News from February 2023
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Susan Melissa Nickas, age 47, of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 240 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion following her conviction after trial for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl within the Middle District of Pennsylvania, resulting in the death of a person.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Miguel Eduardo Rosario, a/k/a “Deuce,” age 36, of Reading, Pennsylvania, was convicted on February 2, 2023, for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances resulting in death and serious bodily injury following a 7-day trial before United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced today that Michael Allen Farris, age 50, of Bunch, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 135 months’ imprisonment for being found guilty by jury trial of five counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
Joseph W. Floyd, IV, and William F. Floyd, Jr., brothers from Whiteville, North Carolina, each pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Terrence W. Boyle for conspiracy to sell and deliver unregistered securities in connection with a multi-year, multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme operated under the guise of a purported investment program.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
Four men who were caught in a federal wiretap investigation into methamphetamine trafficking between California and Iowa pled guilty last week in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
A resident of Munhall, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal firearms law, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
An Irving woman was sentenced Tuesday to more than six years in federal prison for embezzling more than $800,000 from her employer, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
In 2022, nearly 300 victims in Western PA and West Virginia reported losing $7.1 million in romance scams. It’s likely that many more losses went unreported.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)—Memphis Field Office and the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) are warning Tennesseans about phone calls that spoof the U.S. Marshals Service phone number.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
Robert Gramolini, 64, of Malden, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for possession of stolen goods, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
A Columbus man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today in a case involving the murder of a husband and wife in a local Internet café.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
A federal grand jury has indicted two Texas men for their roles in one or more alleged conspiracies involving wire fraud, money laundering and tax fraud.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
The FBI and our international law enforcement partners are issuing a joint warning about a global financial sextortion crisis. Our agencies have seen an explosion in incidents of minor boys around the world being coerced into sending explicit images online and extorted for money—a crime called financial sextortion.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
The Defendant Became a Sniper and Weapons Instructor for the Foreign Terrorist Organization, and Fought in Multiple Battles in Syria
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that PATRICK KHAZIRAN, a/k/a “Dr. Pat,” was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the National Basketball Association (“NBA”) Players’ Health and Welfare Benefit Plan (the “Plan”). U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni imposed the sentence.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
Court documents were unsealed this week charging 23 Michigan residents for their alleged involvement in two illegal schemes to defraud Medicare of more than $61.5 million by paying kickbacks and bribes and billing Medicare for unnecessary medical services that were never provided.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
A man who attempted to fraudulently acquire more than $92,000 worth of commercial products from a California-based company pleaded guilty in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
Today, a federal judge sentenced a Birmingham man for robbery and gun charges, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
A federal jury convicted two men today for engaging in a scheme to defraud Medicare Advantage and Medicaid managed care plans of over $3.8 million.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2023
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Russell Bryant Lester, age 41, of Boulder, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for taking money from pandemic relief funds by filing false applications. Lester was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $584,851.75.
