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News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 that RAYDELL SCOTT, age 46, a resident of Mount Airy, Louisiana, and MORGAN BURL, III, age 43, a resident of Houma, Louisiana, were sentenced in the United States District Court in connection with their pleas...
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Former Louisiana Police Officer Sentenced for Abusing an Arrestee
News Release: A former officer of the Monroe Police Department, Jared Desadier, 44, was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison and two years of supervised release for his role in the assault of an arrestee in Ouachita Parish and his efforts to cover up that abuse.
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Maryland man sentenced for cocaine charge
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Otis Tillman, of Hagerstown, Maryland, was sentenced today to 20 months of incarceration for a cocaine charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
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Active Russian Agent Andrii Derkach Indicted for Scheme to Violate Sanctions in the United States
News Release: A seven-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Andrii Derkach, 55, of Ukraine, with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Acts (IEEPA), bank fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, and four counts of money laundering in connection...
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Nine Florida Residents Arrested for Orchestrating $37 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
News Release: MIAMI - Nine Florida residents were arrested this morning by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after being charged by a federal grand jury in Miami with health care fraud and conspiracy to commit health care fraud. The fraud scheme allegedly involved tens of millions of dollars in fraudulent health care billing by 30 South Florida physical therapy clinics.
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Pittsburgh Man Charged with Attempted Possession of Cocaine
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Today, the Court unsealed the indictment of a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, charging him with attempting to possess with intent to distribute at least 500 grams of cocaine, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced.
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Arizona Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-An Arizona man was sentenced to federal prison today after he and an accomplice were stopped traveling in a vehicle with 12,000 fentanyl pills on Highway 26 near Government Camp, Oregon.
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Fourteen Gang Members and Associates from the Double Nine Grim Reapers Charged with Racketeering, Narcotics, and Firearms Offenses
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced the unsealing of a 15-Count Indictment charging 14 members of the Double Nine Grim...
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Bully Hard Gang Member Charged with Murder of a Minor Victim in Poughkeepsie
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William Grady, the District Attorney for Dutchess County, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced the filing of a superseding...
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Man with Illegal Machine Gun, Apprehended After High-Speed Chase, Sentenced to 48 Months of Imprisonment
News Release: GREENSBORO - A Jacksonville, Florida man was sentenced today in federal court in Greensboro for possessing an illegal machine gun, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston of the Middle District of North Carolina.
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Russian Intelligence Agent Charged with Fraud and Money Laundering in Connection with Purchase and Use of Luxury Beverly Hills Real Estate
News Release: A seven-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Andrii Derkach with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Acts (IEEPA), bank fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and four counts of money laundering in connection with the purchase...
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Camden County Man Sentenced to 26 Months in Prison for Tax Evasion
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 26 months in prison for evading more than $1 million in federal taxes, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced.
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Camden Registered Sex Offender Charged With Sex Trafficking Minors
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden man is scheduled to appear in court today on multiple charges of sex trafficking minors, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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Pikeville Medical Center to Pay $4.39 Million to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substance Act Violations That Allowed Drug Diversion
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky announced that Pikeville Medical Center (“PMC") has agreed to pay the United States $4,394,600 in civil penalties, to resolve allegations that its violations of the Controlled Substances Act’s (“CSA") recordkeeping...
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Rochester Man Going To Prison For Planning The Robbery By Gunpoint Of A Cell Phone Store
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that James A. Houston a/k/a Hood, 36, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of Hobbs Act robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, was sentenced to serve 84 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.
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South Florida Woman Sentenced To 3 Years For Her Role In A Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington has sentenced Ruth Bianca Fernandez (39, Pompano Beach) to three years in federal prison for her role in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud and for making a false statement in a matter involving a federal health care benefit program.
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Greenville Felon Convicted of Firearms and Drug Trafficking Crimes
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Joshua Peters was convicted of firearm and drug trafficking crimes at the conclusion of a jury trial, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
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Two Brothers Sentenced To Prison For Access Device Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton has sentenced two brothers, Andy Teruel Colina (25, Miami) and Adrian Teruel (31, Orlando), to federal prison terms. Andy Teruel Colina was sentenced to 5 years for aggravated identity theft and for producing, using, or trafficking in one or more counterfeit...
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Louisville Men for Possession of Machine Gun
News Release: Louisville, KY - A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, returned an indictment today, charging two local men with illegally possessing machine guns.
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U.S. Attorney and Maine Attorney General Jointly Announce Cooperative Efforts to Ensure Access to Reproductive Services
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee joined Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey today to affirm their commitment to ensuring safe, unfettered access to reproductive health care services in Maine for all who seek it.
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