Department Of Justice Eastern District Of Michigan
Recent News About Department Of Justice Eastern District Of Michigan
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Tamara Smith, a 39-year-old resident of Detroit, has been sentenced to an additional 18 months in prison for failing to surrender to the United States Marshal as required by the court.
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Former University of Michigan Co-Offensive Coordinator Matthew Weiss has been indicted on charges related to unauthorized access to computers and aggravated identity theft.
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Michael Shapiro, a 73-year-old resident of West Palm Beach, Florida, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for making death threats against the Michigan Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
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A Warren, Michigan resident has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for defacing a predominantly Black church with hate symbols and messages.
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Joseph Strange, a former employee of Marshall Mathers, also known as Eminem, has been charged with criminal infringement of a copyright and interstate transportation of stolen goods.
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Kenny Lee Howard, a 32-year-old resident of Southfield, has been sentenced to 94 months in prison for his involvement in a scheme to defraud state unemployment insurance agencies during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The owners and operators of The Detroit Club have agreed to pay $357,669 to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act.
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A federal criminal complaint has been unsealed against Serina Baker-Hill, the Director of United States Customs and Border Protection’s Center for Excellence and Expertise over Automotive and Aerospace Engineering.
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Seven men from Detroit have been indicted on charges related to drug distribution, illegal possession of weapons, and money laundering.
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Monofrax LLC, a company based in Falconer, New York, has agreed to pay nearly $2 million to settle allegations of improperly obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan.
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A Flat Rock man, Steven Marchbanks, 58, has pleaded guilty to charges of illegally transporting and receiving an explosive device.
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The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan has charged 46 individuals unlawfully present in the U.S. with various offenses, including illegal reentry, drug trafficking, firearm possession, and child pornography.
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Joseph Twilley, a 65-year-old resident of Detroit, has been sentenced to over 13 years in prison.
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A Farmington Hills resident, Russell Valleau, has been found guilty by a federal jury for assaulting a United States Postal Worker.
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A Detroit man has been sentenced to over four years in federal prison for his involvement in a scheme that defrauded the U.S. government and several states of unemployment insurance funds during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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An indictment has been unsealed against Travis Eskridge, a registered nurse from Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan.
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A Houston resident, Tamarious "Poogi" Faulkner, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges related to the distribution of over 400 grams of fentanyl.
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A Detroit man, Melvin Lamar Triplett, aged 43, has been sentenced to 23 years in federal prison for his involvement in drug conspiracy and the distribution of drugs that resulted in death and serious bodily injury.
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United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced that Commonwealth Care Alliance, Inc. (CCA) will pay $520,355.65 to settle allegations related to violations of the False Claims Act by Reliance HMO, Inc., a company acquired by CCA in 2022.
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The United States Attorney's Office in Detroit reported significant achievements in 2024, focusing on rebuilding community trust, enhancing civil rights protection, and addressing violent crime.