Military contractors indicted for $7 million procurement fraud scheme

ATLANTA – A federal grand jury has indicted a company and three individuals in an alleged fraud scheme involving military contracts totaling over $7 million. The three-count indictment charges Envistacom LLC, its…

June 23, 2022

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ADA settlement with Atlanta YMCA ensures equal opportunities for children with diabetes

Department of Justice Press Releases

ATLANTA – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia has entered into a settlement agreement with The Villages at Carver Family YMCA located in Atlanta, Georgia, to resolve allegations…

June 23, 2022

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Motocross coach indicted for child exploitation crimes

Department of Justice Press Releases

ATLANTA – Ryan Meyung, a motocross instructor who traveled the country building motocross tracks and mentoring children has been indicted for multiple child exploitation offenses. “Meyung allegedly produced, transported, and possessed child [censored]ography…

June 23, 2022

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Former physician’s assistant indicted for health care fraud, aggravated identity theft, and illegally prescribing controlled substances

Department of Justice Press Releases

ATLANTA – Theresa Pickering has been arraigned on federal charges of health care fraud, aggravated identity theft, and distribution of controlled substances. Pickering was indicted by a federal grand jury on June…

June 10, 2022

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Pharmacist sentenced to over 15 years in prison

Department of Justice Press Releases

ATLANTA – Thomas Ukoshovbera A. Gbenedio has been sentenced for illegally dispensing and distributing controlled substances from his pharmacy. After Gbenedio was found guilty by a jury, he attempted to flee the…

June 8, 2022

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Violent recidivist sentenced to 10 years in prison for using a stolen identity to buy guns

Department of Justice Press Releases

ATLANTA – Dawuan Na’jee Williams, a multi-convicted felon, has been sentenced to federal prison for using another person’s name and date of birth to purchase more than two dozen firearms, some of…

June 8, 2022

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Reality TV stars convicted of fraud and tax evasion

Department of Justice Press Releases

ATLANTA, Ga. – Following a three-week trial, a federal jury found Todd and Julie Chrisley guilty of conspiring to defraud community banks out of more than $30 million of fraudulent loans. The…

June 7, 2022

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Third defendant sentenced for trafficking guns to Barbados

Department of Justice Press Releases

ATLANTA – Rashad Sargeant has been sentenced for his role in trafficking firearms to Barbados. Together with his co-defendant, David Johnson, Sargeant shipped at least 30 firearms to Barbados after obliterating the…

June 6, 2022

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Second Port St. Joe man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

Department of Justice Press Releases

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Arthur Desean North, 32, of Port St. Joe, Florida, was the second man from Port St. Joe to be sentenced to federal prison this week for his part in a…

June 3, 2022

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Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to 188 Months in Federal Prison for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon

Department of Justice Press Releases

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Eddie D. Starks, 41, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. Jason R.…

June 1, 2022

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Gang leader convicted of federal charges in connection with nightclub shooting and subsequent murder of 17-year-old witness

Department of Justice Press Releases

ATLANTA, Ga. – A federal jury found Maurice Antonio Kent guilty of RICO Conspiracy, violent crime in aid of racketeering, discharging a firearm during the commission of those violent crimes, and possession…

May 20, 2022

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Mastermind of $11.1 million Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme sentenced to fifteen years

Department of Justice Press Releases

ATLANTA – Darrell Thomas has been sentenced after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud and to money laundering for masterminding a scheme to obtain 14 fraudulent loans…

May 19, 2022

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Father and son plead guilty to attempted trafficking of guns to Mexico

Department of Justice Press Releases

GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Othon Marban, Sr., and Othon Marban, Jr., have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transfer firearms to an out-of-state resident and making false statements to a federally licensed firearms dealer,…

May 16, 2022

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Marietta man charged in massive PPP fraud scheme

Department of Justice Press Releases

ATLANTA – Carl Delano Torjagbo, a/k/a Karl Lucius Delano, has been arrested on federal bank fraud and money laundering charges arising from a scheme to defraud a bank by obtaining a $9.5…

May 13, 2022

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Prolific turtle trapper sentenced to prison

Department of Justice Press Releases

ATLANTA – Nathan Horton has been sentenced for illegally trapping and exporting thousands of freshwater turtles in Georgia in violation of the Lacey Act. “Horton robbed public lands by using illegal traps…

May 10, 2022

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Presque Isle Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking

Department of Justice Press Releases

BANGOR, Maine: A Presque Isle man was sentenced in federal court today for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute, U.S.…

May 2, 2022

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Nigerian woman sentenced for scamming Social Security Administration and FEMA out of nearly a million dollars

Department of Justice Press Releases

ATLANTA – Ivie Shevon Sajere has been sentenced for her role in a conspiracy that defrauded the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) out of nearly $1,000,000. …

April 26, 2022

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Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Nationwide “Felony Lane Gang” Conspiracy

Department of Justice Press Releases

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Tyrone Parker, age 40, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, pled guilty today in federal court in Syracuse to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced United…

April 19, 2022

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Paul D. Weir, John R. Morgan, M.D., Care Plus Management, LLC, and Anesthesia entities pay $7.2 million to resolve kickback and False Claims Act allegations

Department of Justice Press Releases

ATLANTA – Paul D. Weir, John R. Morgan, M.D. and the company they created, Care Plus Management, LLC (“Care Plus”), along with 18 anesthesia entities that Care Plus owned and operated, agreed…

April 13, 2022

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Two arraigned in $3 million COVID Unemployment Insurance Benefits scheme

Department of Justice Press Releases

ATLANTA – Rowlando Hatter Jr., and Clyde Anthony Parker Jr., have been arraigned on federal charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft. They allegedly…

April 13, 2022

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