Tag: Q4 2021
Billions Recovered from Medicare Fraud in 2021
Government watchdogs at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), have scored a major victory against Medicare fraud, with taxpayers set to recoup nearly $4 billion. The HHS-OIG’s Fall 2021 Semiannual Report reveals that their relentless pursuit of waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare system has yielded substantial…
Straw Gun Purchasers Indicted in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Eleven individuals have been indicted on charges involving straw purchasing of firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Explosives, and Firearms Special Agent in Charge Mickey French. According to the 14-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court, between September 2020 and December 2020, multiple handguns were purchased…
Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced
TIFFANY DAWN HAVNER, 39, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, has been sentenced to 36 months of imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The sentence, handed down by Chief Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl, will be followed by 36 months of supervised release. Havner was also ordered to pay $500 in restitution and a…
Florida Woman Busted with 6 Kilos of Weed at St. Croix Airport
ST. CROIX, USVI – Another day, another drug mule trying to turn the Caribbean into a personal pipeline. Yvette Simeina, a 40-year-old resident of Orlando, Florida, officially copped a plea in federal court today, admitting she intended to distribute a hefty 6 kilograms of marijuana. The bust went down back on February 23, 2021, but…
Wentworth Man Charged with Child Pornography Distribution
Wentworth, SD — A 29-year-old man from Wentworth, South Dakota, Jordan Charles Opdahl, has been slammed with federal charges for the receipt and distribution of child pornography. The charges stem from allegations that Opdahl knowingly traded in explicit material involving minors. Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes revealed the indictment by a federal grand…
Troy Man Charged with Child Porn Distribution
ALBANY, NEW YORK – The gritty streets of Troy were rocked by a federal charge yesterday as Terence Ratigan, 39, appeared in court for distributing child pornography. This stunning revelation came from United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the FBI. The allegations…
Fentanyl Dealer Gets 15 Years for Deadly Pills
SAN DIEGO, CA – Olatunde James Temitope Akintonde, 23, of El Cajon, will spend the next 15 years in federal prison after being sentenced today for distributing fentanyl-laced pills that resulted in the death of a 19-year-old Santee man, identified as S.J.G., in March 2019. The sentence sends a stark message: peddle poison, and you…
Daniel DeGroat Charged
Daniel DeGroat, 30, of Middletown, NY, has been charged with mailing threatening communications to a state official and a federal judge. The charges were announced by U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross, and carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine. According to the indictment, in November 2020, DeGroat mailed threatening…
Dansville Teacher Hagen Charged with Child Pornography
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—In a chilling development in the world of education, 29-year-old Derek Hagen from Batavia, NY, was arrested and charged with producing, receiving, distributing, and possessing child pornography. The charges against him could see him spending a minimum of five years and a maximum of thirty years behind bars. Hagen’s fall from grace began in…
Brooklyn Hacker Pilfers $10K in Wegmans Fraud
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A 23-year-old Brooklyn man is facing serious federal charges after allegedly breaching the online security of Wegmans customers and using their accounts to order nearly $10,000 worth of groceries. Maurice Sheftall was arrested and charged with fraud and related activity in connection with computers, and wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross…
