Two Men Charged with Shooting Taxi Driver During Robbery

NEWARK, N.J. – Two men have made their initial appearances on charges of shooting a taxi driver during a late-night robbery, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Naeem Jackson, 22, of…

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Suburban Chicago Doctor Charged with Health Care Fraud in Connection with Alleged False Claims to Medicare and Private Insurer

CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago doctor who specialized in removing moles to screen for cancer was charged today in federal court with submitting fraudulent claims for reimbursement to Medicare and a private…

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Former GSA Official Sentenced to Four Months in Prison for Receiving Illegal Gratuity

BOSTON – A former employee of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for receiving illegal gratuity. Kevin Richards, 52, of Hanover, was sentenced by…

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New York Man Admits Role in Mortgage Fraud Scheme Involving Hartford Apartment Buildings

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JACOB DEUTSCH, 57, of Brooklyn, New York, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S.…

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Wife of Former West Haven City Employee Admits Role in Scheme to Steal COVID Relief Funds

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LAUREN DiMASSA, formerly known as LAUREN KNOX, 38, of West Haven, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Omar…

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Bingham Farms Physician Convicted of Drug and Health Care Fraud Charges

DETROIT – Bingham Farms physician David Jankowski, 62, was convicted today by a federal jury in Detroit on thirty charges related to the unlawful distribution of Schedule II, III and IV controlled…

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Rhode Island Woman to Admit to Falsifying Military Service; False Use of Military Medals; Identity Theft; and Fraudulently Collecting More Than $250,000 in Veteran Benefits and Charitable Contributions

PROVIDENCE – According to a signed plea agreement filed today in U.S. District Court in Providence, a Rhode Island woman who, it is alleged, falsely claimed to be a cancer-stricken U.S. Marine…

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Next Community and Legal Issues Clinic (CALIC) to be Hosted on July 23, 2022, in Compton, CA

Free informational event will discuss environmental health and healthy equity issues COMPTON, Calif., July 12, 2022 — McCune Wright Arevalo, LLP, (MWA) – a national law firm specializing in Racial & Economic…

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Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Delay or Destruction of Mail

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – DARIUS PATIN, age 34, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on June 7, 2022 before U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A.…

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Cottonwood County Farmer Charged with $46 Million Organic Grain Fraud Scheme

MINNEAPOLIS – A Jeffers, Minnesota, man has been indicted for defrauding grain purchasers by selling non-GMO grains falsely labeled as organic, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, between…

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Former Postal Service Mail Carrier Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Stealing Mail and Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Jobless Benefits

LOS ANGELES – A former United States Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for scheming to steal more than $250,000 in unemployment insurance (UI) funds…

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East Windsor Man Admits Role in Oxycodone Prescription Fraud Scheme

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that an East Windsor man has admitted his role in a scheme to acquire and distribute oxycodone obtained through…

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Three Members Of International Fraud And Money Laundering Conspiracy Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the convictions last week of MIRCEA CONSTANTINESCU, NIKOLAOS LIMBERATOS, and ALEXANDRU RADULESCU for their participation in an international…

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WASATCH RAILROAD CONTRACTORS AND ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SENTENCED ON WIRE FRAUD AND KNOWING ENDANGERMENT CHARGES

Acting United States Attorney Nicholas Vassallo announced today that JOHN ELDON RIMMASCH, 47, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and WASATCH RAILROAD CONTRACTORS (“WASATCH”), incorporated in Wyoming in 2005, appeared before Federal District Court Judge…

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Google Offers To Break Up To Prevent Antitrust Lawsuit

Google Offers To Break Up To Prevent Antitrust Lawsuit Max Keating on July 8, 2022 Google has offered to break apart in a bid to avoid greater punishment for antitrust violations from federal…

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Federal Jury Convicts Oklahoma State Penitentiary Inmate Of Murder In Indian Country

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that William Clayton Brown, age 39, of McIntosh County, Oklahoma was found guilty by a federal…

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Versailles Tax Preparer Sentenced for Filing False Returns

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Versailles, Mo., woman has been sentenced in federal court for filing false federal income tax returns. Angela Jo Campbell Young, 56, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge…

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Member of $3M COVID-19 Loan Fraud Conspiracy Sentenced

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A McLean man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy that involved the submission of at least 63 fraudulent loan applications to…

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Former Postal Employee Indicted for Theft and False Statements

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Eunice Ting, age 68, of Watervliet, New York, was arraigned today on an indictment charging theft of government property and making a false statement to obtain benefits from…

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Newark, Ohio woman sentenced for stealing Social Security and pension funds

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Cindy S. Hardway stole more than $250,000 over 15 years by continuing to claim her father’s pension and Social Security benefits after he passed away. The 62-year-old Newark woman…

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Two Men Charged with Shooting Taxi Driver During Robbery

Suburban Chicago Doctor Charged with Health Care Fraud in Connection with Alleged False Claims to Medicare and Private Insurer

Former GSA Official Sentenced to Four Months in Prison for Receiving Illegal Gratuity

New York Man Admits Role in Mortgage Fraud Scheme Involving Hartford Apartment Buildings

Wife of Former West Haven City Employee Admits Role in Scheme to Steal COVID Relief Funds

Bingham Farms Physician Convicted of Drug and Health Care Fraud Charges

Rhode Island Woman to Admit to Falsifying Military Service; False Use of Military Medals; Identity Theft; and Fraudulently Collecting More Than $250,000 in Veteran Benefits and Charitable Contributions

Next Community and Legal Issues Clinic (CALIC) to be Hosted on July 23, 2022, in Compton, CA

Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Delay or Destruction of Mail

Cottonwood County Farmer Charged with $46 Million Organic Grain Fraud Scheme

Former Postal Service Mail Carrier Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Stealing Mail and Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Jobless Benefits

East Windsor Man Admits Role in Oxycodone Prescription Fraud Scheme

Three Members Of International Fraud And Money Laundering Conspiracy Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court

WASATCH RAILROAD CONTRACTORS AND ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SENTENCED ON WIRE FRAUD AND KNOWING ENDANGERMENT CHARGES

Google Offers To Break Up To Prevent Antitrust Lawsuit

Federal Jury Convicts Oklahoma State Penitentiary Inmate Of Murder In Indian Country

Versailles Tax Preparer Sentenced for Filing False Returns

Member of $3M COVID-19 Loan Fraud Conspiracy Sentenced

Former Postal Employee Indicted for Theft and False Statements

Newark, Ohio woman sentenced for stealing Social Security and pension funds

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