Sacramento, California, Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and for Using a Communication Facility to Commit a Drug Felony

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A Sacramento, California, man, Tommy V. Tran, 28, of the 8000 block of Danbury Park Court, was sentenced on May 4, 2022, by United States District Judge Sue Myerscough…

May 10, 2022

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Registered Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

Department of Justice Press Releases

NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that JACOB WIEBELT (“WIEBELT”), age 39, of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, pled guilty today to a one-count bill of information for Possession of…

May 10, 2022

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Mission Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as Sex Offender

Department of Justice Press Releases

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on May 9, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto…

May 10, 2022

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Box Elder man sentenced to 78 months in prison for witness tampering in attempted murder investigation on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation

Department of Justice Press Releases

GREAT FALLS — A Box Elder man who admitted to intimidating and threatening a witness who would testify against him regarding his involvement in a kidnapping and attempted murder on the Rocky…

May 10, 2022

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Ham Lake Felon Sentenced to Prison for Cocaine Distribution, Firearms Violations

Department of Justice Press Releases

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Ham Lake man has been sentenced to 114 months in prison for illegally possessing multiple firearms and possessing cocaine with intent to distribute it, announced United States…

May 10, 2022

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Fleeing felon convicted for firearm and meth

Department of Justice Press Releases

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A federal jury in Corpus Christi has convicted a 39-year-old local man for possessing with the intent to distribute narcotics, being a felon in possession of a firearm…

May 10, 2022

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Man Sentenced to More Than a Year in Federal Prison for Inciting Rioting in Downtown Chicago

Department of Justice Press Releases

CHICAGO — A man was sentenced today to more than a year in federal prison for inciting rioting involving multiple incidents of property damage and looting in Chicago in the summer of…

May 10, 2022

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Leupp Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Abusive Sexual Contact of a Child

Department of Justice Press Releases

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Brian James Tsinnijinnie, 26, of Leupp, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Steven P. Logan to 180 months in prison. Tsinnijinnie previously pleaded guilty to Abusive Sexual…

May 10, 2022

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Two Charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

Department of Justice Press Releases

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that GREGORY JOHNSON, JR., age 43, of Baton Rouge, and KEITH BOURGEOIS, age 51, of New Orleans, were indicted on May 5, 2022…

May 10, 2022

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Former Chief Financial Officer of $21 Billion Biopharmaceutical Company Indicted for Insider Trading

Department of Justice Press Releases

NEWARK, N.J. – The former chief financial officer for a biopharmaceutical company was indicted today for his role in an insider trading scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Usama Malik, 47,…

May 10, 2022

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High-ranking member of violent drug trafficking ring sentenced to nine years in prison

Department of Justice Press Releases

Seattle – A significant drug distributor for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to nine years in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. …

May 10, 2022

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Eight Defendants Indicted for Human Smuggling and Drug Conspiracy Offenses

Department of Justice Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Eight individuals were charged in an indictment, unsealed today in the Eastern District of Louisiana, for their involvement in an international scheme to smuggle 24 undocumented individuals from Honduras into…

May 10, 2022

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Las Vegas Woman Sentenced To Prison For Using Stolen Identities To Fraudulently Collect Over $175,000 In Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Department of Justice Press Releases

LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas woman was sentenced today to 45 months in prison for using at least 40 stolen identities to fraudulently collect approximately $175,622 in unemployment insurance benefits from…

May 10, 2022

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Managers of Arizona Telemedicine Company Admit Roles in $64 Million Nationwide Kickback, Health Care Fraud Schemes

Department of Justice Press Releases

NEWARK, N.J. – Two owners of a nationwide telemedicine company today admitted their roles in conspiracies to bribe doctors and to commit health care fraud, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna…

May 10, 2022

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Boulder Health System, Physician Assistant, and Nurse Practitioner Agree to Resolve Investigation into Improper Prescribing of Opioids

Department of Justice Press Releases

DENVER –The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Boulder Community Health, a not-for-profit health system in Boulder, Colorado, Christopher Kreider (a Physician Assistant), and Bonnie Wilensky (a Nurse…

May 10, 2022

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Portland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Bank Fraud Scheme

Department of Justice Press Releases

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland man was sentenced to federal prison today for using a residential property he did not own as collateral for obtaining a bank loan worth more than $316,000. Alireza Zamanizadeh,…

May 10, 2022

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Missoula woman admits drug trafficking, firearms crimes after officers seize more than seven pounds of meth, fentanyl and guns

Department of Justice Press Releases

MISSOULA — A Missoula woman today admitted to trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl after law enforcement seized more than seven pounds of meth, fentanyl and firearms during the investigation, U.S. Attorney Leif M.…

May 10, 2022

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El Salvadorian felon convicted of third-time unlawful entry

Department of Justice Press Releases

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 46-year-old man has been found guilty of illegal re-entry into the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Today, U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton deliberated…

May 10, 2022

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Armour Man Sentenced for Threatening Communications

Department of Justice Press Releases

United States Attorney Alison Ramsdell announced that an Armour, South Dakota, man convicted of threatening communications was sentenced on May 9, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier. Larry Lee Grueschow,…

May 10, 2022

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Norris Man Sentenced for Abusive Sexual Contact

Department of Justice Press Releases

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Norris, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact was sentenced on May 9, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District…

May 10, 2022

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