New York Man Admits Defrauding Investors of More Than $3.5 Million through Securities Offering Scheme

TRENTON, N.J. – A New York man today admitted perpetrating a scheme to defraud more than 70 investors through a long-running securities offering fraud that raised more than $4 million and caused investor…

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Attorney General James Continues to Fight Unconstitutional Texas Abortion Ban at Supreme Court

Coalition of AGs File Multistate Amicus Briefs Urging SCOTUS to Uphold Rule of Lawby Affirming District Court Rulings Allowing Challenges to Go Forward NEW YORK – Following a decision by the U.S.…

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Governor Hogan Announces Judicial Appointments

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today announced that he has appointed Charles Blomquist to the Baltimore City Circuit Court and Cara Lewis to the Carroll County District Court. “I am pleased to appoint such experienced and accomplished…

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Federal Court Orders Tampa Pharmacy to Close in Case Alleging Unlawful Opioid Distribution

A federal court in Florida ordered a Tampa-area pharmacy shut down and prohibited two of its employees from ever owning, managing or operating any business where controlled substances are dispensed. Pursuant to…

Man Illegally Living in Peoria Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Possession of a Sawed-Off Shotgun

PEORIA, Ill. – A man illegally living in Peoria, Illinois – Pedro Lozolla, 28, of the 2100 block of West Garden Street – was sentenced on October 29, 2021, to 37 months…

Informational: Federal Court arraignments

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The…

CASPER MAN SENTENCED IN CONSPIRACY INVOLVING METHAMPHETAMINE AND FIREARMS

Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that JOSEPH ANTHONY HOOKER, age 29, of Casper, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on October 20, 2021…

WASHINGTON MAN ARRESTED AND CHARGED FOR POSSESING OVER 400 GRAMS OF FENTANYL

Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that DIEGO AGUILAR-VALDOVINOS, age 38 of Federal Way, Washington, was arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute Fentanyl. Aguilar-Valdovinos appeared before U.S.…

Windsor Mill Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge for Fraud Scheme Purporting to Sell COVID-19 Vaccines

Baltimore, Maryland – Odunayo “Baba” Oluwalade, age 25, of Windsor Mill, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal wire fraud conspiracy in connection with a scheme purporting to sell COVID-19 vaccines. The…

Laredo Sector Border Patrol present at area schools During the annual Red Ribbon Week

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents were busy visiting area schools for the annual 2021 Red Ribbon Week. Red Ribbon Week is a proactive effort to educate the youth about…

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New Jersey pain doc caught pushing oxycodone, Adderall illegally

RIVER EDGE, NJ – Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of MATHEW TESTINO (DOB: 10/29/1970; single; licensed nurse practitioner) of 9 June Ct, River Edge, NJ on drug-related offenses. The…

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Heroin and Cocaine Suppliers for Bloods Gang Members Sentenced

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. –A New Jersey couple was sentenced yesterday to 125 and 30 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine to members of the Bloods gang. According to…

Houlton Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking

BANGOR, Maine: A Houlton man was sentenced today in federal court for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced Hayden Fogg, 35,…

Troy Men Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms for Trafficking Kilograms of Heroin

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Two men were sentenced today for conspiring to distribute kilograms of heroin that they acquired in New York City and sold on the streets of Troy, New York.…

Hogansburg Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Marijuana Convictions

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Tevin Terrance, age 28, of Hogansburg, New York, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for conspiring to distribute, and possessing with intent to distribute, 100 kilograms…

New Orleans Resident Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Illegal Narcotics and to Providing a Co-Defendant With a Loaded AK-47 Found in a Mercedes During a Traffic Stop

This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten…

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