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News Release: Harrisburg, PA - Today, United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Luis Francisco Luna-Santiago, a 37-year old York man.


High-Ranking Aryan Circle Gang Leader and Member Sentenced on Racketeering-Related Violations

News Release: WASHINGTON - Two members of the Aryan Circle were sentenced this week for crimes they committed as part of their roles in the white supremacy prison gang.


News Release: Alaska - A Napakiak, Alaska resident wanted on an outstanding state warrant was arrested today by the U.S. Marshals Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force, the Alaska State Troopers and the Palmer Police Department. Alexie Michael, 65, was being sought on a warrant issued on Sept. 26, 2019, by the State of Alaska. Michael is being charged with five counts of Sexual Assault 1-Penetrate Without Consent.


News Release: Two members of the Aryan Circle were sentenced this week for crimes they committed as part of their roles in the white supremacy prison gang.


News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A Lubbock man has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for trafficking drugs through the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


News Release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on December 6, 2022, David Reyes, 32, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont, to serve 43 months in prison after his guilty plea to one count of distribution of cocaine base. U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss also ordered Reyes to serve a three-year term of supervised release and to pay a $100 special assessment.


Florida State Representative Indicted for Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, and Making False Statements

News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - A federal grand jury has returned a six-count indictment against Joseph Harding, 35, of Williston, Florida. The indictment was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


News Release: MONROE, La. - A former officer with the Monroe Police Department, Jared Preston Desadier, 44, was sentenced today to 78 months in prison, followed by 2 years of supervised release, for his role in the assault of an arrestee in Ouachita Parish and his efforts to cover up that abuse.


News Release: Harrisburg, PA - Today, United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Rashad Jamal Matthews, a 30-year old man with no fixed address.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Willard Haven Dedios was arraigned on Dec. 2 on a two-count indictment charging him with production of child...


News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Johan Holder (26, Clewiston) to 40 years, Sylvanis Brice (31, Clewiston) to 40 years, and Uriah Waggerby (25, Clewiston) to 18 years in federal prison, respectively, for their roles in an attempted robbery that resulted in the killing...


Houston Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking in East Texas

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Houston man was sentenced to federal prison for trafficking drugs through the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


Baltimore Area MS-13 Gang Members Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Murders and Attempted Murders

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - On Nov. 30, 2022, a federal grand jury in Maryland returned an indictment charging four members of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) with racketeering conspiracy involving murder, attempted murder, and drug trafficking. Three of the defendants are scheduled to have initial appearances beginning at 3:00 p.m. today in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. The following defendants, all from Baltimore, are charged with racketeering conspiracy.


Providence Man Sentenced for Distributing Meth Pills

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Providence man who, on multiple occasions, while under surveillance by members of the Rhode Island DEA Drug Task Force, sold pills containing methamphetamine, was sentenced today to three years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


Members of Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Plead Guilty to Drug and Gun Charges in Operation “Titan Fall”

News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that Carlos Alberto Roman (56, Orlando) has pleaded guilty to possession of controlled substances and possessing a firearm equipped with a silencer in furtherance of that drug crime. Roman faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 30 years, ...


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Convington, KY - During the late morning hours of December 4, 2019, the U.S. Marshals arrested fugitive Henry Haas on an outstanding escape warrant from Cincinnati, OH.


Two Individuals Arrested for Pharmacy Health Care Fraud Kickback Schemes

News Release: Two New York women were arrested today on criminal charges related to their alleged participation in schemes to pay illegal kickbacks and bribes to Medicare beneficiaries and Medicaid recipients for medically unnecessary prescriptions filled by various pharmacies in New York that resulted in more than $10.5 million in total losses to Medicare and Medicaid.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Jury Found Defendants from Pennsylvania, California, and Virginia Assaulted Officers Four Times with Pepper Spray and a Chair.