Press releases from the U.S. Department of Justice
CHICAGO — John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, today provided an update on federal prosecutions and strategies to combat violent crime in Chicago …
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Nigerian national who was indicted in April 2021 in connection with a large fraud scheme pleaded guilty to receipt of stolen money. According to court documents …
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Hurricane man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. According to court documents, on November 15, 2020, a trooper with the West Virginia State Police …
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Dan Bean, 42, of Toledo, Ohio, was sentenced today to three years in prison for a federal drug crime. After completing his prison sentence, Bean will serve …
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ROANOKE, Va. – Sean Denzel Guerrant, a Roanoke man who led the Rollin’ 30s Crips in Roanoke, pleaded guilty today to one count of racketeering conspiracy that included responsibility for …
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Ex-L.A. Special Counsel Agrees to Plead Guilty to Accepting Nearly $2.2 Million Kickback for Arranging Collusive Lawsuit Against LADWP
by DOJ PressLOS ANGELES – A New York City lawyer, who simultaneously represented the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and a ratepayer suing it in the wake of …
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Former Air Force Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing More Than $1.1 Million in Government Funds
by DOJ PressGreenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm today sentenced Eddie Ray Johnson, Jr., age 60, of Brandywine, Maryland, to 16 months in federal prison, followed by three years …
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PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Moshe Porat, 74, of Bala Cynwyd, PA, the former Dean of Temple University’s Richard J. Fox School of Business and …
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Individual Who Portrayed Himself as Experienced Stock Trader Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investor
by DOJ PressEarlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Gonzalo Ortiz pleaded guilty to investment adviser fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud an investor of nearly $600,000 by making …
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today in two separate cases, including carjacking and using the victim’s debit card to withdraw $500 …
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Jackson, MS – A Minden woman was sentenced on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, to 24 months in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, followed by 3 years of supervised …
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J.A. McDonald, Inc. Agrees to Pay $637,500 to Settle Allegations of False Claims Act Violations Arising from Federal-Aid Bridge Construction in Vermont
by DOJ PressThe Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that general contractor J.A. McDonald, Inc. (“JAM”), headquartered in Lyndon Center, Vermont, has agreed to pay $637,500.00 …
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Member of Brooklyn Street Gang Sentenced to 32 Years’ Imprisonment for Racketeering Conspiracy
by DOJ PressEarlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Michael Liburd, a member of the Coney Island-based street gang known as the West End Enterprise, was sentenced by United States District Court …
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Ocala, Florida – Deveon Demond Jenkins (28, Ocala) today pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, and up …
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Santa Ana Man Pleads Guilty to Deliberately Aiming Laser Pointer Beam at In-Flight Orange County Sheriff’s Department Helicopter
by DOJ PressLOS ANGELES – A Santa Ana man pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for intentionally aiming a laser pointer’s beam at an in-flight Orange County Sheriff’s Department …
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WASHINGTON – A California man has been arrested for conspiracy and other crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, …
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CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Carl David Davis, of Hepzibah, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 63 months of incarceration for firearms charges, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. …
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MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Kevin Joseph Young, of Baltimore, Maryland, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J, Ihlenfeld, II announced. Young, 55, pleaded guilty today to …
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Owner of cockfighting venue sentenced to prison for running illegal animal fighting operation
by DOJ PressSTATESBORO, GA: An Emanuel County man has been sentenced to prison after admitting to operating a cockfighting venue. Wendell Allan Strickland, 67, of Swainsboro, Ga., was sentenced to 27 months …
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Former South Bay Executive Sentenced to Nearly Three Years in Federal Prison for Insider Trading and Securities Fraud
by DOJ PressLOS ANGELES – A former executive at a Hawthorne-based company was sentenced today to 35 months in federal prison for trading in options contracts using inside company information and …
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CONCORD – Jason Hart, 48, of Manchester, was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for possession of fentanyl and methamphetamine with intent to …
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Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis today sentenced Eddie “Macho” Martinez-Marquez (33, Kissimmee) to 10 years and 1 month in federal prison for conspiring to possess with …
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Monmouth County Man Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Using Facebook to Get Minor to Send Sexually Explicit Pictures and Videos
by DOJ PressTRENTON, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey man, was sentenced today to 87 months in prison for knowingly receiving child [censored]ography, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Herman …
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Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a South Dakota man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. Jeremiah Jay …
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DAVENPORT, Iowa – A Davenport man, Michael Leon Wyche, Jr., age 28, was sentenced on Wednesday, November 23, 2021, by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to …