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Offices of the United States Attorneys   You are subscribed to U.S. Attorneys News news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Home health agency to pay $4.2 million to settle False Claims Act allegations 11/22/2021 12:00 AM EST PruittHealth, Inc. and affiliated entities ("Pruitt") have agreed to pay $4.2 million to resolve allegations that they submitted claims for home health services that were not covered by the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and that they failed to refund overpayments that they had received from Medicare and Medicaid in a timely manner. Operation False Haven: Convicted Child Rapist Sentenced for Naturalization Fraud and Judicially Denaturalized 11/22/2021 12:00 AM EST Fort Dodge Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Dealing 11/22/2021 12:00 AM EST Former Memphis Attorney Sentenced in Scheme to Defraud Clients 11/22/2021 12:00 AM EST Pennsylvania's United States Attorney's Offices and the Pennsylvania Sheriffs' Association Join Forces to Educate the Traveling Public About Safe Firearms Transport 11/22/2021 12:00 AM EST Superseding Indictments Charge Three Bank Employees and Eight Others in Alleged Counterfeit Checks and Bank Fraud Schemes 11/22/2021 12:00 AM EST PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Acting United State Attorney Richard B. Myrus announced today that a pair of superseding indictments unsealed in federal court in Providence charge eleven individuals, including three bank employees, with participating in schemes to defraud local banks by creating and depositing checks, then withdrawing bank funds prior to financial institutions discovering the fraudulent activity. The counterfeit checks contained personal account information belonging to, among others, individuals, small businesses, an insurance company, and an attorney's office. Convicted Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Firearms Possession 11/22/2021 12:00 AM EST Pennsylvania's United States Attorney's Offices and the Pennsylvania Sheriffs' Association Join Forces to Educate the Traveling Public About Safe Firearms Transport 11/22/2021 12:00 AM EST Maryland Man Facing Federal Indictment for Drug Conspiracy and Firearms Charges 11/22/2021 12:00 AM EST A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Elias Nick Costianes, Jr., age 43, of Nottingham, Maryland, for two counts of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance—specifically, testosterone and cocaine. The indictment also charges Costianes with possession of firearms and ammunition by an unlawful user of any controlled substance. The indictment was returned on November 18, 2021 and Costianes will have an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Baltimore at a later date. Costianes remains released under the supervision of U.S. Pretrial Services since his arrest on a related federal criminal complaint. Fort Myers Armed Career Criminal Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison For Illegally Possessing Firearm 11/22/2021 12:00 AM EST Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Richard James Bassett, Jr. (47, Fort Myers) to 18 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and for violating the conditions of supervised release from a prior federal drug conviction. Second Brother Sentenced To Over Ten Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Materials 11/22/2021 12:00 AM EST Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Nicholas Stephen Woodyard (30, St. Augustine) to 10 years and 8 months in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse materials, to be followed by a life term of supervised release. You have received this e-mail because you have asked to be notified of changes to the Offices of the United States Attorneys website. GovDelivery is providing this service on behalf of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW · Washington, DC 20530 · 202-514-2000 and may not use your subscription information for any other purposes. Manage your Subscriptions | Department of Justice Privacy Policy  | GovDelivery Privacy Policy Follow the Offices of the United States Attorneys on Twitter: @USAttorneys