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News Release: Memphis, TN - Kevin G. Ritz, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, is pleased to announce the appointment of four new Assistant United States Attorneys for the district: Mary Morris, Jermal Blanchard, Courtney Lewis, and Bryce Phillips. All four of the new AUSAs will work out of the Memphis office.
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Italian Citizen Pleads Guilty to Multi-Year Manuscript Theft and Impersonation Scheme
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that FILIPPO BERNARDINI pled guilty to one count of wire fraud in connection with a multi-year scheme to impersonate individuals involved in the publishing industry in order to fraudulently obtain more...
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Two charged with attacks on four Pierce County power substations
News Release: Tacoma - Two Puyallup, Washington, men will appear in U.S. District Court in Tacoma today charged with conspiracy to damage energy facilities and possession of an unregistered firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Matthew Greenwood, 32, and Jeremy Crahan, 40, were arrested Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, following a fast-moving investigation by the FBI. Prosecutors will ask that both men remain detained at the Federal Detention Center at SeaTac pending future hearings.
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Six sent to prison after traffic stops yield kilos of meth
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI - The final member of a of a Corpus Christi drug trafficking organization has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
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Baltimore Area MS-13 Gang Members Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Murders and Attempted Murders
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - On Nov. 30, 2022, a federal grand jury in Maryland returned an indictment charging four members of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) with racketeering conspiracy involving murder, attempted murder, and drug trafficking. Three of the defendants are scheduled to have initial appearances beginning at 3:00 p.m. today in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. The following defendants, all from Baltimore, are charged with racketeering conspiracy...
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Two Denver Men Arrested for Fentanyl Distribution
News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces the arrests of Santos Lopez Avalos, 22, of Denver, and Jesus Enrique Astorga-Castillo, 41, of Denver, for allegations of distribution and possession with intent to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl.
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Meriden Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Charge
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GERARDO NUNEZ-IRIZARRY, also known as “Indio," 44, of Meriden, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl.
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Tampa Man Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for Bank Fraud Conspiracy
News Release: TAMPA - A Tampa man was sentenced Thursday in a U.S. District Court to 72 months in prison and a $25,000 fine for his involvement in a bank fraud conspiracy.
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Wilmer Man Sentenced to Ninety-Two Months Imprisonment for Mailing Suboxone Strips to Inmates in Federal Prison
News Release: John Robert Payne, of Wilmer, was sentenced today to ninety-two months imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and providing contraband to a federal prisoner. The sentence was handed down by United States District Court Judge Kristi K. DuBose. Payne previously pled guilty to the offenses.
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Conyers doctor pays $1,850,000 to resolve allegations that she performed and billed for medically unnecessary cataract surgeries and diagnostic tests
News Release: ATLANTA -Aarti D. Pandya, M.D. and Aarti D. Pandya, M.D. P.C. (“Pandya Practice Group") have agreed to pay approximately $1,850,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by, among other things, billing the government for cataract surgeries and diagnostic tests that were not medically necessary, tests that were incomplete or of worthless value, and office visits that did not provide the level of service claimed.
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Five Florida Men Sentenced for Conspiracy and Interstate Transportation of over $1.3 Million of Stolen Perfume
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Five men were sentenced today for their roles in a conspiracy to transport over $1.3 million worth of stolen perfume products out of New Jersey to Florida, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Drug Offenses, and Possessing Three Firearms with Extended Magazines
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 72 months in prison for possessing quantities of heroin and cocaine he intended to distribute, and possessing several firearms, including an AM-15 rifle, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
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KC Man Involved in Shoot-out Sentenced for Illegal Firearm
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man who was involved in a shoot-out at a local gas station was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm.
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Detroit Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Crime
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Virgil Montell-Denzel Watkins, 30, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 10 years and eight months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing 5 grams or more of methamphetamine.
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South Texan sent to prison for concealing meth under clothing
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 42-year-old Raymondville man has been ordered to federal prison for drug trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
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Sun Prairie Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years for Drug Trafficking
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Daniel Gibbs, 37, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, was sentenced on Friday, January 6, by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 121 months in federal prison for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Gibbs pleaded guilty to this charge on Sept. 14, 2022.
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts 7 Southern Colorado Residents on Drug and Weapon Charges
News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces the indictments of Leonard Singleton, age 44; Jaime Sanchez, age 39; Gabriel Sanchez, age 36; Jose Baeza, age 39; Stephanie Barker, age 38; Leanne Wilson, age 25; and Augustine Gallegos, age 36, after a 10-month federal investigation into drug trafficking in Colorado Springs.
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Michigan man indicted for setting fire to nine commercial trailers in New Mexico
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Brendan Iber, Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), announced that a federal grand jury on Dec. 20 indicted Viorel Pricop on nine counts of arson.
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United States Attorney Recognizes The Tampa Police Department’s Efforts In Fighting Violent Crime
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced today the results of the United States Attorney’s Office’s ongoing efforts to fight violent crime through its partnership with the Tampa Police Department (TPD). During 2022, federal prosecutors and TPD worked together to charge and prosecute...
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Four Individuals Indicted and Arrested For Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Fraud
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - On Dec. 15, 2022, a Federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned four-separate indictments charging four individuals with engaging in fraud to obtain Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) benefits totaling $210,228...
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