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Middle District Of Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects More Than $160 Million In Civil And Criminal Actions In Fiscal Year 2021

Tampa ― U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced today that the Middle District of Florida (MDFL) collected $160,946,371.39 related to criminal and civil matters in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021…

January 7, 2022

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Project LEAD Graduates 25 Students in the Municipality of Bayamón

Department of Justice Press Releases

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico– Last December, a total of 25 students from the Epifanio Fernández Vanga Elementary School and the Mariano Feliú Balseiro Middle School in Bayamón graduated from the Project LEAD…

January 6, 2022

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Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Found Guilty Of Investor Fraud

Department of Justice Press Releases

SAN JOSE – A jury found Elizabeth A. Holmes guilty of one count of conspiracy and three counts of wire fraud in connection with a multi-million-dollar scheme to defraud investors in Theranos,…

January 5, 2022

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U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces More Than $1.1 Million to Support Substance Abuse Programs in Western Ohio

Department of Justice Press Releases

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio announced today that the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs (O.J.P.) awarded $1,199,650 in grant funding to support programs that provide…

December 29, 2021

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Department of Justice Awards More Than $300 Million to Fight Opioid and Stimulant Crisis and to Address Substance Use Disorders

Department of Justice Press Releases

WASHINGTON ― The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today announced grant awards totaling more than $300 million to help combat America’s substance use crisis, which has worsened during the…

December 28, 2021

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Essex County Man Sentenced to 28 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Steal Mail and Commit Bank Fraud

Department of Justice Press Releases

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 28 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud, including by soliciting U.S. Postal…

December 21, 2021

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Essex County Man Admits Conspiring with His Brother – a Federal Safety and Health Officer – to Extort Contractors

Department of Justice Press Releases

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted to conspiring to extort multiple general contractors of approximately $14,000 by using his brother’s position as a compliance safety and health…

December 21, 2021

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Three Middlesex County Individuals Charged with $2.1 Million in Paycheck Protection Program Fraud and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud Schemes

Department of Justice Press Releases

NEWARK, N.J. – Three Middlesex County, New Jersey, residents were arrested today for their roles in fraudulently obtaining over $2.1 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster…

December 16, 2021

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Sussex County Man Sentenced to 64 Months in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining $5.6 Million Loan Meant to Help Small Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic

New Jersey News

NEWARK, N.J. – A Sussex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 64 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining a federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan of over $5 million, Acting…

December 16, 2021

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Four People Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs

Department of Justice Press Releases·New Jersey News

CAMDEN, N.J. – Four people who participated in a scheme to defraud New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions have been sentenced…

December 15, 2021

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Uyghur slave labor and the Chinese power behind the green revolution

US and World News

Jewhar Ilham last saw her father seven years ago. “I don’t even know if he’s alive,” said Ilham, a Chinese-born Uyghur Muslim. “My cousin, she was a nurse, she was sentenced to…

December 13, 2021

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Brandon B. Brown Sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana

Department of Justice Press Releases

SHREVEPORT, La. – Brandon Bonaparte Brown was officially sworn in today as United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana. Brown was nominated by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on November…

December 10, 2021

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Iowa Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Misbranded Vitamin B12 Injectables

Department of Justice Press Releases

An Iowa man pleaded guilty today to a felony charge related to the sale of misbranded vitamin B12 injectable drugs, the Department of Justice announced. Brady Tomlinson, 46, of Des Moines, pleaded…

December 10, 2021

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Middlesex Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme and Obtaining Funds from Stolen and Altered U.S. Treasury Check

Department of Justice Press Releases

TRENTON, N.J. – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for fraudulently receiving Payment Protection Program (PPP) funds and depositing a stolen and altered U.S.…

December 9, 2021

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Former Signal Peak Mine official admits conspiring to not report coal mine accidents that injured workers

Department of Justice Press Releases

BILLINGS – A former official for Signal Peak Mine, LLC, which operates an underground coal mine near Roundup, today admitted allegations that he conspired with others to not report as required work-place…

December 9, 2021

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Chicago-Area Physician Charged With Unlawfully Using Veterinary Catheters During Intrauterine Inseminations on Patients

Department of Justice Press Releases

CHICAGO — A Chicago-area physician unlawfully used veterinary catheters to perform intrauterine inseminations on his patients, according to a federal criminal charge filed today. A criminal information filed in U.S. District Court…

December 8, 2021

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Winston-Salem Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Medical Supplies

Department of Justice Press Releases

GREENSBORO, N.C. – A Winston-Salem woman pleaded guilty today to attempting to tamper with consumer products, announced U.S. Attorney Sandra J. Hairston for the Middle District of North Carolina. According to court…

December 8, 2021

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Convicted Felon Charged with Trying to Bring Loaded Gun on Plane at Newark Liberty International Airport

Department of Justice Press Releases

NEWARK, N.J. – A Sandy Springs, Georgia, man appeared in federal court today to face weapons charges after allegedly trying to get a firearm through security at Newark Liberty International Airport, Acting…

December 8, 2021

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Former Chief Lending Officer of New Jersey Bank Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Making False Statements to United States to Secure Federal Guarantees on Loans

Department of Justice Press Releases·Government News·New Jersey News

TRENTON, N.J. – A Pennsylvania man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for securing a federal guarantee on certain loans by making false statements to the Small Business Administration (SBA)…

December 2, 2021

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Cedar Rapids Man to Spend More than Seven Years in Federal Prison for COVID-19 Fraud and Illegally Possessing a Gun

Department of Justice Press Releases

A man who received COVID-19 relief funds that he was not entitled to and unlawfully possessed firearms was sentenced November 29, 2021, to more than seven years in federal prison. Dannish Dontreal…

December 1, 2021

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