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TAMPA, FLORIDA – Gabriel Antonio Thompkins, II (25, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to making a false statement to a federally licensed firearms dealer in connection with the attempted purchase of …

CHARLESTON, W.VA – Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston announced today that Curtis Watson, 52, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced to a total of 295 months in prison and …

BOSTON, MA – A man with ties to Sky Blue FC, a soccer team owned by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and his wife Tammy has pleaded guilty in federal …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The celebration for Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill’s successful plan to lower the minimum required acreage for houses of worship at the township was joyous, …

PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging two Providence men with allegedly running a so-called “grandparent scam” in two states, fraudulently obtaining or attempting …

NEW YORK, NY – Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas E. Walsh II, Rockland County District Attorney, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant …

NEWARK, N.J. – A former police officer with the North Brunswick police department today admitted his role in a multimillion-dollar scheme that defrauded state health benefits programs through the submission …

MONTGOMERY, AL– On Friday, February 23, 2021, Tawasaki Leonorda Williams, a 35-year-old from Montgomery, Alabama, was sentenced to 75 months in prison for possession of a controlled substance with intent …

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Wilkens was involved in distributing at least 3 pounds of meth in Sioux City.  A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine pled guilty March 4, 2021, …

NEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey physician and his medical practice will pay $106,255 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by making false representations in connection …

PITTSBURGH, ARIZONA – Richard Georgelos pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute at least 500 grams of cocaine between 2017 and 2019, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. …

WILLIAMSPORT, PA  – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 5, 2021, Jimmy Carter, age 56, of Erie, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to …

MIAMI, FLORIDA – A Florida couple pleaded guilty for their participation in a scheme to file four fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $1.1 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program …

NEWARK, N.J. – An Amtrak employee was arrested last night for stealing chainsaws and chainsaw parts valued at over $50,000 from Amtrak and reselling them, primarily through an online auction …

PEORIA, ILL –The former national president of Project Linus, Carol Babbitt, 61, was sentenced to more than two years in prison for stealing money from the not-for-profit organization. Project Linus …

BOSTON, MASS – A Dominican national was sentenced yesterday in relation to the seizure of over 10 kilograms of fentanyl and heroin in December 2018. Carlos Soto-Villar, 34, a Dominican …

LEXINGTON, KY – A Cynthiana, Ky., man, Randall Perry, 54, was sentenced on Thursday to 36 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, for mail fraud. Perry pleaded …

KIRTLAND, OHIO – A Kirtland couple has pleaded guilty in federal court to bribery of a former city of Cleveland demolition official in return for favorable service and treatment with …

BOSTON, MASS – A Dominican national was sentenced yesterday in connection with drug trafficking activities involving fentanyl. Jonathan Mejia, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton …

BOSTON, MASS – A former Leader of the Massachusetts Department of Correction Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings”) pleaded guilty yesterday to racketeering charges. …

BOSTON, MASS – A Nigerian national was sentenced yesterday in connection with defrauding victims using various online scams during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nosayamen Iyalekhue, 33, was sentenced by U.S. Senior …

BROOKLYN, NY – The United States Court for the Eastern District of New York  has permanently enjoined a New York company and its operators from manufacturing or distributing dietary supplements …