Defendant Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS and Al-Nusra Front

Dilshod Khusanov pleaded guilty today to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and Al-Nusra Front (ANF). The proceeding was…

Former Executive Sentenced to 75 Months in Prison for Embezzling more than $48 Million

NEWARK, N.J. – A former executive at a New Jersey publication company was sentenced today to 75 months in prison for embezzling tens of millions of dollars for his own benefit, Acting…

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day set for October 23, 2021

BILLINGS – Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson will join the Drug Enforcement Administration in support of the 21st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 23. The biannual event…

Skilled Nursing Facility Operator Agrees to Settle Americans With Disabilities Act Allegations

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A company that previously operated skilled nursing facilities agreed to pay compensatory damages and a civil penalty to settle allegations involving violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).…

Just Unconscionable: Parents Protest Outside The Justice Department Against Domestic Terrorist Label

Frustration at school boards boiled over for some parents and activists who protested outside of the Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C. Sunday. A small crowd gathered for the “Parents Are…

Former Newark city employee charged with bribery

NEWARK, N.J. – A former Newark city official and officer of the Newark Community Economic Development Corp. (NCEDC), along with two Newark business owners, were indicted today by a federal grand jury…

Justice Department Says It Will Ask Supreme Court To Block Texas’ Abortion Law

Laurel Duggan on October 15, 2021 The U.S. Department of Justice will ask the Supreme Court to put a hold on a Texas law that bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat can…

Colorado Springs Man Charged with Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death

DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that a federal grand jury in Denver indicted Nathaniel Corser, age 21, of Colorado Springs, with a charge of distributing fentanyl,…

Stafford County to Allow Islamic Cemetery in Response to Justice Department Lawsuit

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Justice Department filed a notice to dismiss its Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) lawsuit against Stafford County because the County repealed ordinances that prevented the…

Preston County man sentenced to 14 years for drug and firearms charges

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – David Ray Deberry, of Terra Alta, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 168 months of incarceration for drug and firearms charges, U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.…

Last defendant sentenced in Gangster Disciples case

ATLANTA, Ga. – Lewis Mobley has been sentenced to federal prison for his role as an enforcer for the Gangster Disciples gang, including shooting a minor in the chest twice for interrupting…

Grant County man admits to drug charge

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – William Glenn Vance, of Petersburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Vance, 44, pleaded guilty today to one…

Hampshire County woman admits to role in drug trafficking operation

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Jennifer Ann Howell, of Three Churches, West Virginia, has admitted to her role in a drug distribution operation, United States Attorney William J Ihlenfeld, II announced. Howell, also…

Youngstown men appear in federal court on multiple drug charges

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Kamron Eugene Miller, Sr. and Andre Duana Bundy, both of Youngstown, Ohio, are appearing today on multiple drug charges, United States Attorney William, J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Miller,…

Grant County man admits to firearms charge

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Jeffery Allen McCurdy, of Cabins, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. McCurdy, 34, pleaded guilty today to one…

New York Man Admits Role in Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin and Fentanyl From Drug Mill in The Bronx

NEWARK, N.J. – A Bronx, New York, man today admitted participating in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl from a drug mill in the Bronx to locations in New Jersey, Acting…

New York and Florida Resident Admits to $6.8 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – A dual New York and Florida resident today admitted his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans totaling over $6.8 million, Acting U.S.…

Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Child Exploitation Crimes

BOWLING GREEN, KY – Barret Lawrence, 39, of Franklin, Kentucky, was sentenced by United States Chief District Judge Greg N. Stivers today to 15 years in prison followed by a life term…

Justice Department Announces Investigation into Conditions at Five Juvenile Facilities in Texas

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that it has opened a statewide investigation into the conditions in the five secure juvenile correctional facilities run by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. The…

Senior Executive of Oil-Services Company Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud Scheme that Caused Over $886 Million in Shareholder Losses

WASHINGTON: A North Dakota man, formerly the executive vice president of U.S. operations at a publicly traded Canadian oil-services company, pleaded guilty today to perpetrating a scheme to fraudulently inflate the…

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