type of prison operated under the jurisdiction of a federal government
Indigenous healing lodges face chronic underfunding across Canada, critics say: The Waseskun Healing Centre in Saint-Alphonse-Rodrigues, Quebec is among 10 ...
montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/indigenous-healing-lodges-face-chronic-underfunding-across-canada-critics-say
Donald Finley, owner of Bayville Adventure Park, sentenced to 2 years in prison for $3.2M COVID-19 loan fraud
newsday.com/long-island/crime/bayville-adventure-park-donald-finley-covid-19-ct1aquok
Los Angeles woman pleads guilty to federal charges involving COVID relief fraud: Prosecutors said Hynes submitted more than 80 bogus applications for Paycheck ...
dailynews.com/2024/04/11/los-angeles-woman-pleads-guilty-to-federal-charges-involving-covid-relief-fraud/
Man who defrauded COVID relief program while on parole in Oregon sentenced to 2 years in prison
oregonlive.com/crime/2024/04/man-who-defrauded-covid-relief-program-while-on-parole-in-oregon-sentenced-to-2-years-in-prison.html
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Former Marine reservist sentenced for selling fake COVID vaccination cards: Prosecutors said Jia Liu, 28, partnered with fellow admitted scammer Steven Rodriguez ...
nydailynews.com/2024/04/05/former-marine-reservist-sentenced-for-selling-fake-covid-vaccination-cards/
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/
DOJ watchdog finds 187 inmate suicides in federal prisons over 8-year period: The watchdog's reporting comes in the wake of several high-profile deaths in ...
npr.org/2024/02/15/1231745029/doj-watchdog-inmate-suicides-federal-prisons-report
Laurel man sentenced to federal prison after $1.6 million pandemic scheme: A Prince George’s County man was sentenced to federal prison in connection with a ...
baltimoresun.com/2024/03/01/laurel-prison-1-6-million-pandemic-scheme/
D-FW health care providers indicted for illegal drug distribution: A group of North Texas health care providers has been indicted for federal drug distribution ...
dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024/03/01/d-fw-health-care-providers-under-federal-investigation-for-illegal-drug-distribution/
Mapped: U.S. prison population rises for first time in nearly 10 years: The latest findings mark "the first increase in the combined state and federal ...
axios.com/2024/02/22/us-prison-population-increase-pandemic-era
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/
‘Basketball Wives’ star’s ex-fiancé is now facing fraud charges, too: Lorenzo Gordon faces charges of wire fraud and theft after lying on COVID-19 business ...
stltoday.com/news/local/crime-courts/basketball-wives-star-s-ex-fianc-is-now-facing-fraud-charges-too/article_8b7d2438-b621-11ee-8779-db54b0b24a08.html
Lawmakers push for federal prison oversight after reports of inadequate medical care
npr.org/2023/12/12/1218627629/lawmakers-push-for-federal-prison-oversight-after-reports-of-inadequate-medical-
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
COVID-19 fraudster used stolen relief aid to purchase a private island in Florida
abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/great-grift-covid-19-fraudster-stolen-relief-aid-104781195
Quick Glance: Convicted Fraudster Purchases Private Island
- Sentenced to five and a half years for stealing nearly $8 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds
- Nearly 10% of the $4.3 trillion in relief funds to mitigate economic devastation stolen
- Nearly 3,200 defendants charged with COVID-19 relief fraud, according to U.S. Justice Department
- Approximately $1.4 billion in stolen pandemic aid has been seized
It sounds fishy, but SBF really IS trading mackerel in prison: Report: Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has gone from trading crypto to trading fish while in ...
cointelegraph.com/news/sam-bankman-fried-mackerel-fish-trading
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
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
An Oklahoma man used pandemic relief funds to have his name cleared of murder: An Oklahoma man who was freed after being imprisoned for decades on a murder ...
apnews.com/article/innocence-project-wrongful-conviction-oklahoma-fbb59bbfb46d44a375704f172b6fc786
A women's prison in Mexico plagued by food poisoning and poor medical care has now been hit by a wave of eight suicides in the last four and a half months ... Show more jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20231109/eight-suicides-womens-prison-mexico-plagued-food-poisoning-and-bad-care #GLNRToday
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
Dearborn Heights man pleads guilty to fraud, money laundering in COVID-19 loan scheme
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/11/01/dearborn-hts-man-pleads-guilty-to-fraud-in-covid-19-loan-scheme/71402529007/
Baltimore man sentenced to prison for fraud related to pandemic relief funds: A Baltimore man was sentenced to two years in federal prison for fraudulently ...
baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-man-sentenced-pandemic-related-cares-scheme-2023-20231101-dq2hmbczs5haxbjjrj7aigo7wq-story.html
What happened to the head of a $36 million Miami fraud involving AT&T, JetBlue employees
miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article281190753.html
Mohamed Kazkaz, businessman in scheme blamed for pushing Big Boy to brink, sent to prison
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/10/27/mohamed-kazkaz-sentenced-scheme-big-boy/71330337007/
Ex-Oregon prison nurse convicted of sexually assaulting female inmates gets 30 years in prison
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/18/oregon-prison-nurse-sexually-assaulting-female-inmates/71236340007/
Fraudster freed from prison by Trump faces prosecution under Biden: Philip Esformes, who was convicted of leading one of the largest-ever health-care frauds ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/13/trump-pardon-philip-esformes-biden-justice-department/
Leaders of online church who sold bleach as COVID cure to thousands sentenced to federal prison
sun-sentinel.com/2023/10/06/leaders-of-online-church-who-sold-bleach-as-covid-cure-to-thousands-sentenced-to-federal-prison/
She went to Texas prison for treatment. Instead, abuse contributed to her suicide, women say
star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article278874619.html
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
Ex-CEO of Whittier medical clinic pleads guilty in multi-million dollar Medi-Cal fraud scheme
whittierdailynews.com/2023/08/03/ex-ceo-of-whittier-medical-clinic-pleads-guilty-to-multi-million-dollar-medi-cal-fraud/
NASA employee used COVID relief funds to grow weed, pay off debt : A NASA employee received a total of $151,900 in COVID-related relief loans before using the ...
jpost.com/international/article-752628
New details of Jeffrey Epstein's death and the frantic aftermath revealed in records obtained by AP
apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-jail-suicide-prison-death-8d194a756f2b429067f009a0c70f96c0
Winnetka business owner convicted for price gouging N95 masks during early days of the pandemic
chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/ct-wtk-businessman-price-gouging-tl-0706-20230630-txkgjoh5sbez3aghrl5jk2wnpq-story.html
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/
Ted Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber for years of attacks that killed 3, dies in prison at 81
apnews.com/article/ted-kaczynski-unabomber-dies-federal-prison-95fdd4f398fbfe20aaadf5d53a91dc26
Quick Glance: Ted Kaczynski, Unabomber Who Attacked Modern Life, Dies at 81
- Theodore J. Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber, died. He attacked academics, businessmen, and civilians with homemade bombs from 1978 to 1995, with the goal of bringing about the collapse of modern social order.
- Kaczynski's manifesto argued that environmental damage and the alienating effects of technology were so heinous that the social and industrial underpinnings of modern life should be destroyed.
- Kaczynski's brother recognized the manifesto and reported it to authorities, leading to Kaczynski's arrest.
- Theodore John Kaczynski was born on May 22, 1942, in Chicago.
Ted Kaczynski: Unabomber died by suicide in US prison medical centre, AP sources say
news.sky.com/story/ted-kaczynski-unabomber-died-by-suicide-in-us-prison-medical-centre-ap-sources-say-12900759
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
White people were kept out of prison during COVID. Blacks, Latinos were left behind bars.
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/19/black-latino-prison-population-rose-covid-19-study/11687851002/
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
Fraud and failed stock bets: Feds allege doc bilked COVID program for $150M: The federal government’s latest COVID-19 fraud roundup levied criminal charges ...
modernhealthcare.com/legal/doj-wrongful-billing-ppp-fraud-anthony-hao-dinh
Two Miami-Dade doctors sent to prison after convictions in $31 million Medicare fraud trial
miamiherald.com/news/local/article274568196.html
Detroit man pleads guilty in pandemic unemployment insurance fraud scheme: Terrell Heard faces up to 20 years in prison when sentenced in August.
