Woman sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for second-degree murder and intentional child abuse for death of infant

ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Sophia Zayas, 40, was sentenced in federal court on April 19 to 30 years in prison for charges relating to the 2007 death of her infant daughter. On Aug.…

April 20, 2022

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Cogan Station Man Charged With Tax Evasion

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WILLIAMSPORT- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Devon Buck, age 33, of Cogan Station, Pennsylvania, has been charged in a one-count criminal Information with attempting…

April 20, 2022

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Wise County Man Sentenced For Possession of Fentanyl, Guns Following Single-Vehicle Crash

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ABINGDON, Va. – A Wise County, Virginia man, who was found to be in possession of over 40 grams of fentanyl and a pair of firearms at the scene of a single-vehicle…

April 20, 2022

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11 Defendants Plead Guilty in $300 Million Healthcare Fraud

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Just two months after being charged, all 11 defendants implicated in the $300 million Spectrum/Reliable healthcare fraud have pleaded guilty, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.…

April 20, 2022

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Israeli Corporate Lawyer Charged In Insider Trading Scheme

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Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”),…

April 20, 2022

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Prolific Fraudster Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On April 19, 2022, defendant Ramón Julbe-Rosa was sentenced to 18 months in prison and was ordered to pay $270,941.98 in restitution, by United States District Court…

April 20, 2022

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Two More Defendants Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies

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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that CHANDRIKA BROWN (“BROWN”), age 31, and AISHA THOMPSON (“THOMPSON“), age 44, both of New Orleans, Louisiana, were sentenced today…

April 20, 2022

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Three Men Charged With Federal Firearm Violations After Exchange of Gunfire in Suburban Chicago Parking Lot

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CHICAGO — Three men involved in an exchange of gunfire in a store parking lot in a Chicago suburb have been indicted on federal firearm violations. The indictment in U.S. District Court…

April 20, 2022

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Bennington County Man Faces Federal Firearms Charges

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The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Logan Foster, 30, of Arlington, Vermont, has been indicted and arrested on two federal firearms offenses involving the…

April 20, 2022

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Long Island Medical Doctor Charged as Part of COVID-19 Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

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An indictment was returned yesterday in Central Islip charging Dr. Perry Frankel with three counts of health care fraud for an alleged scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid of over $1.3 million…

April 20, 2022

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Three Men Charged In Conspiracy To Distribute Millions Of Fentanyl Pills

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Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Patrick Silfrain (40, Winter Garden), aka “Prada,” “Haitian Pat,” Kevin Jean-Gilles (39, Orlando), aka “G,” “Cole,”…

April 20, 2022

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Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care Related COVID-19 Fraud

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Memphis, TN – The Department of Justice today announced criminal charges against 21 defendants in nine federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various health care related fraud…

April 20, 2022

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Maryland Doctor Facing Federal Indictment for COVID-19 Healthcare Fraud Scheme is Part of a Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care Related COVID-19 Fraud Announced by the Justice Department Today

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Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury in Maryland has indicted Ron Elfenbein, M.D., age 47, of Arnold, Maryland, for three counts of healthcare fraud for submitting false and fraudulent claims to…

April 20, 2022

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Former Chairwoman of City of Austin Advisory Commission Indicted for Falsifying Records

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AUSTIN – Yesterday a federal grand jury in Austin returned an indictment charging a former chairwoman of a City of Austin advisory commission with conspiracy to misapply funds and falsify records, document…

April 20, 2022

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Grand Jury Returns Indictments

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MADISON, WIS. – A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and…

April 20, 2022

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Previously Removed Dominican Republic Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Reentering the United States

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St. Croix, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that Reynaldo Mejia-Mejia, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, pleaded guilty yesterday in District Court before Magistrate Judge George W. Cannon,…

April 20, 2022

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Capitol Heights, Maryland Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances and Federal Firearm Charges

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Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Billy Lorenzo Bush, age 38, of Capitol Heights, Maryland to seven years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release,…

April 20, 2022

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Alleged Secret Service Fraudsters Indicted

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Alleged Secret Service Fraudsters Indicted Jennie Taer on April 20, 2022 Two men accused of pretending to be federal agents, who allegedly bribed members of the Secret Service were indicted Tuesday, the…

April 20, 2022

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Pittsburgh Man Pleads to Producing and Attempting to Produce Child Sexual Exploitation Materials

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PITTSBURGH – A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of production and attempted production of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States…

April 20, 2022

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Convicted Felon Sentenced to Almost Four Years for Firearms Offenses Following Dangerous Car Chase in Fairmount Section of Philadelphia

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PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Demetrius Wilson, 30, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 3 years and 10 months in prison, and three years of supervised release…

April 20, 2022

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