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South Georgia physician sentenced to prison after admitting conspiracy to illegally distribute drugs

News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Coffee County, Ga., physician has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after he admitted to participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed massive amounts of addictive controlled substances from pain management and addiction clinics.


Iowa City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Firearm Charge

News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - An Iowa City man, Sean White Hood, age 32, was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, to 72 months in prison for Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Following his imprisonment, Hood was ordered to serve three years of supervised release.


News Release: HAMMOND- United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) David E. Hollar will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election. AUSA Hollar...


News Release: VDA OC LLC (VDA), a health care staffing company, pleaded guilty and was sentenced today for entering into and engaging in a conspiracy with a competitor to allocate employee nurses and to fix the wages of those nurses.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that former United States Coast Guard employees DOROTHY SMITH and ELDRIDGE JOHNSON were sentenced today for engaging in a bribery scheme at a U.S. Coast Guard exam center.


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jayson Thompson, age 31, of Kingston, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Oct. 26, 2022, by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani to a time served (14 months) period of incarceration for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


Three Defendants Sentenced in Multi-State Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Forced Labor of Mexican Agricultural H-2A Workers

News Release: Tampa, FL - Three defendants were sentenced today for their roles in a federal racketeering conspiracy that victimized over a dozen Mexican H-2A workers who had worked in the United States harvesting fruits, vegetables and other agricultural products between 2015 and 2017.


News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Thomas Zayas (46, Orlando) to 35 years in federal prison for enticing a minor child to produce sexually explicit videos and for possessing that material. Zayas was also ordered to serve a 15-year term of supervised release, register as a sex offender, and forfeit his smartphones. Zayas had pleaded guilty on July 26, 2022.


Man Sentenced to Prison for Threatening Emergency Dispatch

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Mark Totten today announced that Jonathan Joshua Munafo, 35, most recently of Winter Park, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet T. Neff to 24 months in prison and three years’ supervised release for threatening emergency dispatch personnel and tying up an emergency phone line for three hours.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Phoenix, Arizona, woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to smuggling approximately 23 kilograms of methamphetamine and more than a kilogram of fentanyl aboard a bus passing through Kansas City, Mo., enroute to St. Louis, Mo.


Luzerne County Man Sentenced To 24 Months In Prison For Drug Trafficking

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Corwin Cordell Garrett, age 46, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 24 months in prison to be followed by 6 years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani, for distributing heroin.


News Release: SCRANTON -The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Gregory Dehart, age 32, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday to 18 months’ imprisonment to be followed by 2 years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for firearms offenses.


Grandview Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearm

News Release: Sold Firearm, Stolen from Police Officer, to Undercover Federal Agent.


Three Defendants Sentenced in Multi-State Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Forced Labor of Mexican Agricultural H-2A Workers

News Release: Three Defendants Sentenced in Multi-State Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Forced Labor of Mexican Agricultural H-2A Workers.


Former United Nations Employee Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Drugging And Sexually Assaulting Victims

News Release: Throughout Nearly Two Decades, Karim Elkorany Drugged 20 Victims and Sexually Assaulted at Least 13 of Those Victims.


Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Assault of a Federal Officer and Destruction of Government Property

News Release: ATLANTA - Richard Tyler Hunsinger has pleaded guilty to assault on a federal officer and destruction of government property stemming from his use of a homemade explosive device during a protest which threatened the lives of two federal officers during the summer of 2020.


Providence Meth Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison

News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Providence man found by law enforcement to be in possession of more than 50 grams of crystal methamphetamine and two guns was sentenced today to five years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


Birmingham Man Sentenced on Drug Charge

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A Birmingham man was sentenced today for possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Mickey French.


Charlotte Man is Sentenced to Prison for Cyberstalking

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Amir Salvatore Khayyat, 29, of Charlotte, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for cyberstalking and sending his victim harassing and threatening emails and voicemails, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.