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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. Morris County Sonography Company Enters into Deferred Prosecution Agreement, Agrees to Pay $95,000 to Settle Kickback Allegations 08/18/2023 08:00 AM EDT NEWARK, N.J. – A Morris County, New Jersey, sonography company has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) to resolve criminal charges relating to kickback allegations and will pay $95,000 to resolve the civil claims. Final Defendant in Red Lake Arson Case Sentenced to Five Years in Prison 08/18/2023 08:00 AM EDT MINNEAPOLIS– A Red Lake woman has been sentenced to 60 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for her role in an arson conspiracy on Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography and Conspiracy to Acquire Controlled Substances 08/18/2023 08:00 AM EDT Douglas Kelley, 67, from Sioux City, Iowa, pled guilty in federal court on August 17, 2023, to Possession of Child Pornography and Conspiracy to Acquire Controlled Substances by Essex County Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking Minor and Transportation to Engage in Prostitution Offenses 08/18/2023 08:00 AM EDT TRENTON, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was arraigned today on charges of sex trafficking and prostitution-related offenses. Armed Career Criminal Sentenced To 15 Years For Possessing Firearms And Ammunition 08/18/2023 08:00 AM EDT Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Samuel Robert Bruner (47, North Fort Myers) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Bruner to forfeit the firearms and ammunition, which are traceable to proceeds of the offense. Bruner had pleaded guilty on May 30, 2023. Dealer Of Fentanyl-Laced Heroin That Resulted In The Overdose Death Of Actor Michael K. Williams Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison 08/18/2023 08:00 AM EDT Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that IRVIN CARTAGENA, a/k/a "Green Eyes," was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for conspiring to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and fentanyl analogue.  Twelve People Indicted in Fentanyl Trafficking Ring 08/18/2023 08:00 AM EDT A federal grand jury in Wichita returned three related indictments charging a total of 12 people following a large scale law enforcement investigation into an alleged drug trafficking ring. Spencer Iowa Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography 08/18/2023 08:00 AM EDT Leighton Marshal Jones, 41, from Spencer, Iowa, plead guilty in federal court on August 18, 2023, to Possession of Child Pornography. At the plea hearing, Jones, admitted that Former Baltimore County Police Officer Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Firearms Training Certifications 08/18/2023 08:00 AM EDT U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced William R. Johnson, Jr., age 34, of Baltimore, Maryland, yesterday to 18 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for a federal charge of honest services wire fraud, for seeking and accepting bribes and kickbacks, totaling at least $16,804, to falsely certify that applicants for Maryland handgun qualifying licenses (HQL) and wear and carry permits (CCW) had completed the required training.  Judge Bennett also ordered that Johnson must pay a money judgment of at least $16,804, representing the proceeds he obtained from the scheme.  Russell Springs Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Production of Child Pornography 08/18/2023 08:00 AM EDT LEXINGTON, Ky.— Austin Lee Gladd, 26, of Russell Springs, Ky., was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on Friday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves Vivian Man Receives Lengthy Federal Prison Sentence for Drug Trafficking 08/18/2023 08:00 AM EDT SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced the sentencing a Vivian man today for illegal possession of narcotics. United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote Former Commonwealth's Attorney Indicted on Bribery and Public Corruption Charges 08/18/2023 08:00 AM EDT LEXINGTON, Ky.— The former Kentucky Commonwealth's Attorney for Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, and Rowan Counties, Ronnie Goldy, 51, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on six counts Man and Woman Indicted for Child Neglect and Drug Offenses on Menominee Indian Reservation 08/18/2023 08:00 AM EDT Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on August 15, 2023, a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging a man Woman Indicted for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon on Menominee Indian Reservation 08/18/2023 08:00 AM EDT Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on August 15, 2023, a federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment charging a woman Local Man Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $500,000 in COVID-19 Relief Funds 08/18/2023 08:00 AM EDT MIAMI – A federal grand jury charged Emmanuel Bully, Jr., 44, of Miami-Dade County, Florida, with wire fraud.  Per the indictment, Bully fraudulently obtained more than $500,000 in Activity in the United States Attorney's Office 08/18/2023 08:00 AM EDT Firearm Offenses Joshua Charles Crook, age 34, of Casper, Wyoming, was sentenced on August 17, 2023, to 40 months' imprisonment for being a felon in possession of Shiprock Man Pleads Guilty to Assault Against a Child 08/18/2023 08:00 AM EDT Myron Benally pled guilty in federal court to assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Tulsa Man Sentenced for Robbery and Kidnapping in Indian Country 08/18/2023 08:00 AM EDT A Muscogee Nation citizen from Tulsa was sentenced to 15 years in prison for robbery in Indian Country and kidnapping in Indian Country. Pharmacy Operations Manager Admits Role in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud and Kickback Scheme 08/18/2023 08:00 AM EDT TRENTON, N.J. – The former operations manager of a Union City, New Jersey, pharmacy today admitted his role in multimillion-dollar conspiracies to defraud health care insurers, including Medicare and Medicaid, and to pay kickbacks and bribes to health care professionals. 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