A tax return preparer who filed fraudulent client tax returns was sentenced yesterday to almost two years in federal prison, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas …
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Current And Former Metropolitan Correctional Center Employees And Inmates Indicted For Bribery, Contraband Smuggling, Narcotics Distribution, And Obstruction Of Justice Offenses
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation …
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Hudson County Man Admits Illegal Firearm Possession
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEWARK, N.J. – A Hudson County, New Jersey, man today admitted possessing a firearm and ammunition after previously having been convicted of a felony, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig …
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Washington County Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Dealing Drugs
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPITTSBURGH – A former Washington County, PA resident has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years of imprisonment and 5 years of supervised release on her conviction for violating …
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Man Who Pointed Apparent Firearm at Police Officer Charged with Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressThe Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Jeremiah Smith, 41, of Burlington, was charged today by criminal complaint with unlawfully possessing a firearm …
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Federal Inmate Sentenced to 8 Additional Months in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute K2 Controlled Substances
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPITTSBURGH – Paris Wilson was sentenced to 8 months in prison for conspiring to distribute K2 controlled substances (Schedule I synthetic cannabinoids) while serving a federal prison sentence in 2017, …
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Cedar Rapids Man Charged with Being a Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressClyde Bell, age 40, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been charged with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. The charge is contained in an Indictment unsealed on …
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Nine Defendants Charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearms Crimes after Joint Federal, State, and Local Operation
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressFlorence, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett Dehart announced today that a joint team of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers arrested eight individuals who have …
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Passaic County Man Sentenced to 17 Months in Prison for Bank Fraud Conspiracy
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEWARK, N.J. – A Passaic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to time served – 17 months – for his role in a bank fraud conspiracy, Acting U.S. Attorney …
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Lafourche Parish Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JONATHAN JOHNSON, age 31, a resident of Thibodaux, Louisiana, pled guilty on November 3, 2021 before U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk to a one-count indictment …
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Lancaster County Man Sentenced To 120 Months’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressHARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Dillion Scott Schaffner, a/k/a “Trigger,” age 28, formerly of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on October …
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Windham Man Pleads Guilty to Failure to File a Foreign Bank Account Report
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCONCORD – Georges Mazraani, 57, of Windham, pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to willful failing to file a foreign bank account report, …
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Former Louisiana State Police Trooper Sentenced to 210 Months Imprisonment After Pleading Guilty to Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JASON BOYET, age 42, a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, and a former trooper with the Louisiana State Police, was sentenced on …
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West Haven City Employee Charged in COVID Relief Funds Fraud Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLeonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Christina …
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36-Time Felon Sentenced to Prison After Assaulting Woman with Sawed-Off Shotgun
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMiami, Florida – A federal district judge in Ft. Pierce, Florida has sentenced 40-year-old Gregory T. Fuller to eight years in federal prison for possessing a firearm while being a …
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Martinsburg man admits to role in drug trafficking and firearms conspiracy
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Antoine Paul Brown, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Brown, 38, pleaded guilty today …
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Marshall County man admits to drug charge
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressWHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Alex R. Lee, of Moundsville, West Virginia, has admitted to a methamphetamine charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Lee, 35, pleaded guilty today …
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Preston County residents indicted on charges involving insurance fraud
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Four Preston County residents are facing wire fraud charges, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. The four are charged in eight-count indictment involving wire …
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Kory Lee George Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison for Federal Firearms Offense
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressThe Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Kory Lee George, 33, of Bristol, Vermont, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss after …
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Greer Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Involving Just Under $2 Million in Coronavirus Funds
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressGreenville, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Jeffrey Gossett, 47, of Greer, has pleaded guilty to felony counts of wire fraud and money …
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San Diego CBP Officials Discuss Upcoming Changes to Travel Restrictions That Begin on November 8
SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are asking for preparedness and patience as travelers are able to take advantage of the first stage of re-opening following pandemic …
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CINCINNATI—On Friday, October 29th, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the port of Cincinnati discovered and seized methamphetamine that was concealed within two clay sculptures. While examining incoming …
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Pharr CBP Officers, Agriculture Specialists Intercept Tomato Shipment in Alleged Attempt to Circumvent Withhold Release Order
PHARR, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) Officers, Agriculture Specialists, at Pharr International Bridge detained a shipment of tomatoes from a company cited …
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TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a 19-year-old U.S. citizen attempting to smuggle 10 migrants, including three minors, in the bed of a truck near Sasabe, Arizona, Friday …
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EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol (RGV) agents discovered two residences being used for human smuggling and continue to collaborate with other law enforcement departments to combat human …