Former MTA worker, court officer get 18 months for $770K COVID loan fraud: Arthur Cornwall, 43, a former MTA signal maintainer, and Sean Williams, 42 ...
nydailynews.com/2024/03/20/former-mta-worker-court-officer-get-18-months-for-770k-covid-loan-fraud/
Kentucky doctor sentenced for improper prescribing, ‘exceptionally high dosages’: KY doctor convicted of federal charges on illegal pain pill prescriptions ...
kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article285828451.html
Pa. man gets federal prison time for bilking pet owners in fake cancer cure scheme
pennlive.com/news/2024/02/pa-man-gets-federal-prison-time-for-bilking-pet-owners-in-fake-cancer-cure-scheme.html
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Corona man sentenced to 12 years in prison for robbing 10 businesses in Orange County
ocregister.com/2024/01/29/corona-man-sentenced-to-12-years-in-prison-for-robbing-10-businesses-in-orange-county/
Man sentenced to 25 years in federal prison in fatal fentanyl case: 'Everyone loses'
postandcourier.com/news/man-sentenced-to-prison-for-selling-fentanyl-that-killed-1/article_2af4a700-ab43-11ee-b9f5-ff615092b4d5.html
Proud Boy from Long Island should face more prison time for role in Capitol riot, disappearance, prosecutors say
newsday.com/long-island/proud-boys-capitol-riot-january-6-khdy8ck6
Houston UMMC hospital to pay more than $2M for alleged overbilling: UMMC provided rare media access during the public health crisis, making the relatively ...
houstonchronicle.com/health/article/ummc-hospital-houston-allegedly-overbilling-covid-18566458.php
A friend sold a St. Charles mother fentanyl. She died of an overdose with her kids nearby.
stltoday.com/news/local/crime-courts/a-friend-sold-a-st-charles-mother-fentanyl-she-died-of-an-overdose-with-her/article_95859f66-9f7c-11ee-bc53-1737fb6d536d.html
Two Men Running to Stay Out of Prison: Bad things happen when political candidates fear personal consequences of an electoral loss.
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/donald-trump-joe-biden-2024-election-avoiding-jail/676168/
Ex-Florida Lawmaker Gets 4 Months in Prison for Covid-19 Relief Fraud: Joe Harding, 36, last year sponsored the legislation that critics called “Don’t Say Gay ...
nytimes.com/2023/10/20/us/joseph-harding-florida-covid-fraud-sentence.html
Ex-Florida lawmaker behind "Don't Say Gay" bill sentenced to prison for COVID relief fraud
axios.com/2023/10/20/florida-lawmaker-dont-say-gay-covid-fraud-sentence
Ex-Florida lawmaker gets 4 months in prison for defrauding Covid relief program: A former Florida state lawmaker who acquired more than $150,000 in Small ...
cnn.com/2023/10/20/politics/joseph-harding-florida-lawmaker-sentenced/
See a sweetheart of a private island bought with stolen COVID funds: Patrick Parker Walsh is serving five and half years for stealing nearly $8 million in ...
insider.com/sweetheart-island-florida-stolen-covid-19-relief-funds-2023-11
Missouri man’s letters keep landing him in federal prison. He’s still writing.: Richard Russell has been in federal prison for the better part of two decades ...
stltoday.com/news/local/crime-courts/missouri-man-s-letters-keep-landing-him-in-federal-prison-he-s-still-writing/article_d4568b84-79b5-11ee-92a7-6bd73e717899.html
Florida family sentenced to federal prison for selling 'dangerous,' fake COVID-19 cure: DOJ
abcnews.go.com/US/florida-family-sentenced-fake-covid-19-cure/story
Former Baltimore Gun Trace Task Force detective Daniel Hersl has terminal cancer, seeks release from federal prison
baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-baltimore-police-gttf-hersl-20231017-gdvep4anvff5fbymrljcvs64qa-story.html
Class-action settlement aims to help Michigan prisoners keep more of their teeth: Prisoners will be properly screened for gum disease upon intake and be eligible ...
freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/10/16/michigan-prison-dental-care-lawsuit-gum-disease/71166677007/
‘Whitey’ Bulger’s former FBI handler is healthier two years after compassionate release from prison
bostonglobe.com/2023/09/26/metro/john-connolly-healthier-two-years-after-being-released-from-prison/
Dealer who supplied fentanlyl-laced heroin to ‘Wire’ actor Michael K. Williams sentenced to 10 years in federal prison
nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-michael-k-williams-drug-dealer-sentenced-20230818-7hzyf2ybrje3njeqtcehglf53i-story.html
Quick Glance: Dealer receives 10-year prison sentence for actor Michael K. Williams' death
- A New York City drug dealer was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday for providing fentanyl-laced heroin to actor Michael K. Williams, resulting in his death.
