Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced- August 2022

United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the August 2022 Federal Grand Jury B. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments returned…

Former South Florida Pharmacy VP and Executive Assistant Sentenced for Their Roles in Health Care Fraud Scheme Targeting U.S. Military

Miami, Florida – A former South Florida pharmacy executive was sentenced today to seven and a half years in prison for defrauding Tricare and CHAMPVA of approximately $88 million through a compounding…

Port Saint Joe Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking And Firearm Offenses

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Fabian Tomaz Frazier, 27, of Port Saint Joe, Florida, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy to distribute marijuana and over…

Philadelphia CBP Discovers $1.3 Million Cocaine Load on a Flight that arrived from the Dominican Republic

PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized a cocaine load, with a street value of about $1.3 million, hidden in the technical space of a passenger airplane that arrived at…

Investment Scam Ringleader Pleads Guilty After Being Recorded Paying Cash Kickbacks at Boca Raton Starbucks

Miami, Florida – Paul Geraci, 45, of Parkland, Florida, pleaded guilty today for his role in a large investment scheme in which he and others defrauded investors out of approximately $21 million…

Pie Tap Pizza Workshop and Bar Plans Two DFW Locations Plus More from What Now Media Group’s Weekly Pre-Opening Restaurant News Report

Image credit: pie tap pizza workshop Dive into this week’s top stories from Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, and San…

Individuals Charged with Labor Racketeering in the Port of San Juan

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On August 11, 2022, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging 7 defendants with running a criminal enterprise dedicated to…

CRU Opens in New Orleans’ French Quarter

Atlanta, GA (PRESS RELEASE) CRU Lounge, owned by Atlanta-based entrepreneur Dennis McKinley, already the largest black-owned restaurant nightlife chain and largest hookah lounge chain in the United States, has just opened its…

I Scream Gelato Strikes Sweet Franchise Deal for First Units in North Dallas

The brand is expanding quickly since its start in 2019 and is still accepting franchise partners. Prosper, TX (PRESS RELEASE) Gelato fans in Texas have reason to celebrate this month as I…

Former Executive Vice President Of T.J. Martell Foundation Sentenced To Federal Prison

NASHVILLE – Melissa Goodwin, 56, the former Executive Vice President and General Manager of the T.J. Martel Foundation for Cancer Research, was sentenced today to four years in prison for embezzling more…

Florida Man Charged with Domestic Assault at Atlantic City Casino

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – A Florida man has been charged with domestic assault after an incident that took place at the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. According to police, on…

Two Pennsylvania Nursing Facilities Indited for Healthcare Fraud

PITTSBURGH (PRESS RELEASE) – Five individuals and two for-profit skilled nursing facilities in Southwestern Pennsylvania have been indicted by federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United…

37 Members of a Violent Gang Charged With Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations in San Juan, Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On August 3, 2022, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging 37 violent gang members from the municipality of San…

Two Florida Men Charged with Conspiring to Launder Money Obtained from Internet-Enabled Scams

NEWARK, N.J. – Two Florida men were charged with conspiring to launder money taken from victims across the United States, many of whom were elderly, as a part of a series of …

Three Defendants Sentenced In Fraud And Identity Theft Scam Targeting Customers Of Banks And Credit Unions

Three Miami Residents Stole $1,400,000 From Hundreds of Depositors by Posing as Security Officials to Obtain Access to Online Accounts. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. District Judge…

West Perrine Teen Critically Wounded

MIAMI, FL – South Miami HeightsAround 1am Monday morning, after receiving a ShotSpotter alert, Miami-Dade police responded to 171st Street in West Perrine for gunfire heard in the area. Officers learned by…

13-Year-Old Reported Missing Since Saturday in Towson

TOWSON, MD – A 13-year-old girl has been reported missing from the Towson area by the Baltimore County Police Department. According to a missing person alert issued by the agency, 13-year-old Tylia…

‘They’re Not Gatekeepers Anymore’: Meet The DeSantis Spokeswoman Who’s Putting The Media On Defense

‘They’re Not Gatekeepers Anymore’: Meet The DeSantis Spokeswoman Who’s Putting The Media On Defense Laurel Duggan on August 7, 2022 Christina Pushaw, the press secretary for Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, outlined…

U.S. Justice Department Seeks Seizure of Boeing 747 Cargo Plane Grounded in Argentina

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Justice transmitted a request to Argentinian authorities today to seize a Boeing 747-300M cargo plane following the unsealing of a…

Three Men, Who Acquired and Transferred Almost 1,000 Guns, Charged With Firearms Trafficking

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal grand jury returned three indictments charging Radamés Revilla-Machín, Roberto Miranda-Schmidt, and Luis Matos-Rosa with the unlicensed business of dealing in firearms, announced W. Stephen Muldrow,…

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