HOUSTON – A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to federal prison following his conviction for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute nearly 4,000 grams of drugs, announced U.S. …
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El Paso Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Causing Fentanyl Overdose Death
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelEL PASO, Texas – An El Paso man pleaded guilty in a federal court in El Paso to one count of distribution of fentanyl, causing death or serious bodily injury. …
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Domestic Violence Offender Is Sentenced To Prison For Possession Of A Firearm By A Felon
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelCHARLOTTE, N.C. – A convicted domestic violence offender was sentenced to prison today for possession of a firearm by a felon, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western …
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Harrison County man sentenced for federal firearms violation
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelCLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Christopher Neal Boram, II, age 38, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 80 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm. According to court documents and statements made …
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Man Extradited From Spain To Face Child Sex Abuse Charges
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelGRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Kristian Ignacio Feliz, age 24, of Danbury, Connecticut, …
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New Haven Felon Caught with Gun and Drugs Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Federal Prison
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelVanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MAURICE MENAFEE, also known as “Mo,” 34, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge …
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Three Indian River County residents sentenced to prison for drug trafficking
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelMIAMI – Three Indian River County, Florida residents were sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking crimes, following a long-term drug trafficking investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and …
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KC Husband, Wife Indicted for Sexual Exploitation of Three Child Victims
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., couple has indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to the sexual exploitation of three child victims. Houston Wade Young, 36, …
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Statement Of U.S. Attorney Damian Williams On The Convictions Of Ronald Glen Davis And William Bynum
by Indira Patelby Indira Patel“Moments ago, a Manhattan jury convicted former NBA players Ronald Glen Davis and William Bynum of a criminal scheme to defraud the NBA Players’ Health and Benefit Welfare Plan. While …
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Two Puerto Rican Men Sentenced for Federal Hate Crime Against a Latina Transgender Woman and Obstruction of Justice Charges
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelTwo Puerto Rican men were sentenced today to 33 months in prison and three years of supervised release each for federal charges of conspiracy to commit a hate crime and …
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Venezuelan Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Distributing Thousands of Fentanyl Pills
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelBOSTON – A Venezuelan man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for trafficking fentanyl. Frank Bienvenido Perez Diaz, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley …
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Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Manufacturing and Selling Ghost Guns
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelBOSTON – A previously convicted felon pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester today to manufacturing and selling firearms – including ghost guns – and unlawfully possessing ammunition. Mickie …
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Pennsylvania Man Admits $4.8 Million Cares Act Loan Fraud Scheme
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelTRENTON, N.J. – A Pennsylvania man admitted to his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain over $4.8 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans …
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Owner of New Jersey Businesses Charged with $3.2 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelNEWARK, N.J. – An owner of several New Jersey businesses was charged with fraudulently obtaining over $3.2 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger …
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Ohio Man Indicted For Making False Statements To Purchase Firearms And Selling/Transferring Firearms To Juveniles
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelTampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing an indictment charging Gabriel Gladman, (23, Akron, OH) with eight counts of providing false statements with the intent …
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Wisconsin Man Pleads Guilty To Hacking Fantasy Sports And Betting Website
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JOSEPH GARRISON pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit computer intrusion in connection with a …
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Jury Finds Man Guilty of First-Degree Murder in 2014 Christmas Eve Killing of Waitress on 14th St. NW
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelWASHINGTON –Marvin Lopez, 44, of El Salvador, was found guilty by a jury on November 14, 2023, of first-degree murder while armed for the …
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U.S.-EU Joint Statement Following the U.S.-EU Ministerial on Justice and Home Affairs
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelOn Nov. 13 and 14, the U.S.-EU Ministerial Meeting on Justice and Home Affairs took place in Washington, D.C. The United States was represented by U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. …
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Four People Sentenced in Multimillion-Dollar PPP Scheme
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelCHARLESTON, S.C. — Lori Hammond, a/k/a Lori McCracken, a/k/a Lori Blakely, 54, of Summerville, Christopher Conrad, 41, of Holly Hill, Catherine “Cassie” Needham, 38, of Manning, and Jontrell Wright, 37, of …
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U.S. Attorney Will Thompson and Law Enforcement Officials to Announce Major Drug Trafficking Indictment
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelHUNTINGTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Will Thompson will be joined by federal, state and local law enforcement officials today at 2:45 p.m. at the Sidney L. Christie Federal Building …
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Georgia Man Convicted of Felony Civil Disorder and Other Charges Related to Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelWASHINGTON – A Georgia man was convicted on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in the District of Columbia of three charges related to his conduct …
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Fugitive Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelBENTON, Ill. – Apprehended after a four-year man hunt by federal law enforcement officials, a U.S. District judge sentenced a fentanyl and heroin trafficker to 13 years in federal prison. …
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Justice Department Secures Over $900,000 Agreement with National Staffing Agency to Resolve Claims of Hiring Discrimination
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelThe Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement agreement with Kforce Inc. (Kforce), a staffing agency with 36 offices across the United States. The agreement resolves the …
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Colorado Home Health Care Owner Charged with Employment Tax Crimes
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelA federal grand jury in Denver returned an indictment yesterday charging a Colorado woman with willfully failing to account for and pay over employment taxes for several years. According to …
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Former Nurse Sentenced for Drug Diversion from Boston-Area Hospital
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelBOSTON – A former nurse was sentenced yesterday in federal court today in Boston for diverting opioids from a Boston-area hospital. Andrea Falzano, 39, of Winchester, was sentenced by U.S. …