FRESNO, Calif. — Jose Betancourt, 28, of Bakersfield, was charged today by a federal grand jury with two counts of being a felon in possession of ammunition, U.S. Attorney Phillip …
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Queens Marine Corps Reservist and Long Island Nurse Indicted for COVID-19 Vaccination Card Fraud Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressAn indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Jia Liu, a member of the United States Marine Corps Reserve, and Steven Rodriguez, a nurse at a clinic …
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Bridger Man Sentenced on Multiple Sexual Abuse Charges
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressUnited States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Bridger, South Dakota, man convicted of three counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child, Sexual Abuse of a Minor, and …
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Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty To Federal Firearm And Cocaine Distribution Charges
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressOcala, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Jeffrey Walt Boston (45, Orlando) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possessing with the intent …
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El Paso Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Underreporting Income Taxes
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressEL PASO – An El Paso man was sentenced today to a total of 12 months of confinement for filing false personal tax returns. According to court documents, Victor Manuel …
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Former Founder And Ceo Of Nanotechnology Company Convicted Of Multimillion-Dollar Securities Fraud Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JAMES JEREMY BARBERA was convicted today following a one-week jury trial before the Honorable John …
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Indian Trail Man Is Sentenced To 13.5 Years In Prison For Robbing A Family Dollar Store At Gun Point
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. ordered James Arden Alexander, 33, of Indian Trail, N.C., to serve 162 months in prison and two years of …
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Macon Firearms Trafficker Convicted in ATF’s Operation United Front
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMACON, Ga. – Three individuals have pleaded guilty to various federal charges resulting from Operation United Front, an ongoing ATF-led investigation into illegal gun possession and drug distribution centered in …
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Ocala Man Sentenced To 66 Months In Prison For Wire Fraud In Relation To Resale Of Wireless Communications Plans
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressGAINESVILLE, FLORIDA –Justin Michael Lewis, 39, of Ocala, Florida was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison following his conviction for six counts of wire fraud. The sentenced was announced …
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Clay County Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Charge Of Sexually Exploiting Three Children In His Custody
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressJacksonville, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Edward Alan Hardin (35, Clay County) has pleaded guilty to one count of attempted production of child sex abuse material …
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Glenwood Woman Sentenced to Prison for Methamphetamine Offense
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCOUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – Sarah Diane Adams, age 36, of Glenwood, was sentenced February 14, 2022, to 78 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine. Her term of imprisonment …
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Miami Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Carjacking
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMiami, Florida – A South Florida federal district judge has sentenced a 21-year-old man to 156 months in prison for pointing a gun at two people at a Miami gas …
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Council Bluffs Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Firearm Offense
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCOUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – Jason Henry Miller, age 45, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced February 14, 2022, to 30 months in prison for Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm. …
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Former top employee of workout supplement manufacturer convicted of misleading consumers
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMcALLEN, Texas – A 26-year-old former leader at Science Production Products LLC (SPP) admitted he committed a felony relating to importing and selling misbranded drugs, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. …
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Farmington Woman Sentenced to Prison for Stealing $103K from Bank Customer
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLeonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LEE BLANCHETTE, 59, of Farmington, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New …
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Houstonian who attempted suicide after sexual acts sent to prison
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressHOUSTON – A 47-year-old local man has been ordered to prison for sexually exploiting children, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Adam Albert Sanchez pleaded guilty July 8, 2021, to …
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Ohio Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for His Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressA man from Ohio who was involved in a conspiracy to distribute drugs was sentenced February 16, 2022, to four years in federal prison. Dean Warren Wright, age 47, from …
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North Dakota Man Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Prison for Traveling to Connecticut for Sex with Minor
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLeonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHRISTOPHER J. BRERETON, 35, of Fargo, North Dakota, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. …
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Alabama Man Federally Indicted for Arson in Connersville, Indiana
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressINDIANAPOLIS – A federal grand jury returned an indictment on January 19, 2022, charging an Alabama man with interstate travel for the purpose of committing a crime of violence. The indictment …
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Former Fort Dix Correctional Officer Sentenced to 26 Months in Prison for Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Delivering Contraband to Inmates
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEWARK, N.J. – A former federal correctional officer was sentenced today to 26 months in prison for accepting approximately $50,000 in cash bribes in exchange for delivering contraband to federal …
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New Jersey Woman Admits Operating Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey woman today admitted transmitting the proceeds of a fraudulent scheme in which elderly victims were falsely told that they had won large sums of …
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Mercer County Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Possessing and Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Materials
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPITTSBURGH – A Mercer County resident has been sentenced in federal court to 84 months’ imprisonment and 7 years’ supervised release on his conviction of Distribution and Possession of Material …
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Florida Man Sentenced in Multi-Million-Dollar Medicare Fraud Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBOSTON – A Florida man was sentenced yesterday for his role in a multi-million-dollar Medicare fraud scheme involving durable medical equipment. Nathan LaParl, 34, of Boca Raton, Fla., was sentenced …
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Founder And Former Chief Investment Officer Of New York Based Investment Adviser Charged With Securities Fraud And Obstruction Of Justice
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation …
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MS-13 Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for RICO Conspiracy and Brutal Murder of Two Teenagers
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBOSTON – A member of the violent MS-13 gang was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for RICO conspiracy and for his participation in the murders of two teenagers …