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News Release: Des Moines, IA - An Iowa man was sentenced on Nov. 22, 2022, to 30 years in prison for Production of Child Pornography.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Gladstone, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for attempting to hire an arsonist to destroy her commercial building in Kansas City, Mo., which contained several businesses.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Joshua Klomp, 48, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to possession of child pornography following a prior sex offense conviction, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Convicted Felon Who Repeatedly Attacked Planned Parenthood Clinic with BB Guns and Possessed Multiple Firearms Agrees to Plead Guilty

News Release: LOS ANGELES - In court documents filed this morning, an Inland Empire man admitted firing BB guns at the Planned Parenthood facility in Pasadena nearly a dozen times and agreed to plead guilty to violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.


News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - James Leroy Smith Jr., 38, of Pensacola, Florida, was sentenced to 134 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of an unregistered short-barreled rifle, and multiple violations of his federal supervised release conditions.


News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 26-year-old man residing in Hidalgo is set to appear in federal court on charges of coercion of a minor and production of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Surprise, Arizona, man pleaded guilty yesterday to production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).


USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP grant application closes on Dec. 9

OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) Training and Technical Assistance Program grant opened on Nov. 30.


News Release: EUGENE, Ore.-A California man with multiple prior felony drug trafficking convictions over more than two decades was sentenced to federal prison today after he was arrested transporting nearly two kilograms of methamphetamine from California to Oregon.


News Release: U.S. District Court Judge Aida Delgado Colón sentenced Anthony Steven Lobos-Ruiz to 33 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for a hate crime committed on Feb. 24, 2020, with a dangerous weapon against a transgender woman identified as A.N.L., because of her gender identity.


Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced-November 2022

News Release: United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the November 2022 Federal Grand Jury B.


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - With the sentencing of a 37-year-old associate of the Texas Mexican Mafia, more than a dozen criminals are serving more than 1600 months combined for their respective roles in narcotics trafficking on the streets of Laredo, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Lexington man, Shaan Ti Diyali, 37, was sentenced on Monday to six months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, for wire fraud.


Connecticut Man Sentenced to 84 Months of Imprisonment for Drug Distribution from Rutland Apartment

News Release: RUTLAND, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Brownswell Cedano (a.k.a. “Twin," “T," and “J"), 28, of Hartford, Connecticut was sentenced to 84 months of imprisonment on Nov. 10, 2022 in United States District Court in Rutland by Chief Judge Geoffrey...


News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced a federal grand jury has indicted a Kyle man for Second Degree Murder.


Jake’s Fireworks Owner Sentenced to 15 years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Violations

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas- The owner of Jake’s Fireworks has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in 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: MIAMI - Today Miami resident Ari P. Weingrad, 51, pled guilty to willfully failing to pay over employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The proceeding was held before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis.


Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: NEWINGTON, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on Nov. 10, 2022, ANGEL LUIS RODRIGUEZ, also known as “Lou Rock," 45, last residing in Newington, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervise release, for trafficking cocaine. Judge Bryant also ordered Rodriguez to pay a $3,000 fine.


Lupton Man Sentenced to More Than Five Years for Robbery

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Dominic Tyah Watchman, 20, of Lupton, Arizona, and a member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced on Nov. 2, 2022, by United States District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to 66 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Watchman previously pleaded guilty to robbery.


Columbia County Drug Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: A Columbia County man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to methamphetamine distribution.