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PPEI and President Kory Willis Plead Guilty and Agree to Pay $3.1 Million in Criminal Fines and Civil Penalties for the Manufacture and Sale of Illegal Delete Devices and Tunes for Diesel Trucks

Louisiana-based company Power Performance Enterprises Inc. (PPEI) and its President and owner, Kory B. Willis, pleaded guilty to criminal charges today in federal court in Sacramento, California. Both defendants pleaded guilty to…

March 15, 2022

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Ghanaian National Pleads Guilty to Role in Romance Fraud Scheme

Department of Justice Press Releases

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Ghanaian national pleaded guilty to his role in a romance fraud scheme. According to court documents and statements made during the plea hearing, Banabas Ganidekam, 24, received…

March 15, 2022

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Group sentenced for trafficking firearms

Department of Justice Press Releases

ATLANTA – Clairvorn Kelly, the final defendant among a trio of indicted firearms traffickers, has been sentenced for conspiring to straw purchase firearms, illegal dealing in firearms, unlawfully transferring firearms to an…

March 15, 2022

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Clearfield Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine

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JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Clearfield, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 8 years in prison followed by 4 years supervised release on his conviction of…

March 15, 2022

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Man Sentenced to Four Years for Machinegun Crime

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A Dallas man who sold at least nine Glock “switches” – devices that convert ordinary semiautomatic pistols into fully automatic machineguns – was sentenced yesterday to four years in federal prison, announced…

March 15, 2022

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U.S. Attorney Dena J. King Announces The Successful Forfeiture And Return Of Stolen Cryptocurrency To Elderly Man Victimized By Government Imposter Scam

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today the civil forfeiture and return of cryptocurrency worth hundreds of thousands of dollars that was stolen from an older adult victimized by…

March 15, 2022

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Wetzel County woman admits to mail fraud

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WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Rhonda Kay Spencer, of Pine Grove, West Virginia, has admitted to mail fraud, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Spencer, 52, pleaded guilty today to one count of…

March 15, 2022

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Newark City Council Member Admits Scheming to Obtain Bribes and Kickbacks and Subscribing to False Tax Return

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NEWARK, N.J. – A member of the Newark Municipal Council and Board of Directors of the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation (NCEDC) today admitted scheming to obtain bribes and kickbacks and subscribing…

March 15, 2022

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Sales Representative Charged in Federal Indictment Alleging Procurement Fraud at Chicago Elementary School

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CHICAGO — An ongoing federal investigation into an alleged procurement fraud scheme at a Chicago elementary school has resulted in charges against a sales representative for a Chicago Public Schools vendor. An…

March 15, 2022

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Georgia Cyber Fraud Task Force marks one year of progress

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ATLANTA – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia along with the Office of the Georgia Attorney General, six metro-Atlanta District Attorneys, the FBI Atlanta Field Office, U.S. Secret…

March 15, 2022

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Pope Francis Condemns Russian Invasion While Sharing Part Of Putin’s Fear Of American Globalism

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Pope Francis Condemns Russian Invasion While Sharing Part Of Putin’s Fear Of American Globalism Jonathan Culbreath on March 14, 2022 As tensions between Russia and Ukraine have escalated to the point of…

March 15, 2022

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Founders of Boston Nonprofit Indicted on Fraud Charges

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BOSTON – The founders of a local nonprofit, Violence in Boston (VIB), have been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with a series of alleged schemes designed to defraud VIB…

March 15, 2022

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It took New York firefighters two hours and thousands of gallons of water to put out Tesla battery fire after crash

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NANUET, NY – Firefighters in Nanuet said a ruptured Tesla battery caused significant problems trying to control an otherwise ordinary car fire on the Palisades Interstate Parkway. According to the department, it…

March 14, 2022

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Las Vegas Apartment Complex Manager Pleads Guilty To Violating Clean Air Act Asbestos Regulations At Two Facilities

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LAS VEGAS – Bobby Babak Khalili, of Los Angeles, California, pleaded guilty to renovating two apartment complexes in violation of federal Clean Air Act regulations intended to prevent human exposure to toxic…

March 14, 2022

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A Seattle man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. According to court documents, Elvin Hunter Bgorn Williams,…

March 14, 2022

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Department of Justice Press Releases

McKesson Corporation (McKesson) agreed to pay a $1 million civil penalty to resolve alleged Controlled Substances Act (CSA) recordkeeping violations, the Department of Justice announced today. The resolution stems from allegations that…

March 14, 2022

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Seattle man pleads guilty to attempting to travel to the Middle East to join a foreign terrorist organization

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Seattle – A 21-year-old Seattle man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to Providing Material Support to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. Elvin Hunter Bgorn Williams was arrested May…

March 14, 2022

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Six Named in Two-Count Indictment Alleging Federal Drug Law Violations

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PITTSBURGH, PA – Residents from Philadelphia, New York, and Aliquippa, Pennsylvania have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotic laws, United States Attorney Cindy…

March 14, 2022

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McKesson Agrees to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Recordkeeping Violations under the Controlled Substances Act

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Memphis, TN – McKesson Corporation (McKesson) agreed to pay a $1 million civil penalty to resolve alleged Controlled Substances Act (CSA) record-keeping violations, the Department of Justice announced today. The resolution stems…

March 14, 2022

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Former Boston Police Clerk Sentenced for Overtime Fraud

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BOSTON – A former clerk for Boston Police Department’s (BPD) District A-1 Detectives Unit was sentenced today in connection with an investigation of overtime fraud at the Boston Police Department. Marilyn Golisano,…

March 14, 2022

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