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CHICAGO — A federal grand jury today indicted City of Chicago Alderman CARRIE M. AUSTIN and her Chief of Staff on bribery offenses for allegedly conspiring to receive home improvements from construction…

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A North Las Vegas woman pleaded guilty today to unlawfully collecting over $200,000 of her deceased mother’s Social Security retirement benefits. She also admitted to wrongfully taking over…

MISSOULA – A man convicted in a methamphetamine conspiracy in which he helped bring the drug to Billings for distribution was sentenced today to 12 years in prison to be followed by…

GREAT FALLS – A Havre woman accused of trafficking fentanyl pills on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation and in Hill and Cascade counties admitted charges today, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson…

CHICAGO — A Chicago man has been charged in federal court with trafficking a loaded submachine gun and dealing cocaine in the city. JOSUE CANALES, 28, knowingly transferred a loaded Israeli Military…

CHICAGO — Three men have been charged in a federal indictment with unlawfully dealing or possessing firearms in Chicago. JOHNATHAN BURGOS, 28, of Chicago, illegally dealt firearms in Chicago from January to…

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Blair County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on charges of tax evasion and wire fraud,…

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Raj Parekh, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA), announced today the formation of a Civil Rights Team in the Office’s Criminal Division, which will be…

CHICAGO — Two men have been charged in federal court with conspiring to steal a dozen handguns from a suburban Chicago firearms dealer. RONEAL NIGHTENGALE and ERIC ROWE conspired to steal the…

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 82 months in prison for assaulting and carjacking at knifepoint a U.S. Postal Service employee, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael…

Baltimore, Maryland – Mark Williams, a/k/a Swanny, age 52, of Elkton, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine.  Williams has prior…

NEWARK, N.J. – A Somerset County, New Jersey, man has been sentenced to 108 months in prison for traveling to the Philippines to engage in sex with a minor, Acting U.S. Attorney…

For more information contact: Assistant U. S. Attorney Matthew J. Sutton (619) 546-8941, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole Bredariol (619) 546-8419, and Assistant U. S. Attorney Amy B. Wang (619) 546-6968 Click…