Justice For J6 Rally Organizer Said The Group Was In Constant Contact With Law Enforcement Ahead Of The Event

The organization behind the “Justice for J6” rally in Washington Sept. 18 was in constant contact with multiple law enforcement agencies ahead of the event, Look Ahead America Executive Director Matt Braynard…

California Tobacco Executive Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Evade Federal Excise Taxes on Dominican Cigars

Miami, Florida – A California tobacco company executive on Thursday admitted his participation in a fraudulent scheme to avoid the payment of millions of dollars in excise taxes on imported tobacco products.…

Maryland Man Facing Federal Indictment For Fraudulently Obtaining $3.5 Millions In COVID Relief Funds

Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Rudolph Elwood Brooks, Jr., age 45, of Bowie, Maryland, with federal wire fraud and money laundering charges. The indictment was…

Two Officers Indicted on Charges in Death of 20-Year-Old Karon Hylton-Brown

WASHINGTON – An indictment was unsealed today charging two members of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) with offenses stemming from the Oct. 23, 2020, police vehicular…

Virginia Doctor Pleads Guilty to $1.8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Virginia doctor pleaded guilty today to his role in a $1.8 million health care fraud scheme to prescribe medically unnecessary compounded pain and scar creams and other expensive…

Convicted Felon Sentenced for Narcotics Trafficking and Manufacturing “Ghost Guns”

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A District Heights, Maryland man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for distributing heroin and cocaine, and for his involvement in manufacturing untraceable “ghost guns” from the…

Ohio man admits to drug charges

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Rashaad Shadee Washington, of Pleasant City, Ohio, has admitted to drug charges, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Washington, 37, pleaded guilty today to one count…

Baltimore Man Sentenced To Seven Years In Federal Prison For Bank Fraud

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Allen Lamin, a/k/a “Allen Simon”, age 33, of Baltimore, Maryland, to seven years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release,…

Former Employment Security Department employee indicted for filing false unemployment claims and demanding kickbacks

Tacoma – A former employee of Washington State’s Employment Security Department has been charged in a 20-count indictment for his scheme to exploit his employment for personal enrichment and to fraudulently distribute…

Willamette Valley Grass Seed Company Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Willamette Valley wholesale grass seed distributor pleaded guilty today in federal court for knowingly concealing a scheme to defraud the Jacklin Seed Company, then a subsidiary of the J.R. Simplot…

Dulles CBP Seizes 50,000 Marijuana Atomizers from China

STERLING, Virginia – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized more than 50,000 marijuana atomizers on Wednesday that were shipped from China to an address in Manassas, Virginia. The shipment initially…

Baltimore CBP Officers Continue to Seize Unreported Currency and Marijuana from Travelers

BALTIMORE – It’s a gamble that many travelers continue to lose as U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) continue to seize unreported currency…

Man who raped two children in New Jersey before fleeing to Brazil captured

WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) assisted in the arrest of a 44-year-old Brazilian national by Brazilian authorities on Sept. 10. The suspect was under investigation…

Defense Bill Sails Through The House With $24 Billion Increase

The House late Thursday passed the National Defense Authorization Act after a marathon day of voting on hundreds of amendments as Congress continues work toward a government funding bill with a potential…

Arrest Made in Stabbing in Northeast D.C.

WASHINGTON D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fifth District announced an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Knife) offense that occurred on Wednesday,…

D.C. Police seek assistance in Identifying suspects in shooting

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Third District seek the public’s assistance in identifying suspects and a vehicle in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense…

Suspect Sought in Southeast D.C. Armed Robbery

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sixth District seek the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in reference to an Armed Robbery (Gun) offense that occurred on Tuesday, September…

District Man Sentenced to 51 Months in Federal Prison for Series of Bank Robberies

WASHINGTON –Micheal Antonio Smith, 33, of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to 51 months of imprisonment for robbing three Wells Fargo Bank branches within the District…

Tax preparer convicted of multiple counts of tax fraud for filing false tax returns

Seattle – A 58-year-old resident of Pacific, Washington, was convicted late yesterday in U.S. District Court in Seattle, of 14 counts of aiding and abetting the filing of false tax returns, announced…

United States Returns to Iraq Rare Cuneiform Tablet Bearing Portion of the Epic of Gilgamesh

Today, the United States has returned to the Republic of Iraq a rare cuneiform tablet bearing a portion of the epic of Gilgamesh, a Sumerian poem considered one of the world’s oldest…

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