Home health agency to pay $4.2 million to settle False Claims Act allegations

ATLANTA – PruittHealth, Inc. and affiliated entities (“Pruitt”) have agreed to pay $4.2 million to resolve allegations that they submitted claims for home health services that were not covered by the Medicare…

Police seeking suspect in last week’s Silver Spring armed carjacking

Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Major Crimes Division are investigating the November 5 attempted armed carjacking that occurred in the 8000 block of 13th St. in downtown…

Police investigating fatal crash that killed 50-year-old pedestrian

Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) are investigating the November 19 fatal collision that occurred at the intersection of Georgia Ave. and Mason…

St. Thomas Man Charged After Conspiring to Mail Packages of Fentanyl to St. Thomas

ST. THOMAS – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that a St. Thomas man was arrested September 14, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia and transported to St. Thomas, USVI on criminal charges…

Savannah man gets 10-year sentence for illegal firearms possession

SAVANNAH, GA: A Chatham County man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. Matthew Kearse, 30, of Savannah, was sentenced to 120 months in…

Reptile Dealer Pleads Guilty to Illegally Trafficking Vipers, Gun Charges

VALDOSTA, Ga. – A Florida reptile dealer pleaded guilty to shipping venomous snakes and turtles from his residence in Valdosta as part of “Operation Middleman,” a multi-agency investigation focusing on the trafficking of…

Six defendants indicted for fraud that included targeting elderly citizens

ATLANTA – Vikas Mehta, Walter Valdivia, Pradip Parikh, Jaime Salas, Alpesh Patel, and Darash Shah have been indicted for wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy, and money laundering. “This case involves…

Ahmaud Arbery Never Threatened Travis McMichael, According To Testimony

Ahmaud Arbery never threatened, spoke to or brandished a weapon towards the man who fatally shot him, according to the shooter’s second day of testimony on Thursday. Travis McMichael, the man who…

Jury Convicts Two-Time Bank Robber

MACON, Ga. – A federal jury convicted a Lizella, Georgia, resident for bank robbery a week after being released from federal prison for previously robbing a bank. Wesley Sorrow, 50, of Lizella,…

Defendant Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison for Arson Committed to Threaten Victim in “R. Kelly” Case

Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Michael Williams was sentenced by United States District Judge Ann M. Donnelly to 96 months’ imprisonment for setting fire to a vehicle at the…

House Censures Paul Gosar, Strips Him Of Committee Seats

The House formally censured and stripped Arizona Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of his committee assignments Wednesday for posting a video depicting him killing New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Joe…

Pittsfield Man Pleads Guilty to Failing to Register as a Sex Offender

BOSTON – A Pittsfield man pleaded guilty on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021 in federal court in Springfield to failing to register as a sex offender. Jarrett Woodruff, 34, pleaded guilty to one…

Federal Judge Sentences Methamphetamine Trafficker To Over 17 Years In Prison

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – James Kristoffer Cantley, 39, formerly of Newton, N.C., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell to 210 months in prison and five years of supervised release…

Fort Lauderdale Jury Convicts Two Defendants for Stealing Veteran and Social Security Benefits: Three Others Plead Guilty

Miami, Florida – After an eight-day trial at the Federal Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, and following three days of deliberations, a jury found Omar Shaquille Bailey and Ronaldo Garfield Green guilty for…

Oregon Tax Cheat Sentenced to Federal Prison

PORTLAND, Ore.—An Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today after failing to pay more than $1.7 million in personal income taxes in a complex tax evasion case dating back to 2001.…

Taxpayers May Have To Pay For Apple’s Digital ID Program

U.S. states may have to provide funding for Apple’s plan to store government-issued identification credentials in its devices. The company first announced partnerships with several states in September to develop a digital driver’s…

Suspect charged for October murder in Atlantic City

MAYS LANDING-A 45 year-old man, charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Mark Wright on Oct. 10, 2021, has been taken into custody by law enforcement, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary…

Pharmacist to pay $275,000 to settle claims related to the alleged unlawful dispensation of controlled substances

SAVANNAH, GA: The former owner of a Bryan County pharmacy has agreed to settle claims that he and his pharmacy unlawfully dispensed controlled substances despite the presence of red flags indicating that…

Trial Of Men Accused Of Killing Ahmaud Arbery Nears Verdict

The trial of three men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, whose death contributed to unrest during the summer of 2020, is nearing a verdict. Gregory McMichael, his son Travis and their neighbor,…

Charleston, S.C., man admits sex trafficking, cocaine crimes stemming from scheme to coerce women and girls into prostitution

BILLINGS – A Charleston, South Carolina, man accused in a large sex trafficking scheme of coercing women and girls into prostitution for him in Montana and other states admitted to charges today,…

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