Rhode Island Man Sentenced to 33 years in Federal Prison for His Leadership Role in a Large-Scale International Fentanyl Trafficking Operation, Investigated Under “Operation Denial”

FARGO – Acting United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase, District of North Dakota, along with Acting United States Attorney Scott E. Asphaug, District of Oregon, and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite,…

Stock Promoters Plead Guilty to “Pump and Dump” Securities Fraud Scheme

MINNEAPOLIS – Two men have entered guilty pleas to securities fraud charges in connection to their illegal pump-and-dump stock manipulation scheme, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk. According to their…

Logan County Man Charged with Possession of a Firearm by Convicted Felon

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Texas Woman Sentenced To Over Four Years’ Imprisonment For Fraud Offenses

HARRISBURG—The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Shannon Gray, age 41, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced today to 51 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court…

Top Prosecutors Seek Leads on Hurricane Ida Fraud Cases

Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry are urging suspected Hurricane Ida fraud victims to file complaints with the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) via…

Two Montgomery Tax Preparers Plead Guilty For Their Roles In Filing False Tax Returns

Montgomery, Ala. – Today, Acting United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart and IRS-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge James E. Dorsey announced that two Montgomery women, operating separate tax preparation…

Jackson County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Firearm Offense

Gulfport, Miss. – A Jackson County man was sentenced to 120 months in prison for possessing a sawed-off rifle in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J.…

Three Men Arrested and Face Charges Related to the Oct. 9 death of a Tulsa Man

Three men face federal charges related to the alleged homicide of a Tulsa man whose body was discovered in his front yard Oct. 9, 2021, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Stephen…

Armed Millbrook Meth Dealer Sentenced to Fifteen Years

MOBILE, AL – A Millbrook, Alabama, man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in relation to a…

Robertsdale Man Sentenced to 15 Years on Drug and Firearms Charges

MOBILE, AL – A Robertsdale man was sentenced today to 15 year in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm…

Theodore Man Sentenced to More Than Five Years for Knifepoint Robbery

MOBILE, AL – A Theodore man was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for robbing a Raceway gas station in Theodore on December 27, 2020. According to court documents, Corey Wilson…

Portage Man Arrested On Federal Indictment Charging Fraud And Theft From Amazon’s Textbook Rental Program

Geoffrey Mark Hays Talsma Faces Mail Fraud and Other Federal Charges GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that Geoffrey Mark Hays Talsma, 36,…

Man Sentenced for Lying to Federal Agents During International Wildlife Trafficking Investigation

Miami, Florida – A Texas man was sentenced in federal district court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida yesterday for knowingly and willfully making a materially false, fictitious, and fraudulent statement and representation to…

Ponsford Man Sentenced to Prison for Violent Assault on the White Earth Indian Reservation

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – A Ponsford man was sentenced today to 100 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for violently assaulting a man on the White Earth Indian…

10 Years in Prison for Highlands County Drug Traffickers

Miami, Florida – U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore has sentenced a 53-year-old man from Highlands County, Florida, to 120 months in prison for drug trafficking. According to the court record, in…

South Florida Resident Sentenced to 70 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation

Miami, Florida – A United States federal district judge has sentenced Nikolas Cook, 23, of Stuart, Florida, to 840 months in prison and lifetime supervised release for producing, distributing, and possessing child…

Pittsburgh Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role in South Side Gang’s Drug Trafficking

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court for narcotics trafficking in connection with a large-scale investigation conducted by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe Streets Task Force, Acting…

Stafford County to Allow Islamic Cemetery in Response to Justice Department Lawsuit

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Justice Department filed a notice to dismiss its Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) lawsuit against Stafford County because the County repealed ordinances that prevented the…

Durham Woman Sentenced for Concealing Income to Receive Social Security Benefits

PORTLAND, Maine: A Durham woman was sentenced yesterday in federal court for Social Security fraud, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. sentenced Carol Bourgoin, 65,…

Murder crew latest in violent crime arrests

HOUSTON – A group of violent criminals are now facing possible severe federal penalties for firearms charges, to include use of a weapon resulting in death, carjacking, robbery and other felonies, announced…

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