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11 Romance Scammers Charged With Money Laundering, Wire Fraud Conspiracies A federal grand jury has indicted 11 defendants in the Northern District of Texas for defrauding elderly victims in romance schemes, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah. The 11 defendants, all arrested during a large,,,

Retail Ready Owner to Forfeit $72M for VA Tuition Fraud The owner of a for-profit trade school convicted of bilking the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will forfeit $72 million to the federal government, Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah announced today. In an order handed down Wednesday, U.S,,,

Texas Man Sentenced for $24 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme A Coppell businessman was sentenced today to more than 11 years in prison for wire-fraud and money-laundering offenses in connection with his fraudulent scheme to obtain approximately $24.8 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection,,,

Arlington Doctor Convicted in Pill Mill Case An Arlington physician has been convicted of drug crimes, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah. Following five days of trial, a federal jury convicted physician Clinton Battle, 68, of one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and,,,

Retired FBI Agent Charged With Fraud in $800,000 ‘Secret Probation’ Scheme A retired FBI agent who allegedly convinced a Granbury woman she was on “secret probation” and conned her out of roughly $800,000 has been federally charged, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas,,,

Two Novus Doctors, One Nurse Found Guilty of Healthcare Fraud Three medical professionals who helped a local hospice agency scam Medicare have been convicted of healthcare fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah. On Monday, a federal jury found Novus,,,

Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to 20 Years, Ordered to Pay More Than $52 Million in Restitution A Waxahachie nurse practitioner was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in federal prison and ordered to repay more than $52 million in restitution for his role in a health care fraud conspiracy, announced,,,

Novus Doctors, Nurse Found Guilty of Healthcare Fraud Three medical professionals who helped a local hospice agency scam Medicare have been convicted of healthcare fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah. On Monday, a federal jury found Novus Health,,,

Mother, Son Who Sold Drugs on Dark Web Sentenced to Combined 18 Years in Prison An Arlington mother-son duo who shipped methamphetamine through the U.S. Mail has been sentenced to a combined 18 years in federal prison, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah. Mary Jane McIntyre, 61, pleaded,,,

Railroad Inspector Charged With Lying About Inspections A Federal Railroad Administration inspector has been charged with lying on official documents, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah. Tremelle Sykes, 54, was indicted Tuesday on eight counts of false,,,