Armored truck heist in Chicago Loop ends with suspect shot and cash recovered
CHICAGO – A 23-year-old man was charged in federal court Friday after allegedly attacking an armored truck driver and stealing a bag of cash during a brazen daylight robbery in the Loop.…
Two sentenced for federal drug crimes in West Virginia
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Two people were sentenced for drug trafficking charges in the Northern District of West Virginia. Brandy Hanshaw, also known as Brandy Deberry, age 40, of Lumberport, West Virginia,…
Former U.S. Navy Service Member Sentenced for $2 Million Insurance Fraud Scheme
NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – October 17, 2023 SAN DIEGO – Christopher Toups, who at the time of his crimes was a chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy, was sentenced in federal…
Massachusetts Man Indicted for Knowingly Concealing the Source of Material Support or Resources to a Terrorist Organization
BOSTON – A Wakefield, Mass. man was indicted today for knowingly concealing the source of material support or resources that he intended to go to a foreign terrorist organization, namely the Islamic…
Hospitalist Companies Agree To Pay Nearly $4.4 Million To Settle False Claims Act Allegations
DETROIT – IPC Hospitalists of Michigan, Inc., Inpatient Consultants of Michigan, P.C., IPC Healthcare f/k/a IPC The Hospitalist Company, and Team Health Holdings, Inc. (defendants) have agreed to pay a total of…
Paw Paw Man Charged With Two Counts Of Felon In Possession
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that a grand jury returned a superseding indictment against Eric Nathan…
York County Man Sentenced To 12 Months In Prison For Identity Theft
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Ronald Geraldo Molina, age 37, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 12 months’ imprisonment by United…
American Citizen Sentenced to Life in Prison for Providing Material Support to ISIS That Resulted in Death
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, Ruslan Maratovich Asainov, 46, a U.S. citizen and former resident of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, was sentenced to life in prison for providing material…
Fed’s Barkin: can’t rely on tightening from long-term rates
(Reuters) – Richmond Federal Reserve Bank chief Thomas Barkin on Tuesday said that higher long-term borrowing costs are putting downward pressure on demand but it’s unclear how that will affect the central…
U.S. Attorney’s Office and Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division Announce Investigation of City of Trenton and Trenton Police Department
TRENTON, N.J. – U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger for the District of New Jersey and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Civil Rights Division announced today that the Justice Department has…
Cuba, Missouri, Man Sentenced to 120 Months’ Imprisonment for Drug, Gun Offenses
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A Cuba, Missouri, man, Raymond Toth, 65, was sentenced on October 13, 2023, to 120 months in federal prison, consisting of 60 months’ imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine…
Justice Department and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey Announce Investigation of the City of Trenton and the Trenton Police Department
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger for the District of New Jersey announced today that the Justice Department has opened a civil…
Brandon Man Indicted For Overdose Death
Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Brandon Lewis Graham (42, Brandon) with distribution of a mixture of cocaine and fentanyl which resulted…
Doctor pleads guilty in dark web murder-for-hire plot
ATLANTA –James Wan, M.D., has pleaded guilty to paying a hitman he found on the dark web to murder his girlfriend. “Wan used the dark web to conceal his deadly plan,” said…
Convicted Sex Offender In Orlando Charged With Distributing Child Sex Abuse Material
Orlando, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Sean Calvin Ellixson (30, Orlando) with distribution of child sex abuse material. If convicted, Ellixson faces…
Orlando Man Indicted For Possessing And Receiving Child Sex Abuse Material
Orlando, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Pietro Devine (37, Orlando) with three counts of receiving child sex abuse material and one count…
U.S. Attorney Hamdani to participate in discussion on national security and protecting American technologies
HOUSTON – The Greater Houston Partnership and U.S. Commercial Service are hosting a forum Thursday, Oct. 19 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to support engagement for the Disruptive Technology Strike Force…
Starke Couple Sentenced To Federal Prison For Theft Of Mail
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia M. Howard has sentenced Connor Lee Austin (31, Starke) to 18 months in federal prison for theft of mail. His term of imprisonment will run…
Two Men from Mississippi and Alabama Sentenced for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
Thomas Harlen Smith, 45, of Mathiston, Mississippi, was sentenced to 108 months in prison and 36 months of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton. A jury convicted Smith of…
Former Atlanta attorney convicted of stealing millions of dollars from clients
ATLANTA – Matthew Allen Dickason, who was the owner of an Atlanta law firm, has pleaded guilty to federal charges arising from a scheme to defraud the firm’s clients. “It is shameful…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Affirms the Significance of Supporting National Night Out Events
St. Thomas, VI – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of the Virgin Islands joins community organizers, neighbors, and law enforcement partners in recognition of National Night Out held throughout the…
Floyd County Company Agrees to Pay $200,000 to Resolve Allegations of Fraudulent Billing for Respiratory Devices
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Oxygen Plus, Inc., a provider of durable medical equipment based in Floyd County, Kentucky, has agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act…
United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama’s Offers Stand Against Firearm Endangerment (SAFE) Student Pledge to Schools
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA — Acting United States Attorney Jonathan S. Ross announced that this week the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama is working…
Smyrna Detective Arrested on Child Exploitation Charges
WILMINGTON, Del. – A detective with the Smyrna Police Department was arrested and charged yesterday with violations of federal child sexual exploitation laws. According to court documents, Michael Anthony Kealty, 33, distributed…
Middle District Of Florida Fourth Quarter 2023 Prosecutions Reach 123 Firearms And Violent Crime Defendants As Part Of Project Safe Neighborhoods Strategy
Charged Cases Defendant(s) (Age) Charges Minimum/Maximum Terms of Imprisonment Firearms Seized Fort Myers Division 4th Quarter Jimmy Derrick Diggs (57) Possession of firearms and ammunition as an Armed Career Criminal Minimum mandatory…
Middle District Of Florida Task Force Continues To Combat COVID-19 Fraud
Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the results achieved by the Middle District of Florida’s efforts to combat fraud related to COVID-19. Those efforts have included complementary actions…
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