Owner of Health Care Clinics Fraudulently Billed $3M

On November 15, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas announced that Ovsanna Agopian pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to commit health care fraud.  Vagharshak Smbatyan, Ovsanna’s husband, was charged in the same case and pled guilty to making false statements to a government agency ...

Hustle Boys Gang Member Charged with Drug Trafficking

On November 15, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan reported that Jeron Gaskin of Detroit, Michigan pled guilty to federal drug charges.  He was convicted of three counts of drug trafficking before Honorable Patrick J. Duggan in the U.S. District Court in Detroit.   According to ...

Connecticut Companies Fined for Hiring Illegal Employees

On November 15, 2011, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that 12 different employers in Connecticut were fined a combined $132,584.25 during the 2012 fiscal year.  The employers were fined for multiple violations. Employers fined in the 2012 FY in Connecticut: Acranom Masonry Inc. in Middlefield, $4 ...

New England Crime Boss Nailed with 78 Months

On November 14, 2012, the Department of Justice announced that Anthony L Dinunzio received 78 months in federal prison for a racketeering conspiracy that extorted payments from adult entertainment businesses in Rhode Island.  Dinunzio is the acting leader of the New England La Cosa Nostra (NELCN) crime family.   Court ...

Man Gets 25 Years for Grocery Store Robberies

On November 14, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri announced that Javon Turner of Kansas City was sentenced to 25 years in prison without parole.  He was also ordered to pay $111,188 in restitution after his sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner.   Turner ...

Sergeant Stole over $1,000,000 of Government Property

On November 14, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced that Robert Alan Walker from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, pled guilty to stealing property from the United States and theft of government property. According to court documents, Walker was a sergeant first class with the Army ...

Dentist Gets 18 Months for Medicare Fraud

On November 15, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Oklahoma announced that Robin R Lockwood was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for health care fraud.  Lockwood is a dentist in Oklahoma City.  On top of her prison sentence, Lockwood is also ordered to pay $375,672.27 in restitution. Lockwood ...

Gamer Hacked and Disabled New Hampshire Servers

On November 15, 2012, the Department of Justice announced that a Dutch national was indicted by a federal grand jury in the District of New Hampshire after he conspired to hack into and disable servers belonging to Rampid Interactive.  The company is based out of New Hampshire, and it hosts an online game called “Outwar.” The ...

Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese Announces Voluntary Recall

As of November 5, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration announced that Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese was issuing a voluntary recall for certain cheese products because several test samples tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.  No illnesses have been reported by the company at this time, but Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese ...

Last Person Sentenced in Operation Woodchop

On November 13, 2012, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) announced that Willie Shelly received three years in prison for distributing BZP pills—similar to Ecstasy.  He is the last defendant sentenced who was connected to Operation Woodchop.   The investigation was led by the DEA’s Orlando District Office Enforcement ...

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