News from August 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Monday sentenced a man involved in two carjackings and the theft of a gun after a shooting to 15 years in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former benefit plan administrator today admitted engaging in multiple years of tax evasion and a kickback scheme related to his role as administrator of two union related employee benefit plans, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. sentenced to prison three South Carolina men for a scheme that defrauded Lowe’s of more than $450,000, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By State Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
Release: The United States congratulates the people of Saint Kitts and Nevis on their August 5 election and the Honorable Dr. Terrance Drew on his victory as Prime Minister.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 31-year-old undocumented alien himself has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport undocumented aliens for financial gain, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Benton, Ill. - Yesterday afternoon, in federal court in Benton, IL, Billy E. Harris, 49, the former.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Miami, Florida - Armando Valdes, 63, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Kathleen M. Williams to 60 months in federal prison for directing a $38 million health care fraud scheme. Valdes was also ordered to forfeit four real estate properties, including a beachfront condominium unit in Pompano Beach, as well as numerous luxury vehicles, including a Cadillac Escalade and a Tesla Model S, all of which he had purchased using the ill-gotten proceeds of his fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Springfield company will pay more than $1 million in forfeiture to the federal government under the terms of a non-prosecution agreement announced today, which acknowledges the criminal conduct of two former executives who are involved in a related criminal investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - On July 26, 2022, following a two-day trial, a federal jury awarded $293,000 in damages against the City of Springfield, Illinois, for attempting to close a group home for people with developmental disabilities in 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Defendant Entered Capitol Through Fire Door, Remained 22 Minutes.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Jesus Guillen Lopez, 46, of Alvordton, Ohio, was sentenced today in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska, for possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of fentanyl and 5 kilograms or more of cocaine. United States District Judge John...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Forfeits More Than $400,000 in Drug Proceeds.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - David Moreno Florez, 28, of Taft, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston to 12 years in prison for illegally cultivating marijuana in a national forest and possessing a firearm in furtherance of that offense, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Georgia woman faces up to 20 years in prison after an indictment alleging she fraudulently obtained funds intended for COVID-19 small business assistance.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Miami, Florida - Ariel Madero Paez, 56, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Ft. Pierce to fraudulently billing Medicare over $2 million for durable medical that was never provided to beneficiaries.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RICHARD YUAN LI, age 21, a resident of Hercules, California, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Greg G. Guidry to three years of probation and 100 hours of community service for his role in a SIM Swap scam that targeted at least...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 108 months’ imprisonment followed by four years of supervised release on his conviction for possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Richard Michel, also known as “G-Light" and “Gangsta Light," the leader of the Red Lane Gorillas “set" of the Bloods street gang, was sentenced by United States District Judge Joanna Seybert to 30 years’ imprisonment for racketeering and predicate acts...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The Department of Justice filed in court today a multi-million-dollar settlement agreement with Uber Technologies Inc. (Uber) to resolve a lawsuit alleging that Uber violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Under the agreement, Uber will offer several million dollars in compensation to more than 65,000 Uber users who were charged discriminatory fees due to disability.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
“SUPREME COURT POLICE PARITY ACT OF 2022“ was published in the House section on pages H5495-H5499 on June 14
