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Box Office: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ scores $86 million in massive second weekend
by Reutersby ReutersBy Rebecca Rubin LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – “Top Gun: Maverick” has the box office sizzling… again. In its second weekend of release, Tom Cruise’s all-American action film collected a sensational …
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Congo auditor says $400 million went missing from state mining company
by Reutersby ReutersBy Stanis Bujakera and Aaron Ross KINSHASA – More than $400 million in tax advances and loans that Democratic Republic of Congo’s state mining company Gecamines said it paid to …
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South Shore Landscaper Pleads Guilty to Underreporting $1.5 Million in Taxable Income
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBOSTON – The owner of a residential and commercial landscaping business operating in the South Shore area pleaded guilty today in connection with his failure to report approximately $1.5 million …
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Orange County Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Charges for Obtaining More Than $5 Million in COVID Loans for Sham Companies
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLOS ANGELES – An Orange County man has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges that he fraudulently obtained more than $5 million in COVID-relief loans for three …
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Orange County Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Charges for Obtaining More Than $5 Million in COVID Loans for Sham Companies
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLOS ANGELES – An Orange County man has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges that he fraudulently obtained more than $5 million in COVID-relief loans for three …
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Former Bank Employee Admits $8 Million Fraud and Bribery Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEWARK, N.J. – A Morris County, New Jersey, man today admitted conspiring to commit bank fraud and accepting bribes, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Kurt Phelps, 53, of Flanders, …
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Former Tennessee Securities Broker-Dealer Sentenced To 78 Months’ Imprisonment For Embezzling $5.7 Million From Employee Pension Benefit Plan
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressWILLIAMSPORT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a former securities broker based in Memphis, Tennessee, John Sherman Jumper, age 56, of Eads, …
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North Dakota Man Convicted Of Laundering Over One Million Dollars From Schemes Targeting Victims Across The United States Perpetrated By Ghana-Based Criminal Enterprise
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SADICK EDUSEI KISSI was convicted today of three criminal counts he was charged with for …
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23 Defendants Charged With Participating in $26 Million Life Insurance Fraud Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCHICAGO — A federal grand jury in Chicago has charged 23 defendants with participating in a fraud scheme through which they allegedly swindled ten life insurance carriers out of at …
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Judge Orders Middle Georgia Family Rehab to Pay $9.6 Million in Damages for Submitting Hundreds of Fraudulent TRICARE/Medicaid Claims
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMACON, Ga. – The District Court for the Middle District of Georgia found in favor of the United States and the State of Georgia in a civil case involving the fraudulent …
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Connecticut Companies Pay $5.2 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims Act Violations Concerning Fraudulently Obtained Small Business Contracts
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressVanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that Numet Machining Techniques, LLC (“Numet”), Numet Industries, Inc., KCO Numet, Inc., and Kidd & Company, LLC …
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U.K. National Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for $8.3 Million Scam That Claimed Precious Metals Could Be Extracted from ‘Ancient Slag’
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLOS ANGELES – A British national was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison for defrauding over 100 investors out of more than $8 million through a scheme …
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Virginia Woman Sentenced to 54 Months in Federal Prison for Identity Theft Scheme and Ordered to Pay $4.4 Million Dollars in Restitution
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBaltimore, Maryland – Yesterday U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Janet Sturmer, age 66, of Manassas, Virginia to 54 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised …
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Citi’s fat-finger trade could cost bank more than $50 million – Bloomberg Law
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – Citigroup Inc could record losses of more than $50 million after a London-based employee’s fat-finger trade caused a flash crash in European stocks last month, Bloomberg Law reported …
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$1.9 Million Fast Play Ticket Sold In Lackawanna County
MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA – One very lucky lottery ticket bought in Lackawanna County has become the largest Fast Play progressive top prize ticket. This Top Dollar game won $1,926,996. The ticket …
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Wirths Blasts Phil Murphy for Raiding $10 Million in COVID Relief Funds for Illegal Immigrants
TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey GOP Assemblyman Hal Wirths blasted Governor Phil Murphy after the administration raided $10 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds in order to pay illegal immigrants …
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One Lucky Union County Mega Millions Ticket Wins $1 Million
TRENTON, NJ – One lucky Mega Millions ticket won the second-tier $1,000,000 prize. This ticket was purchased for the May 27th drawing that matched five of the five white balls drawn. …
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Grand jury charges 2 New York men in $1 million, California-to-Cincinnati narcotics conspiracy
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCINCINNATI – A federal grand jury has charged two New York men in a narcotics conspiracy involving more than 66 pounds of cocaine and at least 10 pounds of heroin. …
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Woman Indicted for Prescribing Medically Unnecessary Medical Equipment in $8.8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTampa, FL – A Georgia woman was arrested yesterday in Hampton, Georgia, on criminal charges related to her alleged scheme to defraud Medicare by prescribing medically unnecessary durable medical equipment …
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Leader of $9 Million Scheme to Defraud Prescription Drug Coupon Programs Sentenced to Over 17 Years in Federal Prison
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMiami, Florida – Today, William Clero, 45, a resident of Miami, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore to 210 months in prison. Clero had previously pleaded …
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Three Charged with Conspiracy to Defraud Five People of $3.25 Million in Investment Fraud Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCAMDEN, N.J. – Three men were charged by indictment with conspiring to defraud five victims out of approximately $3.25 million through an investment fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger …
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Man Who Ran $1.4 Million Ponzi Scheme from Prison Sentenced to 8 More Years
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressA California man who ran a $1.4 million Ponzi scheme from behind bars while serving time on another fraud conviction was sentenced Tuesday to eight additional years in federal prison, …
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Harrisburg Man Sentenced To 24 Months’ Imprisonment For Unlawfully Exchanging $1.8 Million In Federal Nutrition Assistance Benefits For Cash
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressHARRISBURG—The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jimmy Tran, age 41, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 24 months’ imprisonment by United States …
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Healthkeeperz, Inc. To Pay $2.1 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressASHEVILLE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that Pembroke, North Carolina based behavioral healthcare provider, Healthkeeperz, Inc. (Healthkeeperz), has agreed to resolve allegations that the company violated …