State Trooper Wins Gold Medals in Annual U.S. Police and Fire Championships

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey State Trooper Alan Laws returned to the garden state covered in gold after winning four gold medals at the 2022 United States Police and Fire Championships in…

Multi-Year Investigation Leads to Indictment of 26 Defendants and Seizure of Nearly 500,000 Counterfeit Pills Laced with Fentanyl

Assistant U. S. Attorney Owen Roth (619) 546-7710 and Assistant U.S. Attorney Shauna R. Prewitt (619) 546-7937 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – June 14, 2022 SAN DIEGO – A two-year investigation has led…

Meet the 2022 Classy Award Winners: 13 Nonprofits Driving Lasting Impact Around the World

The winners are recognized for programmatic excellence in the fields of education, workforce development, poverty relief, sustainability and more SAN DIEGO, June 14, 2022 — Today, Classy, an online fundraising platform whose mission…

Spammers Plead Guilty, Company Forfeits $4.9 Million

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Sabrina L. Fève (619) 546-6786 and Melanie Pierson 546-7976 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – June 10, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Three employees of the affiliate marketing platform Amobee pleaded…

Canadian Citizen Sentenced to 46 Months for Pump and Dump Securities Fraud Scheme

For Further Information, Contact:Assistant U. S. Attorney Aaron P. Arnzen (619) 546-8384 SAN DIEGO – Andrew Hackett, from Toronto Canada, was sentenced to 46 months in prison today for participating in a…

Thirty-Eight High Schools Receive Rachael Ray Foundation ProStart Grow Grants to Launch the Careers of Future Culinary and Restaurant Management Talent

Earlier this year, the Rachael Ray Foundation generously contributed $225,000 in support of ProStart Grow Grants. Schools with existing ProStart programs, or those looking to become part of the ProStart program, were…

Pesticide Smuggling Ringleader Sentenced to 8 Months in Prison

For Further Information, Contact:Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976 SAN DIEGO – Sofia Mancera Morales, the ringleader of a pesticide smuggling organization, was sentenced to eight months in custody…

Former Tungsten Heavy Powder & Parts CEO Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Export United States Defense Articles including to The People’s Republic of China

For Further Information, Contact:Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kareem A. Salem (619) 546-8904 and John Parmley (619) 546-7957 SAN DIEGO – Joe Sery, former owner and chief executive officer of Tungsten Heavy Powder &…

Drug Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in an Overdose Death

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Kareem A. Salem (619) 546-8904 and Larry Casper (619) 546-6734 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – June 3, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Drug dealer Arnold Ray Walters III of San…

Leaders of International Organization that Trafficked in Counterfeit Apple Products Plead Guilty

Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy F. Salel (619) 546-8055 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – June 3, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Three brothers from San Diego pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday, admitting that for…

Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Pills that Caused Death of Thirty-Five-Year-Old

Assistant U. S. Attorney Sean Van Demark (619) 546-7657 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—June 1, 2022 SAN DIEGO — Drug dealer Saul Caro pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that he sold the…

Former U.S. Marine Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr. Sentenced for Leading International Cocaine Distribution Organization

Assistant U. S. Attorney Kyle Martin (619) 546-7726 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – June 1, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr., a former U.S. Marine with dual U.S. and Mexican citizenship,…

Woman Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Custody for Interfering with Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant

SAN DIEGO – Vyvianna M. Quinonez of Sacramento was sentenced in federal court today to 15 months in federal custody for interfering with a Southwest Airlines flight attendant. In addition, U.S. District…

Two-Time Bank Robber Sentenced to 48 Months in Custody

SAN DIEGO – Eric Tyler Oxenham was sentenced in federal court today to 48 months in prison for robbing two San Diego banks in 2021 and violating the conditions of supervised release…

Doctor Selling COVID-19 “Cure” Sentenced to Prison

SAN DIEGO – Jennings Ryan Staley, a physician who attempted to profit from the pandemic by marketing what he described as a “miracle cure” for COVID-19, was sentenced today to 30 days…

FBI Reveals How Many Active Shooters Were Stopped By Citizens

FBI Reveals How Many Active Shooters Were Stopped By Citizens Harold Hutchison on May 26, 2022 The FBI announced Monday that citizens stopped six active shooters in 2021, according to a report…

A fourth member of a network that operated and facilitated a large-scale “grandparent scam” pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy. According to court documents, Joaquin Lopez, 46, of Hollywood, Florida, was a member of a…

Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative Recognizes Six Utilities for Customer-Centric Achievements

The Best Practices Awards spotlight how consumers and small businesses are benefitting from energy innovation DALLAS, May 25, 2022 — Today, the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC) announced the recipients of the…

Two More Defendants Plead Guilty in a Nationwide Racketeering Conspiracy Targeting the Elderly

Assistant U. S. Attorney Oleksandra “Sasha” Johnson (619) 546-9769 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – May 25, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Two more members of a nationwide “grandparent scam” network have pleaded guilty to…

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

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…

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