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Former Memphis Attorney Sentenced in Scheme to Defraud Clients
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMemphis, TN – Former Memphis Attorney George E. Skouteris, Jr. 59, was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment in a scheme to defraud clients. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., …
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Former Corrections Officer at the Iowa Medical Classification Center Sentenced to Federal Prison for False Declarations Before a Grand Jury
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDAVENPORT, Iowa – An Iowa City man, Lashaun Calvin Lacy, age 44, was sentenced on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to …
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Kyle Rittenhouse’s Legal Troubles May Be Far From Over Despite Acquittal, Former Assistant US Attorney Warns
Andrew Kerr on November 21, 2021 Kyle Rittenhouse may have escaped a lifetime of imprisonment when a jury acquitted him on all charges in his murder trial on Friday, but …
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Former Kay County Oklahoma Supervisory Corrections Officer Indicted for Civil Rights Violations
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressOKLAHOMA CITY—A federal grand jury has returned a three-count indictment charging a former Kay County Oklahoma supervisory corrections officer with federal civil rights violations, announced Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke …
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Former University of Michigan professor pled guilty to child exploitation following HSI Detroit investigation
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDETRIOT – A former University of Michigan professor pled guilty Nov. 16 to charges of transporting a minor across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual activity announced …
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Current and Former Ewing Township Police Officers Charged with Violating Civil Rights of a Minor
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTRENTON, N.J. – Three current and former Ewing Township Police Department officers were indicted by a grand jury on civil rights charges for their roles in assaulting a minor victim …
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Former Law Firm Partner Arrested For Cyberstalking Multiple Victims
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of …
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Baltimore Police Officers Wanted For Crime Spree Found Dead In Car With Two Children
BALTIMORE, MD – A former police officer alleged to have kidnapped his daughters was found dead inside a car with a current Baltimore police sergeant late Thursday following a Pennsylvania …
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Man charged for exploitation, battery of 15-year-old child
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesOn Monday, November 15, 2021, the GBI arrested Steve Macallin Thomas, 22, of Garfield, GA. Thomas is charged with two counts of Sexual Exploitation and two counts of Sexual Battery. …
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Former Margate Police Officer Sentenced To More Than 18 Years For Attempting To Entice A 14-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sexual Activity And For Soliciting Production Of Child Sex Abuse Images
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressJacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Andrew Christian Hammock (48, Boca Raton) to 18 years and 8 months in federal prison for attempting to entice …
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Former Miami-Dade County Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMiami, Florida – Today, 58-year-old Miami-Dade County resident Willie Curry was sentenced to six months in federal prison by Senior United States District Judge James Lawrence King after having pled …
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Former Crestwood Mayor Pleads Guilty to Participating in Bribery Scheme Involving Red-Light Camera Services
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCHICAGO — The former mayor of Crestwood, Ill., pleaded guilty today to a federal corruption charge and admitted improperly soliciting and receiving benefits from a representative of a red-light camera …
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Former Preacher Charged for the Sexual Abuse of Five Minors
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressA former Vinita preacher was indicted this week for sexually abusing five minors whose ages ranged from 7 to 16 years old when the abuse occurred, announced Acting U.S. Attorney …
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Former Government Employee Sentenced to 17-Month Prison Term for Concealing Information During Application Process
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressWASHINGTON – Chance Barrow, 32, of Lusby, Md., was sentenced today to 17 months in prison for concealing material information when he successfully applied …
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Former Freight Company Executive Admits Embezzlement Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEWARK, N.J. – A former program manager of an international freight forwarding company today admitted his role in a scheme to embezzle over $550,000 from the company, Acting U.S. Attorney …
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Former Realtor Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Running Nearly $4 Million Fraud that Scammed Distressed Homeowners
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLOS ANGELES – A former realtor and longtime fugitive was sentenced today to 48 months in federal prison for scheming to defraud distressed homeowners out of nearly $4 million …
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Former Employees At State Administrator Of Medicaid Transportation And Business Owner Charged With Submitting Fraudulent Claims
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Scott J. Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office of the U.S. Department of …
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Former Cedar Rapids Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Diverting Controlled Substances
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressA former Cedar Rapids pharmacist who diverted controlled substances for his own use pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Brandon Lee Iacobo, age 35, from La Crosse, …
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Former Detroit Police Department Officer Pleads Guilty to Taking Bribes
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDETROIT – A former Detroit Police Department officer pleaded guilty today in federal court in Detroit to accepting bribes, Acting United States Attorney Saima S. Mohsin announced. Mohsin was joined …
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Former University of Michigan Professor Pleads Guilty To Charges of Child Exploitation of a Minor
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDETROIT – Former University of Michigan professor pleaded guilty one count of transporting a minor girl across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual conduct, announced Acting United …
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Former KC Man, Linked to Homicide and Pawn Shop Burglary, Sentenced to 16 Years for Drug Trafficking, 52 Illegal Firearms
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressKANSAS CITY, Mo. – A former Kansas City-area man, who claimed self-defense after fatally shooting another man during a drug deal, was sentenced in federal court today for drug trafficking …
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Former East Hartford Resident Admits Making Cell Phone Videos of Him Sexually Assaulting a Child
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLeonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SAEED MUSTAPHA MOUSSA, 31, a citizen of Ghana last residing in East Hartford, waived his right …
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Federal Jury Convicts Former Arnold Resident of Possessing Fentanyl and Heroin
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPITTSBURGH, PA – After deliberating for more than three hours on Friday, November 12, 2021, a federal jury of nine women and three men found Kevin Watson guilty of one …
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Former CEO Of Publicly Traded Houston Company Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Accounting Fraud And Misappropriation Schemes
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United State Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JEFFREY HASTINGS, the former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors …