Keller Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison and Ordered to Pay $14M in Restitution for Ponzi Scheme

MIDLAND – A Keller man was sentenced yesterday to 168 months in prison and ordered to pay $14,538,967.27 in restitution for operating a Ponzi scheme. According to court documents, Marco Perez Jr.,…

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U.S. Citizen Extradited from Costa Rica to Face Wire Fraud Charges

David Butler, a United States citizen, will be arraigned today on an Indictment charging him with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud investors in a form…

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Aberdeen, Maryland Man Who Engaged in Sexual Acts with a Minor Victim Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Coercion and Enticement of a Minor

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow today sentenced Anthony Gonzalez, age 40, of Aberdeen, Maryland to 13 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for coercion and…

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Connecticut Ophthalmologist Pleads Guilty to Five-Year Health Care Fraud Scheme

BOSTON – A Connecticut doctor pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to receiving kickbacks in exchange for ordering medically unnecessary brain scans. Dr. Donald Salzberg, 67, of Avon, Conn., pleaded…

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Maryland Man Indicted for Bias-Motivated Assaults of Men in Northwest Washington Park

WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Michael Thomas Pruden, 48, formerly of Maryland, with five counts of assault on federal land, one…

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Telfair County man sentenced after admitting he bought life insurance policy on woman without her permission

AUGUSTA, GA: A Telfair County man has been sentenced in federal court after admitting he took out a life insurance policy on a woman without her knowledge, naming himself as the potential…

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Long Island Man Convicted of over $600 Million Health Care Fraud, Wire Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme

Earlier today, a federal jury in Central Islip returned a guilty verdict on all nine counts of a superseding indictment charging Mathew James with perpetrating an over $600 million health care fraud…

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David Yager, 29, pleaded guilty today in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas to violating a detainee’s civil rights by using excessive force against him. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke…

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Long Island MS-13 Gang Associate Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Murdering a 15-Year-Old Boy in Freeport

Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Eduardo Portillo, also known as “Firuli” and “Tito” (Portillo), an associate of the violent transnational criminal organization La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the…

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Folk Nation Leader Charged in Connection with March 22, 2022 Shooting

An indictment was unsealed today in United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York charging Kwyme Waddell with being a felon in possession of ammunition. As alleged in court…

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Camp Hill Attorney Sentenced For Obstructing A Department Of Labor Investigation

HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Charles W. Johnston, age 75, of Fairfax County, VA, was sentenced on July 8, 2022, to 12 months’…

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Theranos Chief Operating Officer Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani Found Guilty Of Conspiracy, Wire Fraud

SAN JOSE – A federal jury found Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani guilty of two counts of conspiracy and ten counts of wire fraud though a multi-million-dollar scheme to defraud investors and patients in…

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DHS Agent Allegedly Helped China Hunt Down Dissidents In US

DHS Agent Allegedly Helped China Hunt Down Dissidents In US Jennie Taer on July 7, 2022 Five men, including a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agent, were indicted Wednesday for allegedly engaging…

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A Florida man was sentenced today to 20 years in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and…

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Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Attempting To Provide Material Support To ISIS

Jacksonville, FL – United States Attorney Roger Handberg announces today that a Florida man was sentenced today to 20 years in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for attempting…

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Former Mayor of Guayama, Puerto Rico Sentenced for Accepting Bribes

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The former mayor of the Municipality of Guayama, Puerto Rico, Eduardo Cintrón-Suárez, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for his involvement in a bribery scheme…

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A federal grand jury in Brooklyn returned a superseding indictment yesterday charging five defendants, including one current federal law enforcement officer and one retired federal law enforcement officer, with various crimes pertaining…

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Five Individuals Indicted for Crimes Related to Transnational Repression Scheme to Silence Critics of the People’s Republic of China Residing in the United States

Yesterday, a grand jury returned an indictment in federal court in Brooklyn charging five defendants with various crimes pertaining to a transnational repression scheme orchestrated on behalf of the government of the…

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Rabbi Recalls ‘Strange’ Visit The Highland Park Shooter Previously Paid To His Synagogue

Rabbi Recalls ‘Strange’ Visit The Highland Park Shooter Previously Paid To His Synagogue Jennie Taer on July 6, 2022 The alleged Highland Park, Illinois, shooter paid a visit to a local synagogue…

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A Former Employee and a Contract Worker of Medtronic-CR Indicted for Conspiring to Defraud the Company of Over $1M and Launder their Proceeds

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging defendants Elieser Feliciano-Soto and José E. Santana-Criado with agreeing to benefit and enrich…

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Keller Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison and Ordered to Pay $14M in Restitution for Ponzi Scheme

U.S. Citizen Extradited from Costa Rica to Face Wire Fraud Charges

Aberdeen, Maryland Man Who Engaged in Sexual Acts with a Minor Victim Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Coercion and Enticement of a Minor

Connecticut Ophthalmologist Pleads Guilty to Five-Year Health Care Fraud Scheme

Maryland Man Indicted for Bias-Motivated Assaults of Men in Northwest Washington Park

Telfair County man sentenced after admitting he bought life insurance policy on woman without her permission

Long Island Man Convicted of over $600 Million Health Care Fraud, Wire Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme

Long Island MS-13 Gang Associate Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Murdering a 15-Year-Old Boy in Freeport

Folk Nation Leader Charged in Connection with March 22, 2022 Shooting

Camp Hill Attorney Sentenced For Obstructing A Department Of Labor Investigation

Theranos Chief Operating Officer Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani Found Guilty Of Conspiracy, Wire Fraud

DHS Agent Allegedly Helped China Hunt Down Dissidents In US

Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Attempting To Provide Material Support To ISIS

Former Mayor of Guayama, Puerto Rico Sentenced for Accepting Bribes

Five Individuals Indicted for Crimes Related to Transnational Repression Scheme to Silence Critics of the People’s Republic of China Residing in the United States

Rabbi Recalls ‘Strange’ Visit The Highland Park Shooter Previously Paid To His Synagogue

A Former Employee and a Contract Worker of Medtronic-CR Indicted for Conspiring to Defraud the Company of Over $1M and Launder their Proceeds

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