U.S. Marshals Operations ‘Return of the School Year’ and ‘NO Saints and Sinners’Recovers 8 Missing Endangered Children and Makes 18 Arrests of Sex Offenders

New Orleans, LA – U.S. Marshals Service Eastern District of Louisiana New Orleans Task Force (USMS)-led, operations Missing Child Unit (MCU) ‘Return of the School Year’ and Sex Offender Investigations Branch (SOIB)…

Fall Operation Boo Dat 2021 Recovers Five Missing/Endangered Teens and Makes Thirty Arrests Across New Orleans Metro Area

New Orleans, LA – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) New Orleans Task Force (USMS Eastern District of Louisiana) sponsored its annual Operation Boo Dat 2021 from mid-October to December 24, 2021. The…

U.S. Marshals Help ‘Clean Up the Streets’ After Friday’s Snowstorm

Portland, ME – Shovelers, snowblowers and plow trucks drivers were not the only ones out during Friday’s snowstorm. A team of U.S. Marshals, state and local authorities were out on the hunt…

Authorities Endure Freezing Temperatures in Order to Capture Massachusetts Fugitive in Maine

Portland, ME – Snowmobiles and Ice Fisherman were not the only ones out on Embden Pond this morning. A team of federal, state, and local authorities surrounded a residence in Embden, Maine…

Corpus Christi man gets life for exploiting Filipino children

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 59-year-old local resident has been ordered to serve the rest of his life in federal prison following convictions for several child exploitation offenses including foreign travel to…

Owner of car dealership pleads guilty to defrauding financing company

ATLANTA – Muneeb Syed, a/k/a Ed Syed, has pleaded guilty to charges that he fraudulently obtained auto financing in connection with his used car businesses. “We expect businesses to operate lawfully,” said…

Police Chief Scott welcomes Attorney General Bonta’s progress report on Collaborative Reform Initiative’s 21st century policing reforms 22-021

SFPD’s 90 percent compliance rate hailed as ‘a significant achievement,’ with Phase III report noting that ‘it is the only example of voluntary reform at this level in the United States Chief…

SFPD Chief Scott responds to case potentially involving victim DNA 22-024

San Francisco Chief of Police William Scott issued the following responses to questions raised today about the purported use of DNA evidence reportedly collected from a one-time rape victim and then allegedly…

Silver Spring man guilty of producing lewd images of children

SILVER SPRING, MD – The Department of Justice on Monday announced the conviction of Patrick Lawrence Wood, age 35, of Silver Spring, on charges of conspiracy to produce child [censored]ography. According…

Philadelphia Credit Card Fraudsters Used Over 200,000 Illegal Cards Tied to Russia, Ukraine Black Market

PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Department of Justice has announced global credit card fraudsters Malan Doumbia, 38, and Souleymane Diarra, 36, both of Philadelphia, PA, were convicted after trial of nine counts including…

Feds File Lawsuit Against Northeast Philadelphia Pharmacy for Illegal Distribution of Opioids

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Pharmacy workers at a Northeast Philadelphia pharmacy have been charged for illegally dispensing opioids to individuals who should not have been sold the medication. According to United States Attorney…

Boston Man Sentenced for Fraud Conspiracy

BOSTON – A man from Boston was sentenced Monday on fraud conspiracy charges in connection with the processing of fraudulent applications for store credit accounts using stolen identities. According to a release…

South Windsor Man Admits Defrauding Immigrant Clients, USCIS

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BABAR KHAN, 43, of South Windsor, pleaded guilty today via videoconference before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert M. Spector to…

U.S. Attorney Announces Formation of New Public Corruption and Civil Rights Unit, With Renewed Focus on Prosecuting Criminal Civil Rights Violations and Police Excessive Force Cases.

U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison announced today that she has formed the office’s Public Corruption and Civil Rights Unit. Although the U.S. Attorney’s office has long investigated and prosecuted criminal civil rights cases…

Pennsylvania Motel Owner Sentenced for Human Trafficking, Drug Trafficking

SCRANTON, PA – A Pennsylvania man is heading to prison for 180 months after being found guilty for trafficking drugs and humans out of two hotels in the Poconos. Faizal Bhimani, age…

District Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Child Exploitation and Child Sexual Abuse Offenses

WASHINGTON – A 63-year-old man, of Southeast Washington, was sentenced today to life in prison for federal child exploitation offenses, including production of child [censored]ography, enticement…

Three Minneapolis Cops Found Guilty by Jury of Civil Rights Offenses in Death of George Floyd

St. Paul, Minn. — As another chapter in the criminal saga of the George Floyd justice proceeding comes to a close, three cops associated with his death have been convicted of violating…

Convicted Sex Trafficker Indicted For Escape

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Jimmy Cantelmo, age 33, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was indicted on February 23, 2022, by a federal…

Man Armed With Explosives Holds Hostage At Gunpoint In Amsterdam Apple Store. Hours-Long Standoff Ends With Police Officer Running Him Over

Man Armed With Explosives Holds Hostage At Gunpoint In Amsterdam Apple Store. Hours-Long Standoff Ends With Police Officer Running Him Over Laurel Duggan on February 23, 2022 A Dutch police officer ended…

Government Contractor Agrees to Pay Record $48.5 Million to Resolve Claims Related to Fraudulent Procurement of Small Business Contracts Intended for Service-Disabled Veterans

Spokane, Washington – TriMark USA, LLC of Mansfield, Massachusetts, has agreed to pay $48.5 million to resolve allegations that its subsidiaries, TriMark Gill Marketing and TriMark Gill Group, Inc. (collectively, TriMark), improperly…

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