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SAN FRANCISCO – Racho Jordanov, the co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer of JHL Biotech, and Rose Lin, another of the company’s co-founders and

The co-founders of a biopharmaceutical firm were sentenced Tuesday in a San Francisco federal courtroom to a year in prison after they pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal trade secrets and defraud investors of more than $100 million.

-DANVILLE —A former registered nurse working at Sovah Health-Danville was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison for tampering with consumer products (fentanyl and hydromorphone) and making false statements.

On Tuesday, Robert Burns, now 61, was sentenced, to two years in prison for tampering with consumer products.

December 17, 2021 — Former San Francisco City Hall public official Mohammed Nuru agreed in a plea agreement filed today to plead guilty to honest services wire fraud, announced Acting United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Craig D. Fair, and Internal Revenue Service–Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Mark H. Pearson.

Michael Kail, the former Vice President of IT Operations at Netflix, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison.

December 2, 2021 — A federal criminal complaint unsealed today charges Traci Austin with aiding and assisting in the preparation of fraudulent tax returns, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, and IRS-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Mark H. Pearson.

HARRISBURG — The United States Attorneys Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jonathan Clark Baird of Louisville, Kentucky, was sentenced on July 19, 2021, to one year of probation by Chief United States District Court Judge John E. Jones, III, for conspiracy to defraud the Food and Drug Administration. According to Acting United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, Baird was an attorney licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky focusing on steroid and nu...

Alexandria, VA — A Senior Executive Service (SES) employee of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) pleaded guilty today to submitting fraudulent applications for over $350,000 in COVID-19 economic relief loans and benefits. "Despite holding a senior executive position at NASA, the defendant applied for over $350,000 in fraudulent loans and benefits," said Raj Parekh, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. "In doing so, he essentially treated COVID-19 re...

Updated: 3:21 PM EDT April 15, 2021 LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. — A 55-year-old Lebanon man will serve up to 70 months in federal prison after a sentencing hearing Thursday in U.S. Middle District Court. Stefen Knoche admitted to trafficking in counterfeit drugs, according to U.S. Attorney Bruce D. Brandler. In addition to his prison term, Knoche was ordered to pay $3,648,911.18 in restitution by U.S. District Court Judge Sylvia Rambo.  Brandler said Knoche previously admitted that h...