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Federal Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for Sunday May 28, 2023 ( 7 items )  

CFTC Charges 5 Defendants With Fraudulent Digital Assets Trading Scheme
WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release on May 24, 2023: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against David Carmona formerly of Elmhurst, New York, Juan Arellano Parra formerly of Chino, California, Moses Valdez of Hesperia, California, David Brend of Tampa, Florida and Marco A. Ruiz Ochoa of Nashua, New Hampshire, all   more

DEA-New England Division: Former Plaistow Man Sentenced for Trafficking More Than 2 Pounds of Cocaine in New Hampshire
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on May 23, 2023: A former Plaistow man was sentenced today in federal court for his intent to traffic more than 2 pounds of cocaine in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announced. Corey Buckley, 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Laplante to 37 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release. Buckley was also or  more

DEA-New England Division: Nashua Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on May 23, 2023: A Nashua man was sentenced on May 11, 2023 in federal court for trafficking methamphetamine in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Philip Wetmore, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Samantha D. Elliott to 8 years in federal prison and 4 years of supervised release. On February 3, 2023, pleaded gu  more

FBI Boston Division Announces Retirement of Special Agent in Charge Joseph R. Bonavolonta
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 27 (TNSper) -- The FBI Boston Field Office issued the following news release: On May 26, the FBI Boston Division announced the retirement of Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Joseph R. Bonavolonta, concluding a distinguished 27-year career with the FBI. SAC Bonavolonta's retirement will take effect on June 9, 2023. Mr. Bonavolonta has served as the special agent in charge of the Boston Division since January 2019, overseeing all FBI operations in Maine, Massachusetts, N  more

N.H. U.S. Attorney: California Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine in California, New Hampshire
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Jane E. Young, issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: A California man was sentenced today in federal court for trafficking methamphetamine in California and New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Robert Perez, Jr., 33, formerly of Perris, California was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Steven J. McAuliffe to 10 years in prison and three years of supervised release. On Februa  more

N.H. U.S. Attorney: Doctor Pleads Guilty to $1.9M Medicare Fraud Scheme
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Jane E. Young, issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: A former New Hampshire doctor pleaded guilty today in federal court to health care fraud, in connection with a scheme to defraud Medicare by prescribing durable medical equipment without ever seeing, speaking to, or otherwise examining patients, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Steven Powell, 53, of Alpharetta, Georgia, pleaded guilty t  more

U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts: Former Naval Police Officer Sentenced for Making Threats in Interstate Commerce
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: A former naval police officer at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in New Hampshire was sentenced on May 18, 2023 in federal court in Boston for making threatening communications to his ex-wife and her mother in Iowa. Luis De Leon, 30, of Middleton, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to 18 months in prison and three ye  more