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Health fraud case: Mississippi pharmacy owner gets 18 years
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi owner of pharmacies and pharmacy distributors has been sentenced to 18 years in prison and ordered to repay the government nearly $287.7 million for his part in what prosecutors described as a $510 million health care fraud involving high-priced pain cream. Wade...
Appeals court OKs convictions in college basketball scandal
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court in New York on Friday upheld convictions against a sports marketer, an aspiring agent and a financial adviser in a college basketball scandal that spoiled the careers of several coaches and left a stain on the integrity of college athletics. The 2nd U.S. Circuit...
Rare sedition charge gains interest after Capitol attack
NEW YORK (AP) — A Civil War-era sedition law being dusted off for potential use in the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol was last successfully deployed a quarter-century ago in the prosecution of Islamic militants who plotted to bomb New York City landmarks. An Egyptian cleric, Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, and...
Woman pleas guilty to selling fentanyl that led to death
SEATTLE (AP) — A Mount Vernon woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in Whatcom and Skagit counties that led to two overdoses, including the death of a Bellingham 17-year-old in 2019. Rosaliana Lopez-Rodriguez, 22, faces five to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty in U.S....
The Latest: House urges Pence to remove Trump from power
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the fallout from the attack of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump loyalists (all times local): 11:28 p.m. The House has voted to urge Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to the Constitution and hold a Cabinet vote to remove President Donald Trump from...
The Latest: Mexico sees record 16,105 new virus cases
MEXICO CITY — Mexico has posted another daily record for newly confirmed coronavirus cases, with 16,105 new infections reported Saturday, and a near-record of 1,135 deaths related to COVID-19 in the latest 24-hour period. The country has now topped 1.5 million total infections and over 133,000 deaths so...
Family: Trump supporter who died followed QAnon conspiracy
KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Before she died in Wednesday’s siege at the U.S. Capitol, Rosanne Boyland was a recovering drug addict who wanted to become a sobriety counselor. But she also believed, wrongly, that President Donald Trump won the November election, and she'd begun following a dark conspiracy...
Ex-cop gets 9-year sentence in Newark water scandal
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A federal judge sentenced a former Newark police officer to nine years in prison Thursday for giving kickbacks to the former head of the city's scandal-ridden water corporation. Janell Robinson, 45, had previously been convicted of mail fraud and conspiracy. She was accused of paying...
West Virginia woman pleads guilty in wire fraud scheme
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia woman has pleaded guilty in a wire fraud scheme. Lois Brotherton, 65, of Charleston, entered the plea in federal court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart said Tuesday. She also agreed to pay more than $48,500 in restitution. Brotherton...
Guilty plea in military transportation bribery case
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A former federal employee has pleaded guilty in New Orleans after prosecutors said he agreed to take $250,000 in bribes to steer transportation contracts to a Georgia businessman. U.S. Attorney Peter Strasser's office said 48-year-old Erick Martin pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy...
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