Virginia Doctor Pleads Guilty to $1.8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Virginia doctor pleaded guilty today to his role in a $1.8 million health care fraud scheme to prescribe medically unnecessary compounded pain and scar creams and other expensive…
Ringleader of Extensive Sinaloa Cartel-Linked Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking Network Sentenced
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The ringleader behind an extensive drug trafficking ring was sentenced today to 33 years in prison for distributing large amounts of fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine in Newport News and…
Member of 36th Street Bang Squad Gang Sentenced for Attempted Murder and Multiple Shootings
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Hampton man was sentenced on Friday to 30 years in prison for his role in a gang-related racketeering conspiracy, murder, and attempted murder. According to court documents…
Jury Convicts Hampton Return Preparer of Tax Fraud
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A federal jury convicted a Hampton man today of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, theft of government funds, and failing to file federal…
36th Street Bang Squad Member Sentenced for Gang-Related Murders and Shootings
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Newport News man was sentenced yesterday to four life sentences in prison for his role in a gang-related racketeering conspiracy, murder, and attempted murder. According to court…
Operator of Residential Nursing Facility Sentenced for Health Care Fraud
NORFOLK, Va. – A Portsmouth man was sentenced today to two years in prison for defrauding the Virginia Medicaid program by submitting over $188,000 in false claims for a residential nursing facility. “For…
Acting U.S. Attorney Raj Parekh Announces Enhanced Commitment to Civil Rights Enforcement in EDVA
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Raj Parekh, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA), announced today the formation of a Civil Rights Team in the Office’s Criminal Division, which will be…
Jury Convicts Felon for Illegal Possession of Multiple Firearms and Witness Tampering
NORFOLK, Va. – A federal jury convicted a Norfolk man yesterday on one count of illegally possessing firearms as a felon, four counts of witness tampering and obstruction of justice, and one…
Virginia Man Sentenced for Child Exploitation Offenses
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Bluemont man was sentenced today to 19 years in prison for the production and distribution of child [censored]ography. According to court documents, Kevin Hewlett, 36, was convicted by…
Jury Convicts Two Men for Bribery and Kickback Conspiracy Involving U.S. Department of Defense Contracts
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A federal jury convicted two men today for participating in a bribery and kickback conspiracy involving a contract for the U.S. Department of Defense’s Office of Inspector General (DoD…
Portsmouth Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Benefits for Virginia Prison Inmates
NORFOLK, Va. – A Portsmouth woman pleaded guilty today to her involvement in a fraudulent scheme to obtain over $300,000 in pandemic-related unemployment benefits by using the personal identifying information of over…
Bloods Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Two Murders in Newport News
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A New York man pleaded guilty yesterday to the murders of two men in Newport News in June and July 2014. According to court documents, Mark Anthony Skeete,…
Former CEO Sentenced for Defrauding Multiple Federal Agencies
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – An Arlington businessman was sentenced today to 21 months in prison with three years of supervised release for making false statements to multiple federal agencies in order to fraudulently…
Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty in Extensive Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Fredericksburg man pleaded guilty today in connection with a conspiracy to illegally straw purchase 62 firearms from federal firearms licensees (FFLs) in Virginia. “The straw purchasing of firearms…
Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-Related Unemployment Benefits for Prison Inmates
RICHMOND, Va. – A Glen Allen woman pleaded guilty today to mail fraud for her role in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain pandemic-related unemployment benefits for 22 prison inmates, which she shared…
Defrauding disabled vets: Two companies settle $1.12 million fraud case
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – 360 Patriot Enterprises, LLC (360 Patriot), located in Alexandria, Virginia, and its former minority shareholder, 360 Ventures LLC (360 Ventures), located in Wilmington, Delaware, agreed to pay a combined $1.12…
Virginia Company Agrees to Settle Civil Fraud Allegations for Paycheck Protection Program Loans
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – KC Investments Group, Inc. (KC Inc.) and its sole individual owner, Sunu P. KC, of Chantilly, have agreed to pay $230,414.65 to settle civil fraud allegations that KC Inc.,…
Four Plead Guilty to Multi-State Dogfighting Conspiracy
RICHMOND, Va. – Four defendants pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Virginia to federal dogfighting and conspiracy charges for their roles in an interstate dogfighting network across the District of Columbia,…
Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Seizure of Domain Names Used in Furtherance of Spear-Phishing Campaign Posing as U.S. Agency for International Development
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – On May 28, 2021, pursuant to court orders issued in the Eastern District of Virginia, the United States seized two command-and-control (C2) and malware distribution domains used in recent…
EDVA Commemorates LGBTQ+ Pride Month
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – For the month of June, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) will honor the vast contributions and important history of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,…
Virginia Beach Businessman Pleads Guilty to $2.5 Million Tax Fraud
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Virginia Beach man pleaded guilty today to defrauding the IRS out of more than $2.5 million of taxes by, among other things, hiding assets, making false statements…
Richmond Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking
RICHMOND, Va. – A Richmond man who was convicted by a federal jury in March was sentenced yesterday to 12 years in prison for distributing fentanyl in the Mosby Court neighborhood. According…
36th Street Bang Squad Member Sentenced for Gang-Related Murders and Shootings
NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA – A Newport News man was sentenced today to multiple life sentences for his role in a gang-related racketeering conspiracy that engaged in multiple murders, attempted murders, and drug…
Brookside Rehabilitation Agrees to Settle Americans With Disabilities Act Allegations
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Brookside Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (BRNC), located in Warrenton, has agreed to pay compensatory damages and a civil penalty, as well as enact remedial actions for residents with disabilities,…
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