U.S. Attorney’s Office Seeks Temporary Restraining Order Against Minnesota Businessman Selling Counterfeit N95 Masks

EL PASO – Federal authorities in El Paso are seeking a civil injunction against 40-year-old Wayzata, Minnesota resident Scott Boynton and his business, Boynton Companies, Inc, d/b/a RELYmedia, in an effort to…

Justice Department Reaches Settlement Agreement with Physicians Group in El Paso Over Allegations of Violating the False Claims Act

EL PASO –El Paso Ear, Nose & Throat Associates (EPENT) has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicaid, Medicare and other federal…

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Husband and Wife in Alleged Mortgage Fraud Scheme

CHICAGO — A man and his wife have been charged in federal court in Chicago with participating in a mortgage fraud scheme that defrauded financial institutions out of at least $2.5 million.…

CEO of Limited Liability Company Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Wire Fraud

CAMDEN, N.J. – The chief executive officer of a private equity investment firm was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for defrauding an investor of $1.35 million dollars, Acting U.S. Attorney…

Rochester Pawn Shop Owner Pleads Guilty To Selling More Than A million Dollars Worth Of Stolen Goods

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Thomas Nary, 39, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth…

Former Mexican governor sent to US prison for money laundering

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A former Coahuila, Mexico, governor has been ordered to federal prison for his role in a money laundering scheme that includes offenses against a foreign nation involving bribery…

Parkersburg man sentenced for drug distribution

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Christopher S. McCallister of Parkersburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to three years of probation for a drug distribution charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. McCallister,…

Ohio man sentenced for selling cocaine

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Anthony L. Turner, of Toledo, Ohio, was sentenced today to 51 months of incarceration for drug charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Turner, 44, pled…

Erie Convenience Store Owner Pleads Guilty to Food Stamp Fraud

ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States and food stamp fraud, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R.…

Essex County Man Charged with Illegally Possessing Two Handguns and Drugs

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man with a felony record made his initial court appearance today on charges of carrying two loaded handguns and a quantity of heroin and…

Passaic County Man Sentenced to 44 Months in Prison for Participating in Heroin Conspiracy

NEWARK, N.J. – A Passaic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 44 months in prison for conspiring to distribute heroin and distributing a quantity of heroin, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael…

Tulsa Man Charged with Sending Emails Threatening President Biden

A Tulsa man has been arrested and charged for sending threatening emails to KOTV Channel 6 directed at President Joseph Biden, unnamed members of the Congress, and their families, announced Acting U.S.…

Terlingua Man Sentenced to Prison for Running a Child Obscenity Website

MIDLAND – A federal judge today sentenced 65-year-old Thomas Alan Arthur to 40 years in federal prison for operating a website dedicated to publishing writings that detailed the sexual abuse of children.…

Pennacchio, Singer Introduce Legislation to Keep Peace in NJ Streets

Sen. Joe Pennacchio and Sen. Robert Singer introduced legislation strengthening laws preventing violent outbreaks like the incident in Long Branch on June 19.…

New Jersey News·Politics

Republicans want Murphy, Democrats to get tough on rising crime at the Jersey Shore

LONG BRANCH, NJ – Less than 48 hours after a large party deteriorated into mayhem on Saturday night in Long Branch, Senator Joe Pennacchio and Senator Robert Singer have introduced legislation that…

New Jersey News·Police Blotter

Monongalia County man sentenced for firearms charge

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Joshua Lee Grapes, of Pursglove, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 25 months of incarceration for firearms charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Grapes, 40, plead…

Pendleton County mail carrier sentenced for attempted election fraud

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Thomas Cooper, a mail carrier in Pendleton County, was sentenced today to five years of probation, with the first six months home confinement, for attempted election fraud, Acting…

Newburyport Physician Agrees to Resolve Allegations of Illegal Prescribing of Opioid Controlled Substances

BOSTON – A Newburyport physician has agreed to resolve allegations that he improperly prescribed opioid controlled substances outside the usual course of his professional practice. Guido Navarra, M.D., an internist practicing in…

Snellville man arrested for fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship

ATLANTA – Mezemr Abebe Belayneh has been arraigned on criminal charges related to his alleged lies to obtain U.S. citizenship. The defendant allegedly concealed his involvement in the late 1970s Red Terror…

Postal Employee Charged with Stealing More Than $4,000 from Mail

Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that an indictment was unsealed today charging Sa’Shanna Estell, 26, of Cleveland, Ohio, with theft of mail by a postal employee. According to the indictment,…

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