U.S. Attorney Announces Unsealing Of Indictment Charging Six Individuals And One Corporate Entity With Tax Fraud Conspiracy, And Related Guilty Plea

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Stuart M. Goldberg, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, and James C. Lee, Chief…

Virginia Beach Businessman Sentenced for $2.5 Million Tax Fraud

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Virginia Beach man was sentenced yesterday to 48 months in prison for defrauding the IRS out of more than $2.5 million of taxes by, among other things,…

Center City Doctor Pleads Guilty to Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances and Filing False Tax Returns and Agrees to Pay $4 Million to Resolve Civil and Related Allegations

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Stephen Padnes, M.D., 79, of Glenside, Pennsylvania, a physician formerly licensed in Pennsylvania, entered a guilty plea before United States…

Shreveport Man Sentenced on Firearms Charge

SHREVEPORT, La. – Johnny Dewayne Young, Jr., 60, of Shreveport, Louisiana, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Donald E. Walter to 48 months in prison, followed by 3 years of…

6 Physical Therapists And 2 Acupuncturists Charged In Over $20 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Scott Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Department of Health and…

McKees Rocks Drug Felon Admits Illegal Possession of a Stolen Handgun

PITTSBURGH, PA – A former resident of McKees Rocks pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal firearm laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Gamale…

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…

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…

Holy Hochul denies religious exemptions for COVID-19 vaccine

Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul denied Monday that there are “legitimate religious exemptions” to the COVID-19 vaccine. Related: New York Governor delivers a message from God: He wants you to get…

Amid Concerns About Declining Birth Rates, China Announces Plan To Reduce Abortions

China’s government plans to reduce the number of abortions taking place in the country, Chinese health authorities announced Monday. The plan to decrease “nonmedical abortions” was briefly mentioned in a long policy…

Pope County White Supremacist Operative Convicted of Racketeering

LITTLE ROCK—A two-week federal jury trial has resulted in the conviction of the financial backer of a white supremacist gang for his involvement in a racketeering and drug conspiracy.…

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,…

Baltimore Businessman Charles Nabit Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Transportation of Women to Engage in Prostitution

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Charles “Chuck” Nabit, age 66, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 18 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised…

Hartford Man Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Sawed-Off Shotgun

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KEVIN BARCO, 37, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to…

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…

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…

Vermont Resident Charged with Illegally Buying Firearm for Plattsburgh Felon

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that a Vermont resident has been indicted by a Burlington grand jury for her role straw-purchasing a firearm. Marissa…

United States Citizen Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Assist North Korea In Evading Sanctions

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that VIRGIL GRIFFITH, a U.S. citizen, pled guilty to conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers…

Allegheny County Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Synthetic Cannabinoids

PITTSBURGH, PA – Diassandai Serrano was sentenced to 35 months in prison for conspiring to distribute Schedule I synthetic cannabinoid controlled substances while on federal supervised release, Acting United States Attorney Stephen…

Devon Energy Companies Agree to Pay $6.15 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations for Underpaying Royalties on Gas from Federal Lands

Devon Energy Corporation, an Oklahoma-based oil and natural gas exploration and production company, and its affiliates, Devon Energy Corp. (Oklahoma) and Devon Energy Production Company LP (collectively, “Devon”), have agreed to pay…

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