Norfolk, Virginia - The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) left from Naval Station Norfolk, June 14, to begin its deployment to South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

Miami, Florida - At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, tens of thousands of consumers who bought medical discount plans from Simple Health Plans LLC that were deceptively marketed as comprehensive health insurance, and who are still currently paying monthly fees, will be notified that they do not currently have comprehensive health insurance, but can enroll in a comprehensive plan during a special enrollment period.

Sacramento, California - John Michael Herron II, 38, of Stockton, was sentenced last Tuesday by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to six years and three months in prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and identity theft, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.

Sacramento, California - Jeffrey R. David, 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb to seven years in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.

Los Angeles, California - A New York man has been sentenced to 144 months in federal prison for being a high-level promoter of a fraudulent company that solicited more than $200 million for a business that purported to market online children’s educational courses, but was in fact nothing more than a pyramid scheme.

Sacramento, California - An indictment was unsealed following the arrests of Nery Martinez, 50, and Maura Martinez, 50, of Shasta Lake. The indictment charges the defendants with conspiracy, forced labor, and alien harboring for financial gain. Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott of the Eastern District of California, and Special Agent in Charge Sean Ragan of the FBI’s Sacramento Division made the announcement.