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Seattle — A repeat offender, who had just been released to a half-way house from federal prison, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 137 months in …

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A Woodlands, Texas, man pleaded guilty today for his role in an unemployment insurance benefits scheme to defraud the California Employment Development Department (EDD). According to …

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Angel Jesus Sanchez-Manriquez, 22, of Stockton, pleaded guilty today to sex trafficking of a child, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, between …

SAN FRANCISCO – James William Palmer was arrested yesterday and arraigned today on charges of engaging in the unlicensed manufacturing and dealing of firearms and of being a felon in …

            CONCORD – Francis Harrington, 39, of Manchester, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, Acting …

BILLINGS — A Michigan man who admitted bringing pounds of methamphetamine to Montana for redistribution was sentenced today to 15 years in prison to be followed by five years of …

            CONCORD – Michael Mowry, 44, of Acton, Maine was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, …

RALEIGH, N.C. – Cory Dean Maieritsch, 33, of Charlotte, was sentenced today to 54 months in prison for distribution of heroin.  Maieritsch pled guilty to the single-count Indictment on March …

            CONCORD – Eduardo Contreras, 31, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, Acting United States Attorney John J. …

          ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.  – Jonathan James “Baby G” Gomez, 39, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was sentenced on Aug. 23 to 17 years and seven months in …

           ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.  – Mary Gonzales, 50, of Socorro, New Mexico, was sentenced on Aug. 18 to 16 years and three months in prison. On March …

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Raymond Lofthouse, age 59, of Florida, pled guilty to one count of filing false …

            ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Larry Nathaniel, 65, of Farmington, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced on Aug. 25 in federal court to eight years …

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Daniel Blue, age 39, of Baltimore, today to 57 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, …

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NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man with a previous felony was arrested today on charges related to the shooting of two people in a housing complex, Acting …

Assistant U. S. Attorney Oleksandra “Sasha” Johnson (619) 546-9769    NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 25, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Eight people are charged in a federal grand jury indictment unsealed …

TUCSON, Ariz. –Luis Manuel Bray-Vazquez, 35, a Mexican citizen, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 46 months in prison for attempting to smuggle firearms from …

BOISE – Atilla Ferenc Orban, 37, and Hakim Slaft Hannaoui, 33, pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. announced today. Orban and Hannaoui were …

A Tulsa man who was scheduled to plead guilty Tuesday for a series of sex offenses and ‘Peeping Tom’ incidents now faces an additional sex offense charge, announced Acting U.S. …

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Nicole Elaine Cosner, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Cosner, 34, pleaded guilty today to …

SAVANNAH, GA: A Savannah woman has been sentenced after admitting she “structured” cash withdrawals, which were part of a scheme to steal millions of dollars from other people’s retirement accounts. …

CHICAGO — A man has been indicted on federal firearm charges for allegedly straw purchasing handguns in a suburban Chicago store on behalf of another individual. JUSTIN GARCIA purchased a …