New York woman admits to $30M fraud scheme selling fake green cards and political access
New York, NY – A Long Island woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges in a sweeping $30 million fraud scheme that promised foreign investors U.S. green cards and exclusive access to…
New Bedford Store Owner Sentenced for Selling Fake Government IDs
BOSTON – Tomas Xirum, 48, owner of International Guatemala Musical and Fashion Accessories in New Bedford, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for producing and selling fraudulent government identification documents.…
Drug Dealer Heading to Prison for Selling Deadly Dose of Fentanyl
ORANGE COUNTY, NY – On Thursday, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced the sentencing of Ralph Mann, a 37-year-old Barryville resident, to four years in prison followed by two years…
Bucks County Man Sentenced for Selling Fatal Fentanyl-Laced Pills
BUCKS COUNTY, PA – Shakur Ali Brisbon, 25, from Neshaminy Valley Drive, has been sentenced to 7 ½ to 21 years in state prison by Common Pleas Judge Raymond F. McHugh. The…
Company Selling Migraine Treatment Device Agrees to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – Utah-based Dolor Technologies, LLC (“Dolor) has entered into a settlement agreement with the United States to resolve Dolor’s civil liability relating to a device it sold and marketed…
Final smuggler sentenced for stealing and selling people and for scheme resulting in death
McALLEN, Texas – The final man involved in a fatal smuggling conspiracy has been ordered to federal prison for two separate smuggling events that occurred just weeks apart, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar…
Long-time Laredo drug dealer heads to prison for selling “China White”
LAREDO, Texas – A 39-year-old man has been sentenced for possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Jose Pedro Garcia pleaded guilty Aug. 8. U.S. District…
‘Made-Up Numbers’: Whitmer Misstates Key Stat From Study While Selling Her Green Energy Legislation
‘Made-Up Numbers’: Whitmer Misstates Key Stat From Study While Selling Her Green Energy Legislation Nick Pope on November 29, 2023 Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer misstated a key top-line statistic from a…
New Jersey Gas Station Notorious for High Prices Selling at $5 Per Gallon During Thanksgiving
WHIPPANY, NJ – A Lukoil gas station on Route 10 East near the I-287 ramp has drawn significant criticism for its exorbitant gasoline prices. This week, the station’s pricing practices have escalated…
Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Manufacturing and Selling Ghost Guns
BOSTON – A previously convicted felon pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester today to manufacturing and selling firearms – including ghost guns – and unlawfully possessing ammunition. Mickie Simmons, 32,…
Selling ghost guns to Mexican cartel sends felon to prison
Selling ghost guns to Mexican cartel sends felon to prison LAREDO, Texas – A 37-year-old Laredo resident has been sentenced for possession of a machine gun, possession of a firearm by a…
Selling ghost guns to Mexican cartel sends felon to prison
Selling ghost guns to Mexican cartel sends felon to prison LAREDO, Texas – A 37-year-old Laredo resident has been sentenced for possession of a machine gun, possession of a firearm by a…
Drug Dealer with 27 Priors Convicted of Selling Deadly Dose that Killed 53-Year-Old Man
SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY – Joseph Pittman, 44, notoriously known as “Tank” from Bay Shore, entered a guilty plea and was instantaneously sentenced to 8 ½ years behind bars with an additional three…
Florida Couple Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Evade $42 Million in Duties for Illegally Importing and Selling Plywood
A Florida husband and wife, Noel and Kelsy Hernandez Quintana, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to import plywood contrary to the Lacey Act and customs laws, and to selling plywood products that…
Missouri Man Sentenced for Selling Machine Guns
CAPE GIRARDEAU – U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. on Thursday sentenced a man from Stoddard County, Missouri to 21 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to sell…
Jackson Councilman Accused of Not Living in Town After Selling Home
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Township Councilman Marty Flemming, who lost a contentious political race to incumbent Mayor Michael Reina last November has faced criticism over his permanent place of address. Flemming…
Former Navy IT Manager Sentenced to over 5 Years in Prison for Hacking a Computer Database, Stealing over 9,000 People’s Identities, and Selling the Information for $160,000 in Bitcoin
FRESNO, Calif. — Former Navy IT Manager Marquis Hooper, 32, of Selma, California, was sentenced today to five years and five months in prison for hacking a computer database that contained personally…
California Attorney Sentenced for Selling Unregistered Securities
BOSTON – A California attorney was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with the illegal sale of over $1.3 million worth of unregistered shares of a Massachusetts-based health care…
Nurse practitioner arrested, charged with selling oxymorphone
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Michael Ostolski, 55, of North Tonawanda, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to distribute oxymorphone. The charge…
Michael Gonzalez Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Possessing and Selling Stolen Teslas
Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on October 11, 2023, Michael Gonzalez, 34, of Shelburne, Vermont, was sentenced by Chief United States District…