Staged Reading of The Laramie Project Set for October 17 and 18
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – The University of South Carolina School of Law, the Richland County Bar Association, and the United States Attorney’s Office for the …
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Kansas woman indicted for bank robbery
TOPEKA, KAN. – A federal grand jury in Topeka returned an indictment charging a Kansas woman with robbing a Topeka bank. According to court documents, …
Active-Duty Navy Psychologist Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Charge
NORFOLK, Va. – A Norfolk man pleaded guilty yesterday to attempted coercion and enticement of a minor. According to court documents, on May 25, Lieutenant …
District Man Indicted on Enhanced Second Degree Theft for October Theft from a CVS
WASHINGTON – Kinshasa Reddock, 40, of Washington, D.C., was indicted by a grand jury this week in the Superior Court of the District of …
Marion County Convicted Felon Sentenced To More Than Three Years In Prison For Possessing Ammunition
Ocala, Florida – Senior United States District Judge Gregory A. Presnell has sentenced Mario Jerard Delancy (33, Ocala) to 3 years and 1 month in …
Judge Sentences Defendant to Five Years for Role in Drug Trafficking Around 7th & O Streets, NW
WASHINGTON – Harold Augostus Stone, 48, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to five years in prison for possession …
District Man Sentenced to Five-Year Prison Term For Assault with Intent to Kill Roommate
WASHINGTON – Jose Avelino Felipe, 45, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for stabbing his female roommate …
Indictment Charges Las Vegas Couple with Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracy
WASHINGTON – Rushan Lavar Reed, 46, and Celeste Nicole Reed, 26, both of Las Vegas, Nevada, were arrested on …
Former bank manager pleads guilty to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft
Tacoma –A 44-year-old former bank manager from Battle Ground, Washington, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identify …
Suburban man convicted of Bitstamp cryptocurrency fraud scheme
HOUSTON – A 37-year-old Sugarland resident has pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain and launder more than …
Former Army Reservist Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Theft of Government Funds
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that former United States Army reservist LEROY DANIELS, JR. pled guilty to conspiracy to commit …
United States seeks to forfeit more than $72 million involved in bribery and money scheme
MIAMI – On Sept. 29, the United States filed a civil forfeiture complaint seeking to forfeit more than $72 million involved in a bribery and …
Essex County Felon Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking, Firearm Possession, and Possessing Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking
NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 228 months in prison for drug trafficking, firearm possession, and possessing a …
Former Executive Director of Tribal non-profit job training program pleads guilty to embezzling federal funds
Tacoma – The former Executive Director of the Western Washington Indian Employment Training Program (WWIETP) pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to …
U.S. Attorney’s Office Hosts Third Community Event as Part of DOJ’s United Against Hate Initiative
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona held its third United Against Hate event yesterday at Memorial Hall at …
Member of Violent New Haven Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charge
KIVEON HYMAN, also known as “Tiny, ” 25, of New Haven, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to …
Belton Man Sentenced for Illegal Firearms Stashed During Police Pursuit
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Belton, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing firearms that he stashed under the deck of …
Massachusetts Businessman Pleads Guilty to Million Dollar Payroll Tax Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – A Melrose man pleaded guilty today to a decade-long tax fraud scheme in which he failed to pay employment taxes he had withheld …
Associate of Minneapolis Highs Gang Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
MINNEAPOLIS – An associate of the Highs, a Minneapolis street gang, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison followed by three years of supervised …
Brookline Man Sentenced for Possessing Machine Guns
BOSTON – A Brookline man was sentenced today for illegally possessing two privately made machine guns. Stewart Silvestri, 24, was sentenced by U.S. District …
Lynn Woman Sentenced for Stealing Social Security Benefits Intended for Her Deceased Mother
BOSTON – A Lynn woman was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for stealing over $50,000 in Social Security benefits intended for her deceased …
Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Investment Fraud Scheme Involving Fake NASA Contracts
RICHMOND, Va. – A Marne, Michigan, man pleaded guilty today to a wire fraud charge arising from his participation in an investment fraud scheme. According …
Mexican National Sentenced for Entering the United States After Prior Removal
BANGOR, Maine: A Mexican national was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for entering the United States after a prior removal. U.S. District Judge …
Box Elder man sentenced to 22 months in prison for assaulting partner on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation
GREAT FALLS — A Box Elder man who admitted to assaulting a woman on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 22 months …
California Attorney Sentenced for Selling Unregistered Securities
BOSTON – A California attorney was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with the illegal sale of over $1.3 million worth of …
Nurse practitioner arrested, charged with selling oxymorphone
