Texas Man Charged With Commercial Bribery And Tax Fraud

SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on November 17, 2021, Mark Holmes, age 66, of Hughes Springs, Texas, was charged in a criminal information…

November 18, 2021

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Justice Department Announces $139 Million for Law Enforcement Hiring to Advance Community Policing

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WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today announced more than $139 million in grant funding through the department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The awards…

November 18, 2021

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Tech Company and CEO Plead Guilty to Twenty Counts of Wire Fraud Mid-Trial

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Charleston, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Micfo, LLC, a tech company located in Charleston, and its chief executive officer (CEO), Amir Golestan, 38, of…

November 18, 2021

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Justice Department Announces $139 Million for Law Enforcement to Advance Community Policing

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WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today announced more than $139 million in grant funding through the Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The awards…

November 18, 2021

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Eagle Butte Man Charged with Failure to Register

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Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. Brighton…

November 18, 2021

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Wanblee Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

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Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Wanblee, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person, and Obstruction…

November 18, 2021

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Rapid City Man Indicted for Meth Trafficking

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Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. Galen Cleveland…

November 18, 2021

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Mission Man Indicted on Firearm Charges

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Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Cassius Farmer, age…

November 18, 2021

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Eagle Butte Man Charged with Assaulting a Federal Officer

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Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that an Eagle Butte man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer. Joseph Elsey, age…

November 18, 2021

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Eagle Butte Man Indicted for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

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Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. Elliot…

November 18, 2021

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Portland City Council Unanimously Passes Budget That Bumps Law Enforcement Spending By $5.2 Million

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The Portland, Oregon, city council passed a budget Wednesday increasing spending on law enforcement after slashing police funds last year. The city council voted unanimously to adopt the “Fall Supplemental Budget” for…

November 18, 2021

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Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Role in International Lottery Fraud Scheme Targeting the Elderly

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TUCSON, Ariz. – Joseph Andre Batts, 44, of Sicklerville, New Jersey, was sentenced yesterday by Senior U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collins to 70 months in prison. Batts previously pleaded guilty to…

November 18, 2021

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San Francisco Woman Sentenced To 18 Months For Pandemic Relief Loan Fraud And Impersonating Attorneys

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SAN FRANCISCO – Miranda Devlin, aka Miranda M., aka Miranda P., was sentenced today in United States District Court to 18 months in federal prison for making false statements in a loan…

November 18, 2021

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Justice Department Awards $177 Million to Assist Crime Victims and Improve Public Safety in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

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PORTLAND, Ore.—On November 15, 2021, the Department of Justice announced that it will award more than $177 million to improve public safety and serve crime victims in American Indian and Alaska Native…

November 18, 2021

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Former Miami-Dade County Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Relief Fraud

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Miami, Florida – Today, 58-year-old Miami-Dade County resident Willie Curry was sentenced to six months in federal prison by Senior United States District Judge James Lawrence King after having pled guilty to…

November 18, 2021

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South Florida Tax Preparer Sentenced in COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

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Miami, Florida – A South Florida tax preparer was sentenced today to 24 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for carrying out a scheme to fraudulently obtain over…

November 18, 2021

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Queens Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS and an Additional 100 Months for Slashing a Correctional Officer at a Federal Jail in Brooklyn

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Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Ali Saleh, a U.S. citizen from Queens, New York, was sentenced by United States District Judge William F. Kuntz, II, to 30 years’ imprisonment…

November 18, 2021

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Stoughton Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud Scheme Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

Government News

BOSTON – A Stoughton man pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain COVID-19-related small business loans from several financial institutions. Yves Montima, 53, pleaded guilty to one count…

November 18, 2021

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New United States Attorney For The Middle District Of Pennsylvania Appointed

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SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that John C. Gurganus, former Chief of the Criminal Division, has been appointed United States Attorney for…

November 17, 2021

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Tax Preparer Sentenced in COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

Government News

A South Florida tax preparer was sentenced today to two years in prison for perpetrating a scheme to fraudulently obtain over 100 COVID-19 relief loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). According…

November 17, 2021

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