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News Release: Memphis, TN - Kevin G. Ritz, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, issued the following statement today.


News Release: An American businesswoman with international ties was sentenced in the District of Hawaii yesterday to two years in prison for her role in facilitating an unregistered lobbying campaign of the Administration of the former President of the United States and the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of foreign principals in exchange for millions of dollars.


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Second Amendment to Consent Decree Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act discussed on Jan. 19 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Evergreen Man Arrested for Making Threats of Violence to Law Enforcement Agencies and a Performing Arts Group

News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Kyle William Staebell, age 33, of Evergreen, has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with making threats to commit mass violence.


Arizona Woman Charged for Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin on I-5 in Oregon

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-An Arizona woman is facing federal charges after she was caught trafficking approximately 45,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and several additional pounds of bulk heroin on Interstate 5 near Salem, Oregon.


News Release: An Arkansas man pleaded guilty today to attempting to evade the assessment of federal income taxes.


Woman Convicted for Billing Claims as Part of $65 Million Pharmaceutical “Coupon” Fraud

News Release: A Dearborn woman was convicted on Friday by a federal jury on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud, related to her participation in a multi-year scheme to obtain more than $65 million from numerous pharmaceutical co-pay assistance programs, announced U.S. Attorney Dawn N. Ison.


News Release: FBI Offering $25,000 Rewards for Information in Series of Attacks Against Reproductive Health Service Facilities.


News Release: Three Texas men were sentenced yesterday for their roles in a conspiracy to pay bribes to two city commissioners in Weslaco in exchange for their official actions in connection with city contracts worth tens of millions of dollars.


News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - Austin Michael Light, 21, of Beaver, was sentenced today to eight years and one month in prison, to be followed by 25 years of supervised release, for possession of prepubescent child pornography.


Wanted Sex Offender Attempts to Evade Police on Bicycle

News Release: Rocky Mount, NC - The U.S. Marshals, Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force (CRFTF), announce the arrest of Travon Kierre Baker, age 20, of Baltimore, Maryland. Baker was arrested Sunday morning in Baltimore, MD, by the U.S. Marshals and the Maryland State Police. Baker was wanted in connection with a homicide that occurred in Rocky Mount, North Carolina earlier this year.


“CONDEMNING INTIMIDATION TACTICS OF PRO-ABORTION ACTIVISTS” published by the Congressional Record  on Jan. 11

“CONDEMNING INTIMIDATION TACTICS OF PRO-ABORTION ACTIVISTS“ was published in the House section on page H168 on Jan. 11


Missouri Man Arrested on Felony Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Accused of Assaulting Officer and Inciting Mob.


News Release: SAN DIEGO - Alexander Michael Randise of Ocean Beach was sentenced today in federal court to 188 months in prison for distribution of fentanyl that resulted in the fatal overdose of 30-year-old Tyber Joseph Lustig.


Rep. Jim Jordan probe to zero in on FBI communications with Twitter

News Release: Rep. Jim Jordan’s looming investigation into the “weaponization" of the Department of Justice will zero in on a trove of documents sent by the FBI to Twitter just hours before The Post published bombshell revelations about Hunter Biden, the lawmaker told The Post in an exclusive interview.


News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indianapolis announced that Eugene Theard, 45, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine and possessing five firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking.


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


Construction Company Owner Sentenced for Fraud in Securing Millions of Dollars in Contracts Intended for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

News Release: The owner of several companies in the construction industry was sentenced to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay a $1.75 million fine for his role in a long-running scheme to defraud the United States.


News Release: Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, R., called out the "double standard" in the Justice Department's treatment of Democrats and Republicans, sharing his intentions to lead a select committee investigation into President Biden's mishandling of classified documents on Sunday.


Jim Jordan Gives Update On FBI Whistleblowers, Teases Public Hearings

News Release: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) offered a glimpse Sunday into how the GOP-controlled House may ratchet up investigations into FBI whistleblower allegations of politicization within the agency.