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Providence Man Sentenced to Federal Prison on Conspiracy, Bank Fraud, and Firearm Charges

News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Providence man, Richard Koboi, aka Sunnyboy Taylor, 27, who organized and led a conspiracy to create and deposit approximately $330,000 worth of counterfeit checks, and who illegally possessed and then sold a firearm to a drug dealer, all while serving a state term of probation, was sentenced today to three years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man has been convicted by a trial jury of the armed robbery of a Family Dollar store with the assistance of the store’s assistant manager.


News Release: Winston Alexander Thatch, of Bayou La Batre, was sentenced today to eighty-four months imprisonment for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The sentence was handed down by United States District Court Judge Kristi K. DuBose. Thatch previously pled guilty to violating Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(1), Felon in Possession of a Firearm.


The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” on Dec. 23, 2009.


Two sentenced to federal prison in separate cases for fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funding

News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A former soldier paid for submitting false information to obtain COVID-19 relief funding and a Camden County woman who received funding after providing fake documents have been sentenced to federal prison.


New York Man Convicted Of Robbery And Firearms Offenses In Connection With 14 Armed Robberies

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict yesterday against JUSTIN HAMPTON on robbery, armed robbery, and firearms counts. HAMPTON is scheduled to be sentenced on May 1, 2023, by U.S. District Judge John P. Cronan.


Former Hotel Employee Sentenced to 61 Total Months of Imprisonment for Attempted Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: GREENSBORO - A former hotel employee was sentenced in federal court in Winston-Salem today for attempted wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston of the Middle District of North Carolina.


Nicaraguan National Indicted for Illegal Re-Entry

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane Evans announced today that ALEXANDER JOSUE REYES-RAMIREZ, age 36, was charged on December 8, 2022 in a one-count indictment for illegal reentry of a removed alien in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a).


Florida Man Charged with Conspiring to Pay Kickbacks and Commit Health Care Fraud in $64 Million Scheme

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Florida man was charged for his role in conspiracies to pay illegal kickbacks and to commit health care fraud that caused at least $64 million in losses to federal health care benefit programs, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced today.


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic City, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 66 months in prison for escaping from federal custody and engaging in a scheme to defraud women over telephone dating services, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Physician and Office Manager Agree to Pay Over $420,000 to Settle Kickback Allegations Involving New Jersey, Texas and South Carolina Laboratories

News Release: Vijesh Patel, M.D. and his office manager and wife Laju Patel, both of Port Neches, Texas, have agreed to pay $422,789 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they received illegal kickbacks in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute in return for referring patients for laboratory testing, and both have agreed to cooperate with the Department of Justice’s investigations of, and litigation against, other participants in the alleged schemes.


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHARLES YOUNG, also known as “Cash," 36, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 69 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for...


News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Cheyenne McIntosh (26, Bradenton) has pleaded guilty to making a false statement on an ATF form. McIntosh faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and has agreed to forfeit seven firearms. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For Attempted Receipt Of Child Sexual Abuse Material Via Instant Messaging App

News Release: LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon to 84 months in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for attempted receipt and possession of hundreds of child sexual abuse material.


Former TSA Officer Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Federal Prison for Attempting to Smuggle Methamphetamine Through LAX

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer was sentenced today to 70 months in federal prison for smuggling what he believed was methamphetamine through Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in exchange for a total of $8,000 in cash. .


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Trayvon Hall, a/k/a “Tru," and “G Tru," age 31, of Baltimore, yesterday to 454 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for racketeering and drug conspiracy charges, related to his activities as the...


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that SUNI MUNSHANI, the former Chief Executive Officer of a Connecticut-based technology company (the “Victim Company"), pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court in connection with a scheme to defraud...


News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Jacquelyn DeVito (40, Brandon) has pleaded guilty to 10 counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance and 1 count of acquiring a controlled substance by fraud. DeVito faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison...


News Release: HOUSTON - A 28-year-old Houston man remains in custody pending trial on federal hate crime charges allegedly motivated by gender identity and sexual orientation, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: Defendant attempted to assault man with a firearm during argument inside a McDonald’s.