Chicago Man Sentenced to 48 Months for Attempting to Possess Fentanyl for Distribution

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jeffrey Kemp, 55, Chicago, Illinois was sentenced on Friday, May 6 by Chief U.S. District…

May 9, 2022

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Orange County Man Sentenced to 2½ Years in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining $1.5 Million in COVID-Relief Loans

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SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County man was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $1.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) COVID-relief loans…

May 9, 2022

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Husband and Wife who Conspired with Jared Fogle to Sexually Exploit Children are Sentenced to Decades in Federal Prison

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INDIANAPOLIS – Russell Taylor, 50, Indianapolis, and his ex-wife, Angela Taylor (now known as Angela Baldwin), 40, Connersville, were sentenced today, ending a years-long child exploitation investigation into a conspiracy that involved…

May 9, 2022

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Maryland man sentenced for drug trafficking

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MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Traun Renekki Musgrove, of Hagerstown, Maryland, was sentenced today to one year of probation for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Musgrove, 42, pleaded guilty…

May 9, 2022

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South Florida Political Campaign Consultant Charged with Defrauding Covid-19 Relief Program

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Miami, Florida – Federal prosecutors have charged 42-year-old Royal Palm Beach, Florida resident Omar Smith with lying on a coronavirus relief loan application and fraudulently obtaining more than two hundred thousand dollars…

May 9, 2022

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Baltimore man sentenced for drug trafficking charge

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MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Dontaz Lavan Brandon, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced today to five years of probation for a drug a charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Brandon, 24, pleaded…

May 9, 2022

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Southern California Center for Autistic Children Pays $650,000 to Resolve Allegations of Fraudulent Billing

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Assistant U. S. Attorney Dylan M. Aste (619) 546-7621 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – May 9, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Prism Behavioral Solutions has paid $650,000 to resolve allegations that it billed the…

May 9, 2022

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Dubuque Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing Firearm

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A Dubuque man that possessed a firearm while subject to a no-contact order and in connection with distributing marijuana was sentenced today to more than 2 years in federal prison. Marcus McDaniel,…

May 9, 2022

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Iowa Man With Ties to Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Organization Sent to Federal Prison

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An Iowa man who conspired to distribute over 150 pounds of ice methamphetamine was sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison. Jeremey Aswegan, age 44, from Van Horne, Iowa, received…

May 9, 2022

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Members of Darrin Southall Drug Organization Sentenced in Federal Court

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MOBILE, AL –Three members of Darrin Southall’s drug trafficking organization have been sentenced in federal court. Two of them will serve 10 years in federal prison and one of them will serve…

May 9, 2022

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Home Health Company Operating in Florida Pays $2.1 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations

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Miami, Florida – SHC Home Health Services of Florida, LLC and its related entities (collectively “Signature HomeNow”) have paid $2.1 million to the United States government to settle claims of improperly billing…

May 9, 2022

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Abingdon Man Sentenced for Stealing Mail and Bank Fraud

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ABINGDON, Va. – An Abingdon, Virginia man, who stole hundreds of pieces of mail from over 100 different addresses in the Abingdon area, including a check he altered and cashed at a…

May 9, 2022

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Brooklyn Gang Leader Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for Murder for Hire Conspiracy, Use of a Firearm, and Narcotics Trafficking

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Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Ronald Williams, a leader of the ‘90s Crew street gang based in the Canarsie and East Flatbush neighborhoods of Brooklyn, was sentenced by United States…

May 9, 2022

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Two Owners of Tony Luke’s Philadelphia Cheesesteak Restaurant Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the IRS

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PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Anthony Lucidonio, Sr., 84, of Philadelphia, PA, and Nicholas Lucidonio, 56, of New Jersey, pleaded guilty today before United States District Court…

May 9, 2022

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South Carolina Man Charged in Connection with Transporting Minor to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity

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TUCSON, Ariz. – Last week, a federal grand jury in Tucson returned a two-count indictment against Timothy Mikell Schultheis, aka Jackson Oden, 24, of South Carolina, charging Transportation of a Minor with…

May 9, 2022

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Local woman ordered to prison for aggravated identity theft

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HOUSTON – A 43-year-old Houston resident has been sent to prison following her conviction of using stolen personal information to obtain over $1,000, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Daneshia Shane Walton…

May 9, 2022

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Two Florida men were sentenced Friday for leading a nationwide scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for millions of dollars in loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under…

May 9, 2022

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Two Mexican Nationals Charged with Hostage Taking, Transportation of Illegal Aliens, and Firearms Offenses

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TUCSON, Ariz. – Last week, a federal grand jury in Tucson returned an eight-count indictment against Mexican Nationals Olegario Lares-De La Rosa, 29, and Ivan Heriberto Borboa-Ruiz, 28, for Conspiracy to Commit…

May 9, 2022

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Two Drug Conspiracies Land Little Rock Man in Federal Prison for 18 Years

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LITTLE ROCK—A Little Rock man’s involvement in two separate drug conspiracies will end with him spending 18 years in federal prison. Desmond Kelley, aka “Trell,” 28, was sentenced yesterday…

May 9, 2022

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California man sentenced to more than 15 years for role in drug distribution operation

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CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Sixto Marquez, of Paramount, California, was sentenced today to 188 months of incarceration for his role in methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin drug distribution operation, United States…

May 9, 2022

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