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Jeff Tims (shortened) is the SNN federal news press release curator. Stories published by Jeff Tims are not necessarily written by him, but obtained through government press releases.

Tragic Accidental Shooting Claims Life of 13-Year-Old in Nashville Home

NASHVILLE, TN — A devastating incident occurred Saturday night when a 13-year-old girl was fatally shot inside her family’s Edgehill Avenue residence. The girl’s mother has reported to authorities that the shooting was an accidental discharge of a firearm. The…

Harassing Missouri Landlord Sued by Feds

SPRINGFIELD, MO – The Justice Department has initiated legal action against Jimmie Bell, a Springfield, Missouri landlord, accusing him of sexually harassing female tenants, a violation of the Fair Housing Act. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western…

Defendant Sentenced To 17 Years For Murder-For-Hire Scheme And Related Shooting In Poughkeepsie

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of…

Former New Yorker Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Defrauding Purchasers Of Cryptocurrency-Mining Computers And Miner-Hosting Services

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that CHET STOJANOVICH, a/k/a “Chester J. Stojanovich,” was sentenced today to three years in prison. STOJANOVICH was sentenced…

Tijuana Man Sentenced to Nearly 9 Years in Prison for Attempting to Buy Machine Guns, Grenades in Exchange for Fentanyl and Heroin

LOS ANGELES – A former San Bernardino County resident was sentenced today to 105 months in federal prison for providing approximately 1 kilogram of fentanyl and 1 kilogram of heroin in…

Duluth Souvenir and T-Shirt Store Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

DULUTH, Minn. – A Duluth man pleaded guilty today to tax evasion for failing to report his business revenue and income to the IRS, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk. According…

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Trini E. Ross Sworn In As U.S. Attorney For The Western District Of New York

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – Trini E. Ross was sworn in on Monday, October 11, 2021, as United States Attorney for the Western District of New York.…

Minneapolis Felon Indicted for Making Threats Against Hennepin County Government Officials, Illegal Possession of Firearms

MINNEAPOLIS – A federal grand jury returned an indictment against a Minneapolis man for making threats against Hennepin County employees and illegally possessing firearms as a felon, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W.…

Third And Final Defendant Sentenced For Stealing From Railroad Cars

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Paul Krieger, 46, of Sloan, NY, who was convicted of breaking into and larceny…

Fort Worth Woman Sentenced to over 21 Years for Importing Meth

DEL RIO – A Fort Worth woman was sentenced today to 262 months in prison for her part in a conspiracy to import methamphetamine. According to court documents, Maria Tello, 39, and…

Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A convicted felon pleaded guilty today for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives…

Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge

Melrose Man Sentenced for Unemployment Insurance Scam

BOSTON – A Melrose man was sentenced today in connection with his role in an unemployment insurance fraud scheme. Alan Neal Scott, 68, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T.…

William S. Thompson Sworn In as United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia

U.S. Attorney William S. Thompson CHARLESTON, W.Va. – William S. Thompson took the oath of office today to become the United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia. President Joseph…

Mark Ridley-Thomas Charged Along with Former University Dean in Federal Grand Jury Indictment Alleging Bribery and Fraud Scheme

INDICTMENT LOS ANGELES – Longtime politician Mark Ridley-Thomas and the former dean of the School of Social Work at a university in Southern California were indicted today on federal corruption charges…

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Bank Teller Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Customer Funds

NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DEMETRIA MYERS SILVIO, age 32, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty on October 13, 2021 to Wire Fraud, in violation of…

Major Maryland-Washington, D.C. Area Narcotics Distributor Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Arsenio Cleckley, a/k/a “Bund”, age 39, of Accokeek, Maryland to eight years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release,…

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DOJ Press

Tragic Accidental Shooting Claims Life of 13-Year-Old in Nashville Home

Harassing Missouri Landlord Sued by Feds

Defendant Sentenced To 17 Years For Murder-For-Hire Scheme And Related Shooting In Poughkeepsie

Former New Yorker Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Defrauding Purchasers Of Cryptocurrency-Mining Computers And Miner-Hosting Services

Tijuana Man Sentenced to Nearly 9 Years in Prison for Attempting to Buy Machine Guns, Grenades in Exchange for Fentanyl and Heroin

Duluth Souvenir and T-Shirt Store Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

Trini E. Ross Sworn In As U.S. Attorney For The Western District Of New York

Minneapolis Felon Indicted for Making Threats Against Hennepin County Government Officials, Illegal Possession of Firearms

Third And Final Defendant Sentenced For Stealing From Railroad Cars

Fort Worth Woman Sentenced to over 21 Years for Importing Meth

Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge

Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge

Melrose Man Sentenced for Unemployment Insurance Scam

William S. Thompson Sworn In as United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia

Mark Ridley-Thomas Charged Along with Former University Dean in Federal Grand Jury Indictment Alleging Bribery and Fraud Scheme

Bank Teller Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Customer Funds

Major Maryland-Washington, D.C. Area Narcotics Distributor Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

Jefferson County man pleads guilty to his role in a multi-state methamphetamine distribution conspiracy

New York and Florida Resident Admits to $6.8 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme

Postal Worker Charged with Issuing Money Orders Without Receiving Full Payment

Two Individuals Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud

St. Charles man pleads guilty to distribution of fentanyl that led to death of area man

District Man Sentenced to 10 ½ Years in Prison for Armed Robbery and Earlier Shooting

Clovis CPA Indicted for Stealing over $1 Million from a Bank

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