Chicago Consultant Pleads Guilty to Federal Tax Offense

CHICAGO — A Chicago consultant pleaded guilty today to a federal tax offense for willfully attempting to evade and defeat the assessment of income taxes. EDWARD ACEVEDO, 58, of Chicago, pleaded guilty…

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CEO of Shreveport Federal Credit Union Pleads Guilty to Charges in Federal Court

SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Helen Godfrey-Smith, 72, of Shreveport, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote to making and using…

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Former Louisiana Police Chief and Current City Councilmember Indicted for Alleged Vote Buying Scheme

WASHINGTON – An indictment issued by a federal grand jury in New Orleans, Louisiana, was unsealed charging former Amite City Police Chief Jerry Trabona and current Amite City Councilmember Kristian Hart with…

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Browning man sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping minor children on Blackfeet Indian Reservation

GREAT FALLS — A Browning man who admitted to repeatedly raping two children on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 15 years in prison to be followed by a lifetime…

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Henderson Man Sentenced To Prison For Child Sex Trafficking And Related Offenses

LAS VEGAS – A Henderson, Nevada, resident was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for engaging in sexually explicit conversations over Facebook with three girls, requesting nude photos from them, and…

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Colorado Man Arrested for Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

WASHINGTON — A Colorado man has been arrested for assaulting law enforcement and other crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6,…

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Former Louisiana Police Chief and Current City Councilmember Indicted for Alleged Vote Buying Scheme

An indictment issued by a federal grand jury in New Orleans, Louisiana, was unsealed charging former Amite City Police Chief Jerry Trabona and current Amite City Councilmember Kristian Hart with criminally violating…

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Rochester Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Fentanyl

CONCORD – Michael Rand, 36, of Rochester, pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court to distribution of fentanyl, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced…

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Human Smugglers Sentenced for La Jolla Maritime Smuggling Death

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Colin M. McDonald (619) 546-9144 and Victor P. White (619) 546-8439 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 13, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Victor Alfonso Soto Aguilar and Jose Ramon…

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NYT Editor’s Note Admits Reporter Got Duped By Palestinian Professor

The New York Times added a 260-word editor’s note to a recent article to clarify that the Palestinian professor who was initially portrayed as presenting Israelis in a positive light was actually…

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Former Financial Advisor Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for $12 Million Fraud that Caused Clients to Lose Retirement Savings

LOS ANGELES – A former financial advisor with a lengthy disciplinary history was sentenced today to 168 months in federal prison for a real estate investment con that caused his clients…

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Several sentenced in $50M pump-and-dump scheme

HOUSTON – All seven defendants charged in relation to a more than $50 million securities fraud “pump-and-dump” scheme have received their final sentences, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Carolyn Price…

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Hudson County Man Sentenced to 86 Months in Prison on Drug Distribution Charges

NEWARK, N.J. – A Hudson County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 86 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine and cocaine base, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael…

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Texas man admits to drug charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Leonard Jasmine, of Houston, Texas, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Jasmine, 30, pleaded guilty today to one count of…

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Operating Partner of Oil and Gas Maintenance Business Sentenced to Prison for Wire Fraud

GRAND JUNCTION – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Cory Thompson, age 44, of Fruita, was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison and ordered to pay…

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Abuse Survivors Of National Gymnastics Team Doctor Reach Settlement

Female gymnasts who were sexually abused by the former U.S. national gymnastics team doctor, Larry Nassar, reached a $380 million settlement with USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC),…

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Black Lives Matter Activists Tell Students Misogyny, White Supremacy And Capitalism Are To Blame For Their Problems

Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists told students that they live in a “misogynistic, masculine society” that claims “women should stay at home” to cook and clean and that as black women, they…

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Democrat-Linked PR Firm CLS Strategies Is Lobbying China Bill For Drone Company Blacklisted Over Alleged Human Rights Abuses

A public relations firm run by former Democratic operatives and tied to foreign influence campaigns is working on behalf of a Chinese drone manufacturer blacklisted for alleged human rights abuses to lobby…

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HSI-led investigations net largest-ever seizures of Iranian weapons, fuel

WASHINGTON — An investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigation’s (HSI) Washington D.C. Field Office and Defense Criminal Investigative Service’s (DCIS) Mid-Atlantic Field Office led an investigation…

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Bensalem man who robbed 7-11 with toy gun arrested

BENSALEM, PA – On October 7, 2020 at 1:30 am, Bensalem Police responded to the Valley 7-11 for the report of a robbery. Upon arrival, the store clerk stated that a white…

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