Press releases from the U.S. Department of Justice
INDIANAPOLIS – Zachary A. Myers, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, and the Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the Indiana …
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Federal Jury Finds Palmetto Man Guilty Of Armed Robbery, Possessing A Firearm As A Convicted Felon, Contempt, And Extortion
by DOJ PressTampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury today found Delon Adams (50, Palmetto) guilty of four counts of robbery, four counts of brandishing …
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FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Billy Reo Howard, 51, of Bakersfield, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, …
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Rothel Leandre Satchell, 32, of Stockton, charging him with being a felon in possession of ammunition, U.S. …
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Auburn Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking in Androscoggin County
by DOJ PressYou are here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 1, 2022 PORTLAND, Maine: An Auburn man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland today for distributing and possessing with the …
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PORTLAND, Maine: A Honduran national living in Auburn was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland today for entering the United States after a prior removal, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. …
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MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Cody Walker-Nelson, 31, Duluth, Minnesota was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William …
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SALT LAKE CITY- On August 30, 2022, after a three-day trial, a federal jury in the District of Utah found Thomas Fairbanks, 69, of Logan, guilty of securities fraud as …
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Purported Surgeon Sentenced To 9 Years In Federal Prison For Romance Scam Involving Online Dating Websites
by DOJ PressTALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Brian Brainard Wedgeworth (a/k/a “Dr. Brian Anderson,” a/k/a “Dr. Anthony Watkins,” a/k/a “Dr. Brian Adams,” a/k/a “Dr. Edward Chen,” a/k/a “Dr. Brian Chris,” a/k/a “Dr. Chris Williamson,” …
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Rockford Man Sentenced to More than Five Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearm “Switch” Devices
by DOJ PressROCKFORD — A Rockford man has been sentenced to five and a half years in federal prison for illegally possessing firearm “switch” devices. JAVAUGHN A. HIXSON, 23, possessed and sold …
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Medicaid Recipients Agree to Pay $130,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Health Care Benefit Fraud
by DOJ PressJackson, Miss. – Darren J. LaMarca, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, announced today that Manpreet Kamboj and Gurdev Kamboj (aka David Singh) have agreed to pay …
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Jackson Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced to Over 4 Years in Prison for Attempted Hobbs Act Robbery
by DOJ PressYou are here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 1, 2022 Jackson, Miss. – A Jackson man pled guilty and was sentenced today to attempted robbery in violation of the Hobbs …
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Richard G. Frohling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on September 1, 2022, a Hartford woman pled guilty to executing a multi-million-dollar wire fraud and …
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Newton Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Possession of a Firearm by Convicted Felon
by DOJ PressJackson, Miss. – A Newton man was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and …
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You are here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Ubertino Zavala-Perez (58, Plant City) today pleaded guilty to …
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An MS-13 gang member was sentenced today to more than five years in federal prison for a drug crime, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. …
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Four men have been sentenced in federal court after joining together to commit a coordinated assault on a fellow inmate in 2020, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. On Feb. …
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Former CFO of Claddagh Irish Pubs Parent Company Charged with Defrauding States Out of More Than $1 Million in Sales Tax Revenue
by DOJ PressCLEVELAND – First Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that the former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of CDG Acquisition, LLC (CDG), a company registered in the State of Ohio, …
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Perpetrator Of Catfishing Scheme Charged With Extortion, Cyberstalking, And Interstate Threats
by DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation …
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Mexican National Sentenced To Nearly 20 Years For Trafficking Dozens Of Kilograms Of Methamphetamine And Possessing A Shotgun And Three Handguns
by DOJ PressTampa, FL – U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Evaristo Marin-Dominguez (34, Michoacan, Mexico) to 19 years and 7 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute and …
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Recidivist Florida Fraudster Convicted at Trial for Financial Frauds, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Possession of Stolen Mail
by DOJ PressMOBILE, AL – A federal jury convicted a Tampa, Florida man this week for conspiring to commit bank fraud, unlawfully possessing fake and stolen identification documents, possessing counterfeit and forged …
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ST. LOUIS – A grand jury on Wednesday indicted a woman from St. Peters, Missouri on charges accusing her of committing a $204,095 fraud involving a loan program intended for …
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U.S. Attorney Settles Fraud Lawsuit Against Non-Profit For Inflating Medicaid Reimbursements By Falsely Reporting Millions In Costs
by DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Scott Lampert, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Department …
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Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest of Ricky Darnell Franklin, Jr. (30, Ocala) on an indictment charging him with possessing a firearm as a …
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Co-Founder And Chief Investment Officer Of London-Based Hedge Fund Charged With FX Market Manipulation And Fraud
by DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau …