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…
Man Charged with Federal Offenses Stemming from Alleged Robbery Spree
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced…
Harrisburg Man Sentenced To 156 Months’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Joe Willie Williams, Jr., age 42, formerly of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on October 29, 2021, to…
New Britain Man Admits Stealing U.S. Postal Service Property
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that STEVEN KNOX, 45, of New Britain, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday before…
Billings man accused of attempted coercion, enticement for sex with minor
BILLINGS—A Billings man accused of trying to arrange a meeting to have sex with a mother and her minor child and arrested during a multi-agency law enforcement operation into the solicitation of…
Convicted Felon Sentenced For Possession Of Loaded Sawed-Off Shotgun
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A convicted felon was sentenced today to three years and six months in prison for unlawfully possessing a sawed-off shotgun, which was recovered during a traffic stop in…
Traverse City Physical Therapy And Home Health Practices Resolve Civil Liability For Alleged Healthcare Fraud Against The United States
The Latest on the Conspiracy to Kidnap the Governor Heroin and Opioid Awareness Project Safe Neighborhoods Making sure that victims of federal crimes are…
Woman who packed her dead mother in a suitcase arrested at O’Hare International Airport
An Illinois woman was arrested today when she arrived at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, for allegedly murdering her mother on Aug. 12, 2014, while on vacation in Bali, Indonesia. Heather Mack,…
Phoenix Man Sentenced to Over 22 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Last week, Maurice Xavier Hollins, 25, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 270 months in prison. Hollins previously pleaded guilty to Abusive…
Jackson Man Sentenced for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
Jackson, Miss. – A Jackson man was sentenced to 56 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special…
Pelahatchie Woman Arrested in Murder-for-Hire Plot
Jackson, Miss. – A Pelahatchie woman was arrested yesterday in a murder-for-hire plot, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of…
Sacramento Man Sentenced to over 6 Years for Being a Felon in Possession of Firearms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tylor Combs, 41, of Sacramento, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to six and a half years in prison for two counts of being a felon…
Man Sentenced to a Year in Federal Prison for Straw Purchasing Handguns in Chicago Suburbs
CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for straw purchasing handguns in the Chicago suburbs. On four occasions in 2019 and 2020, ISMAEL SENE purchased a…
Dayton psychiatric hospital and owner agree to pay $425,000 to resolve claims for unnecessary diagnostic testing
DAYTON, Ohio – Access Hospital Dayton, LLC and its owner, Dr. John Johnson, have agreed to pay the United States $374,780 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they knowingly caused the…
Garland Man Sentence to 13 Years for ‘Mystery Shopper’ Mail Fraud
A Garland man has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for his role in a so-called “mystery shopper” mail fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas…
Tampa Man Pleads Guilty To Two Armed Robberies
Tampa, Florida – Taphonie Prince (25, Brandon) has pleaded guilty to two counts of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty…
Former Office Manager Sentenced for Swindling Broken Arrow Business of $2.7 Million
A former office manager who embezzled more the $2.7 million from her former employer, all after facing unrelated charges in Tulsa County for similar crimes, was sentenced in federal court, announced Acting…
Former Mail Carrier Pleads Guilty To Stealing Mail
Jacksonville, FL – James Sweat (60, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to stealing an item from the mail while employed by the United States Postal Service (USPS). Sweat faces a maximum penalty of…
Passaic County Woman Admits Role in Drug Conspiracy and Distribution of Fentanyl
NEWARK, N.J. – A Passaic County, New Jersey, woman today admitted participating in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Nysifah Deaveareaux, 28, of Paterson,…
Arkansas Man Charged in $100 Million COVID-19 Health Care Fraud Scheme
A federal grand jury in the Western District of Arkansas returned an indictment yesterday charging an Arkansas man who owned or managed numerous diagnostic testing laboratories with health care fraud in connection…
Gangster Disciples Enforcer And Hitman Convicted Of RICO Murder, Killing Witness, And Other Violent Crimes
NASHVILLE – Following a two-week jury trial in U.S. District Court, a federal jury today convicted Brandon Durell Hardison, aka Creep, aka Creeper da Reeper, a member of the Gangster Disciples, of…