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Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to 20 Years for Additional Crimes Against a Child
ATLANTA, GA—Timothy Lyle Chappell, 50, of Conley, was sentenced today by United States District Judge William S. Duffey, Jr.
Five Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Gang Members Sentenced in Houston for Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering
WASHINGTON—Five members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) have been sentenced to federal prison for their role in an aggravated assault that took place in Tomball, Texas in September 2008, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S.
Nuestra Familia Gang Member Pleads Guilty in Ongoing Nuestra Familia Drug Trafficking Prosecution
SACRAMENTO—United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that Juan Gallegos, aka Wino, 35, of Salinas, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to traffic methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana and to four other drug trafficking felonies.
Former East St. Louis Police Officer Charged with Felony Theft of Government Property
Larry D. Greenlee, 39, of Belleville, IL, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of theft or conversion of government property, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R.
DME Business Owner Lands in Federal Prison for 10 Years for Health Care Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme
MCALLEN, TX—Juan De Leon, 41, of Edinburg, Texas and owner of United DME Inc., was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison without parole for his role in a health care fraud and identity theft scheme, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced today. Following a four-day trial and approximately an hour of deliberations in late September 2011, a federal jury in McAllen convicted De Leon on charges of conspiracy, health care fraud, and aggravated identity theft related to his scheme to submit fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid for a variety of medical items including power wheelchairs and diabetic supplies.
Tampa Man Sentenced for Dubuque Concert Fraud
A man who participated in a scheme to promote and sell tickets to a non-existent rap concert purportedly to be held in Dubuque was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison. Scott Elkins, 38, from Tampa, Florida, received the prison term after a guilty plea on August 30, 2011, to one count of mail fraud.
Three Persons Charged in Child Sexual Exploitation and Interstate Prostitution Case
Michael Malcom, age 55, from Humboldt, Iowa; Ashley Prince, age 21, from Fort Dodge, Iowa; and Nikki Fawcett, age 23, from Fort Dodge, have been charged with child sexual exploitation and other charges. The charges are contained in an indictment unsealed December 19, 2011, in United States District Court in Sioux City.
Orlando Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years for Distributing Child Pornography
ORLANDO, FL—U.S. Attorney Robert E.
Orlando Man Sentenced to 11 Years for Distributing Child Pornography
ORLANDO, FL—U.S. Attorney Robert E.
Illinois prisons at bursting point if Logan closes
By Benjamin Yount | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Closing the Logan Correctional Center may save Illinois taxpayers $9 million in the short term, but potential lawsuits resulting from overcrowding and civil rights violations could burden the state financially in the long term. The loss of 1,970 beds at the Lincoln facility would force Illinois to squeeze 48,743 into 49,030 beds at the state’s 27 prisons, leaving only 287 beds available statewide.