A Texas physician assistant was convicted Friday for distributing more than 1.2 million opioid pills, officials stated. During his employment, Charles Thompson distributed the opioids at two Houston-area clinics that operated as…
Former Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Sex Trafficking
A former Brockton, Massachusetts, resident was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison for participating in a sex trafficking conspiracy, federal officials stated. Matthew Engram, 35, had previously pleaded guilty to one…
Jury finds Former Employee of Dept. of Energy’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve Guilty of Scheme to Defraud U.S.
Johnny Guillory Sr., age 72, of Opelousas, Louisiana, was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the federal government, officials stated. According to the indictment, Guillory conspired to defraud the United States by…
Two N.J. Men Guilty in Scheme Involving Odometer Tampering, Title Fraud
PENNSYLVANIA Two New Jersey men plead guilty in federal court for their roles in falsifying vehicle titles as part of a long-running odometer roll-back scheme, officials announced Thursday. According to court documents,…
Man Charged with Hate Crimes for Allegedly Using Weapon to Fire at Convenient Stores
Larry Edward Foxworth, 48, was indicted this week by a federal grand jury in Atlanta, Georgia, for hate crime and federal firearms violations, officials stated. This indictment charges Foxworth with two counts…
Man Sentenced for Nearly Ten Years in Prison for Burglarizing Self-Storage Units
LOS ANGELES A San Fernando Valley man was sentenced Wednesday to nine years seven months in federal prison for burglarizing self-storage units in Southern California, officials stated. He stole dozens of firearms…
U.S. Citizen and Four Chinese Intelligence Officers Charged with Spying on Dissidents, Human Rights Leaders and Democracy Activists
The Defendants Allegedly Conspired to Silence Critics of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the United States and Abroad A U.S. citizen and four officials from China’s Ministry of State Security…
Seven South Korean Companies Pay $3.1 Million to Settle Bid-Rigging Allegations
Seven South Korea-based companies have agreed to pay $3.1 million to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act by engaging in a bid-rigging conspiracy that targeted U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…
Feds: Ohio Woman Guilty of Illegally Selling “Dangerous” Marbled Crayfish
An Ohio woman plead guilty to violating the Lacey Act for selling marbled crayfish (also known as self-cloning crayfish) in interstate commerce. Marbled crayfish were recently declared an injurious aquatic invasive species…
Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Sexually Abusing Vietnamese Minors
A Florida man was sentenced Monday to life in prison for traveling from Florida to Vietnam to engage in sex acts with numerous Vietnamese minors he had met on the internet, officials…
Orthotic Brace Suppliers Faces Up to 55 Years for $6.5 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
A federal jury in Dallas, Texas, convicted the owners and operators of four orthotic brace suppliers in Texas and Arkansas Monday for a $6.5 million illegal kickback scheme, officials stated. This includes…
Ex-Physician Assistant Sentenced to 46 Months for Selling Opioids to Drug Dealers
SANTA ANA, California A former physician assistant at a Fountain Valley medical clinic was sentenced Monday to four years and 10 months in federal prison for selling oxycodone to drug dealers, officials…