Former Long Island Resident Indicted for Massive Fraud Scheme Involving Sports Betting

A two-count indictment was unsealed today in United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York charging Cory Zeidman with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering…

May 25, 2022

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Federal Jury Convicts High Level ISIS Member of Six Counts of Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization, Including Two Counts Resulting in Death

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A federal jury in Brooklyn returned a guilty verdict yesterday against Mirsad Kandic on one count of conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), and…

May 25, 2022

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Mobile County Woman Who Caused Death of Victim by Injecting Her with Fentanyl Sentenced to 15 Years Imprisonment

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MOBILE, AL—A Mobile County woman, Jessica Defloren Tubb, aka “Allie,” 37, was sentenced on May 12, 2022 to 15 years in prison for drug crimes, including actions that caused the overdose death…

May 25, 2022

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Members of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Decades in Prison for Selling Methamphetamine and Marijuana in Muncie, Anderson, Gosport, and Brazil

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INDIANAPOLIS – Seven individuals have now been sentenced for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, including methamphetamine and marijuana. The defendants had previously been indicted on their charges in 2019 and 2020. The…

May 25, 2022

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Man Sentenced to a Year in Federal Prison for Throwing Incendiary Device at Police in Chicago Suburb

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CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for throwing an incendiary device at police officers in Naperville, Ill., during a period of civil unrest in June…

May 25, 2022

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I.T. Specialist Charged in Cyber Intrusion of Suburban Chicago Health Care Company

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CHICAGO — An information technology specialist has been indicted on a federal criminal charge for allegedly hacking into the server of a suburban Chicago health care company where he formerly worked as…

May 25, 2022

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Medford Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison Under Armed Career Criminal Act

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MEDFORD, Ore.—On May 24, 2022, a Medford man with a long criminal history, including multiple convictions for strangulation and assault, was sentenced to federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm as a…

May 25, 2022

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Two Charged with Sex Trafficking Adult Women in Pennsylvania, Florida and Texas

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PITTSBURGH, PA – A man from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and a woman from Kensington, Maryland, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges related to sex trafficking, United States…

May 25, 2022

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Ohio Man Sentenced to 2½ Years in Prison following Plea to Interstate Stalking and Harassment Charges

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PITTSBURGH – A former resident of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, has pleaded guilty in Pittsburgh yesterday to a charge of interstate stalking and harassment, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Sentencing…

May 25, 2022

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Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges

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CONCORD – Zachary McInerney-Jones, 26, of Manchester, pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court to drug trafficking and firearm charges, United States Attorney Jane E. Young…

May 25, 2022

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Two Men Charged in Murder-for-Hire Conspiracy Resulting in Death

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The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Serhat Gumrukcu, 39, of Los Angeles, California, and Berk Eratay, 35, of Las Vegas, Nevada, were arrested yesterday…

May 25, 2022

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South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Illegal Steroids

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ABINGDON, Va. – The owner of a supplement company, who manufactured and shipped unapproved drugs and illegal steroids for use by members of the body building community, pled guilty this week to…

May 25, 2022

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Abingdon Man Sentenced on Bankruptcy Fraud Charge

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ABINGDON, Va. – An Abingdon man, who concealed bank accounts and other assets from a federal bankruptcy court during his Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, was sentenced yesterday to 12 months in federal…

May 25, 2022

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Waipahu Man Arrested for Threats to Injure Others and Bomb Buildings in Utah

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HONOLULU – Bryan Melvin Brandenburg, 63, of Waipahu, made his initial appearance today in United States District Court in Honolulu on charges filed in a criminal complaint that he transmitted threats to…

May 24, 2022

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20 Individuals Indicted in Colombian-Based Drug Money Laundering Organization

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BOSTON – Over a dozen individuals located in Colombia, Jamaica and Florida have been indicted in Boston, Mass. in connection with their alleged involvement in a sophisticated international money laundering organization that…

May 24, 2022

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Maryland Man Arrested for Assaulting Law Enforcement Officers During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

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WASHINGTON — A Maryland man was arrested today for assaulting law enforcement officers and a member of the news media during the breach of the U.S.…

May 24, 2022

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Manchester Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

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CONCORD – Christopher Yule, 30, of Manchester, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for drug trafficking and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug…

May 24, 2022

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Department of Justice Press Releases

Glencore International A.G. (Glencore) and Glencore Ltd., both part of a multi-national commodity trading and mining firm headquartered in Switzerland, each pleaded guilty today and agreed to pay over $1.1 billion to…

May 24, 2022

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Meth Dealers Who Plotted to Kill DEA Agent Plead Guilty

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Two drug traffickers who plotted to assassinate a DEA task force office have plead guilty, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. Manuel Gomez-Garcia, 35, and Jorge…

May 24, 2022

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Glencore Entered Guilty Pleas To Foreign Bribery And Market Manipulation Conspiracies

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Merrick B. Garland, the United States Attorney General, Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s…

May 24, 2022

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