Butler Contracting Company Pleads Guilty to OSHA Violation that Resulted in a Worker’s Death

PITTSBURGH – A Butler County-based company pleaded guilty in federal court to willfully violating an OSHA regulation that resulted in the death of a worker, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman…

Penn Hills Felon Charged with Violating Federal Drug and Gun Laws

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Justice Department Reaches $1.6M Agreement to Remedy Title IX Violations at San José State University

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced a settlement with San José State University (SJSU) to ensure that students can attend…

Maskless SF Mayor defiant when media dared question her night out violating city mask mandate

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The city of San Francisco has been enforcing a mask mandate among its citizens since early August as the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus surged across the…

Justice Department Settles with State of New Jersey’s Student Lending Authority for Alleged Violations of Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

NEWARK, N.J. – The Department of Justice announced today that the New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA) has agreed to enter into a settlement and pay $50,000 to resolve allegations…

Bangor Man Sentenced for Possessing Images of Child Sexual Exploitation and Violating Supervised Release

PORTLAND, Maine: A Bangor man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for possessing images of child sexual exploitation and violating the terms of his supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney…

Uniontown, PA Felon Who Accidentally Shot Himself Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing a Gun and Ammunition in Violation of Federal Law

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, Acting United States Attorney Stephen…

Butler County Man Indicted on Drug and Gun Law Violations

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Boyers, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotic and firearm laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen…

Members and Associates of El Grupo De Los 27 Prison Gang Indicted For Violating The Rico Act In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal indictment was unsealed today in the District of Puerto Rico charging twenty-nine defendants with racketeering—drug trafficking, money laundering, bribery, extortion, wire fraud, and murder—and firearms…

Smith County Lawyer Sentenced for Federal Employment Tax Violations

TYLER, Texas – A Tyler attorney has been sentenced to prison for federal employment tax violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. John Bennett White…

Florida Residents Charged with Conspiring to Violate Iran Sanctions, Other Crimes

Three Florida residents have been charged in federal district court in Miami with crimes related to their alleged violations of U.S. sanctions on Iran, and money laundering. Defendants Mohammad Faghihi, 52, his…

Texas plastics corporation will pay nearly $3M for violating Clean Air Act

HOUSTON – Formosa Plastics Corporation has agreed to pay $2.85 million in civil penalties and improve its risk management program to resolve alleged violations of the Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions of the…

Parkville Man Pleads Guilty to $335 Million Fraud, $615,000 Tax Violations

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Parkville, Missouri, man who was charged in two federal cases pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a $335 million scheme to defraud federal…

Pinellas Man Sentenced To More Than Four Years In Federal Prison For Dealing Drugs And Violating Supervised Release

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Cedric Tonesy Mount (48, St. Petersburg) to 33 months in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute controlled substances,…

Tyler County man admits to tax violation

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Roger Lee Stevens, of Middlebourne, West Virginia, is facing tax fraud charges, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Stevens, 63, pleaded guilty to one count of “Corrupt…

CBP Stands Tall on the Agriculture Front, Uncovering Violations, Issuing $20K in Penalties in August 2021 at Laredo Port of Entry

LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agriculture specialists, and agriculture canine teams at Laredo Port of Entry have been busy over the past month as they uncovered multiple agriculture…

Target of U.S. Attorney’s Office Anti-Violent Crime Initiative Sentenced for Federal Firearms Violation

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Port Arthur man has been sentenced to prison for a federal firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas Ganjei today. Jarrel Jakeem…

Hobbs man sentenced to six years in prison for federal firearms violations

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Ruben Flores, 41, of Hobbs, New Mexico, was sentenced on Sept. 2 to six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms…

Mescalero man charged with federal firearms violation

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Wallace Reid Rice, 29, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, appeared in federal court today for a preliminary hearing where he…

United States Files Suit Against UPMC, Its Physician Practice Group, and the Chair of Its Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery for Violating the False Claims Act

PITTSBURGH, PA – The United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), University of Pittsburgh Physicians, and James Luketich, M.D., in…

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