Imperial Valley News Center
Drug Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Selling Fentanyl that Resulted in Death of User
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San Diego, California - Jahvaris Lamoun Springfield was sentenced in federal court Monday to 300 months in prison for selling the fentanyl pills that resulted in the fatal overdose of U.S. Army veteran Brendan James Gallagher on February 5, 2019. This is the longest sentence to date in this district for this crime.
Vice President of Modesto Hells Angels Motorcycle Club Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking Charges
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Fresno, California - Michael Shafer, 34, of Modesto, was sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Gang Members Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Robbery and Shooting at Beverly Hills Restaurant
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Los Angeles, California - Two South Los Angeles men were each sentenced Monday to 144 months in federal prison for committing an armed robbery last year on the crowded patio of a Beverly Hills restaurant in which one customer had a gun held to his head while the robbers removed his $500,000 wristwatch, and a second restaurant patron was shot and wounded.
California Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for $650 Million Ponzi Scheme that Falsely Claimed to License Foreign Film Rights
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Los Angeles, California - A Los Angeles man was sentenced Monday to 240 months in federal prison for operating a Ponzi scheme that raised at least $650 million with bogus claims that investor money would be used to acquire licensing rights to films that HBO and Netflix purportedly had agreed to distribute abroad.
Medical Director Convicted in $110 Million Addiction Treatment Fraud Scheme
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Miami, Florida - A federal jury convicted a Florida doctor Thursday in the Southern District of Florida for a health care fraud scheme that billed private health insurance companies approximately $110 million for addiction treatment services that were not medically necessary. This is the second trial conviction to arise out of the Justice Department’s Sober Homes Initiative.
California CEO Sentenced to Prison for Employment Tax Crimes
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San Diego, California - A California man was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in prison for employment tax crimes.
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