BOSTON – A New Bedford man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to the July 2021 robbery of a Bristol County Savings Bank branch in Dartmouth. At the …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Citizen of the Dominican Republic Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLeonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DANIEL JIMENEZ DE LA CRUZ, 36, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in Waterbury, was …
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Sun Prairie Man Sentenced to 51 Months for Illegally Possessing Ammunition
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Marvin Coates, 34, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District …
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Man Charged with Federal Gun Crime in Connection with Death of Child
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSAN ANTONIO – Yesterday, Joshua Christopher Ramirez, 32, of San Antonio was arrested in San Antonio on criminal charges related to allegations that a gun he possessed was used to …
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Two Indicted in East Texas Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTYLER, Texas –A 75-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man have been indicted for their roles in a cryptocurrency money laundering scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney …
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Five Members of Violent Criminal Enterprise Arrested in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBOSTON – Five members of a violent criminal enterprise were arrested and charged today in connection with a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed large amounts of cocaine and cocaine base …
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Former Columbia Police Chief Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Stealing Drug Money
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBowling Green, Kentucky – A federal grand jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky returned an indictment today charging the former Columbia, Kentucky Chief of Police with stealing over $25,000 from the …
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Ice Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to Thirty Years in Federal Prison
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressROCK ISLAND, Ill. – A Marshalltown, Iowa, man, Michael James Grommet, 37, was sentenced on March 9, 2022, to 360 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised …
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Moline Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Meet a Minor for Sex and Soliciting Obscene Photos of a Minor
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressROCK ISLAND, Ill. – A Moline, Illinois, man, Mark Eugene Downing, 44, of the 1200 Block of 15th Street, pleaded guilty on March 9, 2022, to attempted enticement of a …
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Hollywood Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering Charges for Stealing Money from COVID Relief Program
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLOS ANGELES – The former chief executive of Aviron Pictures has agreed to plead guilty to federal fraud and money laundering charges, admitting that he applied for and received …
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Las Vegas Police Officer Charged In Casino Robbery
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) officer made his initial appearance in federal court today for allegedly robbing a casino. Caleb Mitchell Rogers (33) was arrested …
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Member of “Boogaloo Bois” Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Hamas
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMINNEAPOLIS – Michael Robert Solomon, 31, of New Brighton, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to provide material support …
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Four Los Angeles Residents Indicted for Operating Illegal Gambling Business and Conspiring to Launder Money
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A three-count indictment was unsealed yesterday charging four defendants in connection with an illegal gambling business and conspiracies to launder the proceeds of the illegal gambling business, …
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Mexican National Sentenced to Over 8 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine in Tehama County
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Maria Cervantes-Echevarria, 35, a Mexican national living in Los Molinos, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley, to eight years and nine months in prison …
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Federal Jury Convicts Pryor Man of Sexually Abusing Two of his Children
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTULSA, Okla. – A Pryor man was convicted Thursday in federal court for repeatedly sexually abusing two of his daughters for approximately 10 years, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. In …
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Financial News
Wall Street closes lower as inflation hits 40-year high, inviting aggressive Fed tightening
by Reutersby ReutersBy Stephen Culp NEW YORK – Wall Street resumed its slide on Thursday, ending in the red as inflation hit a four-decade high, cementing expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve …
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As Omicron surges, New Zealand’s businesses want COVID bubble burst
by Reutersby ReutersBy Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON – New Zealand’s tight COVID-19 bubble was once globally lauded but for local business, the strict border controls increasingly feel like a straitjacket as a lack …
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U.S. Sen. Manchin wants Fed nominee vote to go ahead, without Raskin
by Reutersby Reuters– U.S. Senator Joe Manchin wants his fellow Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee to move ahead with four of President Joe Biden’s five nominees to the Federal Reserve, dropping …
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By Chavi Mehta – Oracle Corp forecast fourth-quarter profit above Wall Street estimates as the legacy software firm expects its heavy cloud investments to pay off, as more businesses ramp …
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Opposition to Toshiba break-up grows as top shareholder, proxy firms speak out
by Reutersby ReutersBy Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO – The top shareholder in Toshiba Corp and two influential proxy advisory firms joined a growing list of investors on Thursday who oppose the Japanese firm’s …
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The Philadelphia Police Department and the Shooting Investigation Group is asking for the public’s assistance for information in reference to a shooting that occurred at 2200 W. Berks St. on …
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BRASILIA – Brazil’s Senate approved on Thursday two bills aimed at curbing fuel price hikes with subsidies and tax exemptions, a positive move potentially for state-run oil company Petrobras, but …
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Rivian shares tumble as supply-chain woes cut production outlook in half
by Reutersby ReutersBy Akash Sriram and Paul Lienert – Rivian Automotive Inc warned on Thursday that supply-chain issues could cut its planned production in half in 2022 to 25,000 vehicles, sending shares …
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As oil prices soar, U.S. shale, OPEC in no rush to resume price war
by Reutersby ReutersBy Liz Hampton – U.S. shale producers and OPEC, who not long ago were waging a price war, this week found themselves on similar sides as oil prices have surged …
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NEW YORK – Major U.S. banks have started announcing plans to wind down operations in Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine and retaliatory sanctions. On Thursday, Goldman …