Nigerian Man Extradited For Multimillion Dollar Fraud Scheme In Which He Impersonated Procurement Officials Of U.S. State And Local Governments And Educational Institutions

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation…

July 15, 2022

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Naugatuck Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Heroin and Crack

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Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTONIO SMALL, also known as “Tone” and “Bert,” 30, formerly of Naugatuck, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge…

July 15, 2022

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Metropolitan Transition Center Detainee Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Conspiracy Charges Relating to a Smuggling Scheme

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Baltimore, Maryland – Christopher Mann, age 39, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to racketeering conspiracy in relation to a scheme to smuggle contraband into the Metropolitan Transition Center in Baltimore, Maryland.…

July 15, 2022

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Jefferson County Woman Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offense

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DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Tanya Bui, age 24, of Littleton has been sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison. She…

July 15, 2022

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Informational: Federal Court arraignments

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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…

July 15, 2022

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Tarzana Accountant Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charge for Helping Client Fraudulently Obtain $1.2 Million COVID-Related Business Loan

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LOS ANGELES – A San Fernando Valley certified public accountant pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for helping a long-time client fraudulently obtain a $1.2 million COVID-19 business loan…

July 15, 2022

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Jamaican Citizen Going To Prison For Passport Fraud

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CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Caswell Richards, 55, of Jamaica, who was convicted of use of a U.S. passport secured…

July 15, 2022

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Armed Drug Trafficker Going To Prison

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CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Wilfredo Sanchez, 25, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 10…

July 15, 2022

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Turkish Businessman Extradited from Austria to Face Money Laundering and Wire Fraud Charges

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WASHINGTON – A Turkish businessman was extradited from Austria to face money laundering, wire fraud and obstruction charges. Sezgin Baran Korkmaz arrived today in Utah in the custody of the U.S. Marshals…

July 15, 2022

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Connecticut Man Charged with Child Exploitation Offenses, Making Interstate Threats

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Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that…

July 15, 2022

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Bronx Woman Charged With Trafficking 20 Firearms

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Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John DeVito, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, New York Field Division (ATF), and…

July 15, 2022

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Convicted Felon Sentenced to 80 Months in Prison for Firearm Possession During Drug Crime

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HONOLULU – United States District Judge Derrick K. Watson yesterday sentenced Andrew Schwab, 43, of Waianae, Hawaii, to 80 months in prison for possessing a firearm in furtherance of methamphetamine trafficking. Judge…

July 15, 2022

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District of Columbia Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Narcotics and Use Firearms

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WASHINGTON – Steven Phillips, Jr., 28, of Washington D.C. was sentenced today to five years in federal prison for his role in an ongoing conspiracy to…

July 15, 2022

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Florida Men Sentenced To Federal Prison In Methamphetamine Conspiracy

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Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced Danny Wayne Holmes (62, Kathleen) to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to…

July 15, 2022

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China Is Quietly Supplying Russia’s War Machine In Ukraine: REPORT

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China Is Quietly Supplying Russia’s War Machine In Ukraine: REPORT Micaela Burrow on July 15, 2022 China may have increased exports of electronics and minerals with weapons applications to Russia since the…

July 15, 2022

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Biden Admin To Investigate NYC School That Racially Segregated Students In Order To ‘Undo’ Racism

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Biden Admin To Investigate NYC School That Racially Segregated Students In Order To ‘Undo’ Racism Reagan Reese on July 15, 2022 The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) plans to…

July 15, 2022

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After Acquittal on State Charges, Defendant Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Offense

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ROANOKE, Va. – A Roanoke man, who had been acquitted in state court of a May 2019 murder in the City of Roanoke after claiming self-defense, pled guilty today to a federal…

July 15, 2022

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Montrose Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering

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Denver – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Omar Briceno-Quijano, age 31, of Montrose, Colorado, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute…

July 15, 2022

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Local Paving Company Owner Charged with Tax Evasion

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BOSTON – The owner of a local paving company was charged today and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with a seven-year scheme to underreport income on his tax returns. Robert…

July 15, 2022

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New Jersey Men Sentenced In Mail Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Scheme

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HARRISBURG—The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Patrick Barkers-Woode, age 30, of Pine Hill, New Jersey, was sentenced on July 13, 2022, by U.S. District Court…

July 15, 2022

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