Officials stated that a 13-count indictment was unsealed Tuesday, charging two pharmacists and a physician for their roles in a $170 million healthcare fraud, kickback, and money laundering scheme. According to court…
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Calif. Man Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison for Jan. 6th Insurrection
WASHINGTON D.C. A Los Angeles man was sentenced Tuesday in federal court for two felony charges and one misdemeanor related to his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S….
Three California Men Arrested for Allegedly Kidnapping 17-Year-Old Boy
RIVERSIDE, California Officials stated that three men were arrested last week and charged in a federal criminal complaint alleging they kidnapped a 17-year-old boy in San Bernardino County and held him for…
News Reports: N.J. Sen. Bob Menendez and Wife Indicted for Bribery
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife have been indicted on charges of bribery on Friday.
Alleged Kickbacks By Pro Pain Clinic Doctors Results in $653,796 Settlement
MISSOURI Gregory Stynowick, M.D. and his pain management practice, Pain Management Medical Center LLC, of Florissant, Missouri, and Chad Shelton, M.D., Michael Boedefeld, M.D., and their pain management practice, Pro Pain LLC,…
Retired N.Y. FBI Agent Admits to Illegally Receiving $225,000 in Cash
Former FBI Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office Charles F. McGonigal, 54, pleaded guilty Friday to concealing material facts for his undisclosed receipt of $225,000 in cash from…
Doctor Convicted of Distributing Opioids from His Clinic, Prescribed More Than 137,000 Pills
A federal jury in Ohio convicted an Ohio physician on Wednesday for unlawfully distributing opioids from his clinic, officials stated. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Thomas Romano, 73,…
IT Tech Allegedly Transferred Classified Reports to Foreign Government
A U.S. government contractor was arrested on Aug. 24 based on espionage charges in a complaint unsealed Thursday, according to federal authorities. Abraham Teklu Lemma, 50, a naturalized U.S. citizen of Ethiopian…
Calif. Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Defrauding Banks of $1.7 Million
LOS ANGELES The ringleader of a check-kiting scheme who conspired with his wife and other family members to defraud significant banks out of more than $1.7 million…
Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Trying to Smuggle 6 pounds of Fentanyl onto Flight
LOS ANGELES An Illinois man has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for checking a duffle bag containing nearly six pounds of fentanyl at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the…
Mexican Man Charged with Drug Trafficking, Facing Life in U.S. Prison
WASHINGTON D.C. A Mexican man was indicted for international cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking and weapons charges, officials stated. On July 19, 2021, a grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an…
Man Gets 25 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing 10-Year-Old Child via Internet
A Pennsylvania man was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison for manufacturing and attempting to manufacture child sexual abuse material (CSAM), according to officials. According to court documents, David Dunn, 57,…