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The US Justice Department published a three page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Four People Indicted for Medicare Fraud
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN.- A federal grand jury in Topeka returned an indictment charging a Kansas woman and three Florida residents in connection with a scheme to defraud Medicare.
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Warren Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Exploitation Charge
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Warren, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
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Maryland Man Admits to Role in Drug Trafficking Enterprise
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Keyontray Daniel Johnson, of Worton, Maryland, has admitted to his role in a multi-state organized drug trafficking enterprise dubbed the “19th Street Enterprise," United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
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Two Philadelphia Men Charged with Three Summer 2022 Carjackings Across the City
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Bruce Alexander, 19, and Naseem Williams, 21, both of Philadelphia, PA, were charged by Indictment for their roles in three different carjacking incidents which occurred this past summer. Specifically, the defendants are charged with conspiracy to commit carjacking, carjacking, and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
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Nine East Alabama Residents Sentenced for Running a Drug Trafficking Operation in Macon County
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - The ninth and final defendant was sentenced this week for his role in a Macon County-based drug trafficking operation. This concludes a series of sentencings involving nine members of a violent, neighborhood-based organization called the “31 Boys," named for County Road 31 in Notasulga, Alabama.
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Serial Bank Robber Sentenced to 24 Years in Federal Prison for Bank Robbery and for Violating Supervised Release for Two Previous Federal Robbery Convictions
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte today sentenced Christopher Michael Cline, a/k/a “Carisa Cline," age 46, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, to 24 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after the defendant pleaded guilty to bank robbery. The defendant also admitted violating two terms of supervised release for previous federal bank robbery convictions.
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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.
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Two Men Sentenced to Prison Terms for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach
News Release: One Defendant Was a Proud Boys Leader, Other Wrote “Murder the Media" on a Capitol Building Door.
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Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Issues Statement on 2021 FBI Hate Crimes in the United States Statistics
News Release: Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta issued the following statement on the FBI’s announcement of the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) 2021 Hate Crimes Statistics
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Cabell County Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Crimes
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Tiffani Meeks, 38, of Barboursville, pleaded guilty today to three counts of wire fraud, after defrauding a Cabell County business while its bookkeeper.
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Jury Convicts D.C. Woman for Credit Card Fraud Scheme Involving Hundreds of Victims
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal jury convicted a Washington, D.C. woman today on multiple charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, trafficking in unauthorized access devices, aggravated identity theft, unlawful possession of 15 or more access devices, and possession of access device-making equipment with intent to defraud.
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Fouad K. Zeton Charged with Wire Fraud Conspiracy for Role in Insurance Fraud and Bribery Scheme
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - The United States Attorney’s Office announced that FOUAD K. ZETON was indicted on December 8, 2022 for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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West Warwick Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Production, and Possession of Child Pornography
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A West Warwick man today pleaded guilty in federal court to multiple child pornography charges, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
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Airline Passenger with Box Cutter Who Caused Flight to be Diverted Has Been Indicted
News Release: ATLANTA - William Allen Liebisch has been charged with interfering with the duties of a flight crew after he brought a box cutter aboard a Fronter Airlines flight and told a fellow passenger that he wanted to stab someone, which required the pilot to make an emergency landing in Atlanta.
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Baltimore Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Employment Tax Crimes
News Release: A Maryland man was sentenced today to three years in prison for not paying over employment taxes to the IRS on behalf of his company’s employees.
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Las Cruces Man Sentenced to Over 26 Years in Prison for Federal Firearms, Narcotics Conviction
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Paul Michael Astorga was sentenced on Dec. 8 to 26 years and eight months in prison. A federal jury convicted Astorga, 36, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, on Dec. 16 on one count each of being...
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Victims sought in relation to violent robberies of transgender victims
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.
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Airline passenger with box cutter who caused flight to be diverted has been indicted
William Allen Liebisch has been charged with interfering with the duties of a flight crew after he brought a box cutter aboard a Fronter Airlines flight and told a fellow passenger that he wanted to stab someone, which required the pilot to make an emergency landing in Atlanta.
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Houston Area Law Enforcement Officers Among FBI National Academy Graduates
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Houston Field Office congratulates four Houston area law enforcement officers on their graduation from the FBI National Academy (NA), Class #284, in Quantico, Virginia. Each of the following graduates represents a law enforcement agency based within the FBI Houston area of responsibility, which includes 40 southeast Texas counties:
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