Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that James Stephen Biear, 51, of Ossining, New York, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for stealing $3.2 million and artwork, including Andy Warhol’s s…
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Title Company Owner and President Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison in $3.1 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
BALTIMORE—U.S. District Judge William N. Nickerson sentenced James Kevin Hughes, age 53, of Crownsville, Maryland, today to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for wire fraud arising from a scheme to defraud lenders and …
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Detroit Medical Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON—The owner of a Detroit medical clinic pleaded guilty today for his participation in a Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Juan Villa, 29, of Miami, ple…
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Canoncito Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Sex Assault Offense
ALBUQUERQUE—This morning in federal court, Vernest Ray Chackee, 20, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Canoncito, New Mexico, pled guilty to an aggravated child sexual abuse offense under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’…
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Beloit Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Heroin Trafficking
MADISON, WI—John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Maurice D. Vaughn, 38, of Beloit, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 20 years in federal prison …
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Federal Jury Convicts California Man of Cheating Las Vegas Casinos out of $1 Million in Line of Credit Scheme
LAS VEGAS—Following a two-week jury trial, a southern California man has been convicted of defrauding several local casinos of about $1 million by using recruits to obtain casino credit markers that were not paid back, announced Daniel G. Bogden, Uni…
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Lower Brule Woman Arraigned on Assault Charges
U.S. Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Lower Brule woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
Keesha Ewing, age 29, was indicted by a federal grand jury…
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St. Francis Man Arraigned on Charge of Sexual Abuse of a Minor
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for sexual abuse of a minor.
Ennors Abraham Quick Bear, age 23, was indicted by a federal grand jury on March 13, 2012. H…
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Eagle Butte Woman Pleads Guilty to Two Counts of Making False Statements to a Federal Agency
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Alex White Eyes, age 22, of Eagle Butte, South Dakota, appeared before United States District Judge Roberto A. Lange on March 28, 2012. White Eyes pled guilty to two counts of making false statem…
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Pine Ridge Man Charged with Removing Parts from and Abandoning Vehicles
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Pine Ridge man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly removing valuable parts from several vehicles that he had loans against and then abandoning the vehicles in various locati…
