False Claims Act Violation by UPMC Resolved for $2.5 Million
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, together with the University of Pittsburgh Physicians, UPMC Community Medicine, Inc., and Tri-State Neurosurgical Associates-UPMC, Inc....
View ArticleFourteen Men Charged in Illegal Gambling Operation Based Out of Lucky Lady...
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey D. Hill (619) 546-7924 or Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Pilchak (619) 546-9709NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY– July 27, 2016SAN DIEGO – Fourteen men are charged in...
View ArticleEagle Woman Sentenced to Five Years’ Probation for Obtaining Controlled...
BOISE – Susan Roberts, 57, of Eagle, Idaho was sentenced yesterday for obtaining controlled substances by fraud and identity theft by unauthorized use of a means of identification, U.S. Attorney Wendy...
View ArticleRockford, Michigan, High School Coach Charged Federally With Child Pornography
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – Timothy Vallier, 30, of Plainfield Township, appeared in federal court today on federal criminal charges of possession and attempted production of child pornography....
View ArticleFormer Logan County gun shop employee sentenced to prison for Federal...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A former employee of a Logan County gun and pawn shop was sentenced today to 10 months in federal prison for a gun crime, announced Acting United States Attorney Carol Casto. Steven...
View ArticleFederal Fraud Charges Filed Against Former Las Vegas Water District Employee...
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A former employee of the Las Vegas Valley Water District has been indicted by the federal grand jury on multiple mail fraud charges for her role in a scheme to defraud the public...
View ArticleSeventeen Indicted for Firearms and Drug Trafficking Following Multiagency...
FRESNO, Calif. — Three related indictments were returned today charging 12 Fresno residents with firearms and drug trafficking offenses, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.On July 19,...
View ArticleGranite Bay Plaintiff’s Attorney Indicted for Tax Offenses
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Stephen J. Dougan Esq., 57, of Granite Bay, charging him with two counts of assisting in the preparation of a...
View ArticleTwo Indicted for Growing Marijuana on National Forest Land in Shasta and...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned two indictments today, charging two residents of Mexico with separate conspiracies to grow marijuana in national forest land, Acting United States...
View ArticleSiskiyou County Woman Sentenced to 2 years in Prison for Aggravated Identity...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — U.S. District Court Judge Troy L. Nunley sentenced Stacy Miranda Phillips, 29, of Montague, today to two years in prison and ordered her to pay $2,163 in restitution to the U.S....
View ArticleRomanian National Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for His Participation in...
On July 22, 2016, A Romanian national was sentenced to 70 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $905,901.00 for his...
View ArticleTwo Additional Stock Promoters Charged With Securities Fraud In Connection...
Two additional stock promoters were charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud in connection with a scheme to fraudulently register shell companies with the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
View ArticleElk Grove Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Identity Theft
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —Joseph Daniel Ryan, 21, of Elk Grove, was sentenced today to two years and eight months in prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in the execution of a fraud scheme,...
View ArticleNew York man pleads guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Tyler M. Purvis-Mitchell, 22, of Albany, New York, pled guilty to unlawfully possessing a firearm in federal court today, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II,...
View ArticleKern County Man Arrested for Methamphetamine Trafficking
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment Thursday against Jose Soto, 35, of Lamont, charging him with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, Acting...
View ArticleThree Men Collectively Sentenced to 180 Months for Stealing Multiple Rifles...
Memphis, TN – Three men responsible for stealing eight rifles from a West Tennessee pawn shop have been collectively sentenced to 180 months in federal prison. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for...
View ArticleBerkeley County man pleads guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Thomas Dale Sims, Jr., 34, of Gerrardstown, West Virginia, pled guilty to unlawfully possessing a firearm in federal court today, United States Attorney William J....
View ArticleQuincy Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Charities and Law Firms
BOSTON – A Quincy man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Boston to using counterfeit cashier’s checks to defraud victims, including charities and law firms, of at least $1 million.Manuel...
View ArticleCitrus Heights Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jason S. Wymer, 44, of Citrus Heights, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. to 30 years in prison, to be followed by 25 years of supervised release for...
View ArticleFederal Grand Jury Indicts Former Midland Bookkeeper in Connection with...
In Midland, a former bookkeeper faces federal charges in connection with an alleged scheme to steal over $2 Million from a local businessman announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr.,...
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