News from December 2024
By Federal Newswire | Dec 12, 2024
The U.S. Department of State has announced the implementation of further visa restrictions targeting individuals involved in undermining democracy in Georgia.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 12, 2024
Oroville Hospital has agreed to a $10.25 million settlement with the United States and the State of California over allegations of violating the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 12, 2024
David C. Weiss, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Pierre Charles Moise has pleaded guilty to a federal health care fraud offense.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 12, 2024
A Mexican citizen residing illegally in Houston has pleaded guilty to charges related to a human smuggling operation that resulted in two deaths.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 12, 2024
Chidi Anthony Okafor, a 26-year-old resident of Charleston, West Virginia, has been sentenced to over ten years in prison for a federal drug crime.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 12, 2024
U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Sammie Ray Sewell, Jr., a 43-year-old from Alexandria, Louisiana, to five years in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 12, 2024
A jury has found a Glendale woman and a Lakewood man guilty of participating in a scheme involving illegal kickbacks for patient referrals, leading to fraudulent Medicare claims amounting to approximately $3.2 million.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 12, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a consent agreement with Arrow Pipeline, LLC, addressing Clean Air Act violations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 12, 2024
United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Rafael Magana, a 31-year-old resident of Omaha, Nebraska, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for three drug trafficking offenses involving fentanyl.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 12, 2024
A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment against Samir Ousman Alsheikh, a former Syrian government official, charging him with torture.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 12, 2024
A California resident has admitted to his involvement in a scheme that defrauded Medicare of over $10 million, according to an announcement by Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 12, 2024
Anthony J. "A.J." Williams, a 20-year-old from Columbus, has been sentenced to seven years and one day in prison by the U.S. District Court for armed robberies involving United States postal carriers.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 12, 2024
A former U.S. Air Force airman has been sentenced to federal prison for possession of child sexual abuse images.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 12, 2024
Charley Lee Buckhorn, a resident of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for illegal possession of firearms.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 12, 2024
A Newark businessman has admitted to bribing a former city official in exchange for assistance with acquiring and redeveloping city-owned properties, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 12, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the allocation of nearly $7.7 million in grants for environmental job training programs across the United States.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 12, 2024
The Justice Department has reached an agreement with the Ellensburg School District in Washington State to address issues of harassment and discrimination against students based on sex, race, color, and national origin.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 12, 2024
A Houston couple, Vinh Quang Phan and Diana Le Phan, have been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for unlicensed money transmitting and money laundering.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 12, 2024
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered the forfeiture of nearly $12 million linked to Triliance Petrochemical Company Limited, an Iranian front company involved in supporting Iran's petrochemical industry.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 12, 2024
A Burrillville man has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for possessing child pornography and violating the terms of his supervised release, according to an announcement by United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
