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20 Charged in Superseding Indictment with Trafficking Significant Quantities of Multiple Drugs
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPITTSBURGH – A federal grand jury returned a five-count Superseding Indictment charging 20 members of a drug trafficking organization with trafficking significant quantities of cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl, …
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Rapid City Man Charged with Illegal Possession of Firearm
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressActing United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of a Firearm by a …
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Texas Woman Charged For Assault On Flight Attendant
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSAN FRANCISCO – Debby Dutton appeared today in federal court in Houston, Texas, to face the charge filed in San Francisco federal court of interference with an aircraft flight by …
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Steel company forfeits $6 million as part of sentence for immigration violations
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDAYTON, Ohio – A steel carport business headquartered in Muncie, Indiana, is forfeiting $6 million for knowingly employing dozens of undocumented immigrants. Company executives paid to smuggle the undocumented workers …
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Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms Offenses
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLonnie Leroy Coffman, 71, of Falkville, Alabama, pleaded guilty today to federal and local firearms offenses stemming from the discovery of weapons in his pickup truck parked near the U.S. …
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Saint Louis Man Sentenced for Drug and Gun Offenses
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressEAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Lamondra Beckley, 43, of Saint Louis, Missouri, was sentenced to 147 months in prison on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, in federal court in East St. …
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Idaho Falls Man Sentenced for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPOCATELLO – An Idaho Falls man was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. According to court records, on October 16, …
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Stephen K. Bannon Indicted for Contempt of Congress
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressWASHINGTON – Stephen K. Bannon was indicted today by a federal grand jury on two counts of contempt of Congress stemming from his failure …
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Ontario Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison for Distribution of Methamphetamine
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBOISE – An Ontario, Oregon man was sentenced to 76 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. According to court records, in August and September 2019, Oliver “Juice” Yardley, 46, …
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Long Island Doctor Pleads Guilty to Covid-19 Loan Fraud
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressEarlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Konstantino Zarkadas, a Glen Cove-based medical doctor, pleaded guilty to disaster relief fraud and wire fraud in connection with his receipt …
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International Money Launderer And Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To More Than Seventeen Years’ Imprisonment And Ordered To Forfeit Over $1 Million
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTampa, FL – U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Diego Fernando Cardona Lozano (46, Cali, Colombia), also known as “El Doctor” and “Pomada,” to 17 years and 6 …
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Chandler Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Securities Fraud and Embezzlement
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPHOENIX, Ariz. – On Wednesday, Vu Anh Nguyen, 26, of Chandler, Arizona was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James A. Teilborg to 30 months in federal prison and ordered to …
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Mexican Meth Trafficker Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressA Mexican drug trafficker was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison for drug crimes, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Chad E. Meacham. Hector Burgos Saucedo, a 49-year-old citizen of …
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Shreveport Man with Lengthy Criminal History Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearms
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSHREVEPORT, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Ronnie G. Reddix, 32, of Shreveport, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Elizabeth E. …
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Convicted Bank Robbers Sentenced in Federal Court
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressALEXANDRIA, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that three defendants convicted of armed bank robbery have been sentenced by United States District Judge Dee D. …
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Former Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office Captain Sentenced for Defrauding the Sheriff’s Office and Other Businesses
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEW ORLEANS – U.S Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on November 9, 2021, U.S. District Court Judge Wendy B. Vitter sentenced former Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office (TPSO) captain KEVIN …
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Owners of Several Chicago-Area Convenience Stores Charged With Defrauding Low-Income Food Program for Women and Children
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCHICAGO — The owners of several Chicago-area convenience stores have been charged in federal court with scheming to defraud a low-income food program for women and children. A 16-count indictment …
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Sedro-Woolley, Washington, man charged with arson at Capitol Hill nightclub
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSeattle – A Sedro-Woolley area man will make his initial appearance today in U.S. District Court in Seattle, charged with the February 24, 2020 arson at Queer/Bar, a nightclub and …
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32 Named in Superseding Indictment Alleging Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressJOHNSTOWN – Thirty-two residents of Cambria, Indiana, Allegheny, Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania, one resident of Long Beach, California, and one resident of Middletown, Delaware have been indicted by a …
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Fourth Sentenced for Violent Shooting in Aid of Racketeering
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressFORT WAYNE –United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty sentenced a fourth member of “2500,” a Fort Wayne street gang, for committing violent crimes in aid of racketeering, announced United …
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New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBOSTON – A New Jersey man pleaded guilty today in connection with his involvement in a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19-related unemployment assistance. Omar Thompson, 39, of Paterson, N.J., pleaded …
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Charleston, S.C., man admits sex trafficking, cocaine crimes stemming from scheme to coerce women and girls into prostitution
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBILLINGS – A Charleston, South Carolina, man accused in a large sex trafficking scheme of coercing women and girls into prostitution for him in Montana and other states admitted to …
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Franklin County Man Found Guilty Of Drug Trafficking And Firearm Offenses
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressHARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Adam Neftali Santana, age 37, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, was convicted on November 10, 2021, following …
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Judge sentences St. Louis man for his role in carjacking and weapons violations
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressST. LOUIS – United States District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig sentenced Jody Brison to 114 months in prison today. Brison had previously pleaded guilty for his role in a carjacking …