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Topeka Man Indicted for Child Sexual Exploitation
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Topeka, Kansas, man was indicted by a federal grand jury today after traveling to Missouri to meet a 14-year-old girl, who was actually an undercover FBI employee, for illicit sex.
Norfolk Man Charged with Distributing Fentanyl and “Tranq” Mixture, Known as the Zombie Drug
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A federal grand jury indicted a Norfolk man today on charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute Fentanyl mixed with Xylazine, opening two drug-involved premises, possession with intent to distribute Fentanyl mixed with Xylazine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and being a convicted felon in possession of firearms.
Colorado Springs Man Indicted for Covid Relief Program Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces the indictment of Charles James Lacona, Jr., age 65, of Colorado Springs for his alleged role in a scheme to defraud Covid Relief Programs.
Accounting Manager for Everett, Washington, company pleads guilty to embezzling more than $2.5 million from employer
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Seattle - A 39-year-old Kent, Washington, woman pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to wire fraud and tax fraud charges for her 10-year embezzlement scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Christin Guillory, an Accounting Manager at an Everett-based manufacturing company, stole...
Daphne Man Sentenced to 17½ Years for Child Pornography Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Stephen Richey, 69, of Daphne, was sentenced to 210 months (17½ years) in prison for production of child pornography. Richey pled guilty to the offense on Jan. 12, 2023. The sentence was imposed by United States District Judge Terry F. Moorer.
Maryland Fraudster Pleads Guilty to Receiving and Selling Fraudulently Obtained Cell Phones Worth More Than $500,000
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Danisha Thomas, age 39, of Bladensburg, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to federal charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, related to a scheme to receive and sell cell phones that were fraudulently obtained using the identifying information of at least 24 victims.
GCI Communications Corp. to Pay More than $40 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to FCC’s Rural Health Care Program
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - GCI Communications Corp. (GCI), located in Anchorage, Alaska, has agreed to pay $40,242,546 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly inflating its prices and violating Federal Communications Commission (FCC) competitive bidding regulations in connection with...
Arizona Man Indicted for Shipping Fentanyl to Southern Oregon
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: MEDFORD, Ore.-A federal grand jury in Medford has returned an indictment charging a Phoenix, Arizona man with mailing large quantities of fentanyl to Southern Oregon.
U.S. Attorney’s Office Joins Federal, State and Local Agencies to Host Maryland Statewide Reentry and Justice-Involved Conference on May 18, 2023
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - On Thursday, May 18, 2023, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland will join the sponsor, My Covenant Place, and the Maryland Division of Parole and Probation, the Maryland Statewide Alliance for Returning Citizens and the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s...
Pharmacy Owners Charged with $26 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Taesung “Terry" Kim and Dacheng “Bruce" Lu with perpetrating a health care fraud scheme to submit false and fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary prescriptions and over-the-counter products that were...
Justice Department Strengthens Efforts To Address The Crisis Of Missing Or Murdered Indigenous Persons
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Justice Department joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5, 2023 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. Responding to the unacceptable levels of violence that have led to the crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) is a priority of the Department of Justice every day.
Conyers man indicted for selling “tranq dope” mixture of fentanyl and xylazine that killed one and injured another
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA - Masi Lenard Fears has been arraigned on federal charges of Distribution of a Controlled Substance Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury or Death, stemming from his sale of a lethal combination of fentanyl and xylazine (commonly referred to as “tranq").
Cincinnati man sentenced to one year & one day in prison for pandemic relief fraud
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CINCINNATI - Marcus Hawkins, 35, of Cincinnati, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 12 months and one day in prison for COVID-19 relief fraud.
Former Employee Of Technology Company Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Stealing Confidential Data And Extorting Company For Ransom
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that NICKOLAS SHARP, a former employee of a public New York-based technology company (“Company‑1") was sentenced today to six years in prison. In December 2020, SHARP secretly stole gigabytes of Company-1’s data.
Man Sentenced to Nearly 5 Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing Loaded Gun in Rockford
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: ROCKFORD - A federal judge has sentenced a man to nearly five years in federal prison for illegally possessing a loaded firearm in Rockford.
Four Men Sentenced to Life for June 2018 Slaying
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Defendants Abducted Maryland Man and Held Him for Ransom.
California man who allegedly trafficked women through multiple states using force, fraud, and coercion arrested and indicted in Seattle
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Seattle - A 30-year-old California man who allegedly forced women into prostitution using assaults, threats, and manipulation was arrested in Seattle last week on a grand jury indictment, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Brandon Denzel Washington appeared today, in U.S. District Court in Seattle...
Dauphin County Woman Charged With Child Pornography Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Gerard M. Karam, announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment on April 26, 2023 charging Tammie Jo Hooks, 60, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with receiving, distributing, and possessing child pornography.
Former Orange County Elementary School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A former Orange County elementary school teacher and high school wrestling coach pleaded guilty today to possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), including at least one video portraying masochistic sexual conduct involving a child.
Multi-Convicted Felon Sentenced to 15 Years for Possessing a Firearm and Controlled Substances
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Orlando, FL - U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Curtis Tyrone Johnson (35, Melbourne) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possessing with the intent to distribute various controlled substances. The court also ordered Johnson to forfeit a Glock.40 caliber pistol and ammunition traceable to the offense. A federal jury had found Johnson guilty on February 8, 2023.