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Birney man charged with murder of man on Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation

News Release: BILLINGS - A Birney man suspected of killing another man near Lame Deer, on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, in June was arraigned today on murder and firearms charges, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


Fairhope Man Sentenced to 30 Months and Ordered to Pay $1.2 Million in Restitution in PPP Fraud Case

News Release: MOBILE, AL - The Hon. Terry F. Moorer has sentenced Jason Carl Pears of Fairhope, Alabama, to 30 months’ imprisonment following his August 2022 guilty plea to two counts of Wire Fraud and one count of Money Laundering. The sentence arises from Pears’ abuse of assistance programs provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Springfield, Mo., man who was the subject of an undercover investigation in the United Kingdom has been sentenced in federal court on child sexual exploitation charges.


Two Maui Men Convicted of Hate Crimes for Racially Motivated Attack on White Man

News Release: After a two-week jury trial, a federal jury in Honolulu, Hawaii, found defendants Kaulana Alo-Kaonohi, 32, and Levi Aki Jr., 33, guilty of a hate crime for their racially motivated attacks on C.K., a white man who was attempting to move into their Native Hawaiian neighborhood of Kahakuloa on Maui.


Former Bellevue Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Selling Stolen Items on Amazon

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A Florida resident has pled guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges, United States Attorney Cindy Chung announced today.


Debt Collector and Drug Distributor for Cartel-Connected, Violent Drug Distribution Ring Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

News Release: Seattle - A 31-year-old Renton, Washington man was sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Seattle to ten years in prison for his role in a violent, cartel connected drug distribution ring, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Benjamin Fuentes was indicted in July 2020, along with more than a dozen...


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Al-Salaam I. Hale, age 46, of Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 60 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion, for distributing heroin.


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


News Release: An Iowa nurse who stole fentanyl from elderly patients pled guilty on Nov. 21, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Ryan William Thornton, age 27, from Clear Lake, Iowa, was convicted of acquiring fentanyl by misrepresentation, fraud, deception, and subterfuge.


Rochester Man Charged with Threatening a Board Member of The Rochester Islamic Center

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that William M. Putnam, 53, of Rochester, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with transmitting in interstate commerce communications containing threats to injure another person. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


New York Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A New York 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.



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News Release: A Florida man was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the IRS in connection with his ownership and operation of illegal gambling businesses in the Canton, Ohio area.


News Release: Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey pleaded guilty today to violating campaign finance laws and conspiring to defraud the Federal Election Commission (FEC) as part of a scheme to benefit his 2016 campaign for U.S. Congress.


Former Tribal Official Sentenced to Prison for Bribery Scheme

News Release: A former Tribal government official of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation (MHA Nation) was sentenced today to six years and three months in prison for a bribery scheme involving soliciting and accepting bribes and kickbacks from a contractor providing construction services on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, which is the home of the MHA Nation.


News Release: The Office of Justice Programs (OJP)’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) announced today a grant award of almost $2 million to establish the Department of Justice Jails and Justice Support Center to help create and maintain safe environments for people in the custody of the nation’s jails and those who work in jail facilities.


News Release: A federal jury convicted a Tennessee man on Nov. 21 of filing false tax returns that omitted income he earned from his business.


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News Release: 注:本新闻稿被翻译成多种语言,请参阅以下附件。. 司法部今天发布一份备忘录,要求联邦机构审查其提供的语言支援操作和政策,以便加强联邦政府与英语能力有限人士的接触。. “所有在这个国家的人,无论他们讲什么语言,都应该获得参与联邦机构开展或支持的计划和活动的实质机会。"司法部长梅里克·加兰 (Merrick B. Garland) 表示,“司法部致力于与我们的联邦伙伴合作,解决政府服务中的语言障碍问题,这些语言障碍剥夺了个人完全参与经济、社会和公民生活的机会。". 根据行政令13166号《改善英语能力有限人士获得服务的机会》,该备忘录概述了联邦机构改进、现代化和履行其语言支援职责的行动方案。如备忘录所述,在司法支援办公室的协助下,民权司将带头开展协作工作以确定:(1) ...