Mexican national arrested for acting on behalf of Russian agent

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A Mexican national, who was residing in Singapore, pleaded guilty yesterday to acting within the United States on behalf of a foreign government without notifying the Attorney General. According to court documents,…

February 16, 2022

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Police investigating fatal crash in Houston

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HOUSTON, TX – Houston police are investigating a fatal crash at 2200 State Highway 6 South about 8 p.m. on Tuesday (Feb. 15). The identity of the deceased female, 30, is pending…

February 16, 2022

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Georgia Man Sentenced in Bank Fraud Scheme that Exploited Homeless Rhode Islanders

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Georgia man convicted for his role in a scheme in which Providence area homeless and transient individuals were recruited to cash hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of…

February 16, 2022

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Former Postal Worker Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Department Of Labor Of $732,000 In Disability Payments

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Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that George Utley (56, Oklahoma City, OK) has pleaded guilty to receiving stolen government property (Department of Labor disability benefit payments). Utley…

February 16, 2022

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New Castle Man Sentenced for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization

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PITTSBURGH – A resident of New Castle, Pennsylvania has been sentenced in federal court to 30 months’ imprisonment followed by six years of supervised release on his conviction for conspiracy to distribute…

February 16, 2022

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Columbus man pleads guilty to threatening local reproductive health services facility

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Columbus man pleaded guilty in federal court this morning to threatening to bring a bomb to a local reproductive health services facility. Carlos Manuel Rodriguez Brime, 25,…

February 16, 2022

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Three Men Sentenced for $2.7 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme

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Three men were sentenced yesterday in the Middle District of North Carolina for fraudulently seeking over $2.7 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) guaranteed by…

February 16, 2022

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Texas School District ‘Equity Specialist’ Admits CRT ‘Lens’ Is Used, Calls For Dismantling ‘Systemic Racism’ At The ‘Student Level’

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Kendall Tietz on February 15, 2022 A former “equity specialist” at a Texas school district admitted that its schools teach through a Critical Race Theory (CRT) “lens,” according to videos obtained by…

February 16, 2022

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Pro-Immigration Biden State Department Fights Court Orders To Avoid Giving Some Visas That Mostly Help African Migrants

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The Biden administration filed motions in two separate cases to stay the implementation of court orders that would force it to process the applications of diversity visa winners from 2020 and 2021.…

February 16, 2022

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Three New Jersey residents charged for claiming false unemployment benefits in Pennsylvania

Russia Says It’s Pulling Back Some Troops From Ukraine, NATO Seeks Confirmation

Two Women Sentenced in Multi-Million-Dollar Medicare Fraud Scheme

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BOSTON – A Colorado woman and a Houston woman were sentenced today in federal court in Boston for their roles in a multi-million-dollar Medicare fraud scheme. Jessica Jones, 32, of Lakewood Colo.,…

February 15, 2022

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Brockton Urology Agrees to Pay $100,000 to Resolve Allegations that it Violated the False Claims Act

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BOSTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Office has reached a $100,000 settlement with Brockton Urology Clinic LLC (Brockton Urology), a physician practice located in North Easton, to resolve allegations that it violated federal…

February 15, 2022

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Oklahoma Orthopedic Surgeon Agrees to Pay Almost $343,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

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Dr. Mark Stephen Wilson agreed to pay the United States $342,750 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that he accepted illegal kickback payments from Brookhaven Specialty Pharmacy LLC, announced U.S. Attorney Clint…

February 15, 2022

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Killeen Hotel to Pay Damages to Disabled Veteran with Service Dog for Denying Access

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WACO – U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff of the Western District of Texas announced today that the United States has reached an agreement with the owners and managers of Executive Inn &…

February 15, 2022

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Richland Naturopath Agrees to Pay $70,096 for Improper Prescription of Controlled Substances

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Richland, Washington – Judith K. Caporiccio, N.D., a Richland-based naturopathic doctor, has agreed to pay $70,096 to resolve allegations under the Controlled Substances Act and the False Claims Act, which allege that…

February 15, 2022

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Former CFO of Boston Grand Prix Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Fraud and Tax Schemes that Netted Almost $2 Million

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BOSTON – The former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Boston Grand Prix was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with multiple schemes to defraud equipment and small business…

February 15, 2022

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Florida Man Admits Role in $35 Million Pharmacy Compounded Medication Scheme

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NEWARK, N.J. – A Palm City, Florida, man today admitted participating in a compounded medication kickback scheme that he and others ran out of a pharmacy in Clifton, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney…

February 15, 2022

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East Longmeadow Man Sentenced for Placing Firebomb at Entrance of Jewish Nursing Home and Lying to FBI

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BOSTON – An East Longmeadow man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield for placing a lit firebomb at the entrance of a Longmeadow senior health care facility on April 2,…

February 15, 2022

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Cumberland County Man Charged With Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering, And Theft Of Public Money

Department of Justice Press Releases

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Rodney L. Yentzer, age 52, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania was charged in a criminal information with one…

February 15, 2022

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