Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of Texas  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, November 15, 2023 HOUSTON – Two naturalized U.S. citizens from Lebanon residing in Houston have been sentenced for their roles in large scale organized retail crime schemes, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Yasser Saleh Ouwad, 52, and his brother – Bilal Saleh Awad,…

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Idaho  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, November 13, 2023 BOISE – Michael Terry Little, 52, of Nampa, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for introduction of unapproved new drugs in interstate commerce, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. According to court records, Little manufactured and sold Selective Androgen Receptor…

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeMiddle District of Florida  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, October 31, 2023 Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven today sentenced million, the proceeds of the charged criminal conduct, and ordered Sievert to pay $ Marina Sievert (58, Dunedin) to two years in federal prison for mail fraud and introduction into…

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of New Hampshire  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, October 30, 2023 CONCORD – An Arizona company and CEO pleaded guilty today in federal court in Concord for distributing drugs into the interstate commerce that were not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Centera Bioscience,…

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Texas  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, October 26, 2023 SAN ANTONIO – A New Braunfels man was sentenced in federal court in San Antonio to five years in prison for selling non-controlled but dangerous substances through the mail. According to court documents, Evan Asher Field, 42, and codefendant Michael Dominic…

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Texas  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, October 26, 2023 SAN ANTONIO – A New Braunfels man was sentenced in federal court in San Antonio to five years in prison for selling non-controlled but dangerous substances through the mail. According to court documents, Evan Asher Field, 42, and codefendant Michael Dominic…

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of Oklahoma  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, October 24, 2023 Two Tulsa men were indicted for introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce and were arrested today, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Aaron Michael Thomas, 41, and Darren Doils Means, 68, were both charged in a three-count indictment for introducing misbranded drugs…

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of California  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, October 20, 2023  SAN DIEGO – Tien Tan Vo, a doctor practicing in Imperial Valley, was sentenced in federal court yesterday for crimes related to his years-long use of foreign unapproved and misbranded cosmetic drugs.  According to his plea and court records, Vo injected…

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeMiddle District of Florida  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, October 23, 2023 Fort Myers, Florida – United States District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Brandon Albanito (37, Cape Coral) to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison for possession of a controlled substance (fentanyl) with the intent to distribute it, possessing…

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of California  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, October 19, 2023  FRESNO, Calif. — Jia Bei Zhu, aka Jesse Zhu, aka Qiang He, aka David He, 62, a citizen of China who formerly resided in Clovis, was arrested today on a criminal complaint for manufacturing and distributing misbranded medical devices in violation…