Department Of Justice Eastern District Of Michigan
Recent News About Department Of Justice Eastern District Of Michigan
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Two men have been sentenced to a total of 14 years in prison for armed robberies targeting U.S. Postal Service mail carriers in the Detroit area, as announced by United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr.
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United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. announced that M&Y Care, LLC has agreed to pay $334,807.20 to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act.
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Mubasher Riaz, a resident of Ypsilanti, Michigan, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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Jibreel Pratt, a 26-year-old resident of Detroit, Michigan, has pleaded guilty to two counts related to concealing cryptocurrency donations intended for the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS).
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The United States has reached a civil settlement with four Michigan companies accused of violating the False Claims Act by making false statements to obtain Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
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United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. announced significant developments in a nationwide crackdown on health care fraud and illegal drug distribution schemes.
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Patrick Chamberlain, a 25-year-old resident of Saginaw, has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison for his role in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy.
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Three Canadian citizens have been indicted on charges of conspiracy to smuggle and the actual smuggling of firearms from the United States into Canada.
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A Saginaw man, Michael Lee Johnson, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison following a conviction for multiple offenses including unlawful imprisonment, strangulation, suffocation, interstate domestic violence, and witness tampering.
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A Houston resident, Tamarious "Poogi" Faulkner, has been sentenced to 210 months in federal prison for his role as the leader of the Thorough Bread Family (TBF), a street gang involved in distributing fentanyl.
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Markiese King, a 31-year-old resident of Detroit, Michigan, faces a six-count indictment as announced by United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr.
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A Detroit resident, Danielle Moore, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for her involvement in a scheme to steal unemployment assistance funds.
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Chengxuan Han, a Chinese national, has been arrested and charged with smuggling goods into the United States and making false statements.
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A Monroe, Michigan resident, John Charles Robinson, was arrested following a criminal complaint for making a false bomb threat involving a Spirit Airlines flight departing from Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
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A Canadian man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for leading a drug trafficking conspiracy that smuggled and distributed large quantities of methamphetamine, ecstasy, and BZP into the United States.
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Carl Emerson Travis, a 52-year-old resident of Sterling Heights, Michigan, has pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated assaults on federal officers.
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A Michigan man, Aws Mohammed Naser, has been convicted by a federal jury on charges of attempting to provide material support to ISIS and possessing a destructive device.
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Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, both citizens of China, face charges in the United States for conspiracy, smuggling goods into the country, making false statements, and visa fraud.
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A Chinese national studying at the University of Michigan has been charged with illegal voting in the 2024 election.
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On May 29, 2025, Dr. Reginald Eburuche of Southfield was convicted by a federal jury of bank fraud.