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St. Louis Man Sentenced to 6.5 Years in Prison for Shooting Up Gas Station

News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey on Monday sentenced a man from St. Louis, Missouri to 6 ½ years in prison for a shooting at a St. Louis gas station in 2021.


Undocumented Man Gets 46 Months in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A man originally from Mexico was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison in a U.S. District Court on Wednesday after admitting to possessing hundreds of grams of a controlled substance containing fentanyl with intent to distribute.


Overland Park Woman Sentenced for Bank Fraud

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


Media Alert: Armed and Dangerous Michigan Bank Robbery Fugitive on the Run in Vermilion County

News Release: Media Alert: Armed and Dangerous Michigan Bank Robbery Fugitive on the Run in Vermilion County.


There were four notices published by the Justice Department in week ending Jan. 14, according to the Federal Register.


“ELDER JUSTICE ACT OF 2004” published by the Congressional Record  on Dec. 8, 2004

“ELDER JUSTICE ACT OF 2004“ was published in the Senate section on pages S12047-S12048 on Dec. 8, 2004


News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Last week, Francisco Pantoja, 25, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker to nine years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Pantoja pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl in connection with the overdose death of a young person in July 2020.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, was convicted of a possessing with intent to distribute a quantity of a mixture and substance containing a detectible amount of heroin and a detectible amount of fentanyl, and a quantity of a mixture and substance containing a detectible amount of cocaine, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal jury yesterday convicted former Correctional Officer Andre Davis, a/k/a “2 Chainz," age 37, of Baltimore, for a racketeering conspiracy at the Chesapeake Detention Facility (CDF), in Baltimore, Maryland, after a seven-day trial. Two other correctional officers (COs), four...


Cecil County Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking of a Child

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - On Jan. 17, 2023, U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Xavier Lee, a/k/a “X," age 44, of Elkton, Maryland, to 150 months in federal prison, followed by 25 years of supervised release, for sex trafficking of a minor. Judge Hollander also ordered Lee to pay restitution...


Edward Mullins, Former President of NYPD Sergeants’ Union, Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Union and Its Members

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that EDWARD MULLINS, the former President of the Sergeants Benevolent Association (“SBA"), the union that represents all current and former Sergeants of the New York City Police Department, pled guilty today...


News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - James Edward Cook, 43, of Arnett, pleaded guilty today to attempted enticement of a minor.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Lawrence Man Convicted of Threatening U.S. Congressman

News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A federal jury convicted a Kansas man today for making death threats against a United States congressman.


Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Kinetochem LLC discussed on Jan. 20 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


North Korean National Sentenced for Money Laundering Offenses

News Release: Mun Chol Myong (Mun), 55, a national of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to time served of 45 months’ imprisonment for multiple money laundering offenses. Mun laundered funds through the U.S. financial system ...


Four Defendants Sentenced for Drug Trafficking in Geneva County

News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - A fourth defendant was sentenced this week for his role in selling methamphetamine in Alabama’s Wiregrass region, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart. This concludes a series of federal sentencings that resulted from a Geneva County drug trafficking investigation beginning in 2019.


Arrest and Criminal Charges Announced Against British and Russian Businessmen for Facilitating Sanctions Evasion of Russian Oligarch’s $90 Million Yacht

News Release: Two businessmen, Vladislav Osipov, 51, a Russian national, and Richard Masters, 52, a United Kingdom national, are charged in separate indictments unsealed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, with facilitating a sanctions evasion and money laundering scheme in relation to the ...


News Release: WASHINGTON - An indictment was unsealed today in the Western District of Wisconsin charging a Wisconsin man with one count of labor trafficking.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal jury convicted a Falls Church man yesterday evening on charges of unlawful possession of unregistered silencers.