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 that generated…

July 14, 2021

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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

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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 the U.S.…

July 14, 2021

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Paterson Man Sentenced to 95 Months in Prison for Coercion and Enticement of Minor

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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 U.S. Attorney…

July 14, 2021

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Bergen County Man Sentenced to 16 Months in Prison for Using Online Web Forums to Engage in Cyberstalking

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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. Attorney Rachael…

July 14, 2021

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United States Postal Worker Arrested for Stealing Postal Money Orders

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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. Wallace was…

July 14, 2021

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Queens Man Sentenced to 57 Months’ Imprisonment for Purchasing Illegally Defaced Firearm

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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 firearm in…

July 14, 2021

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United States Files Complaint and Reaches Agreement on Stipulation with Limetree Bay Terminals LLC and Limetree Bay Refining LLC Relating to Petroleum Refinery in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

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WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), filed a complaint in federal court in the U.S. Virgin Islands against Limetree Bay Terminals…

July 14, 2021

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Clarksburg man sentenced for firearms charge

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CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Tee El Dodd, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 46 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Dodd, 34,…

July 13, 2021

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Ringleader of Extensive Sinaloa Cartel-Linked Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking Network Sentenced

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The ringleader behind an extensive drug trafficking ring was sentenced today to 33 years in prison for distributing large amounts of fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine in Newport News and…

July 13, 2021

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Pueblo Man Sentenced for Being a Prior Felon in Possession of a Firearm

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DENVER — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Angel Castro of Pueblo, CO, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Raymond Moore to serve 120 months in…

July 13, 2021

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Member of 36th Street Bang Squad Gang Sentenced for Attempted Murder and Multiple Shootings

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Hampton man was sentenced on Friday to 30 years in prison for his role in a gang-related racketeering conspiracy, murder, and attempted murder. According to court documents…

July 13, 2021

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Jury Convicts Hampton Return Preparer of Tax Fraud

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A federal jury convicted a Hampton man today of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, theft of government funds, and failing to file federal…

July 13, 2021

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Dalton Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses

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BOSTON – A Dalton man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield to child sexual exploitation offenses. James LaFrance, 65, pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual exploitation of children. U.S.…

July 9, 2021

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Virginia Diagnostic Testing Lab Agrees to Pay $1.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

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NEWARK, N.J. – A Virginia diagnostic laboratory will pay $1.4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting or causing to be submitted claims for genetic tests…

July 9, 2021

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Hardy County man indicted on firearms charges

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CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Gregory Stump, of Moorefield, West Virginia, was indicted yesterday on firearms charges, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Stump, 51, was indicted on one count of…

July 9, 2021

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Harrison County man indicted on firearms charge

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CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Chad Perkins, of Wallace, West Virginia, was indicted yesterday on a firearms charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Perkins, 31, was indicted on one count…

July 9, 2021

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Bridgeton Police Officer Charged with Civil Rights Violation and Filing False Police Report

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CAMDEN, N.J. – A City of Bridgeton police officer has been indicted for offenses arising from an assault on the streets of Bridgeton, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today. John…

July 9, 2021

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Darkweb Drug Trafficker Arrested in Operation DisrupTor Sentenced to 6.5 Years in Prison

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A darkweb cocaine and heroin trafficker has been sentenced to 6 ½ years in federal prison for drug conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. Aaron Brewer – a…

July 9, 2021

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Two Indicted for Maritime Drug-Trafficking Offenses

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Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on August 25, 2020, a federal grand jury indicted Herlin Hernandez-Trinidad (a/k/a “Rainely), and on January 26,…

July 9, 2021

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Jersey City Gang Member Charged with Murder

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NEWARK, N.J. – An alleged member of a Jersey City, New Jersey, gang has been charged with the March 31, 2020, murder of a Jersey City resident, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A.…

July 9, 2021

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