Two Navajo Nation men sentenced for robbery in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Julian Silversmith, 44, of Jones Ranch, New Mexico, was sentenced in federal court on Jan. 28 to nine years in prison for one…
Two Huntington Men Appear in Federal Court in Connection to Roles in Multi-State Drug Ring
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Two men who participated in a drug ring and distributed various drugs in Huntington appeared today in federal court. William Raeshaun Byrd, 31, of Huntington, was sentenced to 15…
Culloden Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Methamphetamine
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Travis Lee Hanshaw, 49, of Culloden, pleaded guilty today to distribution of methamphetamine. According to the plea agreement and statements made in court, on June 15, 2018, Hanshaw sold…
South Florida Political Consultant Who Defrauded Covid-19 Relief Program Headed to Federal Prison
Miami, Florida – Today, a federal district judge in Fort Lauderdale sentenced 29-year-old Damara Holness to 20 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for lying on a…
Jury Convicts Big Cabin Man of Sexual Abuse and Strangulation
A Big Cabin man was found guilty late Friday for sexually assaulting and strangling a former dating partner, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. The jury convicted Christopher Michael Guinn, 23, of aggravated…
Accounts Payable Clerk Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges
PROVIDENCE – An accounts payable clerk previously employed at a Providence small business today admitted in federal court that he engaged in a scheme to defraud the business by misappropriating more than…
Candia Man Sentenced to 120 Months for Distribution and Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material
CONCORD – Raymond Ted Estes, 56, of Candia, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material, United States…
Signal Peak Energy fined $1 million, sentenced to three years of probation for violating environmental, worker safety regulations at Roundup coal mine
BILLINGS — Signal Peak Energy LLC, which admitted to willful violation of health and safety standards at its underground coal mine near Roundup by failing to report injuries to workers and improperly…
United States Attorney Commemorates National Slavery And Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg highlights efforts by federal, state, and local partners to prevent and combat human trafficking in the Middle District of Florida (MDFL) during National…
Massachusetts Town Official Indicted for Fraud in Role as Property Manager for a Woonsocket Condominium Association
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The property manager of a Woonsocket, RI, condominium community was arraigned today in U.S. District Court in Providence on five counts of wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Zachary…
North Carolina Man Arrested After Using Snapchat, Grindr to Solicit Teenagers in Southwest Virginia
ABINGDON, Va. – A North Carolina man was arrested January 24, 2022 on criminal charges related to his alleged solicitation of teenage boys in Southwest Virginia using the social media applications Grindr…
Cardinal Health Agrees to Pay More than $13 Million to Resolve Allegations that it Paid Kickbacks to Physicians
BOSTON – Ohio-based pharmaceutical distributor, Cardinal Health, Inc., has agreed to pay $13,125,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying “upfront discounts” to its physician practice customers,…
American Woman Who Led ISIS Battalion Charged with Providing Material Support to a Terrorist Organization
A criminal complaint filed in 2019 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, which is now unsealed, alleges that Allison Fluke-Ekren, a United States citizen, organized and led…
Repeat embezzler sentenced to prison for stealing nearly $300,000 from her employer
Seattle – A 75-year-old woman from Lynnwood, Washington, who worked as a contract accountant, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 6 months in prison and one year of…
Federal charges filed against Chesterfield, Missouri man for crossing state lines with intent to engage in sexual conduct with a minor
ST. LOUIS – On January 27, 2022, several federal charges were filed against John K. Low. The 38-year-old Chesterfield resident is accused of coercion and enticement of a minor, transportation with intent…
Former Tennessee Law Enforcement Officer Convicted Of Federal Civil Rights Offenses
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. On January 28, 2022, Anthony “Tony” Bean, 61, of Chattanooga, was found guilty of federal civil rights offenses by the Honorable Travis R. McDonough, in the United States District Court…
American Woman Who Led ISIS Battalion Charged with Providing Material Support to a Terrorist Organization
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A criminal complaint filed in 2019 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, which is now unsealed, alleges that Allison Fluke-Ekren, a United States citizen, organized and led…
Tulsa Man Sentenced for Abusing a 3-Year-Old Child
A Tulsa man responsible for abusing a three-year-old child was sentenced Friday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Chief U.S. District Judge John F. Heil III sentenced Craig Allan Morrison,…
Milwaukee Pharmacy Chain to Pay Over $2 Million to Resolve Allegations It Violated the False Claims Act
United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced today that Hayat Pharmacy agreed to pay $2,050,000 to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for prescription medications. Hayat Pharmacy…
Informational: Federal Court arraignments
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The…