Bloomington Man’s Guilty Plea Marks 16th Felony Conviction in Two Medicaid Fraud Conspiracies that Totaled Over $5.4 Million in Fraudulent Billing

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Bloomington man has pleaded guilty to his role in a $1.4 million Medicaid fraud conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, Abdirahman…

November 8, 2022

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Hennepin County Man Sentenced to 9.5 Years in Prison for Violent Armed Carjacking

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MINNEAPOLIS – A Hennepin County man has been sentenced to 115 months followed by five years of supervised release for a violent armed carjacking, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to…

November 8, 2022

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Cedar Rapids Meth and Heroin Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison

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A Cedar Rapids woman who distributed methamphetamine and heroin was sentenced November 7, 2022, to two years in federal prison. Breanna Lynn Luna, age 42, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison…

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Out of state trucker ordered to prison for carrying cocaine

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BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 54-year-old man has been sent to federal prison following his conviction of trafficking 75 kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Legusta Juaquim Rodan, De Valls…

November 8, 2022

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Former Brownsville police officer sentenced for escorting drugs

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BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 53-year-old man residing in Brownsville has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of trafficking one kilogram of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Jose Salinas…

November 8, 2022

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Two men admit to harboring over 31 people

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LAREDO, Texas – Two men illegally residing in Laredo have pleaded guilty to harboring illegal aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Angel Garcia-Garcia, 27, Veracruz, Mexico, and Selvin Antonio Gomez-Garranza, 22,…

November 8, 2022

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Local man convicted of conspiracy to transport people in truck bed

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A federal jury in Corpus Christi has returned a guilty verdict against a 44-year-old man for conspiring to transport illegal aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. The…

November 8, 2022

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Dekalb Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon

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Jackson, Miss. – A Dekalb, Mississippi man pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of…

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Jury convicts truck driver of illegally transporting people

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A federal jury in Corpus Christi has convicted a 52-year-old Texan for transporting illegal aliens within the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery today. The jury…

November 8, 2022

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Indian national sentenced for government impersonation call center scam

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HOUSTON – A 38-year-old Indian citizen who was illegally residing in Houston has been ordered to prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Waseem Maknojiya pleaded…

November 8, 2022

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Portland Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Large Quantities of Methamphetamine and Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills

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MEDFORD, Ore.—A Portland, Oregon man with a prior drug trafficking conviction was sentenced to federal prison today after he was found driving on Interstate 5 in Southern Oregon with more than ten…

November 8, 2022

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Army Vet Sentenced For Selling Military Secrets To China

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Army Vet Sentenced For Selling Military Secrets To China Micaela Burrow on November 8, 2022 The Department of Justice (DOJ) sentenced a San Diego man who formerly served in the U.S. army…

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Fake Oxycodone Pill Seller Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

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WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that a Wilmington, Delaware man was sentenced last week to over 10 years in federal prison for possessing…

November 8, 2022

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Fugitive Bookkeeper Apprehended in Utah After 8 Years on the Run Sentenced to 90 Months in Prison for Embezzling More than $2.2 Million

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INDIANAPOLIS– Jody Russell Trapp, 58, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for wire fraud, money laundering and tax evasion. According to court documents, from July 2009 through December 2011, Trapp was a bookkeeper…

November 8, 2022

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West Warwick Man Arraigned on Federal Firearm and Drug Charges

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PROVIDENCE – A West Warwick man appeared in federal court today on federal firearm and drug charges, brought after West Warwick Police, investigating allegations of domestic violence that occurred at the man’s…

November 8, 2022

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Major indictment targets southeastern drug trafficking conspiracy

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STATESBORO, GA: A newly unsealed federal indictment charges nearly three dozen defendants for their involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy centered in south Georgia and reaching into the Caribbean. The primary conspiracy…

November 8, 2022

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Allahjuan Calhoun Pleads Guilty to Failure to Appear, Admits to Violating Supervised Release

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The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Allahjuan Calhoun, 32, of Yonkers, New York, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court in Burlington to a charge of…

November 8, 2022

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Federal Jury Finds Pasco County Man, Whose Victims Included Children And Foreign Nationals, Guilty Of Human Trafficking Charges

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Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found David Alan Quarles (51, Odessa) guilty of conspiracy; sex trafficking by force, threats, fraud, and coercion;…

November 8, 2022

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Mexican Springs man sentenced to six and a half years in prison for manslaughter

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Quinten Smith, 22, of Mexican Springs, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo…

November 8, 2022

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Grand Junction Woman Sentenced to 37 Months for Wire Fraud and Filing False Tax Returns

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Denver – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Debra Campbell, age 66, of Grand Junction, Colorado, was sentenced today to 37 months in prison and ordered to…

November 8, 2022

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