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Justice Dept. announces millions in cuts to 'wasteful' grants

Pam Bondi, the U.S. Attorney General, announced that the Department of Justice has initiated efforts to eliminate millions of dollars in what she described as "wasteful" grant spending.


Iranian national detained after illegally crossing into U.S. from Canada

U.S. Border Patrol agents in Michigan, aided by local residents, detained an Iranian citizen on Sunday for illegally entering the United States from Canada.


Bangladesh citizen arrested in Buffalo for undisclosed murder charges

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Buffalo arrested a citizen of Bangladesh at the Peace Bridge border crossing.


Federal jury convicts Minneapolis felon on firearms and machinegun charges

A federal jury in St. Paul, Minnesota, has reached a guilty verdict in the trial of Clenest Demon Wells, Jr., as confirmed by Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa D. Kirkpatrick.


Lincoln jury convicts two men on multiple drug charges

Two men from Lincoln, Nebraska have been found guilty on drug-related charges.


Maryland man indicted for support to Cameroon separatists, facing 15-year sentence

A federal grand jury in Baltimore has indicted Eric Tano Tataw, a 38-year-old Cameroonian national from Gaithersburg, Maryland.


Drug supplier Alejandro Manuel B. Gagarin receives 12-month sentence in Guam

Shawn N. Anderson, United States Attorney for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, has announced the sentencing of Alejandro Manuel B. Gagarin.


Spokane Valley couple guilty of COVID-19 relief fraud involving EIDL funds

A Spokane Valley couple, Raymond Joe and Jennifer Lynn Hilderbrand, has been found guilty by a federal jury on multiple fraud charges related to COVID-19 relief funds.


Michigan man receives five-year sentence for tax-refund laundering

Jerome Brown, a 42-year-old resident of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for laundering money stolen from federal and North Carolina state tax refunds. U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow also ordered Brown to...


Couple sentenced for SNAP fraud, drugs and firearms charges in Guam

Antonio J. Toves and Christina J. Toves have been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to charges of SNAP fraud, drug offenses, and illegal firearms possession.


Louisville felon pleads guilty to illegal firearm possession, awaits sentencing in August

Yesterday, a Louisville resident named Dajuan Simonton, 31, admitted guilt in a federal court for unlawfully possessing a firearm.


President highlights forest management and economic impacts in Arbor Day message

Arbor Day, celebrated annually to plant and nurture trees, originated in Nebraska on April 10, 1872.


Raleigh drug store robber sentenced to 25 years in prison

A man involved in multiple drug store robberies in Raleigh, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.


Department of Education revises foreign funding enforcement, investigates UC Berkeley

The U.S. Department of Education has decided to shift the enforcement of Section 117 of the Higher Education Act back to the Office of General Counsel (OGC).


Missouri man sentenced to 20 years for producing child pornography

U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp has sentenced Ian Wood to 20 years in prison for producing child pornography and surreptitiously recording women at the hospital where he worked.


Transnational trafficker sentenced to 25 years for methamphetamine conspiracy

Ye Fang, a citizen of the People's Republic of China, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after being convicted of conspiracy to possess over 500 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.


CEO pleads guilty in case involving false statements about medical payments

The CEO of SpineFrontier, Inc., Dr. Kingsley R. Chin, has admitted guilt in relation to false statements made to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).


Choctaw County resident sentenced for meth and firearm crimes

Joe Clay Harris, a 40-year-old resident of Boswell, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 56 months in prison.


Guam woman sentenced to 10 years for meth distribution conspiracy

Lorina Ann Fejeran, also known as Lori Leon Guerrero, has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison.


Ecuadorian national faces federal reentry charge in Connecticut court

Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced charges against Stanlin Daniel Vasquez-Salinas, also known as “Stalin Vasquez-Salinas” and “Stalin Vasquez.” The 25-year-old Ecuadorian national, who...