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California Woman Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Term for Fraud and Tax Evasion
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- Published: 31 March 2018 31 March 2018
Phoenix, Arizona - On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa sentenced Farzaneh Akhavi, 59, to 84 months in prison and ordered her to pay $1.7 million in restitution. Akhavi had previously pleaded guilty to bank and wire fraud, transactional money laundering, and tax evasion. Akhavi was immediately taken into custody.
Eighteen Arrested on Fort Apache Indian Reservation
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- Published: 31 March 2018 31 March 2018
Fort Apache, Arizona - On March 22, 2018, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with state and local partners, executed 18 federal arrest warrants on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. In addition, six tribal arrest warrants were executed as a result of the operation. Finally, four prisoners who had escaped from the White Mountain Apache Department of Corrections on the evening of March 21, 2018 were arrested within 24 hours of their escape.
President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts
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- Written by White House White House
- Published: 30 March 2018 30 March 2018
Washington, DC - President Donald J. Trump today announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key positions in his Administration:
City of Yuma's FCC complaint against Spectrum open to public comments
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- Published: 30 March 2018 30 March 2018
Yuma, Arizona - On March 15, 2018, the City of Yuma filed a formal complaint against Charter Communications, Inc., also known as Spectrum, with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asserting that Spectrum failed to properly notify the City before pulling local channels on February 2, 2018.
Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Providing Material Support to ISIS and Terrorism Financing
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- Published: 30 March 2018 30 March 2018
Baltimore, Maryland - Mohamed Elshinawy, 32, of Edgewood, Maryland, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization; providing and attempting to provide material support to ISIS; terrorism financing; and making false statements in connection with a terrorism matter.
Houston Physician and Pain Management Clinic Owner Convicted of Running “Pill Mill”
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- Published: 30 March 2018 30 March 2018
Houston, Texas - A federal jury found a Houston physician and the owner of a pain management clinic guilty today for their roles in running a “pill mill” that provided tens of thousands of unlawful prescriptions for millions of doses of opioids and other controlled substances.
Six MS-13 Members Born in El Salvador Indicted on Charges Ranging From Racketeering Conspiracy, Murder, and Attempted Murder
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- Written by Justice Department Justice Department
- Published: 30 March 2018 30 March 2018
Washington, DC - A federal grand jury has indicted today six MS-13 members, five of whom were unlawfully in the United States, on charges in connection with their MS-13 gang activities, including racketeering conspiracy; murder in aid of racketeering; violent crimes in aid of racketeering; use, carry and possession of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence; and conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering.