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Alleged Major Bolivian Drug Trafficker Extradited from Argentina to the United States
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressAssistant U. S. Attorney Kyle Martin (619) 546-7726 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – October 5, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Victor Hugo Anez Vaca Diez, aka Chi Chi, alleged leader of a …
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United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland Prosecutes Three Men on Violent Crime Charges Relating to Domestic Abuse
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressGreenbelt, Maryland – In recognition of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland is highlighting the recent prosecution of three defendants, …
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Canadian National Sentenced in Connection with Ransomware Attacks Resulting in the Payment of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Ransoms
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTampa, FL – A Canadian man was sentenced to 20 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $21,500,000 today for his role in NetWalker ransomware attacks. The Court will order …
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Canadian National Sentenced in Connection with Ransomware Attacks Resulting in the Payment of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Ransoms
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTampa, FL – A Canadian man was sentenced to 20 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $21,500,000 today for his role in NetWalker ransomware attacks. The Court will order …
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas Joins Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force to Protect Older Americans
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSAN ANTONIO – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas announced today that as part of its continuing efforts to protect older adults and bring perpetrators of …
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Former Washington State Correctional Officer Sentenced to Forty-Six Months in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Smuggle Drugs and Cell Phones into the Benton County Jail
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressRichland, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Eric Christian, age 34, of Kennewick, Washington, was sentenced by Chief …
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U.S. Attorney’s Office For The Western District of North Carolina Takes Part In Department’s Wide-Ranging Efforts To Protect Older Adults
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King joins the Justice Department in announcing today the results of the Department’s efforts over the past year to protect older adults from …
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U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho Takes Part in Department of Justice’s Comprehensive Efforts to Protect Older Adults
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBOISE – The Justice Department announced today the results of its efforts over the past year to protect older adults from fraud and exploitation. During the past year, the Department …
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U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California Takes Part in Department’s Wide-Ranging Efforts to Protect Older Adults
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressAssistant U. S. Attorney Oleksandra Johnson (619) 546-9769 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – October 4, 2022 San Diego, CA – The Justice Department announced today the results of its efforts over …
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FSM Citizen Sentenced for Attempted Illegal Reentry to the United States
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressHagatña, Guam – SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant Clarence Poch a.k.a. J.M. Irons, age 43, a …
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Former hacker sentenced for stealing computer power to mine cryptocurrency and stealing the personal information of more than 100 million people
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSeattle – A 37-year-old former Seattle tech worker was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to time served and 5 years of probation including location and computer monitoring …
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U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland Joins the Justice Department’s Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force to Protect Older Americans
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBaltimore, Maryland – United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron announced today that as part of the Office’s continuing efforts to protect older adults and to …
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‘The Mayor Just Laughs In Your Face’: Watters Calls Out Dem City Politicians’ Failure To Crackdown On Crime
‘The Mayor Just Laughs In Your Face’: Watters Calls Out Dem City Politicians’ Failure To Crackdown On Crime Harold Hutchison on October 3, 2022 Fox News host Jesse Watters …
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United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina Appoints Environmental Justice Coordinator
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCOLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — United States Attorney Adair F. Boroughs has announced the appointment of Assistant United States Attorney Johanna Valenzuela to be the District’s first Environmental Justice Coordinator. Environmental Justice …
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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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U.S. Attorney Designates Two Assistant U.S. Attorneys to Coordinate the Office’s Environmental Justice Efforts
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPITTSBURGH – United States Attorney Cindy Chung has named two Assistant U.S. Attorneys to oversee the office’s Environmental Justice work. Criminal Division AUSA Nicole Vasquez-Schmitt and Civil AUSA Jacqueline Brown …
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Madera County Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Cultivate Marijuana in the Sierra National Forest
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressFRESNO, Calif. — Carson Shane Wilhite, 43, of Ahwahnee, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to manufacture, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute marijuana and possessing a firearm in …
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Maryland U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron Announces More Than $5.4 Million in Grants from the Department of Justice to Reduce Community Violence in Baltimore
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBaltimore, Maryland – United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron announced today that the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today announced grant awards …
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U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama Announces New Public Reporting Procedure for Environmental Justice and Environmental Crimes
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMontgomery, Alabama – Today, United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart announced new ways for individuals within the Middle District of Alabama to report environmental justice …
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Charles County Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing in Firearms Without a License and for Transporting the Firearms From Out of State With the Intent to Sell Them
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressGreenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Deante Mandel Duckett, age 37, of Cheverly, Maryland, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised …
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Memphis Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking 17-Year-Old Female into the New Orleans Area to Perform Commercial Sex Acts
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DOMINIQUE PEEPLES, age 25, from Memphis, Tennessee, pleaded guilty on September 28, 2022 to Sex Trafficking of a Minor, …
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‘The Deepest Level Of Corruption’: Tucker Blasts FBI Inaction Over Firebombed Pregnancy Center
‘The Deepest Level Of Corruption’: Tucker Blasts FBI Inaction Over Firebombed Pregnancy Center Harold Hutchison on September 29, 2022 Fox News host Tucker Carlson blasted the FBI Thursday evening …
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North Carolina Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Attempts to Interfere with Administration of Internal Revenue Laws
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSIOUX FALLS – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that a Burgaw, North Carolina, man convicted of Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Attempts to Interfere with …
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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 …