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Jeremie Vargas Ramirez, of Vienna, Jordana Lee Arpa, of Vienna, and  Dennis William Karnes, 56, of Lake Elsinore, California, have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a multi-million-dollar Medicare billing scheme.

Erik S. Siebert, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, announced significant case updates on nine immigration cases in the district.

David Earl Gay, 60, of Emporia man was sentenced yesterday to five years and five months in prison for armed robbery.

An indictment was unsealed this week charging two South American men for their roles in a money laundering conspiracy that involved millions of dollars in drug-trafficking proceeds. One man pled guilty; the other is subject to a reward of up to $2M.

James Marvin Smith, 43, of Richmond, was sentenced today to five years in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Miranda Lynn Hubert, 29, of Petersburg, was sentenced today to five years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

A federal jury convicted Abiodun A. Ogunwale and Abimbola Ajayi on charges of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering for their parts in defrauding a non-profit corporation dedicated to global public health.

Rushion Leeper, 22, of Richmond, was sentenced today to five years in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

David Allingham, 65, of Oakton, was sentenced today to 13 years in prison for running his urgent care center as an opioid pill mill.

Gary Owens Jr., 42, of Suffolk, was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for sexual exploitation of children.

Sterling Hill Jr., 37, of Richmond, was sentenced today to four years in prison after being found with over 20 kilograms of cocaine.

Baltej Singh Brar, 42, of South Richmond Hill, New York, for defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program of at least $550,000.