- Cartagena admitted guilt in April for conspiring to distribute drugs.
- Williams suffered an overdose in his Brooklyn penthouse apartment in September 2021.
- Cartagena faced a mandatory minimum of five years in prison and could have received up to 40 years behind bars.
Suspect in Larry Nassar stabbing said ex-doctor made lewd remark watching Wimbledon, AP source says
apnews.com/article/larry-nassar-gymnastics-coach-stabbing-4ab34526e30c09194e33ee2bd59eb652
Quick Glance: Suspect alleges ex-doctor's lewd remark during Wimbledon before Larry Nassar stabbing
- A prisoner who allegedly stabbed Larry Nassar at a federal penitentiary in Florida claimed that the disgraced former sports doctor provoked the attack by making a lewd comment while they were watching a Wimbledon tennis match on TV.
- The inmate, identified as Shane McMillan, was previously convicted of assaulting a correctional officer at a federal penitentiary in Louisiana in 2006 and attempting to stab another inmate to death at the federal Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado in 2011, according to court records.
- McMillan, 49, informed prison workers that he attacked Nassar after the sexually abusive ex-U.S. gymnastics team doctor made a comment about wanting to see girls playing in the Wimbledon women’s match, said the source.
- Sunday’s attack marked the second instance of Nassar being assaulted while in federal custody.
Miami-Dade Corrections sergeant faces prison time for COVID-19 loan fraud: Miami-Dade Corrections sergeant Arashio Harris faces 20 years in federal prison after ...
miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article278131062.html
Former Joel Greenberg associate gets prison term for COVID-19 loan fraud: A former associate of Joel Greenberg was given six years in prison for taking part in a ...
orlandosentinel.com/2023/08/09/joel-greenberg-associate-covid-19-fraud-prison/
Gambrills doctor convicted of health care fraud after COVID-19 test scheme: Dr. Ron Elfenbein, who operated an urgent care facility headquartered in Gambrills ...
baltimoresun.com/maryland/anne-arundel/ac-cn-ron-elfenbein-conviction-healthcare-scheme-20230807-4lpbniy64vgdho3fxfgphcvu5i-story.html
Tampa man gets 18 years in prison in terrorism case that involved spy planes: Muhammed AlAzhari pleaded guilty in February to attempting to provide material ...
tampabay.com/news/crime/2023/07/13/tampa-man-gets-18-years-prison-terrorism-case-that-involved-spy-planes/
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Will we ever know the depth of pandemic fraud? | Editorial: An AP report says $420 billion in pandemic relief funds were misused, including millions in Florida.
orlandosentinel.com/2023/06/20/editorial-will-we-ever-know-the-depth-of-pandemic-fraud/
Winnipeg man says he wanted federal prison sentence because of better addiction supports
cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/federal-prison-jails-addiction-1.6876670
Alleged San Jose Norteño sentenced to 7 years for meth trafficking: Ramiro Velasco Jr., aka "Rome," wrote a letter to the judge who sentenced him to ...
mercurynews.com/2023/06/11/alleged-san-jose-norteno-sentenced-to-7-years-for-meth-trafficking/
O.C. man gets 7 years in prison for using stolen identities in $1.2 million Covid-benefits scheme
ocregister.com/2023/05/22/o-c-man-gets-7-years-in-prison-for-using-stolen-identities-in-1-2-million-covid-benefits-scheme
Former Kansas legislator sentenced to federal prison for COVID fraud: Former Kansas legislator and Wichita businessman sentenced on multiple felony counts ...
kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article275310986.html
U.S. attorney seeks prison time for former Kansas lawmaker convicted of COVID fraud
kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article275229491.html
Former 1-800 Get-Thin doctor gets 7-year sentence for fraud : 1-800 GET THIN doctor promised patients weight loss but it was a fraud scheme ...
latimes.com/california/story/2023-04-18/1-800-get-thin-former-doctor-gets-7-years-in-federal-prison-for-multi-million-dollar-fraud
IRS-Criminal Investigations Report Reveals Covid Fraud Costs Taxpayers Billions: IRS Criminal Investigation reports that it has investigated 975 tax and money ...
forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2023/03/23/irs-criminal-investigations-report-reveals-covid-fraud-costs-taxpayers-billions/
Frail people are left to die in prison as judges fail to act on a law to free them
npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/02/21/1157058152/sick-elderly-people-left-to-die-federal-prison-law-judges
Federal workers not entitled to COVID hazard pay -U.S. appeals court: A divided U.S. appeals court on Tuesday said federal workers are generally not entitled to ...
