The Illinois Senate voted to repeal a 1995 law Tuesday which required parents to be notified when their under-18 children seek out abortions. The notification requirement does not require parents …
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Two Men Arrested and Charged with Attempted Murder In Baltimore Shooting
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – On August 28, 2021, at approximately 12:25 a.m., Southeast District patrol officers were dispatched to the 3300 block of Bank Street to investigate a reported shooting. When …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announce an arrest has been made in a homicide that occurred on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, in the 3700 …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Second District seek the public’s assistance in identifying persons of interest in reference to a Robbery (Force and Violence) offense that …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Virginia Man Sentenced for Distributing Methamphetamine, Illegal Possession of a Firearm
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressABINGDON, Va. – A Wytheville, Virginia man was sentenced earlier this month to 248 months in prison for distributing more than 500 grams of methamphetamine and illegally possessing a firearm. …
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Four Defendants Face Federal Indictment in Alleged Racketeering Conspiracy to Smuggle Contraband into Maryland’s Metropolitan Transition Center in Exchange for Bribes
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBaltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging four defendants with a racketeering conspiracy at the Metropolitan Transition Center (MTC), in Baltimore, Maryland. The indictment charges two …
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Green Bay Man Charged with Possessing Methamphetamine for Distribution Michael Soun, 35, Green Bay, Wisconsin, is charged with possessing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Queens Man Charged With Murdering Woman in Life Insurance Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressA superseding indictment was filed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Cory Martin with murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire. Martin was previously charged with conspiracy to commit wire …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
South Bend, Indiana Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSOUTH BEND – Armand White, 34 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after pleading guilty to brandishing a …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Prosser, Washington Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl and Other Controlled Substances
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSpokane – Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that David Barnes Nay, age 42, of Prosser, Washington, was sentenced on October 20, 2021, …
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Former Gary Police Officer Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charge for Assaulting Arrestee
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTerry Peck, 46, a former police officer with the Gary Police Department, was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Hammond, Indiana, for using excessive force against an arrestee. …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Bibb County to Receive Ballistics Tank to Test Fire Guns Recovered from Crime Scenes
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMACON, Ga. – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office has been approved to purchase a ballistics tank using money from a Department of Justice Project Safe Neighborhood’s (PSN) grant. Ballistics tanks are …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Two Defendants Convicted For Operating Multimillion-Dollar Business Email Compromise And Money Laundering Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned guilty verdicts yesterday against OLUWASEUN ADELEKAN, a/k/a “Sean Adelekan,” and TEMITOPE OMOTAYO …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Nocona Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Sexual Exploitation of Missing Boy
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressA Nocona man named a person of interest in the 2015 disappearance of a local 18-year-old was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison for preying on the boy …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
California Man Indicted for Possessing Nearly Eight Pounds of Fentanyl Aboard Bus in KC
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressKANSAS CITY, Mo. – A San Diego, California, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury after smuggling nearly eight pounds of fentanyl aboard a bus traveling through Kansas …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
San Jose Residents Plead Guilty To Wire Fraud Conspiracy In Craigslist Automobile Resale Fraud Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSAN FRANCISCO –Ramil Heydarov and Orkhan Aliyev pleaded guilty today to conspiracy charges related to a scheme to defraud purchasers of vehicles on the Craigslist website by rolling back the …
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Convicted Felon Sentenced To More Than 21 Years In Federal Prison For Possessing Ammunition, Obstructing Justice, And Attempted Witness Tampering
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Sergio Antonio Hood (37, Tampa) to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison for possessing ammunition as a …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Tampa Man Pleads Guilty To Two Armed Robberies At Area 7-Eleven Stores
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTampa, Florida – Giovanni Gort (32, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to two counts of armed robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm in relation to a crime of violence. …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
TWO DETROIT POLICE OFFICERS INDICTED FOR BRIBERY AND BRIBERY CONSPIRACY
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDETROIT – A federal indictment was unsealed today charging two Detroit police officers—one of whom was a lieutenant who had been in command of the Detroit Police Department’s Integrity Unit—with …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Former Alachua County Deputy Pleads Guilty To Lying During Purchases Of Firearms
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressOcala, Florida – Kenyari Devaughnte Brewton (26, Ocala), a former deputy with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, has pleaded guilty to two federal felonies: (1) making a materially false statement …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Erie Man Pleads to Cocaine Possession Charge
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressERIE, Pa. – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal drugs laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Superseding Indictment Charges 10 Western PA Defendants with Violating Drug and Gun Laws
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPITTSBURGH, PA – A federal grand jury returned a six-count Superseding Indictment charging ten defendants from Westmoreland, Allegheny, and Lawrence Counties in Pennsylvania with violating the federal narcotics and firearms …
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Sixteen Individuals Charged with Racketeering Conspiracy and/or Drug Conspiracy
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressHAMMOND- Fifteen members and associates of the Sin City Deciples have been charged in a Superseding Indictment with a racketeering conspiracy as well as a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. …
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TRENTON, NJ – There was one third-tier prizewinning ticket sold for the Tuesday, October 26, drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize. That …
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Fort Lee man charged for sexually assaulting 13-year-old
Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of Yupang Ip, of Fort Lee, New Jersey on sexual assault and child endangerment charges. The arrest was the result of an …