New CBP Director for Mid-Atlantic Operations Formally Assumes Command

BALTIMORE – Former Baltimore teacher and current Annandale, Va., resident Stephen T. Maloney officially assumed command of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Baltimore Field Office during a time-honored ceremony in Baltimore…

British Virgin Islands Premier, Port Director Charged in South Florida Federal Court with Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Crimes

Miami, Florida – Miami federal prosecutors have charged British Virgin Islands (BVI) Premier Andrew Alturo Fahie, Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority Oleanvine Pickering Maynard (O. Maynard), and the Port Director’s…

Three Leaders of Little Havana Drug Trafficking Organization Found Guilty

Miami, Florida – Following a nine-week trial, a federal jury in Miami has found three leaders of a violent drug trafficking and money laundering organization operating in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood guilty…

Leader of local fentanyl conspiracy sentenced to 14 years in prison

DAYTON, Ohio – The lead of eight defendants convicted in a narcotics conspiracy was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 168 months in prison. The drug trafficking organization’s operations stretched from…

Okeechobee County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking

Miami, Florida – Today, a federal district judge in West Palm Beach sentenced a 31-year-old man from Okeechobee County, Florida, to 130 months in prison for drug trafficking. Juan Manuel Nieves previously…

Foreign National Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Exploiting Children Online, Illegal Reentry

Miami, Florida – A 29-year-old Mexican national living in Boca Raton and Pompano Beach, Florida was sentenced yesterday in West Palm Beach federal court to 25 years in prison for posing on…

Federal Jury Returns Guilty Verdict Against Drug Trafficker With Ice Chest With Hidden Compartment

MOBILE, AL – After a two-day trial in United States District Court in Mobile, a federal jury on Wednesday, April 21, announced a guilty verdict against a man stopped on I-10 in…

South Florida International Firearms Smuggler Sentenced to Almost 20 Years in Federal Prison

Miami, Florida – A Delray Beach, Florida man who fueled an international firearms smuggling ring with guns he illegally purchased at South Florida gun shows through straw buyers has been sentenced to…

THE AESTHETIC SURGERY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION ELECTS BRUCE VAN NATTA, MD AS ITS NEW PRESIDENT

New ASERF Officers Serving on the Executive Committee Named GARDEN GROVE, Calif., April 25, 2022 — The Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF) announced the election of Bruce Van Natta, MD, a plastic…

Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action To Combat Health Care-Related COVID-19 Fraud

SAN FRANCISCO – The Department of Justice today announced criminal charges against 21 defendants in nine federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various health care related fraud…

Three Men Charged With Scheming To Create and Sell False Works of Art and Memorabilia

CHICAGO — Two brothers from Michigan were among three men indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly scheming to create and sell false works of art and memorabilia. An indictment unsealed today…

Former Brokers Found Guilty of Fraud Offenses Committed in Fraudulent Stock Offering

Miami, Florida – This week, following a six-day trial, a federal jury in Fort Lauderdale, Florida returned guilty verdicts against Jeffrey Alan Horn (“Horn”), 47, of Coral Springs, Florida, and Omar Leon Plummer…

Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care-Related COVID-19 Fraud

NEWARK, N.J. –The Department of Justice announced criminal charges against 21 defendants in nine federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various health care related fraud schemes that…

Two Murfreesboro Men Charged In Conspiracy To Ship Massive Quantities Of Methamphetamine To New Zealand

NASHVILLE – A federal indictment unsealed yesterday, charges two Murfreesboro, Tennessee, men with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and possession and distribution…

Couple Who Murdered Government Witness Sentenced To Life In Prison

Ocala, Florida – Senior United States District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced David Chappell Fey (57, Belleview) and Shari Lynn Gunter (58, Ocklawaha) to life imprisonment for murdering a government witness.…

Tampa Accountant Sentenced To More Than Six Years In Federal Prison For Plotting A Murder-For-Hire

Tampa, Florida– U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday today sentenced DeAnna Marie Stinson (50, Tampa) to six years and six months in federal prison for murder-for-hire. The Court also ordered Stinson to…

Broward Wildlife Dealer and Company Sentenced in Scheme to Harvest and Sell Florida Turtles

Miami, Florida – A federal district judge in Miami has sentenced Michael Van Nostrand, 55, of Davie, Florida and Strictly Reptiles, Inc., a company also located in Davie, for their roles in…

Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care Related COVID-19 Fraud

Memphis, TN – The Department of Justice today announced criminal charges against 21 defendants in nine federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various health care related fraud…

Maryland Doctor Facing Federal Indictment for COVID-19 Healthcare Fraud Scheme is Part of a Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care Related COVID-19 Fraud Announced by the Justice Department Today

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury in Maryland has indicted Ron Elfenbein, M.D., age 47, of Arnold, Maryland, for three counts of healthcare fraud for submitting false and fraudulent claims to…

Brave Health and The Doula Network Partner to Support Maternal Mental Health for Medicaid Populations

Partnership will meet growing demand for timely, accessible behavioral health services for new and expecting mothers MIAMI, April 20, 2022 — Brave Health, a virtual-first behavioral health provider focused on serving Medicaid…

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