Ex-NASA employees admit to luxury home mortgage fraud scheme
HOUSTON – A Missouri City couple who once worked at NASA admitted Friday to running a years-long mortgage fraud scheme tied to the financing of their luxury home, federal prosecutors said. Noreen…
Two Women Sentenced in Multi-Million-Dollar Medicare Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – A Colorado woman and a Houston woman were sentenced today in federal court in Boston for their roles in a multi-million-dollar Medicare fraud scheme. Jessica Jones, 32, of Lakewood Colo.,…
California Man Sentenced To Prison For Series Of Armed Robberies
LAS VEGAS – A California man was sentenced today to 13 years and six months in prison for committing four armed robberies (including two banks and the same Starbucks coffeehouse twice), stealing…
Martinsburg man admits to role in drug trafficking enterprise
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Kevin Gene Barron, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to his role in a drug distribution enterprise, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Barron, 46, pleaded guilty to one…
Martinsburg woman admits to role in drug trafficking enterprise
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Bonnie Lou Breeden, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to her role in a drug distribution enterprise, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Breeden, 53, pleaded guilty today to…
Brockton Urology Agrees to Pay $100,000 to Resolve Allegations that it Violated the False Claims Act
BOSTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Office has reached a $100,000 settlement with Brockton Urology Clinic LLC (Brockton Urology), a physician practice located in North Easton, to resolve allegations that it violated federal…
MS-13 Member Sentenced to 33 Years in Prison for RICO Conspiracy and Murder of Teenager
BOSTON – A member of MS-13 was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for RICO conspiracy and his participation in the July 2018 murder of a teenage boy in Lynn, who…
Oklahoma Orthopedic Surgeon Agrees to Pay Almost $343,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Dr. Mark Stephen Wilson agreed to pay the United States $342,750 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that he accepted illegal kickback payments from Brookhaven Specialty Pharmacy LLC, announced U.S. Attorney Clint…
Hattiesburg Felon Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Prison for Possession of Ammunition
Hattiesburg, Miss. – A Hattiesburg man was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett to a combined total of 139 months in prison for being a felon in possession of…
Leader of a Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 136 Months in Prison
The leader of a drug trafficking organization that distributed cocaine and methamphetamine to buyers in Tulsa was sentenced Friday in federal court. “Serial drug distributor Moises Gaeta will serve more than 11…
White Earth Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Violent Domestic Assault
MINNEAPOLIS – A White Earth man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for a violent domestic assault. Acting U.S. Attorney Charles J. Kovats…
Native of Dominican Republic Arrested at the Cyril E. King Airport for Making Materially False Statements to Government Agents
St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands – A citizen of the Dominican Republic was arrested on February 11, 2022, at the Cyril E. King Airport on a criminal charge based on his…
Killeen Hotel to Pay Damages to Disabled Veteran with Service Dog for Denying Access
WACO – U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff of the Western District of Texas announced today that the United States has reached an agreement with the owners and managers of Executive Inn &…
Career Offender Sentenced for String of Armed Robberies
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – An Upper Marlboro, Maryland, man was sentenced today to 17 years in prison for committing five armed robberies across Northern Virginia and Maryland. According to court documents, between January…
FBI Makes Arrest In Alleged Child Exploitation Case
On January 28, 2022, FBI Special Agents from the Jackson Field Office, together with Agents from the Memphis, Tennessee Field Office, arrested ANDREUS T. SHANNON in Dickson, Tennessee. Clay Joyner, U.S. Attorney…
Richland Naturopath Agrees to Pay $70,096 for Improper Prescription of Controlled Substances
Richland, Washington – Judith K. Caporiccio, N.D., a Richland-based naturopathic doctor, has agreed to pay $70,096 to resolve allegations under the Controlled Substances Act and the False Claims Act, which allege that…
Disgraced former attorney sentenced to nearly six years in prison for litigation advance fraud scheme
ATLANTA – Chalmer “Chuck” Detling, II, a disbarred attorney, has been sentenced to prison after being convicted by a jury of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Without their knowledge or authorization,…
Gulfport Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms Conspiracy
Gulfport, Miss. – A Gulfport man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to possess a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug…
Court Sentences Key Member of Local Drug Trafficking Organization to 22 Years Imprisonment for Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking
MOBILE, AL– On February 10, 2022, United States District Court Judge Terry F. Moorer sentenced Edwin Jerome Owens, aka “EJ”, from Grand Bay, Alabama to 264 months imprisonment for his role in…
St. Croix Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison and Fifteen Years of Supervised Release for Transporting a Minor Female to Engage in Illegal Sexual Activity
ST. Thomas, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that District Court Judge, Wilma A. Lewis, today sentenced Zayvon Acoy, 31, to 120 months in prison and 15 years of supervised…
FCI Schuylkill Inmate Sentenced To 10 Days’ Imprisonment For Possessing A Cellphone
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Mario Madrigal, age 29, an inmate at Federal Correctional Institute – Schuylkill (FCI Schuylkill), Minersville, Pennsylvania, was…
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