Oxnard Man Charged in Federal Indictment Alleging He Illegally Imported Thousands of Endangered Reptiles into United States

LOS ANGELES – A Ventura County man was charged today in a superseding indictment that alleges he illegally imported into the United States more than 1,700 reptiles – including 60 reptiles…

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Assassin for Mexican Cartel Sentenced to Life in Prison

EL PASO – A Mexican national was sentenced today to life in prison and ordered to pay a $100,000 fine for his role in the Sinaloa Cartel’s operations. According to court documents,…

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Four Russian Government Employees Charged in Two Historical Hacking Campaigns Targeting Critical Infrastructure Worldwide

WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice unsealed two indictments today charging four defendants, all Russian nationals who worked for the Russian government, with attempting, supporting and…

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Allegan County Man Sentenced On $300,000 Elder Fraud Scheme

James Black used lies and intimidation to scam an elderly victim into paying nearly $300,000 in fraudulent home repairs. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — United States Attorney Andrew Birge…

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Providence Woman Charged with Drug Trafficking

A Providence woman was arrested and detained in federal custody after allegedly emerging onto her front porch to retrieve a UPS package shipped from California with more than two kilograms of fentanyl…

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Couple Indicted and Arrested for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud and Money Laundering

SAN JUAN, P.R. – On March 23, 2022, the Federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Fernando Gallardo-Álvarez and his consensual partner Olga Rivera-Dávila with a…

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Former Manager at U.S. Auto Manufacturer Allegedly Accepted Over $3.4 Million in Bribes from Foreign Parts Supplier Seeking Contract

LOS ANGELES – A former manager at a U.S.-based automobile manufacturing company was taken into custody this morning after being indicted this week on a federal bribery charge alleging he solicited…

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Head of the Gulf Cartel indicted

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Jose Alfredo Cardenas-Martinez aka El Contador has been indicted in the Southern District of Texas on various charges related to his position as the head of the Cardenas family…

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Two Defendants Charged In Non-Fungible Token (“NFT”) Fraud And Money Laundering Scheme

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas Fattorusso, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation…

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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two Louisville Men for Carjackings as a Result of Joint Federal and Local Initiative in Louisville

LOUISVILLE, KY – A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, returned two separate indictments on March 16, 2022, charging two Louisville men with carjackings and business robberies, including one carjacking resulting in…

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Carrick Meth Dealer Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 120 months of imprisonment to be followed by five years of supervised release on his conviction of…

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Woman Arriving At Henry E. Rohlsen Airport Sentenced For Attempting To Smuggling 6.6 Kilograms Of Marijuana

St. Croix, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Yvette Simeina, aged 41, was sentenced to two years of probation and a $1,000 fine for attempting to smuggle…

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AMO Interdicts Vessel Transporting 695 Pounds of Cocaine headed to Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico— US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents intercepted a center console vessel near Cabo Rojo, finding 695 pounds (315.4 Kilos) of cocaine inside its…

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Former Freight Company Executive Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Embezzlement Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – A former program manager of an international freight forwarding company was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for his role in a scheme to embezzle over $550,000 from…

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A federal jury convicted a New Jersey man for his involvement in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain U.S. visas for Chinese government employees. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial,…

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Bronx Man Charged with Conspiracy to Traffic Fentanyl and Cocaine

NEWARK, N.J. – A New York man was arrested today on charges of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. David Patrick Williams,…

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Montgomery Man Charged As Leader Of Organized Armed Robbery Conspiracy With Six Other Defendants

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”),…

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Jury Convicts Glenpool Man for Sexually Exploiting a Minor

A federal jury found a Glenpool man guilty Tuesday for sexually exploiting a 16-year-old minor, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Thomas Anthony Pearce, 54, was convicted of coercion or enticement of a…

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Defendant Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Attempting to Murder United States Government Informant

Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Luis Taveras was sentenced by United States District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto to 17 years’ imprisonment for attempting to commit obstruction-of-justice murder. Taveras pleaded…

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Chinese Government Employee Convicted Of Participating In Conspiracy To Defraud The United States And Fraudulently Obtain U.S. Visas

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ZHONGSAN LIU was convicted yesterday of participating in a conspiracy to defraud the United States by…

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Oxnard Man Charged in Federal Indictment Alleging He Illegally Imported Thousands of Endangered Reptiles into United States

Assassin for Mexican Cartel Sentenced to Life in Prison

Four Russian Government Employees Charged in Two Historical Hacking Campaigns Targeting Critical Infrastructure Worldwide

Allegan County Man Sentenced On $300,000 Elder Fraud Scheme

Providence Woman Charged with Drug Trafficking

Couple Indicted and Arrested for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud and Money Laundering

Former Manager at U.S. Auto Manufacturer Allegedly Accepted Over $3.4 Million in Bribes from Foreign Parts Supplier Seeking Contract

Head of the Gulf Cartel indicted

Two Defendants Charged In Non-Fungible Token (“NFT”) Fraud And Money Laundering Scheme

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two Louisville Men for Carjackings as a Result of Joint Federal and Local Initiative in Louisville

Carrick Meth Dealer Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence

Woman Arriving At Henry E. Rohlsen Airport Sentenced For Attempting To Smuggling 6.6 Kilograms Of Marijuana

AMO Interdicts Vessel Transporting 695 Pounds of Cocaine headed to Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

Former Freight Company Executive Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Embezzlement Scheme

Bronx Man Charged with Conspiracy to Traffic Fentanyl and Cocaine

Montgomery Man Charged As Leader Of Organized Armed Robbery Conspiracy With Six Other Defendants

Jury Convicts Glenpool Man for Sexually Exploiting a Minor

Defendant Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Attempting to Murder United States Government Informant

Chinese Government Employee Convicted Of Participating In Conspiracy To Defraud The United States And Fraudulently Obtain U.S. Visas

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