Manchester Woman Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking
CONCORD – Tara Hoisington, 34, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court to two charges of possessing drugs with intent to distribute, United States Attorney John J.…
Lynn Woman Indicted for Stealing Social Security Benefits
BOSTON – A Lynn woman was arrested today for allegedly stealing over $50,000 in Social Security benefits. Teresa M. Carrington, 64, was charged with one count of theft of public funds. Carrington…
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…
Erie Woman Admits Taking Her Deceased Father’s Social Security Benefits
ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of theft of government property, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Loraleigh Helen Barber,…
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…
Arizona AG Asks Mayorkas To Stop Letting Illegal Migrants Travel Through US Airports Over Policy Allowing Them To Use Arrest Warrants As IDs
Republican Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Jan. 27 demanding that he stop allowing illegal migrants to travel through U.S.…
Snow plow driver intentionally dumps snow on Orthodox Jews during blizzard in alleged hate crime incident
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Two men operating a snowplow in Lakewood Township, New Jersey posted a video of themselves driving down a snow-covered road during this weekend’s blizzard and lowering their plow as…
Virginia Beach crash victim died of gunshot wound, police say
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – A man found injured after a single-vehicle crash in Virginia Beach was found by police officers to have suffering from a gunshot wound. First responders rushed the victim…
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…
Investigation leads to the seizure of domain name purporting to be the website of the US Department of Labor
BALTIMORE – Special agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Baltimore field office served a federal seizure warrant for the fraudulent…
Suspect arrested for deadly stabbing in Downtown Austin
AUSTIN, Texas – A central Texas man is facing homicide charges for the stabbing death of another man. Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) assigned…
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…
Castro Valley Resident Charged In Pandemic Relief Fraud Scheme
SAN FRANCISCO – A criminal complaint unsealed today in federal court charges Idowu Hashim Shittu for fraud in connection with a scheme to obtain pandemic-related unemployment benefits from numerous state agencies, announced…
Paul Hendler Pleads Not Guilty To Forgery, False Statement Charges
The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Paul Hendler, 49, of Burlington, pleaded not guilty today in United States District Court in Burlington to federal forgery and false…
Justice Department secures agreement with Kroger to make online COVID-19 vaccine registration accessible for people with disabilities
COLUMBUS, Ohio – United States Attorney Kenneth L. Parker announced today a Department of Justice settlement agreement with Ohio-based retailer The Kroger Co. The agreement, secured under the Americans with Disabilities Act…
Indian Trail Man Is Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Scheme To Defraud COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefit Program
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad sentenced Joseph Ransome, 51, of Indian Trail, N.C., to 30 months in prison for wire fraud yesterday, for defrauding the COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance…
Biden’s Telecom Pick Gigi Sohn Pledges To Recuse Herself From Key Issues Amid Legal Dispute
Gigi Sohn, President Joe Biden’s nominee to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), pledged to recuse herself from key broadcast issues amid an ongoing legal dispute over her involvement with a shuttered streaming…
Former Everett Man Indicted on Wire Fraud, Social Security Misuse and Identity Theft
BOSTON – A former Everett man was indicted today on identity theft and fraud charges in connection with schemes to fraudulently obtain an apartment and pandemic-related relief funds from the Paycheck Protection Program…
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative Inc. to Enforce the Rights of United States Army National Guard Member
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement resolving allegations that the Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative Inc. (WREC) terminated U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sergeant…