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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Timothy Lawrence Carll, a 67-year-old Fairfax resident, entered a guilty plea today for unlawful possession of a machine gun. Court records indicate that Carll had four fully …

Marcia Joseph, 57, of Baldwin, New York, pleaded guilty to wire fraud at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn. She admitted to embezzling approximately $2.3 million from her employer, a non-profit …

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Jonathan Woodworth, a 45-year-old from Riverside-Albert, New Brunswick, Canada, received a 12-year prison sentence for attempting to entice and coerce a 10-year-old child into sexual activity. …

ALBUQUERQUE – Joel Ruiz, 65, from Dulce, was found guilty of aggravated sexual abuse by a federal jury after a day and a half of deliberation. United States Attorney Alexander …

Ethan Porter, a 33-year-old resident of Cedar Rapids, has been sentenced to 110 months in federal prison for being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. The sentence was …

ERIE, Pa. – A Franklin, Pennsylvania resident was sentenced to 40 months in prison for violating federal firearms laws. United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced the sentencing, which took …

MACON, Ga. – Travis Leroy Ball, a 56-year-old resident of Barnesville, Georgia, pled guilty today in federal court to a charge of mailing threatening communications. U.S. District Judge C. Ashley …

This morning, German national Horst Jicha, 64, will be arraigned at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, facing charges of securities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering conspiracies in connection with …

GREENSBORO – Nicole DuPré, Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) for the Middle District of North Carolina, has been named the 2023 Assistant United States Attorney of the Year for North …

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has issued a stipulated order against Response Tree LLC and its president, Derek Thomas Doherty, following allegations of violating the …

Hattiesburg, Miss. – In observance of National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, U.S. Attorney Todd Gee and his staff are intensifying their efforts to combat human trafficking. The U.S. Attorney’s Office …

United States Attorney Clint Johnson has revealed the outcomes of the January 2024 Federal Grand Jury B session, resulting in multiple indictments for violations of U.S. law. Key indictments include: …

Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg has announced the guilty plea of Angel Ruben Hernandez, Jr., 75, of Altamonte Springs, on three counts of failing to record …

Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg has announced the guilty plea of Robert Lee Pringle, 35, from Orlando, for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Pringle …

Burlington, Vermont – U.S. Attorney Nikolas P. Kerest announced significant financial recoveries by the District of Vermont in Fiscal Year 2023. The office collected a total of $3,106,754.45 through various …

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Justin Washington, a 24-year-old resident of Columbia, was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges of Possession of Stolen Firearms and Possession …

NEW YORK — Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, along with officials from the Justice Department’s Tax Division, the FBI, the IRS-CI, and …

PROVIDENCE, RI – Zachary A. Cunha, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, announced the collection of $6,952,328.06 in criminal and civil actions during Fiscal Year 2023. The …

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA – Zsa Zsa Bouvier Couch, a 55-year-old resident of Montgomery, Alabama, was sentenced to 45 months in prison for fraudulent activities related to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), …

PROVIDENCE, RI – The first annual coat drive organized by the Rhode Island U.S. Attorney’s Office (RI-USAO) took place on January 18th at Kennedy Plaza in Providence. The event, led …

SAN FRANCISCO – David Scott Cacchione, 59, of San Carlos, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud related to an investment fraud scheme. This announcement was made …

SOUTH BEND – Quintin Ferguson, a 34-year-old resident of South Bend, Indiana, has been sentenced to 240 months in prison following his guilty plea to arson. United States District Court …

BILLINGS – Jeffrey Prettypaint, a 30-year-old man from Crow Agency, was sentenced to five years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his involvement in methamphetamine trafficking. …

SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California has announced the collection of $30,730,539.87 in criminal and civil actions for Fiscal Year 2023. Of this …

SEATTLE – Jodi Hamrick, a former bookkeeper for a Mukilteo, Washington, flooring company, was convicted today in U.S. District Court in Seattle on multiple charges, including four counts of wire …