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News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee announces that members of its staff and participating federal partners received a national commendation for their work in Operation HealthWrong, a long-term, multi-defendant health care fraud prosecution. At its annual conference, the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (“NHCAA") selected Operation HealthWrong as its nationwide Investigation of the Year.
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DEA Seattle Field Division Joins with Families to Increase Awareness about the Dangers of Fentanyl
News Release: SEATTLE- This week the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hosted regional family summits across the country in support of those who have lost loved ones to fentanyl poisoning. The DEA Seattle Field Division invited families from Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Idaho to the Family Summit held in Seattle on November 15th, 2022.
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U.S. Postal Carrier And Co-Conspirator Are Charged For Extensive Mail Theft Scheme
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Two criminal indictments were unsealed in federal court today following the arrest of a U.S. Postal Carrier and a co-conspirator for their involvement in an extensive mail theft scheme, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
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Two Maryland Men Convicted After a Two-Week Trial for Federal Charges Related to an Armed Heroin and Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy Operating in Washington County
News Release: Baltimore - A federal jury convicted Jarvis Antonio Coleman-Fuller, age 35, of Hagerstown, Maryland and Eric Tyrell Johnson, a/k/a E, age 38, of Owings Mills, Maryland, late on Nov. 17, 2022, on federal charges related to a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, specifically fentanyl and heroin in Washington County, Maryland.
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Franklin County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Drug-Trafficking Charges
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - John E. Evans, 55, of Eastpoint, Florida, was sentenced to ten years in federal prison followed by ten years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
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International Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison
News Release: CHICAGO - Robert J. Bell, Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Division, and U.S. Attorney John R. Lausch, Jr., of the Northern District of Illinois, announced that an international drug trafficker who partnered with Mexican drug cartels to purchase and transport thousands of kilograms of cocaine to Chicago and other parts of the United States has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.
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North Texas Couple Charged With $684,000 Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
News Release: A North Texas couple has been charged with defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program out of more than $684,000, announed U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.
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DEA Joins with Families Across the Country to Increase Awareness about the Dangers of Fentanyl
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - This week the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hosted regional family summits across the country in support of those who have lost loved ones to fentanyl poisoning, and have gone on to form foundations or organizations in their loved ones memories.
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Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Zipeprol in Schedule I discussed on Nov. 21 by Justice Department
The US Justice Department published a five page rule on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to Over 21 Years in Federal Prison
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Bradley Gulledge, 42, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to a total of 262 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine in two federal cases.
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Television personalities sentenced to years in federal prison for fraud and tax evasion
News Release: ATLANTA - Todd and Julie Chrisley have been sentenced to 12 and seven years, respectively, in federal prison after a jury convicted them of bank and tax fraud offenses following a nearly three-week jury trial.
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Holyoke Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Conspiracy
News Release: BOSTON - A Holyoke man associated with the CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion) drug cartel has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges involving fentanyl.
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Justice Department discusses Notice of Task Force on Research on Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women Meeting on Nov. 21
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Doctor Sentenced for Accepting Illegal Kickback Payments in Return for Writing Prescriptions for Compounded Drugs, Will Pay $3.1 Million in Civil Settlement
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A doctor licensed in Virginia, Maryland, and elsewhere was sentenced today to 3 years for writing and referring compounded drug prescriptions in return for illegal kickback payments. The doctor previously entered into a civil settlement with the Government that requires him and the company he owned to pay $3.1 million.
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Milwaukee Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Defraud Medicare and Medicaid.
News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Nov. 18, 2022, David Guerrero, Jr., was sentenced to 32 months’ imprisonment for conspiracy to defraud Medicare and Medicaid. Guerrero was also ordered to pay over $1 million in restitution to Medicare and Medicaid.
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Pinon Man Sentenced to 202 Months for Second Degree Murder
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - On Nov. 14, 2022, Kelly Joyce, 38, of Pinon, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Dominic W. Lanza to 202 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Joyce previously pleaded guilty to Second Degree Murder.
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Justice Department discusses Schedules of Controlled Substances: Removal of [18 on Nov. 21
The US Justice Department published a three page rule on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Perry Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison For Drug-Trafficking Charges
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Beyah Islam “Bear" Basha, 44, of Perry, Florida, was sentenced to thirty years in federal prison after being convicted following a jury trial on Aug. 23, 2022, on charges of conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
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Nadler Floor Statement for the Speak Out Act
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler today delivered the following remarks, as prepared, on the House floor in support of the Speak Out Act (S. 4524):
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House Judiciary Committee Republicans Reveal First Potential Witnesses for the 118th Congress
House Judiciary Committee Republicans sent letters to White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Attorney General Merrick Garland, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona naming potential witnesses to take part in transcribed interviews and hearings early in the 118th Congress.
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