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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. U.S. Attorney Totten Announces Second Wave Of Enforcement In Nationwide Telemedicine Fraud Schemes 11/18/2024 07:00 AM EST Operation "Happy Clickers" Results in Resolutions with Five More Doctors for Allegedly Authorizing Fraudulent Medicare Spending Four New Orleans Residents Indicted On Federal Kidnapping Charges 11/18/2024 07:00 AM EST NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that HECTOR MONDRAGON-FLORES a/k/a Fumele, age 32, EDWIN SALGADO-NUNEZ, age 29, ABEL GARCIA, age 48, and JANNETTE RAMIREZ, age 33, were indicted on November 15, 2024, for kidnapping, and conspiracy to commit kidnapping, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1201(a)(1) and (c).  Additionally, HECTOR MONDRAGON-FLORES a/k/a Fumele is charged with assault on a federal officer with a deadly weapon, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 111(a)(1) and (b), and being an alien in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, Untied States Code, Sections 922(g)(5) and 924(a)(8). Warren County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor 11/18/2024 07:00 AM EST Scotia Man Pleads Guilty to Groping a Nursing Student at the Albany VA Medical Center 11/18/2024 07:00 AM EST Multi-Time Convicted Felon Indicted For Possessing A Firearm And Ammunition 11/18/2024 07:00 AM EST Fort Myers, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Mickey Colangelo, Jr. (44, Fort Myers) with possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. If convicted, Colangelo faces a penalty of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison. The indictment also notifies Colangelo that the United States intends to forfeit a firearm and ammunition which are alleged to be traceable to proceeds of the offense.  Jury Finds Orlando Felon Guilty Of Possessing Ammunition 11/18/2024 07:00 AM EST Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found David Lewis Andrew Bryan (36, Orlando) guilty of two counts of possessing ammunition as a convicted felon. Bryan faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for February 12, 2025. Mead Man Sentenced to Nearly 4 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing over $750,000 From COVID Relief Programs 11/18/2024 07:00 AM EST Phobos Ransomware Administrator Extradited from South Korea to Face Cybercrime Charges 11/18/2024 07:00 AM EST The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges today against Evgenii Ptitsyn, 42, a Russian national, for allegedly administering the sale, distribution, and operation of Phobos ransomware. Ptitsyn made his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on Nov. 4 after being extradited from South Korea. Phobos ransomware, through its affiliates, victimized more than 1,000 public and private entities in the United States and around the world, and extorted ransom payments worth more than $16 million dollars.  Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Federal Hate Crime Investigation 11/18/2024 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – A Massachusetts man, who was extradited from Stockholm, Sweden, pleaded guilty today to obstructing an investigation of fires set at Jewish institutions in Arlington, Needham and Chelsea, Mass., in May 2019.   Anchorage man guilty of August 2024 bank robbery 11/18/2024 07:00 AM EST ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A federal jury convicted an Anchorage man late Friday for robbing a credit union in August 2024. Phobos Ransomware Administrator Extradited From South Korea To Face Cybercrime Charges 11/18/2024 07:00 AM EST Baltimore, Maryland – The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges today against Evgenii Ptitsyn, 42, a Russian national, for allegedly administering the sale, distribution, and operation of Phobos ransomware. Ptitsyn made his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on November 4 after being extradited from South Korea. Phobos ransomware, through its affiliates, victimized more than 1,000 public and private entities in the United States and around the world, and extorted ransom payments worth more than $16 million dollars.  Pakistani National Muhammad Asif Hafeez Pleads Guilty To Drug-Trafficking Charges 11/18/2024 07:00 AM EST Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that MUHAMMAD ASIF HAFEEZ, a/k/a "Sultan," pled guilty in Manhattan federal court to conspiring to import heroin, methamphetamine, and hashish into the United States.  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. 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