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Department of Justice Press Releases

Press releases from the U.S. Department of Justice

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    West Virginia woman faked business operation to scam federal goverment out of COVID-19 relief funds

    by Indira Patel November 22, 2024
    by Indira Patel November 22, 2024

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A St. Albans woman was sentenced Friday to five years of federal probation and ordered to pay $25,830 in restitution after admitting to defrauding the Paycheck Protection …

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    Colombian man charged in $66 million Ponzi scheme targeting hundreds of investors

    by Indira Patel November 22, 2024
    by Indira Patel November 22, 2024

    MIAMI — Efrain Betancourt, Jr., 36, a Colombian citizen, was arrested last week upon entering the United States and charged with orchestrating a $66 million Ponzi scheme through his South …

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    Norfolk man sentenced to over two years for trafficking machinegun parts and firearm possession

    by Indira Patel November 22, 2024
    by Indira Patel November 22, 2024

    NORFOLK, Va. — A Norfolk man was sentenced Friday to two years and three months in federal prison after pleading guilty to trafficking machinegun conversion devices (MCDs) and illegally possessing …

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    Two Dominican nationals sentenced for smuggling endangered juvenile eels from Puerto Rico

    by Indira Patel November 22, 2024
    by Indira Patel November 22, 2024

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Two Dominican nationals were sentenced this week for illegally harvesting and attempting to smuggle juvenile American eels, also known as glass eels, from Puerto Rico …

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    Mexican national sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violation

    by Indira Patel November 22, 2024
    by Indira Patel November 22, 2024

     In Beaumont, Texas, a Mexican individual who was residing illegally in the U.S. has been handed a federal prison sentence for crimes relating to drug trafficking, as stated by U.S. …

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    Guatemalan man indicted for illegal reentry into the United States after prior deportation in Connecticut

    by Indira Patel November 22, 2024
    by Indira Patel November 22, 2024

    NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A federal grand jury has indicted a 40-year-old Guatemalan citizen, Rafael Vincente Vincente, for illegally reentering the United States after being deported, U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts …

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    Department of Justice Announces New Trump Indictment Weeks Ahead of Election

    by Shore News Network August 28, 2024
    by Shore News Network August 28, 2024

    The legal drama surrounding former President Donald Trump just took another twist with federal prosecutors narrowing the scope of their election interference case against him. This move follows a recent …

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    Laredo man sent to prison after shooting

    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023
    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023

    LAREDO, Texas – A 29-year-old Laradoan has been ordered to federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Jimmy Lara pleaded …

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    Rochester Man Who Fled Police Pleads Guilty To Gun Charge

    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023
    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023

    CONTACT: Barbara Burns            PHONE:       (716) 843-5817    FAX #:          (716) 551-3051         ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that …

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    Getzville Man Going To Prison For Threatening To Kill Police Officers

    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023
    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023

    CONTACT:    Barbara BurnsPHONE:    (716) 843-5817FAX #:    (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Benjamin Bolton, 38, of Getzville, NY, who was convicted of using …

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    Kenmore Man Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Charge

    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023
    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023

    CONTACT: Barbara Burns            PHONE:       (716) 843-5817    FAX #:          (716) 551-3051         BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that …

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    Statement From U.S. Attorney Jason M. Frierson On National Human Trafficking Prevention Month

    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023
    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023

    LAS VEGAS – The U.S. Attorney’s Office released the following statement from U.S. Attorney Jason M. Frierson for the District of Nevada today to commemorate National Human Trafficking Prevention Month and …

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    Grand Junction Man Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death

    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023
    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023

    DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Bruce Holder, age 57, of Grand Junction, was sentenced to life in federal prison. Holder was convicted …

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    California-Based Company, Company President Plead Guilty in Scheme to Violate the Export Control Act

    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023
    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023

    PROVIDENCE – Tao Jiang, the president and owner of Broad Tech System, Inc., a California-based electronics distribution company, today admitted to a federal judge in Providence that he and his …

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    Man Sentenced for Three Richmond Armed Robberies

    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023
    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023

    RICHMOND, Va. – A Richmond man was sentenced today to 14 years in prison after committing three armed robberies between January and February of 2022. According to court documents, on …

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    Henrico Man Pleads Guilty in $1.1 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023
    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023

    RICHMOND, Va. – A Henrico man pleaded guilty today to defrauding the Small Business Administration by obtaining over $1.1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans on behalf of two …

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    San Antonio septuagenarian convicted of trafficking $1 million in marijuana

    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023
    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023

    CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 70-year-old San Antonio woman has pleaded guilty to possessing with the intent to distribute more than 90 kilograms of marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. …

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    California Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023
    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023

    FORT SMITH – A Redlands, California man was sentenced today to 121 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release on one count of Possession with the Intent …

  • Department of Justice Press Releases

    California Man Gets 8-Year Prison Term for Transporting Kilos of Meth to Western PA

    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023
    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023

    PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Stockton, California has been sentenced in federal court to 100 months of imprisonment followed by four years of supervised release on his conviction for …

  • Department of Justice Press Releases

    KC Woman Sentenced for Armed Robbery of Pizza Delivery Driver

    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023
    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. –  A Kansas City, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for the armed robbery of a pizza delivery driver, after a suspect involved in the …

  • Department of Justice Press Releases

    California Man Convicted of Bismarck Bank Robbery

    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023
    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023

    BISMARCK – United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced that on January 11, 2023, following a 2-day trial, a jury returned a guilty verdict on a charge of Bank Robbery against …

  • Department of Justice Press Releases

    Former Executive Director of Long Island Charity Sentenced to Over Two Years in Prison for Embezzlement

    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023
    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023

    Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Senior United States District Judge Edward R. Korman sentenced Wafa Abboud to a term of imprisonment of 33 months.  As part of …

  • Department of Justice Press Releases

    Undocumented Man Sentenced to 18 Months for Illegal Re-Entry to U.S.

    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023
    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023

    BENTON, Ill. – A man originally from Mexico was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison in a U.S. District Court on Wednesday after he admitted to re-entering the U.S. …

  • Department of Justice Press Releases

    Preparing fraudulent returns results in prison for tax servicer

    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023
    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023

    CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A tax preparer has been sent to federal prison following her conviction for conspiring to commit tax fraud over a four-year period, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar …

  • Department of Justice Press Releases

    Lewiston Man Sentenced to 3 ½ Years for Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm

    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023
    by DOJ Press January 11, 2023

    PORTLAND, Maine: A Lewiston man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen sentenced Devon …

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