Police Blotter

Select Medical Corporation and Encore GC Acquisition LLC have agreed to pay $8.4 million to resolve allegations that Select Medical Rehabilitation Services Inc. (SMRS) violated the False Claims Act by …

Akron General Health System (AGHS), a regional hospital system based in Akron, Ohio, will pay $21.25 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act of improper relationships with certain …

SAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury indicted Rodrigo Santos yesterday for bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and obstruction of justice, announced Acting United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and …

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Leslie Pagan (40, Tampa) to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl and distribution …

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Richard C. O’Hara, age 32, of Broome County pled guilty today to attempting to coerce and entice a minor to engage in sexual conduct with him. …

BANGOR, Maine: A Caribou man pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced. According …

ALBANY, NEW YORK – James Kerns, age 30, of Elizabethtown, New Jersey, was convicted on June 30, 2020, following a four-day jury trial of conspiracy to possess with intent to …

Miami, Florida – A federal indictment unsealed yesterday in the Southern District of Florida charges the caretaker of two seniors with accessing to their bank accounts to steal nearly $300,000.    …

Baltimore, Maryland – Six federal criminal complaints charging six defendants with conspiracy to interfere with commerce by violence or threats of violence including extortion were unsealed in the U.S. District …

Greenbelt, Maryland – Daniel Velcu, age 43, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal bank and wire fraud conspiracy, in which the conspirators received approximately $1,244,056.77 in stolen …

Shannon Keeler, a New Jersey resident who was attending college at Gettysburg University was raped back in December of 2013 and now, she’s being stalked by her rapist on Facebook. …

PILESGROVE, NJ – The New Jersey State Police is seeking the public’s assistance with located Emeterio Alavez-Cruz, 30, of Pilesgrove Township, N.J. who is wanted for allegedly sexually assaulting a …

 A Union County, New Jersey, U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier made her initial court appearance for making false statements to obtain federal workers’ compensation benefits, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael …

ELIZABETH, NJ – It didn’t matter whether you were a man or woman, but if you were down on your luck during the pandemic and couldn’t pay your rent, a …

MOUNT VERNON, NY – A Mount Vernon man was arraigned June 30 on a charge of Manslaughter in the First Degree for the June 28 killing of a Sleepy Hollow …

PATERSON, NJ – Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora announce that at approximately 6:56 p.m. on July 1, 2021, members of the Paterson Police …

WESTAMPTON, NJ – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 29-year-old homeless man has been indicted on charges of sexually assaulting two women last summer after threatening to harm …

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on July 1, 2021, Matthew Bender, age 33, of Lacey Township, was charged with Theft in violation of …

MISSOULA – A Bozeman man who admitted to drug trafficking after an officer found methamphetamine and heroin in his vehicle during a traffic stop was sentenced today to five years …

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging Luis Christian Montalvo-García with conspiracy to engage in illegal firearms trafficking and to receive firearms illegally …

Fort Myers, Florida – Gerald Michael Abraham (76, Naples) has pleaded guilty to three counts of dispensing controlled substances for no legitimate medical purpose. He faces a maximum penalty of …

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Detrick Lee Foston, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was arrested today after being indicted by a federal grand jury on firearms charges, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. …

ST. LOUIS – United States District Court Judge Rodney W. Sippel sentenced Darryl Lewis today to 37 months in prison and ordered Lewis to pay $2,250 in restitution. The 22-year-old …

NEWARK, N.J. – A Union County, New Jersey, U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier made her initial court appearance today for making false statements to obtain federal workers’ compensation benefits, …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Six Houston, Texas, residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to travel across the country breaking into bank …