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News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for ramming into two law enforcement vehicles while attempting to flee while in possession of methamphetamine and firearms.


News Release: MIAMI - After a two-week trial, a South Florida federal jury found Kejuan Brandon Campbell, Antonio Charles James Jr., and Dionte Alexander-Wilcox guilty on one count of conspiracy to kidnap, two counts of kidnapping, three counts of bank robbery, and three counts of carrying a firearm during a crime of violence.


News Release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - On Feb. 27, 2023, David Michael Apps, 50 of Chattanooga, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Apps is scheduled to be sentenced on July 27, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., before the Honorable Charles E. Atchley, Jr., in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Chattanooga.


News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Matthew Ryan Harper, 22, of Point Pleasant, was sentenced today to six years in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, for distribution of child pornography. Harper must also register as a sex offender.


Des Moines Woman Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation Charges

News Release: Des Moines, IA - A Des Moines woman was sentenced Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, to a total of 45 years in prison for conspiring to produce child pornography and child exploitation.


News Release: Memphis, TN - Today, a federal jury convicted brothers Julio Garcia, 42, and Juan Garcia, 38, of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the guilty verdict.


News Release: PROVIDENCE - Three men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a “grandparent scam" conspiracy that defrauded more than a dozen Rhode Island seniors between the ages of seventy-nine and ninety-four out of more than $300,000, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


National Institute of Justice Examines Link Between Location of Terrorists and Risk of Terrorism

News Release: The Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice today published an article summarizing an NIJ-supported study that examines where terrorists live and plan terrorist acts, in relation to where the acts occur.


Wichita Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking

News Release: WICHITA, KAN.- A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging a Kansas man with sex trafficking.


Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Michigan man pleaded guilty today to a felony charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.


Barnstead Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $130,000 From Barnstead and Hampton School Districts

News Release: CONCORD - Amy Burley, 47, of Barnstead, pleaded guilty in federal court today to embezzling more than $130,000 from both the Barnstead and Hampton School Districts, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to commit nine armed robberies of local businesses in the summer of 2018, as well as an armed robbery in which a convenience store employee was beaten and then fatally shot.


News Release: CINCINNATI - Three defendants are charged with crimes related to two murders in Cincinnati during the summer of 2021.


Rapid City Man Charged with Illegal Possession of Firearm

News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Rapid City, South Dakota, man for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.


News Release: An indictment was unsealed this morning in federal court in Brooklyn charging OZY Media Inc. (Ozy), a media and entertainment company headquartered in Mountain View, California, and its founder and Chief Executive Officer, Carlos Watson, with conspiracy to commit securities fraud and conspiracy to commit...


Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Role in Murder-for-Hire

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Philadelphia man was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for conspiring with Sean Caddle and a longtime accomplice to murder one of Caddle’s associates, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Wells Fargo Agrees to Training on New Companywide Policy to Improve Telephone Access by Customers Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

News Release: DENVER-The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced that it has resolved a complaint under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) made by a Wells Fargo customer who is hard of hearing relating to accessing Wells Fargo’s banking services via telephone. In the resolution, Wells...


News Release: PITTSBURGH - Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today that the United States has finalized a Settlement Agreement with James L. Luketich, M.D., University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (“UPMC"), and University of Pittsburgh Physicians (“UPP"), to resolve the lawsuit the United States filed against those Defendants in September 2021.


News Release: ANCHORAGE - A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Feb. 23, 2023, charging Jeremy Scott Daniels, 37, of Chugiak for crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children.


Matthew Miraglia Named Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office

News Release: Matthew Miraglia Named Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office.