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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. Recording Artist Robert Kelly Convicted on Federal Child Pornography and Exploitation Charges 09/14/2022 12:00 AM EDT Recording Artist Robert Kelly Convicted on Federal Child Pornography and Exploitation Charges Operation Hard Pressed Results in Charges Against Seven Defendants for Selling Fentanyl, Cocaine and Fake Xanax Pills 09/14/2022 12:00 AM EDT TULSA, Okla. – Seven suspects were arrested Tuesday in Tulsa for allegedly taking part in a drug trafficking organization operating in the Tulsa metro area that distributed counterfeit Xanax pills, cocaine, and fentanyl. Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Coercion and Enticement of a Minor 09/14/2022 12:00 AM EDT BOSTON – An Illinois man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with coercion and enticement of a minor. Justice Department Announces COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force Teams 09/14/2022 12:00 AM EDT 25 Charged in Drug Bust Targeting Recording Studio 09/14/2022 12:00 AM EDT Twenty-five alleged drug traffickers have been charged in "Operation Papercheck Fresh." Stratford Man Sentenced to Life in Prison Plus 300 Years for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor 09/14/2022 12:00 AM EDT Maine Recidivist Sex Offender Indicted for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender 09/14/2022 12:00 AM EDT BOSTON – A Maine recidivist sex offender has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for failing to register as a sex offender when he moved from Haverhill, Mass. to Fryeburg, Maine. South Bend Man Sentenced to 130 Months in Prison 09/14/2022 12:00 AM EDT Pharmaceutical Company Akorn Operating Company LLC Agrees to Pay $7.9 Million to Resolve Allegations of Fraudulent Billing 09/14/2022 12:00 AM EDT BOSTON – Akorn Operating Company LLC (Akorn), an Illinois-based pharmaceutical company, has agreed to pay $7.9 million to resolve allegations that it caused Medicare to pay false claims. Specifically, Akorn caused Medicare Part D to pay for three Akorn generic drugs that were no longer eligible for Medicare coverage. As part of the settlement, Akorn admits that it continued to sell generic drugs under obsolete prescription-only labeling. Boston Man Pleads Guilty to His Role in Drug Trafficking Organization 09/14/2022 12:00 AM EDT BOSTON – A drug distributor within a Boston-area drug trafficking organization (DTO) has pleaded guilty to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving cocaine and cocaine base (crack cocaine). Worcester Man Sentenced for Attempting to Purchase $83,000 Sports Car and Opening Bank Accounts Using Stolen Identities 09/14/2022 12:00 AM EDT BOSTON – A Worcester man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for using two victims' identities to open bank accounts and attempting to purchase an $83,000 Chevrolet Camaro.  Rochester Man Going To Prison For More Than 15 Years For Fatal Fentanyl Overdose 09/14/2022 12:00 AM EDT Victorville Woman Arrested on Indictment Alleging She Used Prison Inmates' Names to Fraudulently Obtain Over $500,000 in COVID Relief 09/14/2022 12:00 AM EDT A San Bernardino County woman was arrested today on a seven-count federal grand jury indictment alleging she fraudulently obtained more than $500,000 in pandemic-related unemployment insurance (UI) benefits by using the names of inmates locked up the California state prison system. MS-13 Leader Agrees to Plead Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy 09/14/2022 12:00 AM EDT BOSTON – One of the leaders of a local MS-13 clique has agreed to plead guilty to racketeering conspiracy. Justice Department Announces COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force Teams 09/14/2022 12:00 AM EDT Today the Justice Department announced the establishment of three Strike Force teams created to enhance the Department's existing efforts to combat and prevent COVID-19 related fraud. El Pasoan Sentenced to Over 17 Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearm Charges 09/14/2022 12:00 AM EDT Leader of Lawrence Area Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy and Firearm Charges 09/14/2022 12:00 AM EDT BOSTON – The leader of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) has pleaded guilty to his involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, carfentanil and fentanyl analogue in and around the Lawrence area, as well as to possessing a loaded firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking offense. Man Indicted in St. Louis on Child Pornography, Cyberstalking Charges 09/14/2022 12:00 AM EDT Greenville Man Arrested for Threatening a "Killing Spree" 09/14/2022 12:00 AM EDT Oxford, Miss.– A Greenville man was held in jail without bond today following his arrest last Friday for making online threats to commit a mass shooting in Greenville, Mississippi. 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