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Multiple Defendants in ‘Grandparent Scam’ Network Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy

Note: Click to view the indictment. A federal grand jury in San Diego has returned an indictment against eight defendants for their alleged roles in a federal racketeering conspiracy. The indictment alleges the…

August 26, 2021

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Box Elder Man Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Sex Crimes

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Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Box Elder, South Dakota, man convicted of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet was…

August 26, 2021

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Frankfort Man Convicted of Murder

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LONDON, Ky. – A Frankfort, Kentucky man, Patrick Baker, 43, was convicted on Wednesday, by a federal jury sitting in London, of first-degree murder committed during a drug trafficking crime. …

August 26, 2021

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Cryptocurrency CEO Sentenced to Five Years in $4 Million Crypto Scheme

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The inventor of cryptocurrency AriseCoin was sentenced today to five years in federal prison for duping investors out of more than $4 million, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of…

August 26, 2021

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Marion Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Fraud

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A man who received over $13,000 in fraudulently obtained CARES Act unemployment funds was sentenced today to nine months in federal prison. Brian Lynn Whorton, age 55, from Marion, Iowa, received the…

August 26, 2021

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Georgia psychotherapy services provider to pay $2 million to resolve false claims allegations

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ATLANTA – Carenow Services, LLC, a Roswell-based psychotherapy services provider, as well as its CEO Leena Karun (collectively “Carenow”), have agreed to pay $2 million to settle allegations that they violated the…

August 26, 2021

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Salt Lake City Man Sentenced for Distribution of Alpha-PHP Across Wasatch Front

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SALT LAKE CITY – Brent Orton, 63, of Salt Lake City, has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for possessing the Schedule 1 narcotic Alpha Pyrrolidinohexanophenone, commonly known as “Alpha…

August 26, 2021

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Mount Pleasant Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges

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(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Benjamin Robert Felty, 19, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., on 13 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes…

August 25, 2021

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Former Florence Co. Deputy pleads guilty to assault and misconduct in office charges

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(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that former Florence County Deputy Brian Proffitt pleaded guilty as charged Monday to assault and battery 2nd degree and misconduct in office. Proffitt used his…

August 25, 2021

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Cincinnati pleads guilty of using identity of deceased friend to obtain Social Security benefits

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CINCINNATI – Frank Morris, 73, of Cincinnati, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to using the identity of a deceased childhood friend to obtain more than $120,000 in Social Security and SNAP…

August 25, 2021

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Two Nigerian Nationals Plead Guilty in Maryland for Bank and Mail Fraud

Maryland News

Baltimore, Maryland – Two Nigerian nationals, Johnson B. Ogunlana, age 25, of Edgewood, Maryland, and Samson A. Oguntuyi, age 29, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty on the eve of trial to federal…

August 25, 2021

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Attorneys And Doctors In New York Charged With Defrauding More Than $31 Million Through Trip-And-Fall Fraud Scheme

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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 Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”),…

August 25, 2021

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Long Island Chiropractor Settles Federal Fraud Allegations

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Gary Stein, a licensed chiropractor in Levittown, New York, has paid the United States $290,197.24 to resolve civil allegations that he submitted false claims to the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office…

August 25, 2021

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Former Syracuse Postal Worker Sentenced for Stealing Mail in Liverpool

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SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Quayshaun Mitchell, age 28, of Syracuse, was sentenced today to serve 6 months of home detention, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, for helping another…

August 25, 2021

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Harrisburg Man Sentenced To Eight Years’ Imprisonment For Fentanyl Trafficking

Pennsylvania News

HARRISBURG—The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Julio Feliciano, age 27, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to eight years’ imprisonment by United States District Judge…

August 25, 2021

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Dallas Drug Trafficker Sentenced in East Texas Methamphetamine and Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

Maryland News

SHERMAN, Texas – A Dallas man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. Zachariah Logan…

August 25, 2021

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New Jersey Man Arrested for COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Fraud

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BOSTON – A New Jersey man was arrested today in connection with his alleged involvement in a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19-related unemployment assistance. Omar Thompson, 39, of Paterson, N.J., was charged…

August 25, 2021

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Berlin man wins $50k playing Maryland Lottery Cash Payout

Maryland News

He generally gets scratch-offs with change from buying a soda or snack at a convenience store or with proceeds from small Maryland Lottery wins. That strategy paid off to the tune of…

August 25, 2021

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Afghan Army commander says they couldn’t fight after being abandoned by Biden, U.S.

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An Afghan Army commander said Wednesday that the reason his troops couldn’t fight any longer against the Taliban was largely because they felt abandoned by the U.S. and President Joe Biden. “It’s…

August 25, 2021

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Kirbyville Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Newton County Mail Thefts

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BEAUMONT, Texas – A Kirbyville man has been sentenced to prison for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. William Cody Shaver, 37,…

August 25, 2021

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