BILLINGS — A Billings man who admitted to trafficking cocaine and ecstasy and brandishing a firearm in relation to those crimes after being indicted in a sex and drug trafficking …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Career Offender Sentenced to 200 Months Imprisonment in SWGA Illegal Drug Market Case
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressALBANY, Ga. – The final defendant involved in a high-volume drug trafficking operation was sentenced to federal prison for his crime. Eddie Houston, 43, of McDonough, Georgia, was sentenced as …
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Disbarred Lawyer Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Stealing Injured Clients’ Settlement Money and Cheating on Federal Income Taxes
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLOS ANGELES – A disbarred personal-injury lawyer was sentenced today to 144 months in federal prison for stealing settlement money from multiple clients, including a multimillion-dollar settlement that should …
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Man Charged With Illegally Possessing “Ghost” Gun And Multiple Other Guns In Bronx Apartment
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation …
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Former Portland Marathon President Indicted in Federal Court
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPORTLAND, Ore.—A federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment today charging the former president and event director of the Portland Marathon for defrauding the charitable organization that had backed …
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Justice Department Resolves Lawsuits with Bakersfield Doctors to Ensure Equal Access to Health Care for People with HIV
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressFRESNO, Calif. — The Justice Department today announced that it has filed proposed consent decrees with two obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctors in Bakersfield, California. The consent decrees, which are subject to …
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Defendant Charged with Making False Statements to Obtain Firearms Allegedly Used in Shooting of Federal Officer
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressRichland, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that a federal Grand Jury has returned a seven-count indictment charging Defendant Kenneth Rankin …
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Arizona Man Sentenced to over 11 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Sell Narcotics on the Dark Web
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSACRAMENTO, Calif. — David Lee White, 52, of Chandler, Arizona, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley to 11 years and three months in prison, U.S. Attorney …
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Former Rice University player sentenced in carfentanil overdose death of star athlete
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressHOUSTON – A 27 year-old Katy resident and former football star at both Cinco Ranch High School and Rice University has been ordered to federal prison for distributing a deadly …
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Financial News
Cooling home improvement demand may pressure Home Depot, Lowe’s 2022 sales
by Reutersby ReutersBy Uday Sampath Kumar – Home Depot Inc and Lowe’s Cos Inc may warn of a slowdown in 2022 sales when they report their quarterly results next week to reflect …
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‘May be soon’: Argentina’s $40 billion IMF deal trundles closer despite push-back
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jorge Otaola and Adam Jourdan BUENOS AIRES – Argentina’s deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to refinance over $40 billion in debts is trudging closer to the finish …
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BERLIN – Lufthansa will not impose compulsory job cuts, the German airline said on Friday, as it cuts costs nearly two years into the coronavirus pandemic that left the industry …
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Husband and Wife Realtor Team Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressABINGDON, Va. – A husband and wife realtor team from Abingdon, Virginia, pleaded guilty yesterday to federal wire fraud charges related to their scheme to create fake residential sales contracts …
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Federal Inmate Pleads Guilty to Drug Distribution Conspiracy while in Prison
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPITTSBURGH – Shamar Banks pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute Schedule I synthetic cannabinoid controlled substances while in prison between 2017 and 2019, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced …
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MADISON, WIS. – A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an …
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Taylorville, Illinois, Man Sentenced to Forty-Eight Months in Prison for Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A Taylorville, Illinois, man, Daniel S. Ward, 54, of the 1300 block of S. Cardinal Street, was sentenced on February 10, 2022, to 48 months’ imprisonment, to …
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U.S. adds e-commerce sites operated by Tencent, Alibaba to ‘notorious markets’ list
by Reutersby ReutersBy Kanishka Singh – E-commerce sites operated by China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd were added to the U.S. government’s latest “notorious markets” list, the U.S. Trade …
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Greenville Felon Sentenced to Prison for Firearm Possession
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressOxford, Mississippi – A Greenville man was sentenced today to over 3 years in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to court documents, Kordarial Hughes …
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Five Defendants Indicted for Pump-and-Dump Stock Fraud Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressAssistant U. S. Attorneys Aaron P. Arnzen (619) 546-8384 and Andrew J. Galvin (619) 546-9721 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 17, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Five men from California, Nevada …
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Guatemalan National is Extradited on International Cocaine Trafficking and Maritime Smuggling Charges
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressAssistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Mokhtari (619) 546-8402 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 17, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Suspected drug trafficker Rafael Orlando Ramirez Barillas, a Guatemalan national who was extradited to …
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Three Guatemalans Extradited to the United States on International Cocaine Trafficking Charges
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressAssistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Mokhtari (619) 546-8402 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 17, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Three Guatemalan nationals who were extradited to the United States from Guatemala to face …
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Sex Trafficking Trial Ends in Guilty Verdict against Houston Man
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLAFAYETTE, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Kevondric Fezia, 26, of Houston, Texas, has been found guilty by a federal jury in Lafayette on sex trafficking charges. …
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Claremore Woman Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse and Child Neglect in Indian Country
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressA Claremore woman who injured one child and put a second at risk when she drove while under the influence of illegal substances pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court, announced …
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Member of Violent Robbery Crew Sentenced to 22 Years in Federal Prison
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for participating in a violent robbery crew that targeted cell phone stores in the suburbs of Chicago. …
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“Long Time Coming” Update: Chicago Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Offense
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCHARLESTON, W.Va. – Floyd Dermonta Ramsey, 42, of Chicago, Illinois, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and marijuana. According to court documents and statements made …