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News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Bruce Alexander, 19, and Naseem Williams, 21, both of Philadelphia, PA, were charged by Indictment for their roles in three different carjacking incidents which occurred this past summer. Specifically, the defendants are charged with conspiracy to commit carjacking, carjacking, and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.


Nine East Alabama Residents Sentenced for Running a Drug Trafficking Operation in Macon County

News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - The ninth and final defendant was sentenced this week for his role in a Macon County-based drug trafficking operation. This concludes a series of sentencings involving nine members of a violent, neighborhood-based organization called the “31 Boys," named for County Road 31 in Notasulga, Alabama.


Serial Bank Robber Sentenced to 24 Years in Federal Prison for Bank Robbery and for Violating Supervised Release for Two Previous Federal Robbery Convictions

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte today sentenced Christopher Michael Cline, a/k/a “Carisa Cline," age 46, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, to 24 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after the defendant pleaded guilty to bank robbery. The defendant also admitted violating two terms of supervised release for previous federal bank robbery convictions.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Florida man was charged for his role in conspiracies to pay illegal kickbacks and to commit health care fraud that caused at least $64 million in losses to federal health care benefit programs, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced today.


News Release: One Defendant Was a Proud Boys Leader, Other Wrote “Murder the Media" on a Capitol Building Door.


Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Issues Statement on 2021 FBI Hate Crimes in the United States Statistics

News Release: Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta issued the following statement on the FBI’s announcement of the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) 2021 Hate Crimes Statistics


Cabell County Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Crimes

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Tiffani Meeks, 38, of Barboursville, pleaded guilty today to three counts of wire fraud, after defrauding a Cabell County business while its bookkeeper.


Jury Convicts D.C. Woman for Credit Card Fraud Scheme Involving Hundreds of Victims

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal jury convicted a Washington, D.C. woman today on multiple charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, trafficking in unauthorized access devices, aggravated identity theft, unlawful possession of 15 or more access devices, and possession of access device-making equipment with intent to defraud.


Fouad K. Zeton Charged with Wire Fraud Conspiracy for Role in Insurance Fraud and Bribery Scheme

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - The United States Attorney’s Office announced that FOUAD K. ZETON was indicted on December 8, 2022 for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.


News Release: PROVIDENCE - A West Warwick man today pleaded guilty in federal court to multiple child pornography charges, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


Airline Passenger with Box Cutter Who Caused Flight to be Diverted Has Been Indicted

News Release: ATLANTA - William Allen Liebisch has been charged with interfering with the duties of a flight crew after he brought a box cutter aboard a Fronter Airlines flight and told a fellow passenger that he wanted to stab someone, which required the pilot to make an emergency landing in Atlanta.


Baltimore Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Employment Tax Crimes

News Release: A Maryland man was sentenced today to three years in prison for not paying over employment taxes to the IRS on behalf of his company’s employees.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Paul Michael Astorga was sentenced on Dec. 8 to 26 years and eight months in prison. A federal jury convicted Astorga, 36, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, on Dec. 16 on one count each of being...


Law Enforcement, Public Servants Honored by U.S. Attorney

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Twenty law enforcement officers and public servants from across the Northern District of West Virginia were recognized today for their outstanding work by United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld.


Tennessee Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Felony Charges Related to January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Admitted Advance Planning To Interfere With Peaceful Transition of Power, Assaulting Law Enforcement Officers.



Berkeley County Man Admits to Role in Boot Distribution Operation

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Anthony Joseph Shants, Jr., of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to his role in a drug conspiracy, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


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...


Nigerian National Charged with $8 Million Computer Hacking, Wire Fraud, and Money Laundering Activities

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Nigerian man has been indicted for his role in computer hacking, wire fraud, and money laundering acts that defrauded companies of nearly $8 million after compromising companies’ business e-mail accounts, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


“PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 8404, RESPECT FOR MARRIAGE ACT” published by the Congressional Record  on Dec. 7

“PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 8404, RESPECT FOR MARRIAGE ACT” was published on pages H8807-H8812 of the Congressional Record on Dec. 7.