Aaron Shamo’s Co-Defendants Sentenced In Dark Web Narcotics Distribution Case

SALT LAKE CITY – All eight of the co-defendants in the case against Aaron Michael Shamo have been sentenced after a series of sentencing hearings took place this week in a Utah…

Doctor Selling COVID-19 “Cure” Pleads Guilty

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Nicholas Pilchak (619) 546-9709 and Jaclyn Stahl (619) 546-8456 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – July 16, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Jennings Ryan Staley, a physician who attempted to profit…

Baton Rouge Concert Promoter and Restaurateur Sent to Federal Prison for Violations of Supervised Release Stemming from Federal Fraud and Tax Convictions

Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis announced that U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced Adrian C. Hammond, Jr., age 41, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 24 months in federal prison…

St. Jude Medical Agrees to Pay $27 Million for Allegedly Selling Defective Heart Devices

Baltimore, Maryland – St. Jude Medical, Inc. (St. Jude) has agreed to pay $27 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that, between November 2014 and October 2016, it knowingly…

Millions of counterfeit masks seized during operation in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine – More than two million counterfeit N95 masks purchased by the State of Maine were seized June 16, by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agents. The seizure was the result…

Sussex County Man Admits Fraudulently Obtaining $5.6 Million Loan Meant to Help Small Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic

NEWARK, N.J. – A Sussex County, New Jersey, man today admitted fraudulently obtaining a federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan of over $5 million, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Azhar…

Middlesex County Man Charged with Conspiring to Defraud New Jersey Banks by Depositing $1 Million in Stolen Checks.

NEWARK, N.J. – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man was indicted today for his role in a scheme to defraud banks of more than $1 million using stolen and counterfeited checks and…

New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Consumer Product

PORTLAND, Maine—A Dover, New Hampshire man pleaded guilty today in federal court to one count of tampering with a consumer product, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced. According to court records,…

Nevada Bottled Water Companies And Owners Ordered To Stop Distributing Adulterated And Misbranded Water Products

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A federal court permanently enjoined a Henderson, Nevada, company from preparing, processing, and distributing adulterated and misbranded bottled water. In a complaint filed on May 19, at the…

Federal & State Officials Advise COVID-19 Vaccine Providers in Wisconsin That Individuals Seeking Vaccinations Cannot Be Charged

“Along with our federal, state, and local partners, the Department of Justice is committed to using all available tools to ensure that no one is charged for access to the COVID-19 vaccine,”…

Trump says NY AG, Manhattan DA should start prosecuting real crimes after media leak

It has been reported that a criminal investigation is being launched into the business dealings of former U.S. President Donald J. Trump by New York Attorney General Letitia James. James has made…

As Americans wait for $1,400 checks, some illegal immigrant families get $70,000 in room, board, and legal expenses

As Americans hit hard by a year of joblessness, homelessness and pandemic eagerly await their $1,400 stimulus checks, illegal immigrants who snuck across the U.S. border are getting a $70,000 per person…

U.S. to spend $86.9 million to put illegal immigrants in hotel rooms

Joe Biden has taken his first step toward dealing with over crowding at child detention centers this week. With the federal immigration detention facilities running well overcapacity, the Biden administration has announced…

District Court Orders Long Island Company and its Operators to Stop Distributing Adulterated Dietary Supplements

BROOKLYN, NY – The United States Court for the Eastern District of New York has permanently enjoined a New York company and its operators from manufacturing or distributing dietary supplements unless and…

Husband, Wife going to jail for selling bogus Chinese male enhancement products

ROME, GA – Irfanali Momin and Shiba I. Momin a/k/a Saguftabanu Momin, husband and wife, have been sentenced to prison for naturalization fraud and conspiring to illegally import and distribute misbranded drug…

Illinois U.S. Attorney ousted, resigns in Biden Justice Department Trump Purge

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – United States Attorney John C. Milhiser announced today that he has submitted his resignation to the President, to be effective Feb. 28, 2021. Mr. Milhiser thanked Senators Duckworth and…

Missouri U.S. Attorney Latest Victim of Biden Justice Department Trump Clear Out

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United States Attorney Tim Garrison has submitted to President Biden his resignation as the chief federal law enforcement officer for the Western District of Missouri, effective Feb. 28,…

U.S. Attorney Hyslop Resigns after Pressure from Biden

SPOKANE, WASHINGTON – United States Attorney William D. Hyslop, of Spokane, Washington, announced today he will resign his position effective midnight February 28, 2021. Yesterday, the Acting Attorney General conveyed to all…

Bridgeton Task Force Officer given top honor

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – U.S. Attorney Bill Powell, Vice Chair for the Executive Board of the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (AHIDTA), and AHIDTA Executive Director Vic Brown are proud to…

U.S. Attorney’s Office in EDVA Recovers $242 Million in 2020 for Victims and in Criminal and Civil Matters

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Acting U.S. Attorney Raj Parekh announced today that the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) collected approximately $242,000,000 in criminal, civil, and asset forfeiture…

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