Sioux City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

A Sioux City man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine around the tri-state area was sentenced September 22, 2021 to 10 years in federal prison. Leroy Eric McCoy, age 39, from Sioux City,…

Elkhart Man Sentenced To 40 Years in Prison

SOUTH BEND – Khalil Jackson, age 25, of Elkhart, Indiana was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after being convicted following a four-day trial in June 2021, announced…

Virginia Doctor Pleads Guilty to $1.8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Virginia doctor pleaded guilty today to his role in a $1.8 million health care fraud scheme to prescribe medically unnecessary compounded pain and scar creams and other expensive…

Harrison County residents admit to drug charges

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Two Shinnston, West Virginia, residents have admitted to methamphetamine charges, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Larry Thomas Gregory, II, 44, and Angela Chapman, 33, each…

Convicted Felon Sentenced for Narcotics Trafficking and Manufacturing “Ghost Guns”

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A District Heights, Maryland man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for distributing heroin and cocaine, and for his involvement in manufacturing untraceable “ghost guns” from the…

Ohio man admits to drug charges

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Rashaad Shadee Washington, of Pleasant City, Ohio, has admitted to drug charges, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Washington, 37, pleaded guilty today to one count…

Mandeville Man Sentenced for Defrauding FEMA After a Disaster

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BRUCE D. COX, age 62, of Mandeville, was sentenced on September 23, 2021 to one year of probation and over $35,000 in…

15 Defendants Indicted for Drug Conspiracy

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A federal grand jury in Kansas City returned an indictment charging 15 people with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms…

United States Files Suit Against Tampa Doctor For Allegedly Taking Kickback Payments In Return For Fraudulent Fentanyl Spray Prescriptions

Tampa, Florida – The United States has filed a civil lawsuit against Dr. Edward Lubin, a pain management doctor practicing in Tampa, alleging that he issued patients medically unnecessary prescriptions for Subsys,…

Coffee County Nonprofit Receives $549,500 In Federal Funding To Aid Safe Families Project

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The nonprofit Coffee County Drug Court Foundation will receive $549,500 from the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) to support its Safe Families Project, announced Acting…

Dominican National Sentenced for Drug Charges and Misuse of a Social Security Number

BOSTON – A Dominican national was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 in federal court in Boston for conspiring to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl and misusing a Social Security…

Meriden Man Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Prison for Trafficking Heroin from Bridgeport Markets

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that EDDY ANTONIO TORRES MOREL, 51, of Meriden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in…

Baltimore Man Sentenced To Seven Years In Federal Prison For Bank Fraud

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Allen Lamin, a/k/a “Allen Simon”, age 33, of Baltimore, Maryland, to seven years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release,…

Rocky Mount Blood Gang Member Sentenced to 14 Years for Armed Robbery

WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Rocky Mount man was sentenced yesterday to 168 months in prison for armed robbery and brandishing a firearm in connection to a crime of violence. On June 16,…

Hagerstown Man Facing Federal Charges For Allegedly Falsifying Documents In Order To Obtain COVID Funds

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Jeffrey Bearden, age 47, of Hagerstown, Maryland, with false statements and bank fraud. The criminal complaint alleges that in May 2020,…

Former Employment Security Department employee indicted for filing false unemployment claims and demanding kickbacks

Tacoma – A former employee of Washington State’s Employment Security Department has been charged in a 20-count indictment for his scheme to exploit his employment for personal enrichment and to fraudulently distribute…

Kensington Drug Boss Convicted at Trial for Supplying Crack and Heroin to Open-Air Drug Market

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Ricardo Carrion, a.k.a. “PR,” age 41, of Philadelphia, PA, was convicted at trial of all counts with which he was charged,…

Mt. Carmel Doctor Pleads Guilty To Operating A Massive “Pill Mill”

WILLIAMSPORT –The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Dr. Raymond Kraynak, age 64, of Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania, pled guilty on September 23, 2021, before Chief United…

Convicted Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Kidnapping and Possessing Firearms

Assistant U. S. Attorney Joseph J.M. Orabona (619) 546-7951 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – September 24, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Joseph Anthony Martino, a convicted felon with a long criminal history that prevents…

Three Individuals Sentenced in Southeast Idaho Methamphetamine Distribution Case

POCATELLO – Jesse Kirby, 45, Trevor Van Horn, 31, and Debra Trujillo, 63, all of Idaho Falls, were sentenced to federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S.…

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