Boston – A Dominican national formerly residing in Methuen was sentenced today for falsely representing a Social Security number as his own.

HOUSTON – A federal indictment has been unsealed against a 44-year-old woman for making false statements to federal authorities, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick. 

A Houston federal grand jury returned the two-count indictment against Summer Worden, of Wichita, Kansas, Feb. 27. She is expected to make her initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dena H. Palermo April 13. 

The charges allege Worden made false statements to NASA - Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger announced today that Dr. Mehran Heydarpour of Brookfield, Wisconsin, agreed to pay $175,000 to resolve allegations that he prescribed opioid pain medications in violation of the Controlled Substances Act and that he billed Medicare for patient visits that did not occur in violation of the False Claims Act.  Dr. Heydarpour also agreed that he would never again seek to register with the Drug Enforcement Administration for authorization to prescribe controlled substances. 

RALEIGH – United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, DAVID BURLEY, 67, Bayboro, Nc was named in a Criminal Information filed on April 6, 2020 charging him with False Statement or Fraud to Obtain Federal Employee’s Compensation.  If convicted, he faces up to one-year imprisonment, a $100,000 fine, and up to one year supervised release.