Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 583

November 2, 2025

New York man sentenced to 17 months for anti-Jewish hate crimes at city protests

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…

Armored truck heist in Chicago Loop ends with suspect shot and cash recovered

Cruise line worker sentenced in New Orleans for child exploitation materials

Mexican Citizen Sentenced to 48 Months for Possessing Methamphetamine for Distribution

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jose A. Mendoza-Cortez, 32, a citizen of Mexico found in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, was…

Two Individuals Sentenced To Federal Prison For Continuous Violations Of Court’s Orders

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Steven Abboud (58, Davenport) to 5 months’ imprisonment and his codefendant, Diana Robinson (54, Davenport), to 21 days in federal prison…

Arlington Doctor Sentenced to 12 Years in Pill Mill Case

An Arlington physician has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for fraud and drug crimes, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad Meacham. In July 2021, a…

Home Healthcare Agencies Settle Fraud Claims for $5.4 Million and Agree to Pay Wages and Benefits to Underpaid Aides

Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Letitia James, New York State Attorney General, announced today a pair of settlement agreements with two Brooklyn-based licensed home…

Bushkill Man Charged With Aggravated Assault By Vehicle Following Serious Motor Vehicle Collision On Federal Land

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 24, 2022, Fitzgerald C. Providence, age 49, of Bushkill, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal…

Former Employees of Beaver County Health Care Facility Indicted on Federal Hate Crime Charges Related to Alleged Assaults Against Disabled Residents

PITTSBURGH, PA – Two former residents of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on federal hate crime charges, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced…

Salisbury Medical Practice Pays the United States Over $286,000 to Resolve Claims that it Billed for Medical Services Not Provided

Baltimore, Maryland – Peninsula Internal Medicine, L.L.C., a medical practice located in Salisbury, Maryland, and the Estate of Candy Burns have paid the United States $286,631.33 to settle allegations that Peninsula Internal…

Philadelphia Man Convicted in 2018 Murder-Kidnapping Plot Against North Philadelphia Business Owner

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that John Perkins, 34, of Philadelphia, PA, was convicted after trial for his involvement in a scheme to kidnap an individual and hold…

Peoria Man Sentenced to 144 Months in Prison for Distribution of Methamphetamine

PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria, Illinois, man, Demarco E. Washington, 43, of the 100 block of East Archer Avenue was sentenced on March 24, 2022, to 12 years in prison, to be…

Three Men Plead Guilty To Setting Fire To Police Vehicle During May 2020 Protest In Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS — Three Las Vegas men pleaded guilty this week to conspiring to and setting fire to a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) patrol vehicle during a protest in downtown…

Southfield Resident Sentenced to More Than Ten Years In Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

DETROIT – U.S. District Court Judge Stephen J. Murphy sentenced Leron Liggins, 34, formerly of Southfield to 10 ½ years in federal prison on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, United States Attorney Dawn…

GDD Pharmacy Services, Inc. To Pay $70,000 In Recordkeeping Violations Of The Controlled Substances Act

HARRISBURG, PA —The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that GDD Pharmacy Services, Inc., located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay the United States $70,000 in…

Five Men Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Guns from a Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer in Tazewell County

PEORIA, Ill. – The last of five defendants – Jaquon Timothy, 19, of the 1600 block of South Stanley Street in Peoria, Illinois – was sentenced on March 24, 2022, to 22…

Former Peoria, Illinois, Man Sentenced for Possession of a Sawed-Off Shotgun and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person

PEORIA, Ill. – A Metropolis, Illinois, man, Roy T. Rolfe, 40, formerly a resident of Peoria, was sentenced on March 24, 2022, to 27 months in prison, to be followed by three…

HPM Corporation and Owners Accept Responsibility, Agree to Pay Nearly $3 Million in Restitution and Penalties for Fraudulent Covid-19 Relief Loan

Richland, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that HPM Corporation (HPMC) and its owners have agreed to pay $2,939,400 in restitution…

Department of Justice Press Releases- Page 583

New York man sentenced to 17 months for anti-Jewish hate crimes at city protests

Ex-NASA employees admit to luxury home mortgage fraud scheme

Armored truck heist in Chicago Loop ends with suspect shot and cash recovered

Cruise line worker sentenced in New Orleans for child exploitation materials

Mexican Citizen Sentenced to 48 Months for Possessing Methamphetamine for Distribution

Two Individuals Sentenced To Federal Prison For Continuous Violations Of Court’s Orders

Arlington Doctor Sentenced to 12 Years in Pill Mill Case

Home Healthcare Agencies Settle Fraud Claims for $5.4 Million and Agree to Pay Wages and Benefits to Underpaid Aides

Bushkill Man Charged With Aggravated Assault By Vehicle Following Serious Motor Vehicle Collision On Federal Land

Former Employees of Beaver County Health Care Facility Indicted on Federal Hate Crime Charges Related to Alleged Assaults Against Disabled Residents

Salisbury Medical Practice Pays the United States Over $286,000 to Resolve Claims that it Billed for Medical Services Not Provided

Philadelphia Man Convicted in 2018 Murder-Kidnapping Plot Against North Philadelphia Business Owner

Peoria Man Sentenced to 144 Months in Prison for Distribution of Methamphetamine

Three Men Plead Guilty To Setting Fire To Police Vehicle During May 2020 Protest In Las Vegas

Southfield Resident Sentenced to More Than Ten Years In Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

GDD Pharmacy Services, Inc. To Pay $70,000 In Recordkeeping Violations Of The Controlled Substances Act

Five Men Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Guns from a Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer in Tazewell County

Former Peoria, Illinois, Man Sentenced for Possession of a Sawed-Off Shotgun and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person

HPM Corporation and Owners Accept Responsibility, Agree to Pay Nearly $3 Million in Restitution and Penalties for Fraudulent Covid-19 Relief Loan

Nashville Man Sentenced To 17 Years In Federal Prison In Case That Left Child With Gunshot Wound To The Head

Benton City Drug Trafficker with Ties to Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced to Nearly 16 Years in Federal Prison

Former IRS Employee Arrested for Assisting in Preparation of False Tax Returns, Identity Theft

Las Vegas Felon Charged For Robbing Multiple Businesses At Gunpoint

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