Over $600 in cosmetics swiped from Kohl’s as Stafford County reports back-to-back thefts
Stafford, VA – Stafford County deputies responded to two separate larceny incidents on Tuesday evening, including a high-value theft from a Kohl’s store and a missing wallet reported after a visit to…
Medical Device Company Arthrex to Pay $16 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations
Arthrex Inc., a Florida-based medical device company, has agreed to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks that caused the submission of false claims to the Medicare…
Rock Island Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Robert Barnes, 29, of the 900 block of 21st Street in Rock Island, Illinois, pleaded guilty on November 3, 2021, to unlawfully possessing a firearm as a felon.…
AG Wilson, other states and several businesses, start court proceedings against OSHA vaccine mandate
(COLUMBIA, S.C) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, along with several other states and businesses, today filed the paperwork to begin court proceedings against OSHA’s vaccine mandate for private employers with…
Rapid City Man Charged with Illegal Possession of Firearm
Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.…
Rapid City Man Charged with Illegal Possession of Ammunition
Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of Ammunition by a Prohibited Person. Elias…
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Felon in Possession of a Firearm
Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Felon in Possession of a Firearm was sentenced on November 4, 2021, by U.S. District…
Camden Woman Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Camden woman was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for conspiring to distribute heroin in the city of Camden, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Jasmin…
Pine Ridge Woman Pleads Not Guilty to Assaulting Two Federal Officers
Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for two counts of Assaulting a Federal Officer. Brianna…
FLORIDA MAN APPREHENED AT THE CYRIL E. KING AIRPORT SENTENCED TO 37 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON AS A CAREER OFFENDER ON MARIJUANA TRAFFICKING CONVICTION
St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Marvin Forbes, age 49, from Orlando, FL, was sentenced to 37 months of incarceration by Judge Robert A. Molloy…
Arthrex Agrees to Pay $16 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations
BOSTON – Arthrex Inc. (Arthrex), a Florida-based orthopedic device company, has agreed to pay $16 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by paying kickbacks to a…
Beaver County Farmer and Employee Charged with Using Toxic Pesticide to Kill Migratory Birds
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Two residents of western Pennsylvania have been charged with offenses related to the unlawful killing of migratory birds, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. The three-count…
Waterbury Man Sentenced to 82 Months in Federal Prison for Drug and Gun Offenses
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANDRE DENNIS, 40, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to…
Maryland Woman Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Medicaid Out of Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
WASHINGTON – Sikirat Adunni Brown, 60, of Upper Marlboro, Md., was sentenced today to 13 months in prison for defrauding the D.C. Medicaid program out of…
Horry County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Christopher James Newman, Jr., 23, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., on 15 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors.…
Company Agrees To Pay $175,000 in Civil Penalties to Resolve Alleged Violations of Controlled Substances Act
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. – Acting United States Attorney Darren LaMarca announced today that Pharmaceutical Trade Services, Inc., which does business as Durbin USA, an importer, distributor, and exporter of pharmaceuticals in Ocean…
Drug User Who Possessed Thirteen Firearms Sentenced to a Decade in Federal Prison
A drug user who unlawfully possessed multiple firearms was sentenced today to ten years in federal prison. Chandrique Day, age 21, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a May 14,…
Eight Men From Michigan, Indiana, And Illinois Arrested On Federal Drug Trafficking Charges
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), United States Marshals Service (USMS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), Michigan State Police’s Southwest Enforcement Team (SWET),…
California Man Indicted For Firearms Offenses
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A California man made his initial court appearance today for allegedly making false statements in connection with the unlawful purchase of multiple firearms and selling the firearms without…
Two Individuals in Federal Prison as Officers, Agents Target those Responsible for an Overdose Death in Park City
SALT LAKE CITY – Jimmy Astudillo, age 32, of Salt Lake City, was sentenced to 65 months in federal prison for the possession of heroin with intent to distribute, related to his…
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Firearms Offense
NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that CURTIS EMILIEN, age 26, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on November 4, 2021 to possession of a…