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New Orleans man pleads guilty to violating federal gun control act

Janard Walton, a 41-year-old resident of New Orleans, has pleaded guilty to violating the Federal Gun Control Act.


Tennessee man sentenced to prison for role in drug trafficking ring

A federal judge has sentenced Michael Bailey, 38, of Spring City, Tennessee, to 25 years in federal prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking operation across Tennessee.


St. Louis man indicted for alleged COVID-19 relief fund fraud

Cortney Merritts, a 46-year-old resident of St. Louis, Missouri, has been indicted on two counts of wire fraud.


Milwaukee man sentenced to five years for fentanyl trafficking

Marcus Stokes, a 45-year-old resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for possession of over 40 grams of fentanyl with the intent to distribute.


Okmulgee man pleads guilty to robbery, transporting stolen vehicle, and assault

Vincent Jerome May, a 37-year-old resident of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to multiple offenses, including robbery in Indian Country, interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle, and assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a...


Trump addresses education reform and legal issues in Truth Social posts

On March 20th, Donald J. Trump posted multiple messages on Truth Social addressing educational empowerment and legal matters involving Paul, Weiss law firm.


Executive order targets information silos in federal agencies

By the authority vested in the President by the Constitution and U.S. laws, a new executive order has been issued to address waste, fraud, and abuse by removing information silos within federal agencies.


Florida man receives prison sentence for threats against CAIR Michigan

Michael Shapiro, a 73-year-old resident of West Palm Beach, Florida, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for making death threats against the Michigan Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).


Dominican national pleads guilty to illegal re-entry into US

A Dominican national, Odanis Manuel Brea Mejia, has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland to the charge of illegally entering the United States after a prior removal.


Cuban national charged with bank robbery using replica firearm

A Cuban national, Anoy Lopez-Bles, made his initial court appearance in Las Vegas before United States Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on Wednesday.


Tahlequah resident pleads guilty to federal firearm charge

Laura Gema Carroll, a 36-year-old resident of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, has pled guilty to a federal firearm charge, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.


California doctors settle fraud claims involving electroacupuncture devices

Zachary J. Lipman, MD, from Chico, and Michael Woo-Ming, MD, from Murrieta have agreed to settlements totaling $375,000 with the United States government.


Philadelphia man sentenced for role in drug trafficking organization

United States Attorney David Metcalf announced the sentencing of Alex Wellman Castro Frias, a 51-year-old Dominican citizen residing in Philadelphia.


Rhode Island man pleads guilty to enticement of minor and murder-for-hire plot

A Rhode Island man, previously convicted of child molestation and registered as a sex offender, has admitted to enticing a minor for sexual encounters and plotting a murder-for-hire to silence the victim.


Mexican man indicted for false claim to US citizenship

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced the indictment of Jose Arturo Perez Ramirez, a 33-year-old Mexican citizen.


Lexington Park man faces federal charges for illegal firearm possession

A federal grand jury has indicted Jerod Adam Taylor, a 39-year-old resident of Lexington Park, Maryland, for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


Trump orders consolidation of federal procurement under General Services Administration

By the authority of the U.S. President, a new order has been issued to streamline federal procurement processes.


Former office manager sentenced for embezzling $1.5 million from senior care facility

Amy Elizabeth Curry, a former office manager at Silver Bluff, LLC in Canton, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for embezzling over $1.5 million from the senior living facility. U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson announced the...


Man arrested for alleged bomb threats across multiple Alaskan locations

A man was apprehended on March 6 in Flagstaff, Arizona, following an indictment by a federal grand jury in Alaska.


Trump praises Senator Risch and announces executive order on education

Former President Donald J. Trump made several posts on March 20 via Truth Social.