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News Release: McAllen, Texas - A total of five people have been arrested on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Marcus Douglas, 53, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for the coercion and enticement of a minor. Douglas pleaded guilty to the charge on Aug. 31, 2022.


Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Money From Alaska Native Village

News Release: ANCHORAGE - A Minto woman entered a guilty plea for embezzling, stealing, and obtaining by fraud money that was owned and under the care, custody, and control of an Indian tribal government.


News Release: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson), a multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, has agreed to plead guilty and pay a criminal penalty of more than $206 million after breaching a 2019 Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA).


“Chesapeake Bandits” Wanted for a Series of Robberies Targeting Armored Vehicle Employees; Reward Offered

News Release: “Chesapeake Bandits" Wanted for a Series of Robberies Targeting Armored Vehicle Employees; Reward Offered.


News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - Her Tou Yang, age 42, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced on Feb. 15, 2023, to 60 months and 1 day in prison following his plea of guilty to possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. After he is released from prison, Yang will serve two years of supervised release.


Pottawattamie County Man Sentenced for Firearm Offense

News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - Cornelius Lavaughn David, age 35, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced on Feb. 15, 2023, to 30 months in prison following his plea of guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. After he is released from prison, David will serve three years of supervised release.


Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to $3 Million Wire and Bankruptcy Fraud Scheme

News Release: DETROIT- A real estate investor pleaded guilty yesterday to stealing over $3 million in a wire and bankruptcy fraud scheme, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced.


News Release: Man Sought for Various Crimes Against Children While Living in Manhattan Beach, Believed to Have Fled to the Philippines.


News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A San Antonio woman was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in San Antonio to 100 months in prison for possession with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.


News Release: Memphis, TN - Kedric Reese, 21, has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for carjacking, discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence and illegal possession of a stolen firearm. United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the sentence today.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Chairman Tom McClintock (R-CA) launched an investigation into reports that an unaccompanied alien child and MS-13 gang member murdered a 20-year-old Maryland woman in July 2022.


Grand Rapids Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing and Selling Guns

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced today that Anthony Darnell Patterson, 29, of Grand Rapids was sentenced to ten years in federal prison for illegally possessing and selling guns. Chief U.S. District Judge Hala Y. Jarbou also ordered Patterson to spend three years on supervised release following his confinement.


Federal Court Bars Three Florida Tax Return Preparer and a Business From Preparing Tax Returns and Orders Them to Disgorge Ill-Gotten Gains

News Release: A federal court in Miami, Florida, has entered permanent injunctions against Rudy Aly, Rhonda Hudge, Cindy Odige, and TUPS Tax, LLC, barring them from preparing federal tax returns for others and owning or operating a tax preparation business. Aly was enjoined after failing to respond to the United States’ complaint. Hudge, Odige, and TUPS Tax consented to their injunctions.


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A St. Paul man has pleaded guilty to illegal possession of firearms, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Departments of Justice, Commerce and Treasury Issue Joint Compliance Note on Russia-Related Sanctions Evasion and Export Controls

News Release: The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC), and the Department of Justice today issued a joint compliance note on the use of third-party intermediaries or transshipment points to evade Russian- and Belarussian-related ...


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today the arrest of KEVIN CHIU, a former business relationship manager at a financial...


News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Terrance Paul Snow (22, North Fort Myers) with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. If convicted, Snow faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. The indictment also notifies Snow that the United States intends to forfeit a Taurus Model 85.38 Special revolver and 4 rounds of.38 ammunition, which are alleged to be traceable to the offense.


News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission today announced the resumption of negotiations on an EU-U.S. agreement to facilitate access to electronic evidence in criminal investigations. Officials from the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of State, and European Commission plan ...


USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP offers new grant application process starting March 3

OJJDP FY 2023 Juvenile Justice System Reform and Reinvestment Initiative grant opened on March 3.