New Orleans Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accident in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LARRY WILLIAMS (“WILLIAMS”), age 49, of New Orleans, was sentenced today for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, in violation of…

New Orleans Man Sentenced to 130 Months for Selling Narcotics and Gun Possession in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – On Wednesday, July 20, 2022, United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo sentenced JOSH TAPP, age 35, a resident of New Orleans, to 130 months in the Bureau…

A former police chief in Amite City and a current Amite City Councilmember pleaded guilty yesterday in New Orleans, Louisiana, to criminally violating federal election laws as part of a conspiracy to…

Federal Grand Jury Returns Indictment Against Louisville Man for CARES Act Fraud

Louisville, Kentucky – A federal grand jury in Louisville returned an indictment yesterday charging a local man with thirteen counts of fraud related to various CARES Act financial assistance programs. According to…

Dracut Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery

BOSTON – A Dracut man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with the armed robbery of three convenience stores in Lowell and Tewksbury on Dec. 24, 2020. Michael…

Saratoga Woman Indicted for Theft and Misappropriation of Funds as the Fiduciary of a Veteran

ALBANY, NEW YORK – JoAnne Natalie, age 64, of Saratoga Springs, New York, was indicted earlier this month for misappropriating the funds of a veteran declared legally incompetent, as well as stealing…

21 Charged, Including Hospital and Lab CEOs, in Connection with Multistate Healthcare Kickback Conspiracy

TYLER, Texas – The Department of Justice announced criminal charges against 36 defendants in 13 federal districts across the United States for more than $1.2 billion in alleged fraudulent telemedicine, cardiovascular and…

Glouster Drug Dealer Gets 1 1/2 Years in Prison for Selling Deadly Drug Dose

Submitted by Athens County Prosecutor’s Office ATHENS, Ohio – A Glouster man has been sentenced to a maximum term of a year in a half in prison after violating the terms of…

Former Minneapolis Police Officer Thomas Lane Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Depriving George Floyd of His Constitutional Rights

St. Paul, Minn. – The Justice Department announced today that former Minneapolis Police Officer Thomas Lane, 39, was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison and two years of supervised release for depriving…

Former Louisiana Police Chief and City Councilmember Plead Guilty in Vote-Buying Conspiracy

WASHINGTON – A former police chief in Amite City and current Amite City councilmember pleaded guilty yesterday in New Orleans, Louisiana, to criminally violating federal election laws as part of a conspiracy…

Fort Myers Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Committing A Similar Crime Months After Being Released From Prison

Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber today sentenced Herman Fleming (29, Fort Myers) to 12 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, possessing…

Tampa Felon Indicted On Firearm And Drug Charges

Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Raequin Smith (26, Tampa) with possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, possessing with the intent…

Ashland City Physician Charged In Federal Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

NASHVILLE – A federal grand jury in Nashville on Monday returned a nine-count indictment, charging an Ashland City, Tennessee, physician in a telemedicine conspiracy to defraud Medicare of more than $41 million,…

Georgia Woman Pleads Guilty in Staged Automobile Collision Scheme

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that STACIE WHEATEN (“S. WHEATEN”), age 51, of Fairburn, Georgia, pled guilty on July 21, 2022 to count one (1)…

Federal Jury Convicts Ada Resident Of Murder In Indian Country

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced today that Anthony Brian Walker, age 40, of Ada, Oklahoma was found guilty by a federal jury of…

Former Utica Police Officer Sentenced for Using Excessive Force

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Matthew Felitto, age 27, of Utica, New York, was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Syracuse after previously pleading guilty to violating the constitutionally protected right of an…

Brooklyn, NY Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possessing a Fentanyl/Heroin Mix He Intended to Distribute

PITTSBURGH, PA – A former resident of Brooklyn, New York, has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years’ imprisonment on his conviction for violating the federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney…

Caribbean Corridor Strike Force Arrests Four Individuals Charged with Drug Trafficking

ind_drug_trafficking_cloro_7-20-22-cr-328-fab_.pdfSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On July 20, 2022, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging four individuals with conspiracy and possession with intent to…

Annapolis Police Find Illegal Gun During Marijuana Arrest

ANNAPOLIS, MD – On July 18, 2022, at approximately 5:00 p.m. officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for equipment and registration violations in the area of West Street and Admiral…

Police Shut Down Huge For-Profit Pool Party Complete With Security Guards in Gloucester Township

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – Police in Gloucester have charged a man after he hosted a large after-dark commercial pool party, turning his home into a nightclub on Poplar Avenue. The quiet neighborhood…

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