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News Release: The United States filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Yury Gampel, a chiropractor, 15 Modern Vascular office-based labs located throughout the United States primarily owned by Gampel, and five Modern Vascular-affiliated companies owned by Gampel, for engaging in allegedly illegal financial...
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Kansas National Guard Soldier Sentenced to 16 Years for Sexual Exploitation of a Child
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Chanute, Kansas, man serving with the Army National Guard was sentenced in federal court today for sexually exploiting an 11-year-old southwest Missouri victim to produce child pornography.
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Former Rochester Man Going to Prison for More Than 20 Years for His Role in Ponzi and COVID-19 Fraud Schemes
News Release: BUFFALO, NY--Christopher A. Parris, 42, formerly of Rochester, NY, and currently of Lawrenceville, Georgia, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit mail fraud related to a Ponzi scheme, as well as to wire fraud involving the fraudulent sale of purported N95 masks during the pandemic, was sentenced to serve 244 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. Parris was also ordered to pay approximately $106-million dollars in restitution.
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Former MPD Officers Convicted in the Death of 20-Year-Old Karon Hylton-Brown
News Release: Jurors Found Evidence of a Conscious Disregard of the Extreme Risk of Harm.
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Former Philadelphia Police Officer Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that William Watts, Sr., 56, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to five years and ten months in prison, five years of supervised release and ordered to pay $12,000 in special assessments by United States District Court Judge Joel H. Slomsky after being convicted of receiving and possessing child pornography.
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Penn Hills Felon Charged with Drug and Gun Law Violations
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A suburban Pittsburgh resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics trafficking and firearms laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
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Massachusetts Woman Arrested on Felony Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach
News Release: Defendant Accused of Assaulting an Officer.
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Matriarch of Violent Multi-Million-Dollar Honduran Cocaine Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Honduran woman pleaded guilty today to participating in a large-scale conspiracy to traffic cocaine for importation into the United States.
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Hampton Roads Violent Serial Armed Robbery Crew Convicted
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A federal jury convicted two men last Friday on charges related to conspiracy to interfere with commerce by means of robbery.
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Providence Man on Admits to Wire Fraud Conspiracy, Identity Theft While on Federal Supervised Release for Sex Trafficking
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Providence man today admitted to a federal judge that he participated in a conspiracy to fraudulently submit online applications in his name and in the names of other persons to collect COVID-related unemployment benefits from at least seven states, and that he did so while serving a term of federal supervised release that followed his conviction and incarceration for sex trafficking, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
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California Man Pleads Guilty in Scam Political Action Committees' Scheme
News Release: A California man pleaded guilty today in the Western District of Texas to participating in a scheme to solicit millions of dollars in contributions to two political action committees (PACs) based on false and misleading representations that the funds would be used to support presidential candidates during and after the 2016 election cycle.
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Two Biotech CEOs Charged in Securities Fraud Schemes
News Release: A federal grand jury in the District of Maryland returned an indictment that was unsealed today charging two men for their roles in schemes to defraud investors in CytoDyn Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company (OTCQB: CYDY) based in Vancouver, Washington.
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Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement on Anniversary of Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland
News Release: The Justice Department released the following statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland
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Farmington Man Involved in Son's Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Crack
News Release: HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KEVIN JONES, SR., 58, of Farmington, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 18 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine. Judge Thompson also ordered Jones to serve 200 hours of community service while on supervised release.
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Two New Jersey Men Charged with Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine and Fentanyl
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two New Jersey men have been charged with possessing with intent to distribute approximately one kilogram of cocaine and approximately 100 grams of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach
News Release: Defendant Joined Crowd Pushing Against Officers in Rotunda Area.
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St. Paul Woman Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A St. Paul woman has pleaded guilty to her role in a sex trafficking conspiracy after recruiting six minor victims to engage in commercial sex acts, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
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“UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--S. 5276” published by the Congressional Record on Dec. 20
“UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--S. 5276“ was published in the Senate section on pages S7816-S7817 on Dec. 20
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Suburban Houston Man Sentenced for Sex Trafficking Minors
News Release: HOUSTON - A 26-year-old Richwood resident has been ordered to federal prison for forcing teenagers to engage in commercial sex, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
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Savage Man Arrested, Charged with Possession of Machine Gun and Attempted Possession of Hand Grenades
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Savage man has been arrested and charged in a federal criminal complaint for possession of a machine gun and for attempting to receive and possess unregistered destructive devices, specifically hand grenades, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
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