By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA – Brazil posted a record trade surplus for March, of $7.4 billion, official data showed on Friday, but the number was well below market forecasts amid …
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Superseding Indictment Charges 12 In Gun-Running Conspiracy To Supply Firearms To Gang Members In Chicago
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNASHVILLE – A 21-count superseding indictment unsealed Wednesday charges 12 individuals with conspiring to violate federal firearms statutes, including dealing in firearms without a license; transporting and receiving firearms into …
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Philadelphia LCN Associate Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison For Racketeering and Drug Dealing
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Victor DeLuca, a.k.a. “Big Vic,” 57, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was sentenced to ten years in prison and ten years of …
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Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Crime
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressHUNTINGTON W.Va. – A Charleston man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug charge based on his involvement with a drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in Huntington. According to court …
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“M30 King of Fresno” and 17 Members of His Drug Trafficking Ring Charged with Federal Offenses Following Investigation into a String of Overdoses
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressFRESNO, Calif. — U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Tatum King announced the results of an investigation into fentanyl-related overdoses in the Fresno …
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A 21-count superseding indictment unsealed Wednesday charges 12 individuals with conspiring to violate federal firearms statutes, including engaging in the business of dealing in firearms without a license; transporting and …
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Barbour County woman admits to firearms charge
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Katrina Ann Sears, of Belington, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Sears, 42, pleaded guilty today to one …
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Hardy County man admits to drug charge
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – David Abreu, of Fisher, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Abreu, 41, pleaded guilty today to one count …
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Nicholas County Man Sentenced for Federal Fraud Charge
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBECKLEY, W.Va. – A Nicholas County man was sentenced today to one year in prison, to be served on home confinement, for fraudulently obtaining a line of credit. According to …
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Los Angeles Paralegal Admits Role in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Legal U.S. Residency for Members of Philippines-Based Church
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles paralegal has agreed to plead guilty to participating in a conspiracy to violate U.S. immigration laws by preparing and filing fraudulent documents that …
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Woodbridge Resident Who Embezzled from Family Company Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLeonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MATTHEW V. BLACKWELL, 41, of Woodbridge, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarah A.L. Merriam in …
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Falkville Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Firearms Offenses in District of Columbia and Alabama
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Lonnie Leroy Coffman, 72, of Falkville, Alabama, was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to 46 months in prison after pleading …
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U.S. senators call for planting on conserved land in response to Ukraine crisis
by Reutersby ReutersBy Leah Douglas (Reuters) -Two senators are joining farm groups and other lawmakers in calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow farmers to plant conserved acres this spring …
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North Carolina Man Convicted by Federal Jury for Gunpoint Robbery of Puppies from Lancaster County Breeder
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Christopher Lamont Stimpson, Jr., 23, of Greensboro, North Carolina, was convicted of committing a gunpoint robbery of a Lancaster County …
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Mclean Man Sentenced for Sexually Exploiting Multiple Minors
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Mclean man was sentenced today to 18 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for producing, receiving, and possessing child sexual abuse material. According …
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Springfield Health Care Charity Pays More Than $8 Million Related to Federal Embezzlement, Bribery Investigation
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressFORT SMITH – Springfield, Missouri-based nonprofit Preferred Family Healthcare will pay more than $8 million in forfeiture and restitution to the federal government and the state of Arkansas under the …
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Utah Doctor Pleads Guilty, Banned from Denali for Five Years and to Pay $10,000 Penalty
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressFAIRBANKS – A Utah doctor was sentenced by U.S. Magistrate Judge Scott A. Oravec to a five-year ban from climbing Denali and will pay $10,000 after pleading guilty to violating …
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Ms-13 Leader Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy and Conspiring to Commit Multiple Murders
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressGreenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced El Salvadorian national Miguel Angel Corea Diaz, a/k/a “Reaper,” age 41, of Long Branch, New Jersey today to life in prison …
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Beckley Man Sentenced for Federal Gun Crime
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBECKLEY, W.Va. – A Beckley man was sentenced today to one year and nine months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, to be followed …
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U.S. Attorney Sandra J. Hairston Appointed to Serve on Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s Advisory Committee
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressWASHINGTON – Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today announced the appointment of 12 U.S. Attorneys to serve on the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys (AGAC). Created in 1973, …
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U.S. Attorney & U.S. Postal Inspection Service Announce Result of Drug & Cash Trafficking Interdiction
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLeonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division, today announced the results of …
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Carnegie Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Premeditated Murder in Indian Country
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressOKLAHOMA CITY – Yesterday, a federal judge sentenced ISAIAH WHITEFOX REDBIRD, 36, of Carnegie, Oklahoma, to life in prison without the possibility of parole for premeditated murder and assault causing …
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Preferred Family Healthcare, a Springfield, Missouri-based non-profit, will pay more than $8 million in forfeiture and restitution to the federal government and the state of Arkansas under the terms of …
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David H. Estes sworn in as Judicial Appointee to continue serving as U.S. Attorney for Southern District
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressAUGUSTA, GA: David H. Estes will continue to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia after his appointment by the U.S. District Court judges of the Southern …
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Former Operations Manager of Local Technology Support Firm Sentenced to 24 Months in Custody in Seven-Year Fraud Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSAN DIEGO – Matthew P. Hernandez, former manager of a small, San Diego-based technology support firm, was sentenced in federal court today to 24 months in custody for embezzling more …