Fairbanks Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

FAIRBANKS – A Fairbanks man was sentenced yesterday to 14 years in prison followed by eight years of supervised release for distributing counterfeit pills containing fentanyl resulting in the death of another…

April 7, 2022

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One Individual Charged as Law Enforcement Targets Fentanyl Shipped from Las Vegas to Utah

Department of Justice Press Releases

SALT LAKE CITY – Colin Andrew Shapard, 21, of Las Vegas, Nevada, has been charged in federal court by the United States Attorney’s Office in Utah with six counts related to the…

March 9, 2022

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Two suspects open fire, shoot 14-year-old in Brooklyn

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NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department is investigating a Tuesday afternoon shooting in the vicinity of Utica Avenue and Fulton Avenue in New York City’s 18th precinct. In…

March 3, 2022

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Associate Medical Director of Baltimore County, Maryland Pain Management Practice Sentenced to Federal Prison for Accepting Kick-Backs

Department of Justice Press Releases

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Howard Hoffberg, M.D., age 65, of Reisterstown, Maryland, today, to eight months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised…

February 24, 2022

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In Several Cities Across Country, Hundreds Of Antisemitic Flyers Found

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Hundreds of antisemitic flyers falsely placing blame on Jewish people for the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic were anonymously delivered to South Florida homes over the weekend, according to authorities. The…

January 26, 2022

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KC Woman Sentenced For Illegal Firearm

Department of Justice Press Releases

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, woman who was arrested with 19 firearms and quantities of illegal drugs in her home was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing…

January 21, 2022

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Thirteen Arrested for Fentanyl Distribution

Department of Justice Press Releases

AUSTIN – Today 13 individuals were arrested on criminal charges for their alleged involvement in fentanyl distribution. According to court documents, Marcos Garcia, 18, of Somerton, AZ; Oliver Garcia, 20, of Lockhart;…

January 5, 2022

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EDVA Takes Action Against COVID-19 Fraud in 2021

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Today Jessica D. Aber, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, announced an update on the Eastern District of Virginia’s criminal and civil enforcement efforts to combat…

December 20, 2021

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California Man Pleads Guilty to Traveling to Syracuse Intending to Engage in Sexual Conduct with a Child

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SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Edward Mercado, age 34, of Los Angeles, California, pled guilty yesterday to traveling to New York from California for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with…

December 16, 2021

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Bethel Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Opioids

Department of Justice Press Releases

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on December 6, 2021, James Bannister, 57, of Bethel, Vermont pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess…

December 8, 2021

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Georgia inmate sentenced for running a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme from state prison

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ROME, Ga. – Damon Thomas Young, a/k/a Morgan Sylvia, has been sentenced for his fraud scheme to steal heavy equipment worth nearly $3 million from various dealers, while serving a 20-year state…

December 1, 2021

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San Diego Resident Sentenced to Nearly 14 Years for Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in 18-Year-Old’s Death

Government News

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Owen Roth and Lawrence A. Casper (619) 546-7710 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—November 22, 2021 SAN DIEGO—San Diego resident Brandon Jacob Shepherd was sentenced in federal court today to thirteen…

November 25, 2021

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Two Prolific Delaware Valley-Area Pharmacy Burglars Sentenced to a Total of Over 24 Years For Participating in Almost 50 Break-ins

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PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Robert Hopkins, 26, and William Limper, 43, both of Philadelphia, PA, were sentenced to eight years and one month in prison, and…

November 18, 2021

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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two for Child Exploitation Offenses as a Result of Undercover Law Enforcement Operation in Owensboro

Government News

BOWLING GREEN, KY – A federal grand jury in Bowling Green returned two indictments on November 10, 2021, charging a Utica, Kentucky man and a Georgetown, Indiana man with federal child exploitation…

November 16, 2021

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Nine Indicted in Counterfeit Promethazine-Codeine Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

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BEAUMONT, Texas – A federal grand jury in Beaumont has returned a three-count indictment charging nine individuals in drug trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas…

November 13, 2021

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Armed robber sentenced for attacking customers at and stealing opioids from multiple pharmacies

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NEWNAN, Ga. – Anthony Lavell Williams, Jr. has been sentenced for perpetrating a string of armed robberies in Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cobb, and Hall Counties during which Williams assaulted pharmacy customers and…

November 11, 2021

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United States Naval Intelligence Software Engineer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances

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Greenbelt, Maryland – Justin Ryan Best, age 46, of Laurel, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. The guilty plea was announced…

October 28, 2021

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Grand Jury indicts St. Louis woman for conspiracy to commit arson for burning of St. Louis 7-Eleven on June 1, 2020

Government News

ST. LOUIS – Nautica Turner, a 26 year-old female from St. Louis, made her initial appearance before the Honorable Shirley P. Mensah in federal court today in relation to the charge of…

October 6, 2021

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Smugglers caught moving 250 kilos of cocaine in the Caribbean

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Reef Shark transferred custody of two smugglers and offloaded approximately 250 kilograms cocaine at Coast Guard Base San Juan Saturday, following Coast Guard…

October 6, 2021

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Leader of ‘Oxy Bandits’ Crew Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery Spree of 15 Southern California Pharmacies

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LOS ANGELES – A Lynwood man who organized and led a crew – dubbed the “Oxy Bandits” by law enforcement – that committed 15 armed robberies of independent “mom-and-pop” pharmacies throughout…

September 24, 2021

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