reuters.com/world/us/federal-workers-not-entitled-covid-hazard-pay-us-appeals-court-2023-02-14/
Rolls-Royce, Porsche: PPP spending spree ends with prison: Pierre Rogers spent COVID-era loans on a raft of luxury goods including a 2011 Rolls-Royce Ghost ($107 ...
latimes.com/california/story/2023-02-04/irvine-man-ppp-loans-prison
Gloucester County Jan. 6 rioter, dubbed ‘FashNSlash’ online, sentenced to prison for deflating police car tires
inquirer.com/news/philip-young-sentence-capitol-riot-fashnslash-new-jersey-20230201.html
Reputed ex-Kansas City mobster dies at 73 after long illness that began as COVID-19
kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article271312112.html
Former state Sen. Karen Carter Peterson sentenced to 22 months in prison: Longtime former state Sen. Karen Carter Peterson was sentenced Wednesday to 22 months ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/courts/former-state-sen-karen-carter-peterson-prison-sentence/article_9d059a9a-b348-50de-a086-af011341a37f.html
Former head of L.I. autism charity gets 33 months in federal embezzlement case: Wafa Abboud, 55, was sentenced in Brooklyn Federal Court Wednesday ...
nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-autism-charity-director-sentenced-embezzlement-20230111-pgq3cz6e6vdspcissltaj2fiaq-story.html
Co-founder of ‘dangerous’ Portland pet rescue Woofin Palooza gets state probation, but federal prison time ex
oregonlive.com/crime/2023/01/co-founder-of-dangerous-portland-pet-rescue-woofin-palooza-gets-state-probation-but-federal-prison-time-expected.html
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Kansas man who owned drug treatment clinic sentenced to 11 years in prison for meth trafficking
nydailynews.com/news/crime/ny-owner-drug-treatment-clinic-prison-meth-trafficking-20230111-pjvazpk62jedbceke6unjb7vdi-story.html
Staffing improves at troubled Edmonton Institution but union says troubles remain
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/staffing-improves-at-troubled-edmonton-max-prison-but-union-says-troubles-remain
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Federal Prisons Are Supposed to Provide Suboxone. They Dole Out Punishment Instead.
themarshallproject.org/2022/12/12/suboxone-federal-prison-opioid-addiction-treatment-overdose
On the anniversary of the insurrection, a rioter runs for Congress: Derrick Evans spent three months in federal prison for "impeding, obstructing ...
businessinsider.com/on-the-anniversary-of-the-insurrection-a-rioter-runs-for-congress-2023-1
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Bay Area man gets eight years in federal prison for drug deals, defense blasts DEA for 'coercive' undercover investigation
mercurynews.com/2022/12/20/bay-area-man-gets-eight-years-in-federal-prison-for-drug-deals-defense-blasts-dea-for-coercive-undercover-investigation
New England Compounding Center co-owner sentenced to prison, Framingham firm was tied to fatal meningitis outbreak
bostonherald.com/2022/12/01/new-england-compounding-center-co-owner-sentenced-to-prison-framingham-firm-was-tied-to-fatal-meningitis-outbreak/
Man who slashed stranger’s throat on CTrain avoids federal prison; judge considers FASD diagnosis
calgaryherald.com/news/crime/man-who-slashed-strangers-throat-on-ctrain-avoids-federal-prison-judge-considers-fasd-diagnosis
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Holmes gets more than 11 years in prison for Theranos scam: A federal judge on Friday sentenced disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes to more than 11 years in ...
apnews.com/article/elizabeth-holmes-technology-health-sentencing-crime-7ea71f015b874c6e454dcdd4f0857bd4
Quick Glance: Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to 11 years in prison for Theranos fraud.
- Holmes is expected to be incarcerated in April.
- Holmes founded Theranos in 2003, after discontinuing her studies at Stanford.
- According to a letter from Holmes' Ehemann in a public court case, she is now pregnant with her second child.
- The former CEO's dismissal was pushed down even further because her lawyers attempted to take on a new legal battle. They contended that new evidence had emerged following Holmes' visit to Theranos' former laboratory director, Adam Rosendorff, in order to reach a conclusion.
