LEXINGTON, Ky.— A Harrodsburg, Ky., man, John Michael Essex, 58,was sentenced to 408 months in federal prison on Friday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, after being convicted …
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Jury finds local man guilty of distributing fentanyl that resulted in the death of another
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressST. LOUIS –Gerald E. Cardwell, Jr. of O’Fallon, Missouri was found guilty by a jury after deliberations yesterday at the conclusion of a four-day trial held at the Thomas Eagleton …
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NIH Director Wants To ‘Track Down’ Spreaders Of Online Vaccine ‘Disinformation’
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Francis Collins stressed the dangers of incorrect claims regarding the COVID-19 vaccines and suggested tracking down spreaders of vaccine misinformation in an interview …
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Council Bluffs Man Sentenced to Prison for Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCOUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – A Council Bluffs man, Domingo Ace Vasquez, III, age 42, was sentenced on November 19, 2021, by United States District Court Senior Judge Robert W. Pratt …
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Department of Justice announces $139 Million for Law Enforcement Hiring to Advance Community Policing
by DOJ Pressby DOJ Press$375,000 Awarded to Norwalk Police Department WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced more than $139 million in grant funding through the Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS …
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Owner of a Tanker Company Sentenced to Prison for Lying to OSHA, Violating DOT Safety Standards
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPOCATELLO – A Pocatello man was sentenced to a month in federal prison, five months of home confinement, three years of supervised release, and a $15,000 fine today for lying …
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Jackson County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crime
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressGulfport, Miss. – A Jackson County man was sentenced to 120 months in prison for possessing a sawed-off shotgun in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Darren …
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Chicago Businessman Indicted on Federal Fraud Charges for Allegedly Swindling Customers and Investors Out of $350,000
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCHICAGO — A Chicago businessman who claimed to earn substantial profits from buying and selling heavy industrial equipment has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly swindling customers and …
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San Joaquin County Doctor Convicted of Illegally Prescribing Opioids to Patients
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Physician Edmund Kemprud, 78, of Dublin, was convicted today of 14 counts of illegally prescribing opioids and other controlled substances patients, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert …
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Federal Charges Filed following Record-breaking Seizure of Fentanyl and Meth
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – November 19, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Acting U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman announced federal drug charges today against Carlos Martin Quintana-Arias of Mexico, following the seizure yesterday …
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Marble City Resident Found Guilty Of Two Counts Of Murder In Indian Country And One Count Of Arson In Indian Country
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that Joseph Allen Hernandez, age 34, of Marble City, Oklahoma was found guilty by …
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Jury Finds Little Eagle Man Guilty of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child and Related Charges
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressActing United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that Kimo Little Bird, Sr., age 40, of Little Eagle, South Dakota, was found guilty of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child, …
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Bullhead City Man Convicted for Threatening to Kill Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPHOENIX, Ariz. – Yesterday, Steven Arthur Martis, 77, of Bullhead City, Arizona, was found guilty by a jury of one count of communicating an interstate threat to kill or harm …
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Facebook Employees Pushed Company To Exclude Criticism Of White People, Men From Hate Speech Rules: REPORT
Facebook employees urged executives to exclude criticism directed towards white people and men from the company’s hate speech policies, according to internal documents reported on by The Washington Post. Facebook …
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Boston Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Loaded Firearm
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. The defendant led police on a car chase before he …
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Dalton Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Children
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBOSTON – A Dalton man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield for sexual exploitation offenses. James LaFrance, 65, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni …
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Perpetrator of Domestic Violence Sentenced for Unlawfully Reentering the United States
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressThe United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont announced that Jorge Velazquez-Cordova, 33, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington for …
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Mother of FCI Petersburg Inmate who Spearheaded Bribery Scheme Sentenced
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressRICHMOND, Va. – A Baltimore, Maryland, woman was sentenced to 45 months in prison yesterday for her role in a bribery scheme that allowed for the introduction of contraband into …
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Vermont Resident Sentenced for Importing More Than 50 Kilograms of Marijuana
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressThe United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont announced that Jack M. Cohen, 36, presently of Hyde Park, Vermont, was sentenced today in United States District Court in …
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CNN Says Biden Is To Thank For Falling Gas Prices Days After Saying It Was Out Of His Control
CNN applauded President Joe Biden for declining oil prices on Friday, just 10 days after reporting that prices were out of his control. The news outlet published a story written by …
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Two Men Found Guilty of Waterloo Armed Robbery
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTwo men who worked together to rob two people at gun point were convicted by a jury yesterday after a four-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Antione …
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St. Thomas Man Charged After Conspiring to Mail Packages of Fentanyl to St. Thomas
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressST. THOMAS – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that a St. Thomas man was arrested September 14, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia and transported to St. Thomas, USVI on …
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Wake County Man Convicted of Firearm Offense in Connection with High-Speed Chase and Shooting
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressRALEIGH, N.C. – Cedrick Tyler Armstrong, 36, of Zebulon, NC was convicted in federal court yesterday of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon following a two-day jury trial. …
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Guatemalan National Convicted After Nine-Day Federal Trial for Sex Trafficking of a Minor and Related Charges
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBaltimore, Maryland – A federal jury convicted Feliciano de Jesus Diaz-Martinez, a/k/a Alex, age 43, of Owings Mills, Maryland, yesterday for sex trafficking of a child, enticement of a minor …
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Sharpsburg Man Facing Federal Indictment for Illegal Possession of Firearms, Including a Machinegun
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBaltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Jacob Matthew Martz, age 41, of Sharpsburg, Maryland, with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and …