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News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Dublin, Ohio, man was sentenced in U.S. District Court here to 240 months in prison for sexually exploiting two minors and possessing child pornography of at least three more.


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Matthew B. Millhollin, Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Boston, today announced that JOSHUA GLAESER, 34, of New Britain, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with possession and distribution of child pornography.


Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces the Seizure of 55 Domain Names that Violated Copyrights by Illegally Live Streaming the World Cup

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland has announced the seizure of 55 separate websites for allegedly live streaming the World Cup games, an infringement of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) copyrights. Individuals visiting the sites will now see a message that the site has been seized by the federal government and be redirected to another site for additional information.


United States Drug Enforcement Administration publishes 92 press releases in November

There were 92 press releases published by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration in November.


Castroville Man Sentenced for Firearm Violations Involving Two Drive-By Shootings

News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A Castroville man was sentenced Thursday to 151 months in prison for firearm violations.


Reynosa resident sentenced for importing cocaine into the U.S.

News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 19-year-old United States citizen residing in Reynosa, Mexico, has been ordered to federal prison for drug trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Convicted Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Violating his Federal Supervised Release

News Release: Jackson, TN - Lavokeous Ivory, 29, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for being a felon in possession of a firearm and violating his federal supervised release. United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the sentence today.


News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A defendant who supervised a scheme to defraud more than $6 million from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) education programs through scuba diving schools has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison.


Long Island Medical Doctor Charged with Illegally Distributing Oxycodone Pills

News Release: Late yesterday, in federal court in Central Islip, an 18-count indictment was returned charging Dr. Roya Jafari-Hassad with illegal distribution of oxycodone and witness tampering. Hassad was arrested this morning and is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Steven L. Tiscione.


Federal Grand Jury Indicts Mandeville Man for Violation of The Federal Gun Control Act

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that on December 8, 2022 MAURICE BUTLER, age 34, resident of St. Tammany Parish, was charged in a one-count indictment for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).


Nine Indicted On Charges Involving Embezzlement Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Financial Aid Funds From A Higher Education Institution

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Andrea Mitchell (53, Tampa), Lester Best (54, Tampa), Gloria Gutierrez (51, Lakeland), Sylvester Robinson (57, Temple Terrace), Neukenya Jokines (52, Riverview), Kinya Lillie (52, Tampa), Jewel...


News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A New Braunfels man was sentenced Wednesday to eight months in prison and three years of supervised release for making threats in 2019 against then-presidential candidate Joe Biden.


Jamaican Man Sentenced To More Than Four Years In Federal Prison For Obstructing His Deportation

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced an unidentified Jamaican man, who was charged as “John Doe," to four years and three months in federal prison for obstructing his deportation from the United States. A federal jury had found Doe guilty on Feb. 15, 2022.


Former Federal Contractor Sentenced to 42 Months and $172,500 fine for Bribery Involving Millions in U.S. DOD Contracts

News Release: FAIRBANKS - A former government contractor and owner of Best Choice Construction LLC (Best Choice) was sentenced to 42 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release and a criminal fine of $172,500 by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Ralph R. Beistline for conspiracy and bribery of a public official.


New Orleans Man Violates the Federal Gun Control Act

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on December 8, 2022 REGIS GRIMES, age 34, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty to a one-count indictment, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).


News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A federal judge convicted a Norfolk man today on charges of traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.


News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A Washington County, Arkansas, man was sentenced today to 151 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.


News Release: Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Letitia James, New York State Attorney General, announced today a settlement agreement with a Brooklyn-based licensed home care service agency (LHCSA) White Glove Community Care, Inc. (White Glove). The settlement agreement...


News Release: ATLANTA - Clarence Boone, the former Senior Economic Development Manager of Stonecrest, pleaded guilty to conspiring with his wife, Lania Boone, and the former Mayor of Stonecrest, Jason Lary, to steal pandemic relief funds intended to support small businesses in Stonecrest.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Paul David Fairburn, of Hagerstown, Maryland, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.