Biden overhauls U.S. policy on marijuana, pardons prior federal offenses: President Joe Biden took steps to overhaul U.S. policy on marijuana on Thursday by ...
reuters.com/world/us/biden-overhauls-us-policy-marijuana-pardons-prior-federal-offenses-2022-10-06/
Right-wing doctor group led by anti-vaccine insurrectionist implodes in scandal: Simone Gold used charity funds to buy $3.6M house, group leaders claim.
arstechnica.com/science/2022/11/right-wing-doctor-group-led-by-anti-vaccine-insurrectionist-implodes-in-scandal/
Date set for ex-Stonecrest mayor to report to prison: Former Stonecrest Mayor Jason Lary is set to report to federal prison on Dec. 15, nearly a year after he ...
ajc.com/neighborhoods/dekalb/date-set-for-ex-stonecrest-mayor-to-report-to-prison/ZPWFFDO52RHFNKVBDBLLNSPDNE/
Biden’s marijuana pardons a step toward racial equality, advocates say: President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon thousands convicted of marijuana ...
thehill.com/homenews/administration/3677200-bidens-marijuana-pardons-a-step-toward-racial-equality-advocates-say/
Cody Easterday sentenced to 11 years in ‘ghost cattle’ fraud: Easterday, who led a massive ranching firm, said a gambling addiction led him to forge invoices for ...
oregonlive.com/business/2022/10/cody-easterday-sentenced-to-11-years-in-ghost-cattle-fraud.html
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WA rancher behind $244M ‘ghost cattle’ fraud sentenced to prison: Cody Easterday, who led a massive ranching firm, said a gambling addiction led him to forge ...
spokesman.com/stories/2022/oct/04/cody-easterday-who-perpetrated-244-million-ghost-c/
NYC man gets 18 months in prison for trying to cut brakes on NYPD van: Jeremy Trapp, 26, of Brooklyn, told a paid NYPD confidential informant that he wanted to ...
nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-nyc-man-cut-nypd-vehicle-brakes-prison-20221005-fdn5jezd3zfztdiwollepzszka-story.html
Compulsive gambler’s lawsuit claims major Atlantic City casino cut off his online hot streaks, then paid him to keep quiet
fortune.com/2022/09/30/borgata-online-gambling-mgm-resorts-lawsuit-sam-antar-compulsive-atlantic-city/
3 men charged in connection with death of gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger: Bulger was killed in a federal prison in 2018.
abcnews.go.com/US/men-charged-connection-death-gangster-james-whitey-bulger/story
Man who threatened Dr. Fauci, other official, gets 3 years: A West Virginia man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison after sending emails that ...
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/man-threatened-dr-fauci-official-years-87954758
Quick Glance: A West Virginia man has been sentenced for making threats against Fauci and other officials.
- Prosecutors said he admitted to making threats against Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Francis Collins, the former director of the NIH, Rachel Levine, the assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services, a public health official from Massachusetts, and a religious leader.
- "Threats like these will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
Released during COVID, some people are sent back to prison with little or no warning
npr.org/2022/08/22/1118132380/released-during-covid-some-people-are-sent-back-to-prison-with-little-or-no-warn
Check writer in Stonecrest relief fund scandal gets 6 months in prison: Lania Boone was sentenced on Friday to serve six months in federal prison as part of the ...
ajc.com/neighborhoods/dekalb/check-writer-in-stonecrest-relief-fund-scandal-gets-6-months-in-prison/RMLBDQP6JFCCJBM6YN3UMNEU4Y/
Man who threatened to kill Fauci in emails sentenced to 3 years in federal prison
axios.com/2022/08/05/fauci-emails-threats-prison-sentenced
Shelby County woman sentenced to federal prison for embezzling $1.4 million from HOAs to feed gambling addict
al.com/news/birmingham/2022/08/shelby-county-woman-sentenced-to-federal-prison-for-embezzling-14-million-from-hoas-to-feed-gambling-addiction.html
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Aurora man sentenced to more than five years in prison for COVID-19 relief fraud: Aurora man sentence to more than five years in federal prison for defrauding ...
denverpost.com/2022/08/13/covid-19-relief-fraud-aurora-man-sentenced/
A Florida bodybuilder landed prison time for his $245,000 disability fraud on the VA
miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article264561776.html
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DOJ Says Georgia Woman Ashlee Parker Got $2M in COVID Relief Loans, Blew Cash on Boob Job and Lipo
thedailybeast.com/doj-says-georgia-woman-ashlee-parker-got-dollar2m-in-covid-relief-loans-blew-cash-on-boob-job-and-lipo
EXPLAINER: What's next for 3 other ex-cops in Floyd's death: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Now that former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to ...
apnews.com/article/death-of-george-floyd-covid-health-minneapolis-46fd1bc5d67fa0be006f07bd8876af90
Russia seeks to hold espionage trial of American Paul Whelan even with Moscow on lockdown
washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russia-seeks-to-hold-espionage-trial-of-american-paul-whelan-even-with-moscow-on-lockdown/2020/04/10/042515fc-74ff-11ea-ad9b-254ec99993bc_story.html
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