Former BOP Employee Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Ward

LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Georgia man, formerly residing in Lexington, Ky., Hosea Lee Jr., 43, pleaded guilty on Friday, before Chief U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves, to committing five counts of sexual…

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Columbia Woman Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud

Hattiesburg, Miss. – A Columbia, Mississippi woman was sentenced to 57 months in prison for defrauding health care insurance providers. Joy Beth Harden, 51, pled guilty on August 10, 2021, to executing…

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New Orleans Man Sentenced to Twenty-Eight Months of Imprisonment for Health Care Fraud Scheme

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans announced that JOSEPH CAMPO (“CAMPO”) was sentenced on April 14, 2022 to 28 months of imprisonment, and…

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Riverside County Man Found Guilty of Fraud for Misusing COVID-Relief Business Loan on Personal Expenses, Including Luxury Cars

LOS ANGELES – A Riverside County man who purported to own a pothole-repair company was found guilty by a federal jury today of fraud charges for using hundreds of thousands of…

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Government Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bribing a Government Official

NORFOLK, Va. – A Chesapeake woman pleaded guilty today to bribing a government official. According to court documents, Jennifer A. Strickland 47, agreed to bribe a General Services Administration (GSA) Contracting Official…

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Former Local Union Vice President Sentenced to Two Years for Operating Overtime Kickback Scheme in the Allentown Post Office

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Joseph Whitbeck, 56, of Tamaqua, PA, was sentenced to two years in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay…

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Postal Service Letter Carrier Pleads Guilty To Stealing Mail

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that JAVONTE RICHARD, age 29, of New Orleans, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to Theft of Mail by a Postal Service employee in…

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William Stenger Sentenced to 18 months in Prison in Connection with the AnC Vermont EB-5 Project in the Northeast Kingdom

The United States Attorney’s Office announced that William Stenger, 73, of Newport, Vermont, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison by Chief Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford in United States District Court.…

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Bronx Man Sentenced To Over Nine Years In Prison For Coordinating Armed Home Invasion Robbery

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that OSCAR RIOS, a/k/a “Oski,” was sentenced to 115 months in prison for his coordination of an…

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Chester County Man Sentenced to Over 2 ½ Years for Stealing Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds While Incarcerated

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Kenneth L. Huggins, Jr., 25, of Coatesville, PA, was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison, and three years of…

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Owner and Operator of Arlington Insurance Agency Convicted by Federal Jury of Stealing Government Benefits

BOSTON – The owner and operator of an Arlington-based insurance agency has been convicted by a federal jury in Boston of fraudulently receiving disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)…

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California Parents Sentenced in College Admissions Case

BOSTON – Two Silicon Valley parents were sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with their involvement in the college admissions case. Gregory Colburn, M.D., 65, and Amy Colburn, 53,…

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Man Receives Ten Year Prison Sentence for His Role in Prescription Drug Scheme Involving Montgomery Physician

Montgomery, Ala. – On April 11, 2022, Garren Charles Rogers, 36, of Slidell, Louisiana, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for his role in organizing a prescription drug scheme…

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Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 6 ½ Years in Prison for Stealing Nearly $1 Million in PPP Funds

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Devron Brown, 50, formerly of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to six years and six months in prison, five years of supervised release,…

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Brooklyn Man Arrested for Arson of Rash Nightclub

A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging John Lhota with the April 3, 2022 arson of Rash, a bar and nightclub in Bushwick frequented by members of…

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Former Postal Employee Admits Fraud in Connection with Unemployment Insurance Benefits

NEWARK, N.J. – A former U.S. Postal Service USPS employee today admitted that he conspired to fraudulently obtain unemployment insurance benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Ross Clayton, 31, of Irvington,…

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Two Marketers Sentenced for Engaging in an Illegal Health Care Kickback Scheme

Two men were sentenced in federal court Wednesday for helping orchestrate a scheme where physicians received kickback payments in exchange for writing and referring expensive compounded drug prescriptions to OK Compounding, announced…

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Harrison County Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Provide False Statements to Medicare

Gulfport, Miss. – A Biloxi man was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison and pay restitution in the amount of $1,537,326.14 for providing false statements in connection with the delivery of…

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Cascade woman charged in student loan fraud scheme

GREAT FALLS — A Cascade woman suspected of fraudulently obtaining federal student financial aid by using the names of other individuals to enroll at the Great Falls College and then using those…

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Owner of Queens Pharmacies Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud

BROOKLYN, NY – Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Aleah Mohammed was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for carrying out multiple schemes to defraud health care programs, including obtaining more…

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Former BOP Employee Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Ward

Columbia Woman Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud

New Orleans Man Sentenced to Twenty-Eight Months of Imprisonment for Health Care Fraud Scheme

Riverside County Man Found Guilty of Fraud for Misusing COVID-Relief Business Loan on Personal Expenses, Including Luxury Cars

Government Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bribing a Government Official

Former Local Union Vice President Sentenced to Two Years for Operating Overtime Kickback Scheme in the Allentown Post Office

Postal Service Letter Carrier Pleads Guilty To Stealing Mail

William Stenger Sentenced to 18 months in Prison in Connection with the AnC Vermont EB-5 Project in the Northeast Kingdom

Bronx Man Sentenced To Over Nine Years In Prison For Coordinating Armed Home Invasion Robbery

Chester County Man Sentenced to Over 2 ½ Years for Stealing Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds While Incarcerated

Owner and Operator of Arlington Insurance Agency Convicted by Federal Jury of Stealing Government Benefits

California Parents Sentenced in College Admissions Case

Man Receives Ten Year Prison Sentence for His Role in Prescription Drug Scheme Involving Montgomery Physician

Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 6 ½ Years in Prison for Stealing Nearly $1 Million in PPP Funds

Brooklyn Man Arrested for Arson of Rash Nightclub

Former Postal Employee Admits Fraud in Connection with Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Two Marketers Sentenced for Engaging in an Illegal Health Care Kickback Scheme

Harrison County Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Provide False Statements to Medicare

Cascade woman charged in student loan fraud scheme

Owner of Queens Pharmacies Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud

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