Two men who worked together to rob two people at gun point were convicted by a jury yesterday after a four-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids.      Antione …
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ST. THOMAS – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that a St. Thomas man was arrested September 14, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia and transported to St. Thomas, USVI on …
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PEORIA, Ill. –Joshua A. Ward, 35, of East Peoria, Illinois, was sentenced on November 18, 2021, to 15 years in federal prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised …
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Seattle Doctor Found Guilty of Fraudulently Obtaining Millions of Dollars from COVID-19 Relief Programs
by DOJ PressA federal jury convicted a Seattle doctor yesterday of fraudulently seeking over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) COVID-19 relief funds. According to …
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Wake County Man Convicted of Firearm Offense in Connection with High-Speed Chase and Shooting
by DOJ PressRALEIGH, N.C. – Cedrick Tyler Armstrong, 36, of Zebulon, NC was convicted in federal court yesterday of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon following a two-day jury trial. …
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Multiple Defendants Charged in a Scheme to “Straw Purchase” Firearms Appeared in Federal Court
by DOJ PressBIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Three defendants charged in a scheme to “straw purchase” firearms appeared in federal court this week. Two additional defendants have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing. U.S. Attorney …
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Licensed Attorney Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Medicaid in Scheme Involving Personal Care Services
by DOJ Press      WASHINGTON – Susan Engonwei Tingwei, 44, of Silver Spring, Md., a licensed attorney, pleaded guilty today to defrauding the D.C. Medicaid program out of more …
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal …
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ST. LOUIS – A federal grand jury indicted Jeffrey M. Bauza on November 17, 2021 with numerous counts of willful failure to collect or pay taxes to the Internal Revenue …
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Guatemalan National Convicted After Nine-Day Federal Trial for Sex Trafficking of a Minor and Related Charges
by DOJ PressBaltimore, Maryland – A federal jury convicted Feliciano de Jesus Diaz-Martinez, a/k/a Alex, age 43, of Owings Mills, Maryland, yesterday for sex trafficking of a child, enticement of a minor …
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Sharpsburg Man Facing Federal Indictment for Illegal Possession of Firearms, Including a Machinegun
by DOJ PressBaltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Jacob Matthew Martz, age 41, of Sharpsburg, Maryland, with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and …
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Federal Consent Decree Permanently Bans Baltimore-Based Physician Assistant from Prescribing Opioids and Controlled Substances
by DOJ PressBaltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman has approved a consent decree that permanently enjoins Elizabeth J. Allen, a Baltimore-based physician assistant, from prescribing opioids and other controlled …
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SAVANNAH, GA:Â A Chatham County man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. Matthew Kearse, 30, of Savannah, was sentenced to 120 …
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Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford returned indictments yesterday charging ALEX REYES, also known as …
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Federal Court Enjoins Maryland Physician Assistant from Prescribing Opioids and Other Controlled Substances
by DOJ PressAÂ federal court in Maryland permanently enjoined a Baltimore-based physician assistant from prescribing opioids and other controlled substances, the Department of Justice announced today. Pursuant to an agreed consent judgment filed …
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Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud in Relation to a Religious Institution Check Theft Conspiracy
by DOJ PressGreenbelt, Maryland – Mateus Vaduva, age 29, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty on November 17, 2021 to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud, in connection with a scheme …
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Federal Inmate Sentenced To 12 Months’ Imprisonment For Smuggling Suboxone Into Prison
by DOJ PressWILLIAMSPORT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Tyrone Wayne Meachem, age 40, was sentenced on November 17, 2021, to 12 months’ imprisonment …
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BOSTON – A Worcester man was sentenced yesterday in connection with a fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Robert Young, 50, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge …
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Current and Former Ewing Township Police Officers Charged with Violating Civil Rights of a Minor
by DOJ PressTRENTON, N.J. – Three current and former Ewing Township Police Department officers were indicted by a grand jury on civil rights charges for their roles in assaulting a minor victim …
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Florida Counseling Center Owner And Provider Sentenced To Federal Prison For Medicaid Fraud, Conspiracy, False Statements, And Identity Theft
by DOJ PressTALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Jason R. Coody, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced the sentencings of Stephanie Lynn Fleming, 43, and Helen Elizabeth Storey, 39, both …
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NASHVILLE – A federal indictment unsealed yesterday charges a Loretto, Tennessee woman with three counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, related to an embezzlement scheme …
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NEWARK, N.J. – A Passaic County, New Jersey, man was charged for illegally possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug distribution, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today. Jessie …
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      WASHINGTON – A District of Columbia woman has been charged in a 35-count indictment with carrying out a scheme to steal more than $400,000 …
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New Hampshire Man Sentenced To 12 Months And One Day Imprisonment For Conspiring To Defraud The IRS
by DOJ PressWILLIAMSPORT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Eric Judkins, age 46, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was sentenced to 12 months and one …
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Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of …