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Police say suspected serial killer ‘on a mission’ after 6 murders in California
by Reutersby ReutersBy Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Police in Stockton, California, on Tuesday released surveillance video footage of a person sought for questioning in connection with a string of six …
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WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Tanisha Porter, of Newman, California, and Penny Marie Banky, of Parkersburg, West Virginia, were indicted today on methamphetamine charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Porter, …
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Columbus man indicted on money firearms charge
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressWHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Quintae L. Stubbs, of Columbus, Ohio, was indicted today on a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Stubbs, 31, is charged with one count …
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Cleveland men indicted on money laundering charges
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressWHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Two Cleveland, Ohio men are facing money laundering charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Robert Jermele Atkinson, 41, and Micah A. Atkinson, 26, were indicted …
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Pawtucket Man Admits to Trafficking Crack Cocaine and Powder Cocaine While on Federal Supervised Release
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPROVIDENCE – Appearing before a federal judge today, a Pawtucket man has admitted that he trafficked crack and powder cocaine while on federal supervised release, having completed a term of incarceration on …
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Non-Payment of Federal Income Tax on Cryptocurrency Earnings Leads to Conviction for South Florida Resident
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMIAMI – Ethan Thomas Trainor, has pled guilty to attempted tax evasion. Trainor used sophisticated on-line techniques to conceal from the IRS over $1 million in cryptocurrency he earned through …
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Browning man admits stealing grizzly bear necklace, moccasins, eagle feathers from museum on Blackfeet Indian Reservation
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressGREAT FALLS — A Browning man today admitted to stealing culturally significant artifacts, including a grizzly bear necklace, moccasins and golden eagle feathers, from the Museum of the Plains Indian …
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Brevard, N.C. Woman Is Sentenced To 15 Years On Drug Charges
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressASHEVILLE, N.C. – U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn sentenced today Victoria Kerrigan Irby, 26, of Brevard, North Carolina, to 15 years in federal prison for trafficking narcotics, including fentanyl that …
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U.S. Attorney Romero Announces a Dozen Social Security Fraud Cases Charged as Part of Targeted Effort to Crack Down on Benefit Theft
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that so far this year, the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has charged no less …
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Elk Grove and Las Vegas Residents Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Violate the U.S. Trade Embargo on Iran
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Richard Lant, 77, of Las Vegas, Nevada, pleaded guilty today to a conspiracy to export to an embargoed country, Iran, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. On …
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Oregon Man Charged with Sexually Exploiting Minor on Discord, Additional Victims Sought
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPORTLAND, Ore.—An Oregon man has been charged with federal child exploitation crimes after he persuaded a child to engage in a sexually explicit video chat with him on Discord, a …
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Beaumont Men Indicted on Federal Violations in Animal Cruelty Case
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBEAUMONT, Texas – Two Beaumont men have been indicted for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Decorius Mire, 23, and Donaldvan Williams, …
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Man Extradited from Germany Appears in Federal Court on Charge of International Parental Kidnapping
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressHUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A former Madison County resident charged with international parental kidnapping was arraigned today in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Acting Special Agent …
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Indianapolis Man Out on Bond Sentenced to 231 Months in Federal Prison After Robbing OfferUp and Facebook Marketplace Buyers at Gunpoint
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressINDIANAPOLIS – Dujuan Lucas, 22, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 231 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to two robberies and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of both crimes …
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Oxford Junction Woman Sentenced on Federal Tax Charge
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDAVENPORT, IA – An Oxford Junction woman, Penny Lane Witt, age 48, was sentenced on September 27, 2022, to 18 months in prison for tax evasion. Witt was also ordered …
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Florida man convicted of manslaughter, assault on the Laguna Pueblo
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that a federal jury convicted Alexis Riego, 50, of Merritt Island, Florida, of …
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Repeat Felon Sentenced to 78 Months in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm While on Home Detention for Firearms Offenses
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressINDIANAPOLIS – Donahvon Troutman, 33, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to court documents, in February 2021, Troutman was serving …
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Repeat Felon Sentenced to 78 Months in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm While on Home Detention for Firearms Offenses
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressINDIANAPOLIS – Donahvon Troutman, 33, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to court documents, in February 2021, Troutman was serving …
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Box Elder woman sentenced to 10 years in prison in fatal shooting on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressGREAT FALLS — A Box Elder woman who admitted to a firearms crime after fatally shooting a man while she was in his car on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, …
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U.S. Attorney Nick Brown names both Civil and Criminal Division attorneys to focus on Environmental Justice
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSeattle – U.S. Attorney Nick Brown has named two veteran Assistant United States Attorneys to lead the Western District of Washington Environmental Justice Initiative. Criminal AUSA Seth Wilkinson and Civil …
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U.S. Attorney Nick Brown names both Civil and Criminal Division attorneys to focus on Environmental Justice
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSeattle – U.S. Attorney Nick Brown has named two veteran Assistant United States Attorneys to lead the Western District of Washington Environmental Justice Initiative. Criminal AUSA Seth Wilkinson and Civil …
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Pittsburgh Felon Indicted on Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney …
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Miami Resident Charged with Running $4.6 Million Ponzi Scheme, Spending Investor Money on Wedding and Vacations
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMIAMI — South Florida federal prosecutors have charged Judith Dianne Paris-Pinder, 49, with defrauding people out of millions by lying about the nature of proposed investments (soon-to-be paid, lawyer-negotiated insurance …
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Jefferson County man indicted on firearms charges involving “ghost guns”
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Brandon Michael Reckert, of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, was indicted this month on firearms charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Reckert, 28, was indicted on …