Jury Convicts Clarksville Doctor Of 36 Counts Related To Pill Mill Operation

NASHVILLE – A federal jury on Friday, completed its deliberations in the case of Dr. Samson Orusa, 59, of Clarksville, Tennessee, who was convicted last month of federal drug charges, healthcare fraud,…

Media Advisory: Press Conference to Announce Project Safe Neighborhood Gun Charges and Arrests in Waterloo, Iowa

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – There will be a press conference held on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at the United States Attorney’s Office in the federal courthouse, 111 Seventh Ave…

Brooklyn Man Admits Role In Scheme To Defraud New Jersey Banks By Depositing $1 Million In Stolen Checks

NEWARK, N.J. – A Brooklyn, New York, man today admitted his role in a scheme to defraud banks of more than $1 million using stolen and counterfeited checks and stolen identities, Acting…

Bergen County Woman Pleads Guilty To Embezzling Money From Guided Tour Company And Subscribing To False Tax Returns

NEWARK, N.J. – A Lyndhurst, New Jersey woman admitted to her participation in a multi-year embezzlement scheme and to subscribing to a false personal income tax return, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A.…

Brooklyn-Based “Rival Impact” Gang Member Sentenced to Two Life Sentences Plus 20 Years’ Imprisonment for Racketeering, Gang War-Related Double Murder and Narcotics Offenses

Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, United States District Judge Frederic Block sentenced Frank Smith, also known as “Fresh,” a leader of the Coney Island-based gang Rival Impact, to two…

Six members of the Nine Trey Gangster Bloods gang plead guilty to RICO conspiracy

ATLANTA – In a series of pleas, six members of the Nine Trey Gangsters (NTG) national criminal organization pleaded guilty to Racketeer Influenced and Corruption Organization (RICO) conspiracy charges. “Members of the…

New Jersey Man Extradited to United States to Face Charges for Wire Fraud and International Money Laundering

TRENTON, N.J. – A New Jersey man has been arrested for charging unauthorized credit card transactions for music lessons that were not provided to students, and laundering these funds outside of the…

Foxborough Teacher Indicted on Child Exploitation Charges

BOSTON – A teacher at Foxborough High School was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday in connection with possession of child [censored]ography and receiving child [censored]ography over the internet. Thomas Davis,…

Huawei CFO Wanzhou Meng Admits to Misleading Global Financial Institution

Earlier today, Wanzhou Meng, Chief Financial Officer of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei), appeared before U.S. District Judge Ann M. Donnelly in federal district court in Brooklyn, New York, for an arraignment…

Virginia Doctor Pleads Guilty to $1.8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Virginia doctor pleaded guilty today to his role in a $1.8 million health care fraud scheme to prescribe medically unnecessary compounded pain and scar creams and other expensive…

Harrison County residents admit to drug charges

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Two Shinnston, West Virginia, residents have admitted to methamphetamine charges, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Larry Thomas Gregory, II, 44, and Angela Chapman, 33, each…

Convicted Felon Sentenced for Narcotics Trafficking and Manufacturing “Ghost Guns”

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A District Heights, Maryland man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for distributing heroin and cocaine, and for his involvement in manufacturing untraceable “ghost guns” from the…

Ohio man admits to drug charges

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Rashaad Shadee Washington, of Pleasant City, Ohio, has admitted to drug charges, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Washington, 37, pleaded guilty today to one count…

Two Former Employees at New York Branch Of Major Bank And An Accountant Charged With Cares Act Loan Fraud

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, a criminal complaint was unsealed and two criminal informations were filed yesterday charging Anuli Okeke, Charlene Wint and Hashim Campbell, respectively, for their participation in…

Former Union County Postal Employee Admits Stealing Credit Cards from Mail

NEWARK, N.J. – A former Union County, New Jersey, woman today admitted stealing credit cards sent through the mail while employed as a clerk at the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) in Elizabeth,…

Hampshire County man admits to drug charge

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Andrew Ross Hose, of Augusta, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Hose, 36, pleaded guilty today to one…

United States Returns to Iraq Rare Cuneiform Tablet Bearing Portion of the Epic of Gilgamesh

Today, the United States has returned to the Republic of Iraq a rare cuneiform tablet bearing a portion of the epic of Gilgamesh, a Sumerian poem considered one of the world’s oldest…

Berkeley County man admits to role in firearms conspiracy

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Detrick Lee Foston, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to his role in a firearms trafficking conspiracy, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Foston, 25, pleaded…

Virginia man sentenced for sex offender charge

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Eddie Reese Cason, of Buckingham, Virginia, was sentenced today to 21 months of incarceration for a sex offender charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Cason, 37,…

Marshall County man admits to drug charge

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – James M. Renforth, of Cameron, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Renforth, 35, pleaded guilty today to one…

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