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Three Baton Rouge Individuals Sentenced to Federal Prison in Connection with The Department of Justice's 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

BATON ROUGE, LA – Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis announced that U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Kevan Andre Hills, 32, Devin Tyrone Stampley, Jr., 33, and Asia Deshan Guess, 28, all of Baton Rouge, to terms of imprisonment today. Stampley was sentenced to 104 months in...
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Bristol, Tennessee, Man Sentenced to Over 24 Years for Fentanyl Distribution Related to an Overdose Death

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – On Wednesday, August 6, 2025, Nathan Hunter Whitaker, 27, of Bristol, Tennessee, was sentenced to 292 months in federal prison by the Honorable Clifton L. Corker in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville. Following his incarceration, he will be on...
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Putnam County Veterinarian Ordered to Pay $956,709 in Civil Penalties

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia secured a $956,709 default judgment against Clara Ann Mason, a Putnam County veterinarian, after she was unable to account for 9,796 dosage units of oxycodone HCL, hydrocodone/acetaminophen and other controlled substances, Acting United States Attorney...
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Mississippi Man Found Guilty of Drug Trafficking

Jackson, MS – A federal jury convicted a Meridian, Mississippi man today of drug trafficking offenses after four days of trial. According to court documents, Jabreon Deshon Mosley, 34, was found guilty of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, and Possession with Intent to...
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Harrison County Doctor Sentenced for Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances

FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Harrison County doctor, Michael Gainey, 70, was sentenced on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove to 80 months in prison, after previously pleading guilty to seven counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. According to his plea agreement, Gainey practiced...
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Logan County Brothers Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Crimes

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – On July 17, 2025, Timothy Ray Gravley, 41, of Bruno, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl and his brother Jessie Joe Gravley II, 42, of Bruno, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute...
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Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More than 55 Years Combined in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

FAYETTEVILLE – The final member of a Northwest Arkansas drug trafficking organization was sentenced to federal prison for crimes related to the distribution of fentanyl. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearings for the United States District Court in Fayetteville. According to court documents, agents with...
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Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More than 55 Years Combined in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

FAYETTEVILLE – The final member of a Northwest Arkansas drug trafficking organization was sentenced to federal prison for crimes related to the distribution of fentanyl. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearings for the United States District Court in Fayetteville. According to court documents, agents with...
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Two Louisville Men Sentenced for Distribution of Over 21,000 Fentanyl Pills and Firearm Offenses

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Two local men were sentenced last week for conspiracy to possess fentanyl with intent to distribute, possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Special Agent in Charge...
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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 324 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud

Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis announced criminal charges against two defendants in connection with alleged schemes to defraud government benefit programs. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. “We are taking significant strides in our ongoing...

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