ST. LOUIS – A doctor from Ohio pleaded guilty Monday to three felony charges and admitted accepting $291,000 in kickbacks from telemedicine companies involved in a nationwide fraud scheme. Despite …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Justice Department Moves to Intervene in Disability Discrimination Suit Against San Juan, Puerto Rico
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressWASHINGTON – The Justice Department today intervened in a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by individuals with mobility disabilities against the City of San Juan, Puerto Rico under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) …
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Hopkins Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Eleven Overdose Deaths
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressST. PAUL, Minn. – A Hopkins man has been sentenced to life in prison for distributing controlled substances, including fentanyl, which resulted in the deaths of eleven people and caused …
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Five Physicians Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Crimes in Connection with HOPE Clinic
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCHARLESTON, W.Va. – Five physicians pleaded guilty in connection with prescription practices at HOPE Clinic, a purported pain management clinic that operated in Beckley, Beaver and Charleston, West Virginia, and …
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Sacramento Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking of a Minor
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Robert Pierre Duncan, 26, of Sacramento, was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for a conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of a child, sex trafficking of …
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Peoria Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Federal Prison for Participating in the Theft of 25 Firearms from a Gun Store
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria, Illinois, man, DaJuan Edwards-Melton, 21, of the 2100 block of W. Antoinette Street, was sentenced on September 8, 2022, to an aggregate 37 months in …
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Peoria Woman Sentenced to 24 Months in Federal Prison for Making False Statements in Connection with Straw-Purchasing Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria, Illinois, woman, Keena Fauntleroy, 29, of the 3400 block of West Oakcrest Drive, was sentenced on September 9, 2022, to 24 months in federal prison …
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Beverly Hills Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Attempting to Hire Hitman to Kill Woman He Briefly Dated
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLOS ANGELES – A Beverly Hills man was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for attempting to hire a hitman to kill a woman he briefly dated …
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Santa Ana Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Deliberately Aiming Laser Pointer Beam at In-Flight O.C. Sheriff’s Department Helicopter
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLOS ANGELES – An Orange County man was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for intentionally aiming a laser pointer’s beam at an in-flight Orange County Sheriff’s …
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South Carolina Woman Sentenced in Social Security Fraud Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressColumbia, South Carolina – Crystal Deveaux, 61, of Eastover, was sentenced to more than a year in federal prison after pleading guilty to theft of Government funds totaling of over …
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Indianapolis Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Federal Prison for Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material on Facebook
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressINDIANAPOLIS – Darryl Dwight Lewis, Jr., 32, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to distribution and receipt of child sexual abuse material. According to court documents, on February 23, …
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PROVIDENCE – A 23-year-old man charged with setting fires in three locations inside a Woonsocket mill-type building in April 2019 today pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of …
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Tippee Pleads Guilty In First Ever Cryptocurrency Insider Trading Case
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that NIKHIL WAHI, the brother of a former product manager at Coinbase Global, Inc. (“Coinbase”), …
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Leader Of Tax Fraud And Identity Theft Scheme Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ARIEL JIMENEZ, a/k/a “Melo,” was sentenced to 12 years in prison in connection with his …
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Jackson Man Sentenced to over Eight Years in Federal Prison for Possession of a Firearm by Convicted Felon
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressJackson, Miss. – A Jackson man was sentenced to 105 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and …
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Jackson Man Sentenced to over Five Years in Federal Prison for Possession of a Firearm by Convicted Felon
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressJackson, Miss. – A Jackson man was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and …
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Man Sentenced to 41 Years in Federal Prison for Multiple Armed Robberies in Rockford
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressROCKFORD — A man was sentenced today to 41 years in federal prison in connection with a series of violent retail-store robberies in Rockford. In the fall of 2015, RICKEY …
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Three Convicted Felons Enter Guilty Pleas in Southwest Georgia Cases Involving Firearms, Heroin, Meth
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressALBANY, Ga. – Three Southwest Georgia residents with lengthy criminal records entered guilty pleas in Albany federal court this week in cases that involved the illegal possession or sale of …
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District Man Sentenced to 11½ Years in Prison for Killing Man on Busy Street in Northeast Washington
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressWASHINGTON – Jerome Alexander, 28, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to a prison term of 11 ½ years for killing a man in …
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British Citizens Sentenced in Death of Scuba Diver
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMiami, Florida – After more than 10 years on the run from authorities, Christopher Jones and Alison Gracey were sentenced in Miami federal court today for their role in the …
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Marion Man Charged with Being a Prohibited Person in Possession of Firearms
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTyler Maus, age 29, of Marion, Iowa, has been charged with being a felon in possession of firearms. The charge is contained in an Indictment unsealed on August 29, 2022, …
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South Bend Man Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSOUTH BEND — Valo Neely, 48, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty on his plea of guilty to being a felon …
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Yakima Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSpokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Michael Ryan Shoemaker, 35, of Yakima, Washington, was sentenced in federal …
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Brockton Man Sentenced for Role in Dark Web Drug Trafficking Operation
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBOSTON – A Brockton man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in a highly sophisticated drug trafficking operation that manufactured and distributed a multitude of …
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Bucks County Man Charged with Causing More Than $1.5 Million in Damage to Decommissioned Power Plants Across Philadelphia Region by Stealing Copper Wire to Sell for Scrap
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Michael Garrison, 43, of Croydon, PA, was charged by Information with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one …