New Jersey is Home to America’s Safest Drivers, New Report Claims
Trenton, NJ – If you live in New Jersey or have ever driven through New Jersey, you might have just raised your eyebrows, but a new study actually suggests New Jersey is…
Readout of Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s Events at IACP’s Annual Conference
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland attended the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) in San Diego where he participated in a fireside chat moderated by IACP Deputy…
Attorney General Statement on the Killing of Six-Year-Old Child Wadea Al-Fayoume and Severe Wounding of His Mother Hanaan Shahin in Illinois
The Justice Department issued the following statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on the killing of Wadea Al-Fayoume and the severe wounding of his mother, Hanaan Shahin: “I am heartbroken by…
Readout of Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco’s Trip to California to Attend MCCA and IACP Annual Conferences
Deputy Attorney General (Deputy AG) Lisa O. Monaco traveled to California this week to advance the Justice Department’s strong partnerships with state and local law enforcement, and collaboration with the private sector, to promote the…
New Jersey’s Plan to Go All-Electric by 2035 Faces Backlash at Public Hearing
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s ambitious plan to have the state go entirely electric by 2035 came under scrutiny during its first Advance Clean Cars II public…
Hotel Owner Sentenced for Conspiring with Bank President to Defraud First NBC Bank
NEW ORLEANS – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ARVIND “MIKE” VIRA (“VIRA”), age 77, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on October 12, 2023 by Chief U.S.…
Slidell Man Pleads Guilty to Violations of the Federal Gun Control Act
NEW ORLEANS, LA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RODERICK WILLIAMS, age 27, of Slidell, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on October 12, 2023, to two counts of an indictment charging…
Slidell Woman Sentenced to 18 Months for Misappropriating Veteran’s Funds
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that SLOANE SIGNAL-DEBOSE, Ph.D., age 52, a resident of Slidell, was sentenced on October 11, 2023 to 18 months in prison for…
Former Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Delaying and Stealing the Contents of U.S. Mail
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that DAZMON DYER, age 30, a resident of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on October 12, 2023 to a two-count indictment charging…
Arizona Woman Sentenced for Violating Federal Controlled Substances Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – EMILY HUCKABEE, age 23, a resident of Yuma, Arizona, was sentenced on October 12, 2023 by United States District Judge Carl J. Barbier to thirty (30) months imprisonment,…
Former San Diego Police Officer and Three Others Sentenced for Crimes Stemming from Years-long Operation of Illicit Massage Businesses
NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – October 13, 2023 SAN DIEGO – Peter Griffin, a retired San Diego police vice detective, attorney, and private investigator, was sentenced in federal court today to 33 months…
Shakopee Man Sentenced to Prison for $3.1 Million Ponzi Scheme
MINNEAPOLIS – A Shakopee man has been sentenced to 51 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $3.1 million in restitution for operating a fraudulent investment scheme,…
23-Year-Old Human Smuggler Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison
TUCSON, Ariz. –Delmetrice Tavion Marquin Taylor, 23, of Mesa, was sentenced on October 3, 2023, by United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 33 months in prison, followed by three years…
Fairfield Man Indicted for Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On Sept. 28, 2023, a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment against Steven Daniel Miller, 47, of Fairfield, charging him with bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, U.S.…
Truck Driver Charged in Attempt to Smuggle Half-a-Ton of Cocaine Into the United States
TUCSON, Ariz. – Oswaldo Lopez-Escobar, of Mexico, was charged by complaint on October 5, 2023, for Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine. The complaint alleges that, on October 4, 2023, Lopez-Escobar, driving…
Enid Man Sentenced to Serve a Year in Federal Prison for Threatening Government Officials
OKLAHOMA CITY – Today, TYLER JAY MARSHALL, 36, of Enid, was sentenced to serve 12 months and one day in federal prison for threatening government officials, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.…
Newcomb Man Charged with Assaulting Two Federal Officers, Seriously Injuring One
ALBUQUERQUE – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Kenneth Lee Begay…
Three Gang Members Convicted of Racketeering Murder
A federal jury in Santa Ana, California, convicted three Orange County men today of murder in aid of racketeering as part of their association with the Mexican Mafia, a prison gang. According…
Three Orange County Gang Members Found Guilty of Murdering Gangster at Behest of Imprisoned Mexican Mafia Member
SANTA ANA, California – Three Orange County street gang members were found guilty by a federal jury today of the August 2017 murder in Orange of a gangster who had fallen afoul…
Fayetteville Man Sentenced for Lying to FAA
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Noah Felice, age 71, was sentenced to one month incarceration for lying to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, Christopher A. Scharf,…
Oklahoma City Man Sentenced to Serve Seven Years in Federal Prison for Three Separate Incidents of Illegal Firearm Possession in Six Months
OKLAHOMA CITY – Yesterday, EFRAIN URIAS, 37, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve 84 months in federal prison for illegally possessing a different firearm on three separate occasions after a previous…
