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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. Owner and Operator of Residence Inn by Marriott Baton Rouge Towne Center Cedar Lodge Agrees to Civil Settlement Under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act 07/06/2023 08:00 AM EDT United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that the United States has finalized a settlement agreement with IM Baton Rouge OPCO, LLC, owner and manager of the Residence Inn by Marriott Baton Rouge Towne Center Cedar Lodge (the "Marriott Towne Center"), to resolve civil claims under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Foreign National Sentenced to Almost Four Years in Federal Prison for $1.5 Million Fraud Scheme 07/06/2023 08:00 AM EDT U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced Nigerian citizen, Akolade Ojo, age 31, of Owings Mills, Maryland, yesterday to 46 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.  Judge Gallagher also ordered Ojo to pay $1,320,186.19 in restitution.  The charges stemmed from fraud schemes in which Ojo communicated with his co-conspirators about the receipt of money from victims into bank accounts controlled by the conspirators and instructed conspirators about withdrawals, transfers, and purchases of cashier's checks using the fraudulently obtained funds. Ocala Men Plead Guilty To Robbing Postal Carriers 07/06/2023 08:00 AM EDT Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Jacoby Jules Colon (20, Ocala) and Darius Rodney Capers (19, Ocala) have pleaded guilty in connection with their robbery spree of postal carriers in Florida. Somerset County Man Charged With Drug Distribution Resulting In Death 07/06/2023 08:00 AM EDT NEWARK, N.J. – A Somerset County man appeared in federal court yesterday on charges including drug distribution that resulted in a death Court Orders Maryland Pharmacy to Pay $120,000 Penalty in Case Alleging Unlawful Opioid Distribution 07/06/2023 08:00 AM EDT A federal court enjoined a Cumberland, Maryland, pharmacy and its owner and pharmacist from dispensing controlled substances, including opioids, without taking specific steps to help ensure the drugs will not be abused or diverted, and ordered them to pay a $120,000 civil penalty. Consent Decree Approved Among the United States and Cumberland, Maryland Based Pharmacy and Pharmacist Alleged to Have Illegally Dispensed Controlled Substances 07/06/2023 08:00 AM EDT U.S. District Judge Lydia K. Griggsby approved the United States' consent decree with John A. Beckman, a Cumberland, Maryland based pharmacist, and Beckman's Greene Street Pharmacy, Inc. ("Beckman's Pharmacy"), resolving the United States' civil allegations that Beckman and Beckman's Pharmacy violated the Controlled Substances Act ("CSA") in illegally dispensing controlled substances. Brooklyn Man Convicted Of Strongarm Extortion Scheme 07/06/2023 08:00 AM EDT TRENTON, N.J. – A Brooklyn man was convicted of conspiring with others in a week-long strongarm extortion scheme in 2019 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