DOJ backs religious business in New Hampshire case over gender dysphoria insurance coverage
CONCORD, NH – The Justice Department is backing a New Hampshire small business in a federal lawsuit, filing a legal brief Monday stating that employers cannot be forced to cover gender dysphoria…
Wilmington Woman Sentenced to 31 Months in Federal Prison in CARES Act Fraud Case
WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that Ana Soto, 41, of Wilmington and formerly of Newark, was sentenced yesterday to 31 months imprisonment…
Sisseton Foursome Sentenced in Robbery Case
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that four individuals from Sisseton, South Dakota, who were all convicted of Robbery and Aiding and Abetting, have been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Charles…
Former San Angelo Police Chief Sentenced to 15 ½ Years in Corruption Case
Former San Angelo Chief of Police Tim Vasquez was sentenced today to 15 ½ years in federal prison for accepting bribes, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.…
Woman Admits To Defrauding Medicaid While Awaiting Sentencing In Separate Fraud Case
Woman Admits To Defrauding Medicaid While Awaiting Sentencing In Separate Fraud Case Trevor Schakohl on August 2, 2022 A convicted health care fraudster in Connecticut confessed she committed similar fraud again as…
Fifth Defendant Pleads Guilty in $11.5 Million Fraud Case
LITTLE ROCK—An England, Arkansas woman has pleaded guilty to her involvement in a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of more than $11.5 million that was…
Woman Admits Committing Health Care Fraud While Awaiting Sentencing in Another Health Care Fraud Case
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on July 29, 2022, NICOLE STEINER, formerly known as Nicole Balkas, 32, formerly of Stratford and now residing…
Convicted Killer in Texas Ranger Cold Case Gets Two Life Sentences
Submitted by The Texas Department of Public Safety AUSTIN – On July 25, 2022, capital murder suspect José Baldomero Flores III pled guilty in a Bexar County courtroom in the killings of…
Branchburg Police Man Arrest in Stolen Gun Case
BRANCHBURG TOWNSHIP, N.J. (PRESS RELEASE) – Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald and Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor announced the arrest of Jorge L. Mercado, age…
Billings Woman Sentenced to 32 Months in Prison in Identity Theft Case
BILLINGS – U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich announced today that a 37-year-old Billings woman was sentenced to two and a half years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for multiple…
Silver City man sentenced to 20 years in prison in carjacking and firearms case
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Daniel “Grumpy” Hernandez, 34, of Silver City, New Mexico, was sentenced on July 26 to…
Arrest Made in 7-Year-Old Syracuse Murder Cold Case
SYRACUSE, NY – A suspect has been arrested for murder in a 7-year-old unsolved case in Syracuse. Michael L. Brooks, 31, has been arrested for May 29, 2015 shooting death of Charvin…
Mexican drug smuggler sentenced for poly-drug case at border
McALLEN, Texas – A 58-year-old Mexican national has been ordered to prison for knowingly and intentionally importing cocaine and meth into the United States from Mexico, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.…
Two Men Plead Guilty to Tampering with Witnesses in a Federal Carjacking Case
Two Tulsa men have been convicted in federal court for tampering with witnesses who were slated to testify in court proceedings regarding a carjacking, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Ulysses Semion Washington,…
Two Men Plead Guilty to Tampering with Witnesses in a Federal Carjacking Case
Two Tulsa men have been convicted in federal court for tampering with witnesses who were slated to testify in court proceedings regarding a carjacking, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Ulysses Semion Washington,…
Federal Indictment In Pensacola Shooting Case
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Quinton L. Pete, 33, of Ocala, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury charging him with attempted Hobbs Act robbery and being a felon in possession of a…
Roanoke-Based Opioid Treatment Center Settles Civil Case with United States
ROANOKE, Va. – Virginia Treatment Center, LLC, doing business as Roanoke Comprehensive Treatment Center (RCTC) in Roanoke, has agreed to pay $348,934 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act…
Appeals Court Affirms Convictions and Sentences in Organized Crime Case
NEWARK, N.J. – A federal appeals court has upheld the convictions and sentences of a member and an associate of the Lucchese organized crime family and two Texas brothers on racketeering conspiracy…
Court Orders North Carolina Pharmacy and Pharmacists to Pay $300,000 Penalty in Case Alleging Unlawful Opioid Distribution
WASHINGTON – A federal court entered a consent decree enjoining an Asheboro, North Carolina pharmacy and its two pharmacists from dispensing controlled substances, including opioids, without taking specific steps to help ensure…
Former Oregon Dentist Pleads Guilty in Federal Drug Case
Defendant also faces federal charges for fraudulently obtaining millions in COVID-relief funds PORTLAND, Ore.—A former Clackamas, Oregon dentist pleaded guilty today to illegally distributing controlled substances, including thousands of pills of prescription…
Second Montrose Woman Pleads Guilty in Mail Fraud Case
Grand Junction-The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Shirley Koch, age 69, of Montrose, Colorado, pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and aiding and abetting. According…