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Patient Recruiter Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison in Connection with $5.4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON—A Miami resident was sentenced in Detroit today to 30 months in prison for his participation in a $5.4 million Detroit-area Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, FBI and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Santiago Villa-Restrepo, 34, was sentenced by U.S.
Palmdale Fugitive Returned to United States Today from Central America After Tip Led Investigators to Her Whereabouts in Belize
A fugitive wanted for a June 2010 homicide in the city of Palmdale was returned to the U.S. today following her capture in Belize, announced Steven Martinez, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, and Sheriff Leroy Baca with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Bonnie Sweeten Sentenced for Fraud Schemes
PHILADELPHIA—Bonnie Sweeten, 40, of Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 100 months in prison for fraud schemes in which she stole in excess of $600,000 from her employer and family members. Sweeten pleaded guilty June 21, 2011 to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Former Prince George’s County, Maryland Detention Officer Indicted for Death of Ronnie White
WASHINGTON—The Justice Department announced today that a federal grand jury in Greenbelt, Md., has indicted Anthony McIntosh, 48, a former corrections officer at the Prince George’s County Detention Center in Upper Marlboro, Md., on three charges related to the in-custody death of a pretrial detainee, Ronnie White, on June 29, 2008, and McIntosh’s subsequent attempts to cover-up his involvement in White’s death. Earlier today, McIntosh was arrested in New York City by the FBI.
Kenai Woman Indicted on Multiple Drug and Gun Charges
ANCHORAGE—United States Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today, January 26, 2012, that Doris Jean Lageson, a 42-year-old resident of Kenai, Alaska, was indicted by a federal grand jury on January 20, 2012, in Anchorage on the following seven counts: (count one) participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy in violation of 21 U.S.C.
Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Indictment Expanded
ANCHORAGE—United States Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today, January 26, 2012, that on January 20, 2012, an Anchorage grand jury expanded a previously charged drug trafficking conspiracy involving Kostas Nikolaos Bairamis, Melissa Dawn Cue, BJ Griffith, William Gilbert, and Justin Clayton Ray Lane to charge three additional defendants: Homer resident Timothy Daniel Cissney, age 33; Christopher Sean Kendrick, age 36, from California; and Aaron O’Kito Dyson, aka “Punchy,” age 37, from Washington.
FBI Seeks Female Bank Robbery Suspect
On January 26, 2012, at approximately 11 a.m., a bank robbery occurred at North Star Bank which is located at 1820 North Lexington Avenue, Roseville, Minnesota. The robber, who was described as a white female, entered the bank and approached the teller counter.