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News Release: Mobile, AL - In the evening of May 28, Deputy U.S. Marshals and other law enforcement officers surrounded a trailer in Baytown, Texas, they suspected was occupied by long-time fugitive Norman Young, wanted since 2007 after the Drug Enforcement Agency attempted to serve a warrant on him on his 40-acre compound in northwest Mobile County.


News Release: A federal jury convicted a former elementary school teacher yesterday for sexually abusing four former students.


News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Providence woman who was previously employed by Citizens Bank admitted to a federal judge that she stole the banking information of unsuspecting individuals, businesses, and a law firm, and then provided that information to the leader of a bank fraud conspiracy, who used it to create fraudulent personal and business checks, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


Liverpool Man Sentenced for Drug and Firearm Crimes

News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Dionel Hall, age 43, of Liverpool, New York, received an 84-month prison sentence as a result of his convictions for possessing with intent to distribute a controlled substance, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, and unlawfully possessing a firearm as a felon.


North Korean National Sentenced for Money Laundering Offenses

News Release: DPRK Businessman Accessed the U.S. Financial System and Deceived U.S. Banks to Circumvent Sanctions Against North Korea.


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


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert, Acting Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris, Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni, and Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp announced two recent arrests in Fresno County that are part of increased and coordinated enforcement efforts to block the distribution of fentanyl.


News Release: A federal jury in the Northern District of Illinois convicted a Chicago man yesterday for participating in a conspiracy to pay approximately $25 million in illegal kickbacks to generate business for his durable medical equipment pharmacy.


Federal, State Agencies to Hold Public Forum to Strengthen Security of Maine’s Houses of Worship

News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: Multiple federal and state agencies are collaborating to host a Protecting Houses of Worship event series aimed at helping Maine’s faith-based organizations identify vulnerabilities and strengthen security. The next event will be held on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at the University of Maine at Augusta.


Virginia Father and Son Arrested on Felony Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendants Threw Objects at Police. WASHINGTON - A father and son from Virginia have been arrested on felony charges for their actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, including the assault of law enforcement officers. Their actions, and the actions of others, disrupted a joint...


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin today sentenced D’Andre Preston, age 26, of Baltimore, to 25 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for participating in a violent racketeering conspiracy, specifically, the NFL Criminal Enterprise, including committing...


Justice Department discusses Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Siegfried USA, LLC on Jan. 20

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


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA. - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was sentenced in federal court on charges of drug diversion and health care fraud, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the January 2023 Federal Grand Jury B.


News Release: Memphis, TN - U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the capture of Reneisha Tribble for Aggravated Assault on a Tupelo, MS Police Officer.


Former Contractor Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the United States

News Release: A dual citizen of the United States and Syria who evaded arrest for over two decades pleaded guilty today in the District of Columbia for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the United States and to pay gratuities to a federal public official.


Fort Totten, North Dakota, Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child and Sexual Abuse of Minors

News Release: Fargo - United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced that Saunders Jamel Jackson, a/k/a Saunders Jackson-Buckles, age 23 of Fort Totten, ND, appeared before Chief Judge Peter D. Welte, U.S. District Court, Fargo, ND, and was sentenced to a total of 27 years in federal prison followed by 25 years of supervised release for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child and two counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor. Jackson pleaded guilty to these offenses on Oct. 13, 2022.


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...


New York Man Pleads Guilty for Role in $4 Million Extortion Scheme

News Release: Defendant’s Brothers, Father and Mother Already Have Been Sentenced.


New Jersey Man Sentenced to Prison for Transporting Stolen Vehicles From Pennsylvania to New Jersey

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Mount Laurel, New Jersey, has been sentenced in federal court to three years imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release on his conviction of interstate transportation of stolen motor vehicles, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.