing a shotgun with a barrel less than 18 inches long and for possessing a firearm as a felon.
Ketchikan Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2023
News Release: JUNEAU - A Ketchikan man pleaded guilty to distribution of child pornography charges.
Webster Man Charged in Connection with Two Pipe Bomb Explosions
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - A man has been charged in connection with two pipe bomb explosions in Weare, New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
U.S. Attorney Charges Former Westchester County Board of Legislators Employee with Attempted Enticement of a Minor
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ANAND SINGH was arrested today and charged with one count of attempted enticement of a minor. The Complaint charges that SINGH communicated with an individual, who he believed to be a 14-year-old girl, on...
Two DC-Area Men Plead Guilty to Drug Charges Connected to an Open-Air Drug Market in Southeast D.C.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2023
News Release: All Six Charged Defendants Have Now Entered Guilty Pleas.
Iowa Woman Sentenced to Prison on Misdemeanor Charge Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - An Iowa woman was sentenced in the District of Columbia on a misdemeanor count for her actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. Her 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.
Largest International Operation Against Darknet Trafficking of Fentanyl and Opioids Results in Record Arrests and Seizures
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2023
News Release: Today, the Department of Justice, and its Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team and international partners, announced the results of Operation SpecTor, which included 288 arrests - the most ever for any JCODE operation and nearly double that of the prior operation. Law enforcement...