Two Plead Guilty to Health Care Fraud Scheme
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced DONALD PETER AUZINE (“AUZINE”) and BONNIE JEAN LAWLESS DIAZ (“DIAZ”) have each pled guilty in federal court relating to their roles in a…
Texas Man Sentenced to Prison for Filing False Tax Returns with Stolen Identities
A Texas man was sentenced to 70 months in prison today for conspiring to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, in connection with a scheme to file false tax…
Kristi Noem Attacks Media After Report She Summoned Agency Head When Daughter Was Denied Certification
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem attacked the media on Monday after the Associated Press reported she had summoned the head of an agency that denied her daughter a certification to her office…
Murphy rolls out subsidies to help small businesses hire more employees
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Monday announced a new program aimed at helping small businesses across New Jersey hire additional workers, reimbursing almost 25% of their annual salary for their first…
Scientific Panel Investigating COVID-19 Origins Disbands over ties to Wuhan Lab group
by Harold Hutchison A scientific panel investigating the origins of COVID-19 affiliated with the medical journal Lancet was disbanded earlier this month over ties to a group that worked with a lab…
United States Announces Settlement of Civil Action Addressing Clean Air Act Violations at New York City Public Schools
Jacquelyn M. Kasulis, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Todd Kim, Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, and Walter Mugdan, Acting…
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $72.6 Million Settlement Of Fraud Lawsuit Against Wells Fargo Bank For Overcharging Foreign Exchange Customers Over Seven Years
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation…
Jury Convicts Clarksville Doctor Of 36 Counts Related To Pill Mill Operation
NASHVILLE – A federal jury on Friday, completed its deliberations in the case of Dr. Samson Orusa, 59, of Clarksville, Tennessee, who was convicted last month of federal drug charges, healthcare fraud,…
State Department Spokesperson Ned Price Tests Positive For COVID-19 After UN Meeting
State Department spokesperson Ned Price announced in a tweet he had tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday after returning from the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA). “After experiencing symptoms for the first time…
Brooklyn Man Admits Role In Scheme To Defraud New Jersey Banks By Depositing $1 Million In Stolen Checks
NEWARK, N.J. – A Brooklyn, New York, man today admitted his role in a scheme to defraud banks of more than $1 million using stolen and counterfeited checks and stolen identities, Acting…
YouTube Won’t Say If It Took Down Navalny Videos At The Behest Of Putin
YouTube Chief Executive Officer Susan Wojcicki dodged whether the digital media company took down material belonging to Alexei Navalny, a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, at the request of the Russian…
Three Alleged Drug Traffickers Arrested, Charged in Pampa
Three alleged drug traffickers in Pampa, Texas – including the alleged local president of the Bandidos motorcycle gang – have been charged with gun and drug crimes, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak…
Brazilian National Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison For $15 Million Advance Fee Scheme; Additional Charges Unsealed Against 4 Co-Conspirators
Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Philip R. Bartlett, Inspector in Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”), announced…
Delray Beach Man Convicted Of Bank Fraud, False Statements, And Aggravated Identity Theft Involving COVID-19 Relief Programs
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – A federal jury in Gainesville has convicted Jeremie Saintvil, 46, of Delray Beach, Florida, of bank fraud, making false statements to a federally insured financial institution, aggravated identity theft,…
20-Year-Old Sentenced to Federal Prison for Armed Carjacking Crime
Memphis, TN – Carlos Jones, 20, has been sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for his role in a carjacking, committing the carjacking and brandishing a firearm during a crime of…
Orangeburg Co. man gets 12 years for sex crimes against minor
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that on Wednesday, September 22nd, an Orangeburg County man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child. Kyle Teran pleaded…
Fort Mill Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Kyle Frances Quintero, 37, of Fort Mill, S.C., on two charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet…
Horry County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Elijah Owen Trager, 25, of Aynor, S.C., on 10 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes…
New Jersey cop charged with videotaping himself having sex with unconscious women
FREEHOLD, NJ – A former New Jersey sheriff’s officer has been charged after investigators found videos of himself having sex with unconscious women. He was also indicted for a charge of second…
Former Treasurer of the Detroit Fire Department Union Charged with Stealing Over $220,000 in Union Funds
DETROIT – The former Treasurer of the Detroit Fire Department Union (DFFA) has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with embezzling over $220,000 in union funds, announced Acting United States Attorney…