CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Ernest Gamble, 20, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to distribute …
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Former Amtrak Employee Pleads Guilty to Cares Act Fraud and Theft
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that STACEY V. SANTEMORE, SR., age 46, formerly of New Orleans but now a resident of Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty on …
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SAN JOSE – Costa Rica lowered its economic growth projection for 2022 to 3.4%, down from the 3.9% set in January, the country’s central bank announced on Friday. “The downward …
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Grow your own, without the digging; Germans snap up pre-planted veg plots
by Reutersby ReutersBy Riham Alkousaa BERLIN – Would you love to grow your own vegetables, if only you had the space, and there wasn’t so much digging and, frankly, manure? Germany may …
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Wall Street closes sharply lower on Amazon slump, inflation worries
by Reutersby ReutersBy Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Noel Randewich (Reuters) – Wall Street slid on Friday to its deepest daily losses since 2020, as Amazon slumped following a gloomy quarterly report, and …
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CEO of Berkshire’s Brooks Running expects sales boost despite pandemic, supply disruptions
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jonathan Stempel OMAHA, Neb. – The longtime chief executive of running shoe maker Brooks Running, a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc, aims to more than triple revenue …
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Attorney General Merrick Garland And United States Attorney Roger Handberg Recognize Middle District Of Florida Awardee Gail Frances Gardner For Advocacy On Behalf Of Crime Victims And Commemorate National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressWASHINGTON – Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today awarded the Special Courage Award to Gail Frances Gardner of Ocoee, Florida for her advocacy on behalf of crime victims. Ms. Gardner …
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Florida Man Charged with Hate Crimes Following Use of Vehicle in Racially-Motivated Attack Against a Black Man Driving with His Family
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTampa, FL – Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Roger Handberg for the Middle District of Florida announced today that a federal grand …
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Eargo Inc. (Eargo), a for-profit public corporation headquartered in California that sells and dispenses hearing aid devices directly to customers nationwide, has agreed to pay $34.37 million to resolve allegations …
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Terrebonne Man Indicted For Trafficking Fentanyl and Firearms Violations
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEW ORLEANS, LA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JOSHUA PICOU, age 30, of Houma, Louisiana, was charged on April 28, 2022 in a seven-count indictment by …
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Department of Justice Reaches Settlement Agreement with Prince George County, Virginia, and the Virginia Retirement System to Enforce Servicemember’s Employment Rights
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Justice Department announced today that it has settled a civil complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against Prince George …
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Florida Man Charged with Sex Trafficking and Firearm Offenses
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBOSTON – A Florida man has been charged with allegedly trafficking two women to engage in commercial sex acts and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. …
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Maryland Man Found Guilty Of Murder For Hire, Robbery And Drug Trafficking
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressHARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Kevin Coles, age 36, of New York, NY and Hagerstown, Maryland, was found guilty yesterday …
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Eighteen Individuals Charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine in Central and Southern Indiana
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressINDIANAPOLIS – Eighteen individuals were indicted by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking and money laundering changes. The indictment charges the defendants with conspiracies to distribute controlled substances, including …
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Wethersfield Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking Charge
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLeonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that FABIO VARGAS-GONZALEZ, 46, of Wethersfield, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to a fentanyl trafficking …
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Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Mail Theft
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBOSTON – A former U.S. Postal Service employee pleaded guilty today in Worcester to stealing packages in Gardner. Roberta Feliz, 33, of Fitchburg, pleaded guilty to one count of theft …
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British Virgin Islands Premier, Port Director Charged in South Florida Federal Court with Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Crimes
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMiami, Florida – Miami federal prosecutors have charged British Virgin Islands (BVI) Premier Andrew Alturo Fahie, Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority Oleanvine Pickering Maynard (O. Maynard), and the …
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District Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2015 Killing of Man in Southwest Washington
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressWASHINGTON – Gary Proctor, 44, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to life in prison on charges stemming from the 2015 murder of his …
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Mexican National Charged with Illegally Using a Social Security Number Belonging to Another Individual
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JOSE GARCIA-NUNEZ, age 33, a citizen of Mexico, was indicted today for illegally using a social security number …
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Career Offender Sentenced To 235 Months in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Heroin
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBOISE – A Boise man was sentenced to 235 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin. According to court records, an investigation into Dennis …
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California Man Charged in 16-Year Fraud Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBOSTON – A California man was charged and has agreed to plead guilty to one count of mail fraud. Pike will appear in federal court in Boston at a later …
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Beebe Man Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Prison for Defrauding Social Security Administration
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLITTLE ROCK—A Beebe man was sentenced for collecting more than $20,000 in Social Security Disability payments when he was not actually disabled. Ryan Kinsey, 35, was sentenced …
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Texas Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressGulfport, Miss. – A Liberty, Texas woman pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca, Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby with …
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WASHINGTON -Assistant United States Trade Representative (USTR) for African Affairs Constance Hamilton will lead a delegation to Kenya on May 1 to explore opportunities for enhanced trade and investment engagement, …
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(Reuters) – Brazilian lender Itau Unibanco said on Friday it has acquired an 11.36% stake in brokerage XP Inc for around 8 billion reais ($1.61 billion). The deal does not …