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News Release: An MS-13 gang member was sentenced today to more than five years in federal prison for a drug crime, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.


Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty to Carrying Eight Pounds of Meth Aboard Bus

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Las Vegas, Nevada, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to possessing more than eight pounds of methamphetamine in his duffel bag aboard a bus passing through Kansas City, Mo.


Rochester  Man Charged With Being A Felon In Possession Of Ammunition

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Raymond G. Girard, 34, of Rochester, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of ammunition, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal firearm laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas woman was sentenced to 33 months in prison for bank fraud.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DANIELLE DORSETT, age 54, and her brother, BYRON J. LAFOREST, age 50, both residents of Atlanta, Georgia, were sentenced on Jan. 19, 2023 for conspiracy to use false or counterfeit passports.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DEREK JONES, a disbarred California attorney, was sentenced today to five and a half years in prison. JONES ran fraudulent investment funds, including real-estate investment firms and a venture-capital firm...


Child Predator Sentenced to 15 Years for Producing, Sharing Child Pornography

News Release: AUSTIN, Texas - A Florence, Texas man was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for the sexual exploitation of a child and production of child pornography.


Leader of Trenton Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Trenton man was sentenced today to 228 months in prison for his role as the leader of a significant drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed more than one kilogram of heroin in Trenton and the surrounding area, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


USDOJ-OJP-NIJ offers new grant application process starting Jan. 25

NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship grant opened on Jan. 25.


Jefferson County Woman Pleads Guilty in Return to Sender Drug Trafficking Investigation

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to violation of federal narcotics, firearms, and money laundering laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around the counties of Jefferson, Clearfield, and Allegheny, United States Attorney Cindy Chung announced today.


Madison Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Illegal Gun Possession

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Alexander Jefferson-Cooper, 29, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 60 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon. This prison term will be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release.


Federal Jury Convicts Westbrook Man of Sexually Exploiting a Child

News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Westbrook man was convicted today of two counts of sexually exploiting a child after a two-day jury trial in U.S. District Court in Portland.


Oklahoma Man Sentenced to Serve One Year in Federal Prison for Unwanted Sexual Contact Onboard Flight

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Last week, ANTONIO MAURICE WILSON, 53, of Clinton, Oklahoma, was sentenced to twelve months in federal prison for knowingly engaging in sexual contact with another person without her permission while onboard a flight, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.


Philadelphia Man Brought Distribution-Size Quantities of Heroin to Greater Pittsburgh Area

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. resident pleaded guilty in federal court to violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A Cleveland man and a Wheeling woman pled guilty today to fentanyl trafficking charges, admitting that they conspired to distribute significant quantities of the lethal drug.


Buffalo Man And Woman Plead Guilty To Cocaine Charge

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jose A Solis-Pizzaro, 43, and Mirelys Camacho Betancourt, 27, both of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to attempt to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.


Corfu Woman Sentenced For Her Role In Fraudulent African Orphanage Scheme

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Julie Keller, 57, of Corfu, NY, who was convicted of wire fraud, was sentenced to serve one year probation, and pay restitution totaling $162,853.59, by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.


Federal Grand Jury Indicts Thibodaux Man for Drug Trafficking Offense

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On Jan. 12, 2023, a federal grand jury in New Orleans, Louisiana returned a one-count indictment, on Jan. 12, 2023, charging a man for violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act.


El Paso Man Pleads Guilty to Operating Ponzi Scheme Disguised as Crypto Investment Firm

News Release: EL PASO, Texas - An El Paso man pleaded guilty in federal court here last week to five counts of wire fraud.