Contract Rehabilitation Therapy Providers Agree to Pay $8.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to the Provision of Medically Unnecessary Therapy Services

Select Medical Corporation and Encore GC Acquisition LLC have agreed to pay $8.4 million to resolve allegations that Select Medical Rehabilitation Services Inc. (SMRS) violated the False Claims Act by knowingly causing…

Broome County Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Enticement and Coercion of a Minor

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Richard C. O’Hara, age 32, of Broome County pled guilty today to attempting to coerce and entice a minor to engage in sexual conduct with him. The announcement…

As sports betting explodes, ESPN expands Joe Wiz’s Feinline program to two hours

NEW YORK, NY – One of the highest-rated sports betting shows in the nation is getting an extra hour, The Feinline120, (120 minutes of sports betting advice) will air on Friday nights,…

Pennachio demands investigation into Governor Murphy’s nursing home body count

Citing a recent report from the New York State Bar Association’s Task Force on Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care linking Governor Cuomo’s directive for nursing homes to admit COVID-19 patients to increased deaths among…

Sussex County Man Admits Fraudulently Obtaining $5.6 Million Loan Meant to Help Small Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic

NEWARK, N.J. – A Sussex County, New Jersey, man today admitted fraudulently obtaining a federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan of over $5 million, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Azhar…

Former West Boylston Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Hydromorphone and Meperidine

BOSTON – A former nurse was sentenced on Tuesday, June 29 in federal court in Boston for tampering with opioids intended for emergency department patients at a hospital where he worked and…

Extradited Ghanaian National Sentenced To Nearly 6 Years For Multimillion-Dollar Money Laundering Conspiracy

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DEBORAH MENSAH was sentenced to 70 months in prison for her participation in a conspiracy to launder…

Onondaga Reservation Resident Pleads Guilty to Drug and Money Laundering Charges

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Robert Printup, age 36, a resident of the Onondaga Reservation in Onondaga County, New York, pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute marijuana and launder drug proceeds, and…

Manhattan Man Sentenced To More Than 27 Years In Prison For Sex Trafficking

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that WILLIAM BAZEMORE, a/k/a “Yaya,” a/k/a “Nudie,” a/k/a “Jack,” was sentenced to 327 months in prison for sex…

Previous Drug Offender and Cocaine Supplier Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

Baltimore, Maryland – Mark Williams, a/k/a Swanny, age 52, of Elkton, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine. Williams has prior…

United States Obtains Consent Decree Against Chinatown Retail Seller For Repeated Violations Of Federal Meat Inspection Act

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Paul Kiecker, Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (“USDA”) Food Safety and Inspection Service (“FSIS”), announced today…

Million dollar Mega Millions ticket sold in West Babylon

The New York Lottery today announced one second-prize ticket for the June 29 Mega Millions drawing was sold in WEST BABYLON. The ticket is worth a guaranteed $1,000,000. The ticket was purchased…

$56,000 lottery ticket sold at Eastchester Gulf

Eastchester, NY – The New York Lottery today announced one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the June 29 TAKE 5 drawing. The ticket, worth $56,013.50, was purchased at EASTCHESTER GULF located at…

Sixty Defendants Charged in Nationwide Takedown of Sinaloa Cartel Methamphetamine Network

For more information contact: Assistant U. S. Attorney Matthew J. Sutton (619) 546-8941, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole Bredariol (619) 546-8419, and Assistant U. S. Attorney Amy B. Wang (619) 546-6968 Click…

Watertown Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Firearms Charges

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Daniel J. Borg, 43, of Watertown, New York, pled guilty yesterday to possession of controlled substances (heroin/fentanyl and eutylone) with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm in…

Former Branch Manager Charged With Bank Fraud

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Derline Cunningham, 60, of Greece, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with…

Georgia Woman Going To Prison For Providing Local Gang Members With Illegal Guns

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Brittany Hutcherson, 30, of Lawrenceville, GA, who was convicted of transferring firearms to…

Fort Lauderdale police continue investigation of transient found murdered on E. Sunrise

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – On June 20th at approximately 12:00 a.m., the Fort Lauderdale Police Department received a 9-1-1 call regarding a shooting in the 600 block of East Sunrise Boulevard in…

Border Patrol Arrest Seven Criminal Migrants

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents arrested four gang members, two sex offenders, and a migrant previously convicted of negligent homicide. Friday afternoon, an agent from Air…

Nine Face Federal Drug and Firearms Charges

BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK – Nine defendants were arrested and charged with federal drug conspiracy and drug possession charges, conspiracy to commit money laundering and federal firearms offenses, announced Acting United States Attorney…

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