Harassing Missouri Landlord Sued by Feds
SPRINGFIELD, MO – The Justice Department has initiated legal action against Jimmie Bell, a Springfield, Missouri landlord, accusing him of sexually harassing female tenants, a violation of the Fair Housing Act. Filed…
Sanford Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking Resulting in Death
PORTLAND, Maine—A Sanford man was sentenced today in federal court for conspiring to distribute fentanyl resulting in death and serious bodily injury, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. U.S. District Judge D.…
Romanian Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and Identity Theft
CONCORD – Stefan Catalin Bereanda, 45, a Romanian citizen unlawfully present in the United States, pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to bank fraud and…
Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Firearm Charges
CONCORD – Ariel Toribio, 22, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to aiding and abetting the making of a false statement during…
Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Unlawfully Possessing Firearm
PORTLAND, Maine: A Massachusetts man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. U.S. District Judge…
Kaléo, Inc. Agrees to Pay $12.7 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims for Anti-Overdose Drug
BOSTON – A Virginia-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, kaléo, Inc., has agreed to resolve allegations that it caused the submission of false claims for the drug Evzio and provided kickbacks to prescribers. kaléo manufactured…
Philadelphia Woman Convicted At Trial of Straw Purchasing Firearms in Bucks County for her Boyfriend
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Brihany Baker, 25, of Philadelphia, PA, was convicted today at trial of illegally purchasing three semi-automatic firearms for her romantic partner.…
Philadelphia Man Convicted for ’98 Palestra Murder Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Relief Funds Shortly After Prison Release
PHILADELPHIA –Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Kyle McLemore, 44, of Philadelphia, PA, was arrested and charged by Indictment with one count of mail fraud and two counts of…
Long Island Bloods Gang Member Convicted of Racketeering and Other Charges, Including Murder, Narcotics Distribution and Sex Trafficking
Earlier today, following four weeks of trial, a federal jury in Central Islip, New York, returned a guilty verdict against Bloods gang member Lawrence Lewis, also known as “L Boogs,” for the…
Second Metro East Man Pleads Guilty in Bank Fraud Scam
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Aijeigh McShan, 20, of Fairview Heights, Illinois, pled guilty today to conspiracy and bank fraud charges in federal court in East St. Louis, Illinois. McShan is the …
Man Traveling from Georgia to St. Croix Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Marijuana in Luggage
ST. CROIX, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert of the District of the Virgin Islands announced that a Georgia man pleaded guilty in federal court today to possession of a controlled…
Incoming St. Croix Airline Passenger Arrested with Over 12 Kilograms of Marijuana in Her Luggage
ST. CROIX, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that a St. Augustine, Florida woman was arrested on November 6, 2021 in St. Croix on criminal charges relating to her travel…
DC Solar Owner Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Billion Dollar Ponzi Scheme
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An owner of DC Solar, a Benicia-based company, was sentenced today for a billion-dollar Ponzi scheme— the biggest criminal fraud scheme in the history of the Eastern District of…
Justice Department Secures Agreement with PATH to End Unnecessary Medical Exams and Health Questions of its Employees
NEWARK, N.J. – The Department of Justice filed an agreement today in Newark federal court to resolve its lawsuit against the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (PATH) under the Americans with Disabilities Act…
Miami Man Who Laundered Tax and Computer Scam Money Sentenced to Federal Prison
Miami, Florida – Fifty-one-year-old Kevin Dewayne Kirby was sentenced yesterday in federal district court in Ft. Lauderdale to 57 months in federal prison for laundering over $500,000 connected to two wire fraud…
Leader of tree poaching ring that started massive Olympic Peninsula forest fire sentenced to 20 months in prison
Tacoma — The lead defendant in a scheme to unlawfully harvest maple trees from the Olympic National Forest that resulted in a massive 2018 forest fire was sentenced late yesterday to 20…
Final defendant sentenced in conspiracy that shipped cocaine from California to Savannah
SAVANNAH, GA: The last of four defendants has been sentenced to federal prison in a drug trafficking conspiracy that shipped cocaine and cash from coast to coast. Kevin Chelsea, 39, of Las…
York County Man Sentenced for Distributing Heroin to Women Who Died from Drug Overdoses
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A York County man was sentenced today to 17 years in prison for distributing heroin to two women who died from overdoses at his Seaford home and for…
Prince George’s County Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for a Heroin Distribution Conspiracy Conducted Over the Dark Web
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Russell Ramseur, age 44, of Largo, Maryland, to seven years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy…
Hertel & Brown Physical & Aquatic Therapy, Its Two Founders Aaron Hertel and Michael Brown, and 18 Employees Indicted on Fraud Charges
ERIE, Pa. – A physical therapy practice in Erie County, Pennsylvania, and 20 people – 18 of them from northwestern Pennsylvania – have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie…
Wadesboro, N.C. Man Is Sentenced To More Than Eight Years For Federal Fireams Offense
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Acting U.S. Attorney William T. Stetzer announced today that Dallas Devon Leak, 28, of Wadesboro, N.C. was sentenced to 100 months in prison and two years of supervised release…