Serial Robbers Plead Guilty to Federal Charges Related to a Series of At Least Nine Armed Commercial Robberies in the Baltimore Area
Baltimore, Maryland – Co-defendants Marquis Moore, age 35, and Milek Rankin, age 29, both of Baltimore, each pleaded guilty to committing a series of armed commercial robberies and to brandishing a firearm…
Former Westlake Investment Advisor Convicted of Stealing More Than $9.3 Million from Clients in Ponzi Scheme
Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that a federal jury returned guilty verdicts today against Defendant Raymond A. Erker, 50, of Avon, Ohio, following a seven-day trial before U.S. District Judge…
Houstonians sent to prison for illegal firearms purchases
HOUSTON – Four individuals have been sentenced for illegally purchasing weapons for others aka straw purchasing, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Maribel Santana-Cerano, 45, Ariceli Santana, 47, Carlos Joel Hernandez, 26,…
Rogersville Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Child Sexual Exploitation, Illegal Firearms, Nearly $1 Million Investment Fraud Scheme
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Rogersville, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for three separate cases in which he was convicted of child sexual exploitation, a nearly $1 million investment fraud…
Palm Beach County Armed Career Criminal and Fentanyl Peddler Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
Miami, Florida – A federal district judge in West Palm Beach, Florida has sentenced 33-year-old Eric Leon Nelms to 180 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm and distributing fentanyl as…
Maple Grove Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for $9.6 Million Scheme to Defraud the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program
MINNEAPOLIS – A Maple Grove man has been sentenced to 60 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for fraudulently applying for $9,619,046.46 from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s…
Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Operation Results in Sentences Totaling 100+ Years in Federal Prison
MONROE, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Operation dubbed “Operation Kutt Off” has resulted in the conviction of nine individuals,…
Two Defendants Plead Guilty in a Nationwide Racketeering Conspiracy Targeting the Elderly
Assistant U. S. Attorney Oleksandra “Sasha” Johnson (619) 546-9769 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – March 9, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Two defendants charged in a nationwide “grandparent scam” have pleaded guilty to conspiracy…
Mallinckrodt Agrees to Pay $260M to Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit Alleging Payment of Illegal Kickbacks and Medicare Drug Rebate Underpayments
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt ARD LLC (previously Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc., “Questcor,” and collectively “Mallinckrodt”), has agreed to pay $260 million as part of…
Cuban National Sentenced to Over 38 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Other Crimes after Using His Border Ranch as a Criminal Corridor
EL PASO – A Cuban national living in Fort Hancock was sentenced today to 460 months in prison for drugs, firearms and immigration crimes. On July 23, 2021, Gilberto Morales, 57, was…
Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to 40 Years for Murder, Role in Courthouse Shooting, Other Violence
TYIESE WARREN, also known as “Loose Screw,” 21, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 480 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of…
Lakewood’s Strand Theater to host fundraiser for the people of Ukraine
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Gary Schiavone, Strand Theater executive director, several Strand board members, and Kasia Pawka from Polish School, Lakewood, will be holding “Voices for Ukraine,” a fundraiser at the Strand Theater on…
Third Founder Of Cryptocurrency Exchange Pleads Guilty To Bank Secrecy Act Violations
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SAMUEL REED, one of three co-founders and a high-ranking executive of purportedly “off-shore” cryptocurrency derivatives exchange the…
Jury Convicts Sacramento Man for Sex Trafficking of a Minor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After a seven–day trial, a federal jury found Robert Pierre Duncan, 26, of Sacramento, guilty on Tuesday of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of a child, sex trafficking…
PlayOhio.com: State’s New Sports Betting Law Is Best in the U.S.
LAS VEGAS, March 8, 2022 — Ohio lawmakers created a regulatory framework for sports betting that is arguably the best in the U.S., “free from any significant flaws or limitations that could…
The NRP Group Plans To Break Ground On 23 Developments Representing over 6,000 Apartment Homes in 2022, Despite Considerable Headwinds
CLEVELAND, March 8, 2022 — The NRP Group, a vertically integrated, best-in-class developer, builder and manager of multifamily housing, plans to break ground on more than 6,000 apartment homes in 2022, exceeding…
BioNJ Announces Company Presenters for BioPartnering Conference
TRENTON, N.J., March 8, 2022 — BioNJ’s Twelfth Annual BioPartnering Conference, developed in concert with J.P. Morgan and Johnson & Johnson Innovation, will take place May 9-13, 2022. The week-long Conference will…
CytoSorbents Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results and Provides 2022 Outlook
CytoSorbents Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results and Provides 2022 Outlook Tweet this 2021 Total revenue, including product sales and grant income, was $43.2 million, up 5% compared to $41.0…