NEWARK, N.J. – A former sales representative today admitted his role in a scheme to defraud New Jersey state health benefits programs, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Scott Shekitka, …
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Former Virginia Beach Woman Sentenced for International Parental Kidnapping
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNORFOLK, Va. – A woman formerly from Virginia Beach was sentenced today to 2 years in prison for international parental kidnapping. According to court documents, Kathleen Shehadeh, 32, had joint …
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Former Biloxi VA Employee Sentenced to Prison for Stealing VA Property
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressGulfport, Miss. – A Saucier man was sentenced to serve 12 months in federal prison for stealing government property, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge …
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Former Senior Policy Advisor to City of Austin Official Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Misapply Federal Funds and to Falsify Records
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressAUSTIN – A Dripping Springs man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to misapply federal funds and falsify records with the intent to impede, obstruct, or influence an investigation into a …
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Former Alderman Received Federal Sentence
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressJackson, TN – Former Selmer, TN Alderman, Nickolas Atkins, 42, has been sentenced to federal prison for 48 months for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine. …
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Former Planned Parenthood President Says School Closures Harm Children
A former Planned Parenthood president and public health professional argued in a Thursday op-ed for The Washington Post that the rise in cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant is not …
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Former Texas Man Sentenced for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBANGOR, Maine: A former Texas man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for failing to register as a sex offender, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. U.S. …
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Former Westlake Investment Advisor Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $9.3 Million in Ponzi Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressU.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Tara M. Brunst, 47, of Olmsted Falls, Ohio, pleaded guilty in federal court today to participating in an investment fraud scheme that stole …
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Former Puyallup, Washington, resident pleads guilty to pressuring young girls to send him sexually explicit images
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSeattle – A 23-year-old Seattle man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to receipt of child [censored]ography, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Nicholas Marshall, resided in Puyallup, …
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Former New Mexico Taxation and Revenue employee pleads guilty to wire fraud, identity theft, money laundering
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – George Martinez, 45, of Albuquerque, pleaded guilty in federal court today to 42 counts each of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft …
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Former bookkeeper of a St. Louis accounting firm sentenced to prison for $670K fraud scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressST. LOUIS – Paula Smith, 69, of O’Fallon, Missouri, appeared before United States District Court Judge Matthew T. Schelp on today’s date. Smith was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison. …
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Former Brooke County resident indicted on sex offender registry violation
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Christopher J. Schragl, a former Brooke County man, is facing a charge involving his sex offender registration, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Schragl, …
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Former Go Cedar Rapids Executives Charged With Bank Fraud
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressAaron McCreight, 46, from Dothan, Alabama, has been charged with one count of bank fraud. Doug Hargrave, 54, from Puyallup, Washington, has also been charged with one count of bank …
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Third Former GlaxoSmithKline Scientist Pleads Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets to Benefit Chinese Pharma Company
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Lucy Xi, 44, formerly a resident of Malvern, PA, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal trade secrets from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) …
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Hackers Take Over Major Newspaper, Show Former General Killed By Trump Admin On Website
Hackers took over the website of Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post on Monday, replacing the site’s front page with an image referencing an Iranian military leader. The hack occurred early …
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Mile High Karen: Former Raiders Cheerleader, Playboy model who assaulted man on plane had DUI arrest in November
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesFormer Oakland Raiders cheerleader and Playboy model Patricia Cornwall, the mile-high Karen, Patricia Cornwall who was caught on video assaulting an elderly man on a plane who was eating for …
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Former Amtrak Employee Charged with Wire Fraud
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that KENYA BUTLER-SMALL was charged on December 21, 2021 with two counts of wire fraud for conduct alleged to have …
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Indictment Charges Former Morris Resident with Child Exploitation Offenses
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLeonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Matthew B. Millhollin, Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Boston, today announced that a federal …
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Former U.S. Navy Sailor Sentenced to 2.5 Years for Selling Export-Controlled Military Equipment to China
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressAssistant U. S. Attorney Alexandra F. Foster (619) 546-6735 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 21, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Ye Sang “Ivy” Wang, a former U.S. Navy sailor who was …
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Former San Diego Resident Pleads Guilty to Funding ISIS Terrorist Activities in Syria
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressAssistant U. S. Attorney Shane Harrigan (619) 546-6981 and Fred Sheppard (619) 546-8237 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 17, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Abdullahi Ahmed Abdullahi, a Canadian national and …
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Former Tucson Insurance Agent Sentenced to Prison for Million Dollar Elder Fraud Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTUCSON, Ariz. – On Friday, Koreasa M. Williams, 46, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 51 months in prison. Williams previously pleaded guilty …
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Former USC linebacker arrested for COVID-19 unemployment benefit fraud
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLOS ANGELES – A college football player was taken into custody this morning on federal charges alleging he orchestrated a scheme that fraudulently sought hundreds of thousands of dollars in …
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Former Greenfield Township Sewer Authority Manager Found Guilty Of Clean Water Act Violations And Wire Fraud
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSCRANTON—The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Bruce Evans, Sr., age 68, and Bruce Evans, Jr., age 40, both of Greenfield Township, were found …
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Attorney General Alan Wilson announces indictments against Marlboro Co. Sheriff and former deputy
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that a Marlboro County grand jury has indicted Marlboro County Sheriff Charles Lemon and former Deputy David Andrew Cook. Both are …
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FORMER DETROIT POLICE DETECTIVE CHARGED WITH BRIBERY
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDETROIT – A federal criminal complaint was unsealed today charging a former Detroit Police Department detective with bribery Acting United States Attorney Saima S. Mohsin announced. The charges were brought …