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/04/21/detroit-man-pleads-guilty-in-pandemic-unemployment-insurance-fraud-scheme/70137200007/
The FBI Seized my Brother’s Journal After His Arrest. What Was Inside Tells a Much Bigger Story.
slate.com/technology/2023/04/mental-illness-incarceration.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
Prisoners Usually Can't Have Cell Phones. See How People Use Them Anyway: Incarcerated people say contraband phones can improve lives, despite the risks.
themarshallproject.org/2023/01/19/cell-phones-in-prisons-tiktok-education
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/
As a result of the IRS-CI investigations, 458 individuals have been indicted for their alleged Covid fraud-related crimes ... Show more https://trib.al/pos8qWV
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
Michigan unemployment worker admits she stole $300K in COVID-19 aid: Michigan unemployment contractor is facing up to 20 years in federal prison after admitting ...
freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2023/03/09/michigan-unemployment-worker-semaje-reffigee-stealing/69987179007/
South Florida man who bought Lamborghini with COVID relief funds sentenced to 6 years in prison
sun-sentinel.com/news/crime/fl-ne-covid-fraud-conviction-20230301-a2gtqxlk5bau5kw76xklinc7ri-story.html
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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/
Irvine man sentenced to 7 years in prison for COVID business loan scheme: Jeffrey Scott Hedges, 51, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and identity theft charges.
ocregister.com/2023/02/13/irvine-man-sentenced-to-seven-years-in-prison-for-covid-business-loan-scheme
5 years in prison for woman who posed as relative of young Chicago homicide victims to collect tax refunds, COVID-19 stimulus payments
chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-homicide-victim-fraud-tax-covid-sentencing-20230210-vqgyipowjvf7phke5nwevrgwtu-story.html
Former Macomb County prosecutor released from prison to 'confinement': Eric Smith, currently serving a 21-month prison sentence, has been released from federal ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2023/02/07/former-macomb-county-prosecutor-eric-smith-released-from-prison-to-confinement/69880279007/
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
Florida blimp executive, relative of former state lawmaker, sentenced to federal prison in pandemic fraud
orlandosentinel.com/news/florida/fl-ne-florida-ceo-sentenced-ppp-fraud-20230201-bh7ojavgqzbqpghmza65toynau-story.html
Former St. Louis County official sentenced to prison for COVID relief kickback scheme
stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/former-st-louis-county-official-sentenced-to-prison-for-covid-relief-kickback-scheme/article_9f872929-8dfa-524c-8a85-21557d06ac29.html
Canada’s prison needle exchange program failing amid poor rollout: advocates: A report published this week by the HIV Legal Network says the program continues to ...
globalnews.ca/news/9318312/canada-prison-needle-exchange/
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
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
Paid articlePaid South Florida attorney sentenced to prison for spending COVID relief money on jewelry, private jet, and Trump golf club membership
orlandosentinel.com/news/florida/fl-ne-south-florida-attorney-covid-relief-fraud-20230105-km2jstg63naa3n2gr4d2zbx4hi-story.html
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Floridian who scammed Oklahomans out of pandemic unemployment funds imprisoned, fined
oklahoman.com/story/news/crime/2022/12/31/floridian-sentenced-to-prison-this-week-for-unemployment-scam-role/69766375007/
Suburban businessman gets nearly 5 years in prison for bilking $2.6 million from hospitals desperate for COVID-19 masks, buying himself Maseratis
chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-covid-19-fraud-sentencing-burr-ridge-businessman-hospitals-masks-20221219-6vj53qp5ifeh5na5ttgj3ckjnq-story.html
Developer Who Pleaded Guilty in College Admissions Scandal Dies by Suicide : Robert Flaxman served one month in prison for his involvement in Varsity Blues ...
wsj.com/articles/developer-who-pleaded-guilty-in-college-admissions-scandal-dies-by-suicide-11666879888
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/
Judge dismisses claims of unconstitutional conditions at Oregon’s only federal prison
oregonlive.com/crime/2022/11/judge-dismisses-claims-of-unconstitutional-conditions-at-oregons-only-federal-prison.html
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/
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
Jeffrey Epstein Associate Steven Hoffenberg Found Dead: The body was in such a state of decay that police couldn't make a positive ID but believe it to be ...
newsweek.com/jeffrey-epstein-associate-steven-hoffenberg-found-dead-1737132
Once praised, sisters who ran home health care companies head to U.S. prison for massive Medicaid ripoff
post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2022/09/28/medicaid-fraud-case-arlinda-moriarty-daynelle-dickens-prison-sentence-bogus-claims-billing/stories/202209280138
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
Baltimore man sentenced for fraud related to pandemic relief funds: A Baltimore man was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for submitting more ...
baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-cr-man-sentenced-for-pandemic-related-fraud-20220917-sau6liyrlfg5th434v5ub4tlte-story.html
Paid articlePaid 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/
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