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A Taliban commander in charge of suicide bombers in Kabul, Afghanistan, was selected as police chief for one of the country’s capital districts, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. …
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Biden Ditches Alaska Oil Drilling Project That Would’ve Created Thousands Of Jobs
The Biden administration abandoned an oil and gas drilling project in Alaska approved by former President Donald Trump, which it had previously defended. The Department of the Interior failed to …
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Defendant Pleads Guilty to Theft of Funds in Connection with COVID-19 Fraud Case
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLAFAYETTE, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Burnell Gabriel Zachary, 37, of Arnaudville, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Carol Whitehurst …
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Brooklyn Man Charged With Enticement Of Two 14-Year-Old Children
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Ricky J. Patel, the Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Department …
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Federal Prosecution of La Placita Robbery Concludes with Final Sentencngs
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBowling Green, Kentucky– Two Honduran nationals, Jonny Alexander Reyes-Martinez and Jorge Santos Caballero-Melgar were sentenced on Monday in U.S. District Court in Bowling Green. Reyes was sentenced to 262 months …
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Owner of Construction and Building Inspection Businesses and Two Employees Charged with Tax Fraud
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Department of Justice’s Tax Division announced that RANDY A. FARRELL SR., and DAVID FARRELL, both of Jefferson Parish, and DAWN FARRELL …
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CEO Of East Bay-Based Internet Companies Marketing Child-Friendly Services Indicted On Wire Fraud And Securities Fraud Charges
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury has indicted Alan Anderson, charging him with wire fraud and securities fraud charges related to a scheme to use materially false and fraudulent …
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Billings man sentenced to prison for bad check scheme, illegal possession of firearm
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBILLINGS — A Billings man who admitted to defrauding local businesses by passing stolen and forged checks and to illegally possessing a firearm was sentenced today to five years and …
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Former Pain Management Doctor Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Sexually Abusing Patients Across Multiple States Over The Course Of Over 15 Years
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that RICARDO CRUCIANI was arrested this morning and charged in connection with his sexual abuse of …
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Bronx Gang Member Convicted Of Two Attempted Murders
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict yesterday against JOSE CABAN, a/k/a “Nene,” on four counts …
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Tulsa Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investor and Banks of Millions of Dollars
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressA con artist who defrauded a man out of $4.5 million and defrauded banks out of $3.9 million pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint …
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Federal Jury Convicts Felon in Possession of a Firearm
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal jury convicted a Marion County man on Tuesday of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of …
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Suitland Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Coercion of a 14-Year-Old Child
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressGreenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Sean Levan Henson, age 28, of Suitland, Maryland to 10 years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised …
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Jury Convicts Tulsa Man for the Assault and Attempted Kidnapping of an Intimate Partner
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressA federal jury today convicted a Tulsa man who assaulted and attempted to kidnap his wife then called her from jail trying to convince her to lie to authorities about …
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Over 60% Of Americans Say Biden’s Policies Are To Blame For Accelerating Inflation
Over 60% of Americans said that President Joe Biden’s policies were at least somewhat responsible for the accelerating inflation in the United States, a new poll shows. A Politico/Morning Consult …
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Procter And Gamble To Raise Prices Of Popular Goods Citing Increasing Transportation And Material Costs
Procter and Gamble said Tuesday it is raising prices on a variety of popular home goods due to a sharp increase in freight transportation and raw materials costs. The company behind …
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The Number Of Police Officers Assaulted On The Job Skyrocketed In 2020, FBI Crime Data Shows
Bryan Babb on October 19, 2021 Violence against law enforcement officials increased dramatically in 2020, according to a Monday FBI press release. Over 60,000 assaults on law enforcement officers while in …
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A majority of Americans say Facebook should censor more content and impose stricter standards for what appears on its platform, according to a new poll. Just over two-thirds of Americans …
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Jury convicts Lodge Grass man of sexually abusing children on Northern Cheyenne, Crow Indian reservations
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBILLINGS — A jury today convicted a Lodge Grass man of sexually abusing two children in the 1990s on the Northern Cheyenne and the Crow Indian reservations, Acting U.S. …
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Sioux City Woman Pleads to Conspiracy to Distribute Over 42 Pounds of Methamphetamine
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressA Sioux City woman who conspired to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine pled guilty on October 18, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City. Heather Sorgdrager, age 41, from Sioux …
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Delaware Facility Supervisor Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison for Tax Evasion and Interstate Transportation of Stolen Goods
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBaltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Joseph Kukta, age 45 of Laurel, Delaware, to 42 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, …
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Todd County Man Indicted for Possession of Methamphetamine with the Intent to Distribute
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressOur nationwide commitment to reducing gun crime in America Help us combat the proliferation of sexual exploitation crimes against children. Making sure that victims of federal crimes are …
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Cherokee County Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of Firearms
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressA man who illegally possessed firearms pled guilty October 18, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City. Reese Hageman, 36, from Marcus, Iowa, an unlawful user of methamphetamine, was convicted …
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AAU Basketball Coach Charged with Federal Enticement of a Minor and Drug Offenses
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLeonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, …