Two defrauded Medicare of $10 million, feds say
HOUSTON, TEXAS – Two home health agency owners are set to appear in federal court on charges they fraudulently billed more than $10 million to …
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Rittman bank branch manager stole money from client with dementia
RITTMAN, OHIO – U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman announced today that Audrey Ivers Whitworth, 26, of Rittman, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Donald C. …
New York drug dealer caught with cocaine, fentanyl and heroin
BANGOR, MAINE – A New York man pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to possessing cocaine base and fentanyl with intent to distribute, U.S. Attorney …
Pierre meth dealer gets 5 years in prison
PIERRE , SOUTH DAKOTA – United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pierre, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine was sentenced …
Randolph County man admits to taking stolen items across state lines
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Travis Charles White, of Kerens, West Virginia, has admitted to charges related to taking stolen items across state lines, U.S. Attorney …
Monmouth Man bribed drug addicts to enter rehab for kickbacks
TRENTON, NEW JERSEY – A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 13 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to defraud …
Mexican sea cucumber smuggler gets 6 months
SAN DIEGO , CALIFORNIA – Tijuana resident John Jaimes Torres was sentenced in federal court today to six months in custody for smuggling protected sea …
Alburgh man asked mom to have sex with 10 year old online, found out she was undercover cop
ALBURGH, VERMONT – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Randy Sheltra, 58, of Alburgh, Vermont, was convicted …
Wyoming Man gets 10 Years for enticement of a minor
CASPER, WYOMING – United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Casper, Wyoming, man convicted of Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet following …
Michigan Man charged with luring child online
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Arthur Jay Traxler, Jr. (55, Michigan) with one count …
Seven charged In largest meth seizure in Warren County history
BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY – Seven defendants have been charged in a conspiracy to deal a large quantity of methamphetamine in the Bowling Green area, announced …
Pine Ridge woman used rocks to crush fingers in order to commit healthcare fraud, feds say
PINE RIDGE, SOUTH DAKOTA – United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pine Ridge South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand …
New Haven drug dealer gets 10 Years in prison
NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT – John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that FRANK CARR, also known as “FL,” 53, of …
Merrimack man pleads guilty to dealing fentanyl
CONCORD , NEW HAMPSHIRE – Nicholas Snow, 26, of Merrimack, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, United States …
Sacaton meth dealer goes to jail for hitting baby mama
PHOENIX, ARIZONA – Last week, Steven Malcolm Johns, 34, of Sacaton, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael T. Liburdi to 5 years in prison …
Navaho woman stabbed victim multiple times, then fled
PHOENIX, ARIZONA – On November 19, Khadijha Louraye Keams, of Fort Defiance, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael T. Liburdi to eight years …
Providence drug dealer arrested for dealing cocaine
PROVIDENCE , RHODE ISLAND – A Providence man currently serving a term of federal supervised release, having completed a 20-year federal prison sentence for trafficking …
Atlanta man lied about Covid test, defrauded employer
ATLANTA , GEORGIA- Santwon Antonio Davis has pleaded guilty to wire fraud related to a scheme to defraud his employer in May 2020 by submitting …
Two Georgia women charged with bribing former supervisor
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – Lesbia Lily Gonzalez Moreno and Ailin Michelle Maldonado have been charged with paying bribes to Gerald D. Harris, a former Supervisor in …
Florida men stole ventilators for critically ill Covid-19 patients, feds say
MIAMI, FLORIDA – Two Miami residents accused of stealing 192 U.S. government-owned medical ventilators worth about three million dollars were indicted on federal charges. According …
Luzerne County woman gets 8 years for drug dealing and gun possession
SCRANTON , PENNSYLVANIA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jessica Hernandez-Boria, age 40, of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, was …
Man Sentenced to Prison for Mail Fraud and ID Theft Scheme
NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA – A New York man who formerly resided in Newport News was sentenced today to three years in prison for a mail …
Former Nurse Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE – Kathryn Nikole Russell, 41, of Memphis, has been sentenced to 29 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and dispense controlled …
Newark baggage handler was also smuggling cocaine through airport
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that TYRONE WOOLASTON was sentenced today …
Camden man admits dealing oxy pills
CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY – A Camden man today admitted conspiring to distribute and selling high-dose oxycodone pills in connection with his role in a drug …
Providence Man Detained on Drug, Firearm Charges
