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News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A doctor who owns a medical clinic in Newark today admitted defrauding New Jersey state and local health benefits programs and other insurers by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced.
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News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that DAVID STONE was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil to 28 months in prison for his participation in an insider trading scheme. STONE previously pled guilty to one count of securities fraud.
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News Release: CONCORD - On Feb. 14, 2023, the Justice Department announced 49 awards to states, territories and the District of Columbia as part of the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program. This investment of over $231 million will fund state crisis intervention court proceedings, including but not limited to, extreme risk protection order (ERPO) programs that work to keep guns out of the hands of those who pose a threat to themselves or others.
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News Release: DEL RIO, Texas - An Eagle Pass man was sentenced last week in federal court in Del Rio to 20 years in prison for causing serious bodily injury to a baby.
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News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict today against SURESH MUNSHANI on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. MUNSHANI is scheduled to be sentenced on May 10, 2023, by U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff, who presided over the one-week trial.
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An offender who possessed child pornography only four months after his release from federal prison for the same offense was sentenced to ten years in federal prison for possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.
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U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jonathon Cassatt, 36, of Niagara Falls, NY, who was convicted of production of child pornography, was sentenced to serve 28 years in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.
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Robert Mason Elliott, 28, of Shelbyville, Indiana, was sentenced to 520 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to two counts of murder for hire, witness tampering, illegally possessing a firearm, and producing and distributing child sexual abuse material.
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St. Charles County Man Sentenced to 4+ Years in Prison for Downloading and Sharing Child Pornography
U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Friday sentenced a man from St. Peters, Missouri to four and one-half years in prison for downloading and sharing child pornography via a variety of social media apps.
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Wayne Kenneth Dare, 41, of Holly Springs was sentenced yesterday to 14 years in prison followed by 10 years supervised release for receipt of child pornography. Dare pled guilty to the offense.
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United States Attorney Will Thompson had a momentous first year as the chief federal law enforcement officer for the Southern District of West Virginia.
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United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Alexander D. Pennington, 35, of Las Vegas, Nevada, has been sentenced by United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to 30 years in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, on child pornography charges. Pennington was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $10,000.
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Christopher Stephen Taylor, 52, of St. Albans, pleaded guilty today to possession of prepubescent child pornography.
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Cameron Dyer, 30, of Summerville, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor.
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A Passaic County, New Jersey, man admitted producing one or more images of child sexual abuse and enticing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
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A Lawton man was convicted in federal court for attempting to entice an undercover police officer whom he believed was a minor and for enticing a 12-year-old child to send sexually explicit pictures of herself, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
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News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Criminals attempt romance fraud schemes every day, but Valentine’s Day is a good opportunity to raise awareness and help protect yourself and loved ones.
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News Release: POCATELLO, Idaho - Jacob James Martinez, 33, of Idaho Falls, was sentenced to federal prison for attempted possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye sentenced Martinez to 188 months in federal prison.
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News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Duluth couple has been charged with conspiracy and tax fraud after failing to pay taxes on their nail salon business income, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
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An Atlantic City, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 135 months in prison for possessing images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.