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According to court documents, Danneman was not a nurse, but used the name and nursing license number of an actual licensed registered nurse to obtain work in the St. Louis area at Alexian Brothers Sherbrooke Village, the Rehabilitation…

Wellington Feliz, 36, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in Newark federal court to two counts of an indictment charging him with theft of government property (Count Two) and aggravated identity theft (Count Four).…

James William Campbell, 47, was charged with one count of possession of child pornography and one count of promoting and distributing obscene or sexually explicit material of minors.

If convicted, the defendant’s sentence will be…

According to his plea agreement, between February 1, 2018 and April 2019, Kesterson served as the Director of the St. Louis Area Law Enforcement Exploring Association (STLEEA) and as a Lieutenant with the Washington, Missouri Police Department…

Argishti Khudaverdyan, 41, of Burbank, and Alen Gharehbagloo, 40, of La Cañada Flintridge, are charged with multiple felonies, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, computer fraud and money laundering. The…

Joselito Colindres, 42, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martini in Newark federal court to an information charging him with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over one…

Russell “Buck” Daniel was born November 28, 1906, in Lancaster, Missouri. He began his career in the Secret Service in Kansas City, Missouri, as a stenographer on October 7, 1929. He served continuously, except for 2 ½ years in the United…

Steven Shane Escamilla, 30, Laguna Hills, Calif., Courtney Campbell, 37, Bouse, Ariz., John Sebestyen, 50, Mission Viejo, Calif., and Jonathan Washington, 33, no known address, are charged with conspiracy to commit counterfeiting…

A 12-count indictment returned Wednesday, alleges that during 2014-2015, Clayton was an employee in the admissions office of Tennessee State University (TSU). While acting in that capacity, the indictment alleges that Clayton gained access to…

As alleged in the Bill of Information, FUNES was employed as President of the Our Lady of the Lake Foundation (the “Foundation”), a non-profit organization that supports the Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. Beginning in or about…

Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Andrew E. Lelling for the District of Massachusetts, Special Agent in Charge Stephen Marks of the U.S. Secret Service’s…

Matthew C. McPherson, 43, waived his right to indictment by a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to an information that charges him with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and major program…

According to the indictment, on January 22, 2018, BRITTON was hired as a bookkeeper in the client accounting services department at Accounting Firm A. Accounting Firm A was located in New Orleans, Louisiana and provided client accounting…

Special Agents John Ely and Jeff Ehringer were presented the award by U.S. Attorney Josh J. Minkler during a ceremony on May 30, 2019.  “I can think of nothing more deserving than these recipients who exhibited the highest ethical and…

The U.S. Attorney’s Office entered into a settlement agreement with Jerry Back, 62, a medical doctor, in an effort to recoup the costs to the U.S. government resulting from the illegal kickbacks.  This is the eighth kickback settlement…