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND – A Providence man federal agents watched allegedly take possession of a package sent via the United States Postal Service (USPS) that …
Washington, D.C. Felon Pleads Guilty in Maryland to Federal Charges for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
Led Law Enforcement on a Car Chase from D.C. into Maryland Prior to His Arrest Baltimore, Maryland – Ronald Clarence Kearney, age 32, of Washington, …
New Jersey man Indicted On Fraud Charges Related To A Romance Scam
HARRISBURG , PENNSYLVANIA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on December 9, 2020, Kelvin Aggrey-Arthur, age 27, …
Bellefonte Man Charged With Possession Of Five Explosive Devices
WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on December 10, 2020, Mitchell Ocker-Mullen, age 23, of …
Bronx Gang Member Charged With Racketeering And Firearms Offenses
Defendant Charged in Connection with April 2017 Shooting in Which 12-Year-Old Child Was Struck by Gunfire BRONX, NY – Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States …
Alabama cracks down against money laundering and fraud
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA – Today, North Alabama federal law enforcement agencies announced their participation and continuing engagement in the global law enforcement action against transnational money …
U.S. Attorney Wrigley Announces Charges For New York and Georgia Men for their Role in a $185,000 Scam of a North Dakota Attorney
FARGO, SOUTH DAKOTA – U.S. Attorney Drew H. Wrigley announced the unsealing of a complaint charging Inshan Baksh, age 32 from Queens, New York, and …
Tennessee doctors prescribed illegal meds
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE – On December 9 and 10, 2020, defendants Cynthia Clemons, Courtney Newman, and Holli Carmichael Womack, all of whom are nurse practitioners, were …
Georgia jail guards indicted for assaulting inmates
MACON, GEORGIA – Yesterday, a federal grand jury in Macon, Georgia, returned a 4-count indictment against former supervisory correctional officer Sergeant Patrick Sharpe, 29, and …
Wilmington female drug dealer heading to federal prison
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA – A Wilmington, NC woman was sentenced yesterday to a total of 168 months in prison for distribution of a quantity of …
Haywood County felon busted on gun charges
JACKSON, TENNESSEE – Donnie Ray King, 41, of Whiteville, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession …
Maryland man financially exploited the elderly
WASHINGTON D.C. – Thornton Fennell, 56, was indicted on October 26, 2020, and arrested on December 5, 2020, on charges involving the financial exploitation of …
Memphis man heading to federal prison for 20 years for bank robberies
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE – Aaron Whitley, 21, has been sentenced to 240 months in federal prison for multiple Hobbs Act business robberies and brandishing a firearm …
Diamond Enterprise members heading to jail for racketeering, more
NEW YORK – Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the …
Illegal alien from Dominican Republic charged for theft
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETS – A Dominican national was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with fraudulently using the identity of a …
Revere Man Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering and Cocaine Charges
BOSTON , MASSACHUSETS – A Revere man pleaded guilty to attempting to launder money to Colombia and cocaine possession. Jairo Agudelo, 34, pleaded guilty on …
Four Philly cop killers indicted on federal murder charges
PHILADELPHIA , PENNSYLVANIA – United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that an Indictment was unsealed today charging four defendants with the murder of Philadelphia …
Boston Man Indicted for Bank Robbery
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETS – A Boston man was indicted yesterday for robbing a bank in Boston on Nov. 13, 2020. At the time of the offense, …
Eastern Kentucky Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Substances
PIKEVILLE, KENTUCKY – A Kentucky doctor and his former office manager were sentenced to 60 and 32 months respectively in prison Wednesday for their roles …
Waterbury drug dealer sentenced to federal prison
WATERBURY , CONNECTICUT – John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RONEY SOSA, 24, of Waterbury, was sentenced today …
Dallas Men Charged With Gun, Drug Crimes
DALLAS, TEXAS – Two Dallas men have been charged with gun and drug crimes, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy …
Texas clinic owner heading to prison for illegally prescribing meds
HOUSTON, TEXAS – A Houston-area pain clinic owner and a clinic employee who posed as a physician were sentenced to 240 months and 96 months …
Asbury Park felon charged with gun possession
TRENTON, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man made his initial appearance today after being charged with illegally possessing a handgun, U.S. Attorney Craig …
Keene drug dealer pleads guilty to conspiracy
CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE – Roland Farnsworth, 37, of Keene, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in federal court to conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to …
Mexican citizen arrested for smuggling illegal aliens into the US
PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK – Mario Flores-Arias, age 32, and a citizen of Mexico, was arrested on December 5 and charged by criminal complaint with alien …