Summer Heat Poses Increased Risk for Migrant Deaths

DEL RIO, Texas – As the temperatures rise along the Southwest Texas border, dangerous environmental conditions pose a life-threatening risk for migrants attempting to cross the border illegally. Since the beginning of this fiscal…

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Northern Ohio Health System Agrees to Pay Over $21 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations for Improper Payments to Referring Physicians

Akron General Health System (AGHS), a regional hospital system based in Akron, Ohio, will pay $21.25 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act of improper relationships with certain referring physicians,…

Tampa Woman Sentenced To Twenty Years For Distribution Of Heroin And Fentanyl Resulting In Death

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Leslie Pagan (40, Tampa) to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl and distribution of heroin…

Six Alleged Ms-13 Members Facing Federal Indictment for Extortion of Maryland Businesses

Baltimore, Maryland – Six federal criminal complaints charging six defendants with conspiracy to interfere with commerce by violence or threats of violence including extortion were unsealed in the U.S. District Court in…

ICE returns ancient stone lintels to Thailand

WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Justice, Thailand Ministry of Culture and Thailand Ministry of…

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ICE HSI investigation targeting human trafficking leads to the rescue of 10 women and children

FRESNO, Calif. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Fresno Police Department Vice Unit, and Fresno County District Attorney’s Investigators conducted a multi-day operation to combat child exploitation…

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Bozeman man sentenced to prison for trafficking meth

MISSOULA – A Bozeman man who admitted to drug trafficking after an officer found methamphetamine and heroin in his vehicle during a traffic stop was sentenced today to five years in prison…

Man admits meth trafficking in Great Falls, role in crime spree of stolen ATVs

GREAT FALLS – A Florida man today admitted trafficking methamphetamine in Great Falls and transporting stolen property after he was arrested in Missouri driving a truck and pulling a stolen trailer loaded…

Florencia 13 Gang Member Sentenced to 160 Months in Federal Prison

Spokane – Joseph H. Harrington, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Aleandro Leon, age 24, of Pasco, Washington, was sentenced on June 30, 2021, after having…

Meth trafficker sentenced to 12 years in prison in Billings conspiracy

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…

Spokane Repeat Federal Offender Convicted of Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition

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Havre woman admits trafficking fentanyl pills

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…

Ten Defendants in Synthetic Identity Fraud Ring Convicted of Bank Fraud, Wire Fraud, and Related Charges

RALEIGH, N.C. – Eight defendants pleaded guilty today to offenses contained in a 50-count, 2nd Superseding Indictment charging various forms of Bank Fraud, Wire Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, Making False…

CBP Expands Simplified Arrival in Washington

BLAINE, Wash. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently introduced Simplified Arrival at the pedestrian border crossings at the Lynden, Sumas and Point Roberts ports of entry. Simplified Arrival is an…

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Havelock Man Convicted of Multiple Drug Offenses

RALEIGH, N.C. – A federal jury convicted a Havelock man yesterday on charges of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than a kilogram of heroin, four counts of…

Oklahoma City Man gets Six Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

OKLAHOMA CITY , OKLAHOMA – Yesterday, MARCEL STEWART, 27, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve 78 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in illegal possession of a firearm,…

Extradited Ghanaian National Sentenced To Nearly 6 Years For Multimillion-Dollar Money Laundering Conspiracy

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DEBORAH MENSAH was sentenced to 70 months in prison for her participation in a conspiracy to launder…

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…

New Jersey sending task force to assist in Florida condo collapse search and rescue

TRENTON, NJ – A large task force of first responders has begun its deployment to Miami to aid in the search and rescue operation at the Champlain condominium collapse. New Jersey Task…

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Jackson Township officials subpoenaed by Department of Justice agents

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Federal agents have issued subpoenas to past and present Jackson Township officials as the Department of Justice continues pushing forward in the federal civil rights lawsuit filed against…

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