Jackson Man Pleads Guilty under Project EJECT to Illegally Possessing a Firearm
Jackson, Miss. – Charles Brown, Jr. 42, of Jackson, pled guilty yesterday before United States District Judge Carlton W. Reeves to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike...
View ArticleUnion General Hospital to pay $5 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act...
ATLANTA – Union General Hospital (“UGH”), located in Blairsville, Georgia, has agreed to pay $5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by engaging in improper financial...
View ArticleFederal Jury Convicts in Multi-Million-Dollar Oil and Gas Fraud
OKLAHOMA CITY – A jury has convicted JUSTIN LANE FOUST, 42, of Sulphur, Oklahoma, of wire fraud, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft in connection with fraud against Chesapeake Energy,...
View ArticleMore than Two Dozen Defendants Sentenced in Federal Court
A total of 28 individuals were sentenced in Federal Court in the Northern District of Iowa between December 27, 2018 and January 25, 2019. The offenses of conviction varied, with the vast majority...
View ArticleCivil Lawsuit Filed to Seek Judicial Declaration that Drug Injection Site Is...
PHILADELPHIA, PA – United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that his Office has filed a civil lawsuit to prevent the establishment of a facility in Philadelphia where drug users would...
View ArticleFourteen Individuals Charged for Operating “Pill Mills” and Illegally...
PHILADELPHIA, PA – United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced two indictments charging 14 people with a multitude of crimes, including conspiracy to dispense and distribute controlled...
View ArticleOwner Of Illegal Massage Parlor Found Guilty Of Sex Trafficking
United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the conviction of OMAR KASHAKA TAYLOR a/k/a “Shaka,” 44, for sex trafficking two victims, including one minor victim. Following a seven-day...
View ArticleJessica James Sentenced to Serve 180 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to...
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – On February 6, 2019, Jessica James, 30, of Morristown, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, Senior U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 15 years in federal...
View ArticleIndependent Contractor Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
A Tulsa man, John D. Petrig, 49, has been convicted of tax evasion for hiding earnings in an effort to prevent the IRS from collecting his tax debts, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.Chief U.S....
View ArticleFamilies United Services and Pamela McKenzie to pay $645,000.00 and agree to...
ATLANTA – Families United Services, Inc. (FUS) and Pamela McKenzie, the owner of FUS, have agreed to pay $645,000, and to be excluded from federal health care programs for a period of five years to...
View ArticleSuspended Nurse Practitioner Indicted for Illegal Prescriptions
PITTSBURGH, PA - A suspended nurse practitioner has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of dispensing and distributing controlled substances and conspiring to distribute and...
View ArticleIndictment: Two Topeka Men Were Behind Carjackings
TOPEKA, KAN. – Two Topeka men were indicted today on federal carjacking charges, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.Chauncey Elliott Lyles, 19, Topeka, Kan., and Mathdaniel Squirrel, 22, Topeka,...
View ArticleKayenta Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Second Degree Murder...
PHOENIX – On Feb. 4, 2019, Clayton Begay, 43, of Kayenta, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John Tuchi 14 years’ imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release. Begay had...
View ArticleJohnstown Opioid Treatment Center Owner Indicted For Unlawfully Dispensing...
PITTSBURGH, PA. - The owner and operator of SKS Associates, Inc. (SKS) has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy to unlawfully distribute controlled substances,...
View ArticleDistrict Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison For Striking His Brother-In-Law...
WASHINGTON – Keith Johnson, 49, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for an attack in which he hit his brother-in-law in the head with a lug wrench, announced U.S....
View ArticleJoplin Day Care Operator Sentenced for Adoption Scheme
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Joplin, Mo., day care operator was sentenced in federal court today for a scheme to take the infant daughter of a client to Arkansas to be adopted by another couple.Lasonya Faye...
View ArticleSan Carlos Man Sentenced to Over 18 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Vulnerable...
PHOENIX – On Feb. 4, 2019, Derrick Lee Hinton, 29, of San Carlos, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David C. Campbell to 18.5 years’ imprisonment followed by 10 years of supervised...
View ArticleSan Carlos Man Sentenced to 37 Months for Distributing Methamphetamine
PHOENIX – On Feb. 4, 2019, Victor James Long, Sr., 34, of San Carlos, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to 37 months’ imprisonment, followed by three years of...
View ArticleEmbezzlement From Doctor's Office Sends Former Office Manager to Federal...
Cassandra D. Eberhart, age 49, of Moro, Illinois, has been sentenced to serve 33 months in federal prison for her convictions of wire fraud and filing a false federal income tax return, the United...
View ArticleConvicted Sex Offender Pleads Guilty To Using Snapchat To Produce Child...
United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the guilty plea of BARTON GEORGE SCOTT, 35, a registered sex offender, for producing child pornography. SCOTT, who was indicted on September...
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