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Michael Ostolski, 55, of North Tonawanda, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint …
Ghanaian National and a Florida Resident Indicted for Money Laundering
PITTSBURGH, PA – A Ghanaian National and a resident of Florida have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh for money laundering, United …
IRS Contractor Pleads Guilty to Disclosing Tax Return Information to News Organizations
An IRS contractor, Charles Littlejohn, 38, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today to disclosing tax return information without authorization. “By using his role as a …
United States Attorney’s Office hosts second anti-hate crime forum
WINSTON-SALEM – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of North Carolina (USAO-MDNC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) hosted their second …
Southfield, MI Resident Sentenced to 90 Months in Prison for Possessing with the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Heroin and Cocaine
PITTSBURGH, PA– Deyon Robinson was sentenced to 90 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of a mixture containing …
Rochester man going to prison for COVID fraud
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Kenyatta Phipps, 47, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of wire fraud, was sentenced …
Two Former Tennessee Department of Corrections Officers Plead Guilty for Their Roles in the Assault of an Inmate
Memphis, TN – Two former tactical officers for the Tennessee Department of Corrections Strike Force pleaded guilty for their roles in the assault of an …
Ohio Resident Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Narcotics Laws
PITTSBURGH, PA – An Ohio resident pleaded guilty in federal court to violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Luis …
Former Olympic Equestrian Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sexually Abusing Minor Student
PORTLAND, Ore.—A former Olympic equestrian who in retirement became a world-class equestrian coach was sentenced to federal prison today for sexually abusing a minor student. …
Pharmaceutical production manager sentenced in counterfeit drug trafficking conspiracy
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Houston man who served as a production manager in a counterfeit drug trafficking scheme has been sentenced to federal prison for …
Former Indiana Police Officers Sentenced For Civil Rights Violations In Assault Of Handcuffed Detainee
WASHINGTON-A former police officer with the Elkhart Police Department, Joshua Titus, 34, was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in federal prison followed …
Former Indiana Police Officers Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations in Assault of Handcuffed Detainee
A former police officer with the Elkhart Police Department, Joshua Titus, 34, was sentenced today to one year and one day in federal prison followed …
Eleven Charged with Trafficking Narcotics in New Haven
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the …
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Greenville Man for Firearms Trafficking Offenses
Owensboro, KY – A federal grand jury in Bowling Green returned an indictment on October 11, 2023, charging a Greenville, Kentucky man with firearms trafficking …
CEO Pleads Guilty to Transnational Scheme Involving Foreign Exchange and Cryptocurrency Futures Contracts
A former chief executive officer of an investment firm pleaded guilty yesterday to a “cherry-picking” scheme, in which he fraudulently misappropriated profitable trades to himself, …
Justice Department Secures Agreement in Tennessee School Desegregation Case
Note: View the agreement here. Memphis, TN – The Justice Department announced yesterday that it has secured an agreement to improve and expand educational opportunities for …
Massachusetts Awarded Over $118 Million in Federal Grants to Support Community Safety
BOSTON – Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy has announced that $118,366,566 in federal grants has been allocated to the District of Massachusetts to …
Albanian National Pleads Guilty To Illegal Reentry
Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Alban Lukaj (52, Albania) has pleaded guilty to illegal reentry after removal subsequent to …
Michael Gonzalez Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Possessing and Selling Stolen Teslas
Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on October 11, 2023, Michael Gonzalez, 34, of Shelburne, Vermont, …
Dows Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Federal Prison for Meth and Heroin Convictions
A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine and heroin was sentenced on September 27, 2023, in federal court in Sioux City. Nathan Miller, 49, from …
Texas U.S. Attorneys unite against domestic violence
HOUSTON – All four U.S. Attorneys from Texas converged in the Southern District for a historic event to commemorate Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), honor …
Middlesex County Man Convicted of Persuading, Inducing and Enticing Victims for Prostitution
NEWARK, N.J. – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man was convicted today of four counts of persuading, inducing, and enticing women to travel in interstate …
Law Enforcement Agencies in Western Washington receive more than $3.6 million in U.S. Department of Justice Grant Funding
Seattle – More than a dozen law enforcement agencies in western Washington received U.S. DOJ Byrne grant funding to support local needs ranging from body-worn …
Baton Rouge Man Sentenced for Assaulting and Threatening Federal Officers
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – KESHAWN KELLY, age 20, a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was sentenced on October 3, 2023 by U.S. District Judge Greg …
Two Nez Perce County Men Sentenced for Federal Gun Crimes
COEUR D’ALENE – Shane Bohn, 35, and Matthew Durham, 24, both of Lewiston, were sentenced in separate cases to federal prison for unlawful possession of …