Fountain man charged with 5 counts of sex abuse and violence against girl since she was 9

The Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a Fountain man on November 8, 2021, for Sexual Battery. Andrew Lamar Wilson, age 48, was charged with five counts of Sexual Battery…

Florida News·Police Blotter

Federal Jury Convicts Venice Man For Making Threatening Calls To Members Of Congress

Tampa, Florida – A federal jury has found Frank Anthony Pezzuto (73, Venice) guilty of transmitting in interstate commerce three separate threatening communications to injure certain members of Congress. Pezzuto faces a…

Government News

Former Jacksonville Resident Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For Travel Scam

Jacksonville, Florida – Juan Carlos Arteaga (58, Conroe, TX) today pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. Arteaga has agreed…

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Three Men Admit Roles in $50 Million Health Care Fraud and Kickback Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – Three men today admitted their roles in a health care fraud and kickback schemes, U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Nicholas Defonte, 73, and Christopher Cirri, 63, both of…

Government News

Incoming St. Croix Airline Passenger Arrested with Over 12 Kilograms of Marijuana in Her Luggage

ST. CROIX, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that a St. Augustine, Florida woman was arrested on November 6, 2021 in St. Croix on criminal charges relating to her travel…

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Miami Man Who Laundered Tax and Computer Scam Money Sentenced to Federal Prison

Miami, Florida – Fifty-one-year-old Kevin Dewayne Kirby was sentenced yesterday in federal district court in Ft. Lauderdale to 57 months in federal prison for laundering over $500,000 connected to two wire fraud…

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Hertel & Brown Physical & Aquatic Therapy, Its Two Founders Aaron Hertel and Michael Brown, and 18 Employees Indicted on Fraud Charges

ERIE, Pa. – A physical therapy practice in Erie County, Pennsylvania, and 20 people – 18 of them from northwestern Pennsylvania – have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie…

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Former California Resident Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the State of California of over $10 Million in Tax Revenue

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Akrum Alrahib, 43, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit mail fraud in non-cigarette tobacco schemes that defrauded the State of California of over $10 million in…

MSNBC Article Says “Let’s Go Brandon” is worse than Nazi “Seig Heil”

A Tuesday article in MSNBC suggested that Republicans’ use of the phrase “Let’s go Brandon” is worse than the Nazi ‘Sieg Heil’ salute. The author noted a recent comparison of “Let’s go…

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With the election behind him, Phil Murphy scales back COVID-19 briefings to once weekly

TRENTON, NJ – One of the advantages New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy had during the 2021 election against Jack Ciattarelli was his three times weekly COVID-19 briefings. Those briefings gave Murphy a…

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Medical Device Company Arthrex to Pay $16 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations

Arthrex Inc., a Florida-based medical device company, has agreed to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks that caused the submission of false claims to the Medicare…

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Arthrex Agrees to Pay $16 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations

BOSTON – Arthrex Inc. (Arthrex), a Florida-based orthopedic device company, has agreed to pay $16 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by paying kickbacks to a…

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Purported Surgeon Indicted in Connection with Romance Scam involving Online Dating Websites

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Brian Brainard Wedgeworth (a/k/a “Dr. Brian Anderson,” a/k/a “Dr. Anthony Watkins,” a/k/a “Dr. Brian Adams,” a/k/a “Dr. Edward Chen,” a/k/a “Dr. Brian Chris,” a/k/a “Dr. Chris Williamson,” a/k/a “Dr.…

Justice Department Files Complaint Against Professional Compounding Centers of America Inc., for Reporting Fraudulent Pricing Information for Ingredients Sold to Pharmacies

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Professional Compounding Centers of America Inc. (PCCA), a Houston-based company that sells active pharmaceutical ingredients and other…

St. Thomas Resident Sentenced for Possessing Marijuana

St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Tashawn T.A. Warner, 24, resident of St. Thomas, V.I., was sentenced to time served in prison for possession of…

Justice Department Files Complaint Against Professional Compounding Centers of America Inc. for Reporting Fraudulent Pricing Information for Ingredients Sold to Pharmacies

The Justice Department has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Professional Compounding Centers of America Inc. (PCCA), a Houston-based company that sells active pharmaceutical ingredients and other products and…

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Fountain man charged with 5 counts of sex abuse and violence against girl since she was 9

Federal Jury Convicts Venice Man For Making Threatening Calls To Members Of Congress

Former Jacksonville Resident Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For Travel Scam

Three Men Admit Roles in $50 Million Health Care Fraud and Kickback Scheme

Incoming St. Croix Airline Passenger Arrested with Over 12 Kilograms of Marijuana in Her Luggage

Miami Man Who Laundered Tax and Computer Scam Money Sentenced to Federal Prison

Hertel & Brown Physical & Aquatic Therapy, Its Two Founders Aaron Hertel and Michael Brown, and 18 Employees Indicted on Fraud Charges

Former California Resident Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the State of California of over $10 Million in Tax Revenue

MSNBC Article Says “Let’s Go Brandon” is worse than Nazi “Seig Heil”

With the election behind him, Phil Murphy scales back COVID-19 briefings to once weekly

Medical Device Company Arthrex to Pay $16 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations

Arthrex Agrees to Pay $16 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations

Purported Surgeon Indicted in Connection with Romance Scam involving Online Dating Websites

Justice Department Files Complaint Against Professional Compounding Centers of America Inc., for Reporting Fraudulent Pricing Information for Ingredients Sold to Pharmacies

St. Thomas Resident Sentenced for Possessing Marijuana

Justice Department Files Complaint Against Professional Compounding Centers of America Inc. for Reporting Fraudulent Pricing Information for Ingredients Sold to Pharmacies

Panama City Man Wins $623K in Gold Rush Supreme Bonus Play Promotion

Human remains found buried in backyard of Lake Worth home

Two Sentenced To Federal Prison For Health Care Fraud

Bonifay Doctor Pleads Guilty To Federal Income Tax Crimes

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