McALLEN, Texas – A 53-year-old U.S. citizen living in Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been ordered to federal prison for importing meth into the United States, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. …
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CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Ryan Ashley Hubbs, of Paris, Ohio, was sentenced today to 124 months of incarceration for carjacking, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Hubbs, 38, pled …
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Newark Tax Preparer Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Aiding and Assisting in Preparation of False Tax Returns
NEWARK, N.J. – A Pennsylvania man who worked as a tax preparer in Newark was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for helping his clients file falsified tax returns …
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CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Jensen Vasquez, …
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Former Pittsburgh-area Doctor Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Prescribing Opioids, Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering
PITTSBURGH – A former physician pleaded guilty today in federal court to drug diversion, health care fraud and money laundering charges associated with his suburban Pittsburgh holistic medical practice, Acting …
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Multiple Men Indicted for Arson and Other Offenses Committed During Unrest in Kenosha; Investigation Into Other Suspects Continues
Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on July 7, 2021, a federal grand jury indicted four men, in two separate cases, …
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Hartford Man Sentenced to 27 Months for Distributing Cocaine and Marijuana on Supervised Release
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL LEDBETTER, 30, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in …
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Florida Department of Children and Families Agrees to Pay $17.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability in Connection With Snap Quality Control
The Florida Department of Children and Families (FDCF) has agreed to pay the United States $17,500,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in its administration of …
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Former Defense Department Official Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges of Taking Cash to Aid Contractor’s Request for $6.4 Million
RIVERSIDE, California – A former Department of Defense civilian official has pleaded guilty to two felony charges for taking tens of thousands of dollars in illegal cash payments from …
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Man Who Stole Over $67,000 Charged With Three Armed Robberies Of Supermarket And Gas Stations In Cataño And Vega Baja
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment charging Juan Tyler López Gerraughty with six counts related to three armed robberies, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, …
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Ocala, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Devonne L. Walker (35, Lady Lake, FL), Tymane D. Hamilton (29, Phoenix, AZ), and …
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Buffalo Man First Defendant To Be Sentenced In Fentanyl Trafficking Ring
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Christopher Cook, 30, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to …
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Paterson Man Sentenced to 95 Months in Prison for Coercion and Enticement of Minor
NEWARK, N.J. – A Passaic County man was sentenced today to 95 months in prison for coercion and enticement of a minor and for illegally re-entering the United States, Acting …
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Huntington Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Prison for Federal Drug and Gun Crimes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Johnny Ray Francis III, 20, was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin and using and carrying a firearm during …
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Jefferson County Man Guilty of FEMA Fraud Related to Hurricane Harvey
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Port Arthur man has pleaded guilty to hurricane-related fraud in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. Jose Luis Carrillo, …
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Bergen County Man Sentenced to 16 Months in Prison for Using Online Web Forums to Engage in Cyberstalking
NEWARK, N.J. – A Bergen County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 16 months in prison for using Facebook and other online web forums to cyberstalk victims, Acting U.S. …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Settles Fraud Suit Against Spectrum Painting For False Statements About Disadvantaged Business Participation On Federal Construction Projects
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Brian Gallagher, Acting Special Agent-in-Charge, Northeastern Region, United States Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General (“USDOT-OIG”), …
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Mexican National Living in Meriden Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Heroin
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JESUS GOMEZ, 58, a citizen of Mexico last residing in Meriden, was sentenced today by U.S. …
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United States Postal Worker Arrested for Stealing Postal Money Orders
A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging United States Postal Service (USPS) worker Jaleesa Wallace with stealing blank postal money orders and unemployment benefits cards. …
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Prairie Village Man Sentenced to 12 Years for $7.3 Million Dollar Payday Loan Fraud, $8 Million Tax Evasion
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Prairie Village, Kansas, man was sentenced in federal court today for engaging in two separate fraud schemes related to millions of dollars in false payday …
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D.C. Woman Sentenced to Prison for Stealing from Non-Profit Organizations
In announcing the sentence, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillips, Inspector in Charge Adame and Chief Contee commended the work of those who investigated the case …
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Justice Department and Oneida County Board of Elections Reach Agreement under National Voter Registration Act and Help America Vote Act
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced yesterday that it has entered into a proposed consent decree to settle a voting rights lawsuit with the Board of Elections of Oneida County, …
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – U.S. District Court Judge Pedro A. Delgado Hernández sentenced Luis Enrique Valentín-Ramírez to 27 years in prison for a carjacking murder committed on September 13, …
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Syracuse Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Unregistered Silencers
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Anthony Lopes, age 29, of Syracuse, New York, pled guilty today to possessing unregistered silencers, announced Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon, John B. DeVito, …
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Queens Man Sentenced to 57 Months’ Imprisonment for Purchasing Illegally Defaced Firearm
Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Joseph Miner was sentenced by United States District Judge William F. Kuntz, II, to 57 months’ imprisonment for purchasing an illegally defaced …