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News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Desiree Madiedo (45, Brooksville) to serve one year and one day in federal prison for wire fraud. Earlier, on November 8, 2022, Judge Jung sentenced Desiree Madiedo’s husband, Christopher Madiedo (47, Brooksville), to 30 months in federal...


St. Francis Man Sentenced on Firearm Charge

News Release: PIERRE - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man convicted of Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm was sentenced on Nov. 21, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


DEA Washington Division Hosts 1st Family Summit to Engage with Families Affected by Fentanyl Poisoning

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hosted regional family summits across the country in support of those who have lost loved ones to fentanyl poisoning. This is the first undertaking of its kind for the DEA field divisions and builds off the momentum of this summer’s Inaugural Family Summit hosted at DEA Headquarters in Arlington, VA.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Derbie Michel, age 31, of Troy, New York, was charged by indictment today with illegally possessing ammunition as a convicted felon.


Georgia Woman Convicted For Role In International  Conspiracy To Launder Proceeds Of “Boiler Room” Fraud

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Rachael Maia Winslow (55, Roswell, Georgia) guilty of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Winslow faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. Her sentencing hearing will be set at a later date. Winslow was indicted on May 20, 2020.


Denver Man Sentenced to 9.5 Years in Prison for Possession of a Stolen Firearm

News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Frederick McCoy, age 39, of Denver, has been sentenced to 9.5 years in federal prison for possession of a stolen firearm.


Blaine Felon Arrested, Charged with Illegal Possession of Firearms

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Blaine man has been arrested and charged in a federal criminal complaint for illegal possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Indiana Woman Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Possessing Narcotics

News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A former resident of Indiana, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 108 months in prison followed by 4 years of supervised release on her convictions of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl, and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A South Bay man who - along with three other accomplices - victimized a 15-year-old girl by creating sexually explicit videos of her has been sentenced to 220 months in federal prison, the Justice Department announced today.


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Ronald Shaw, of Wheeling, West Virginia, has admitted to distributing methamphetamine, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Justice Department Awards Almost $160 Million to Support Forensic Science

News Release: WASHINGTON ― The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced today almost $160 million in grant awards to support crime laboratories, fund forensics research, decrease DNA backlogs and help investigators locate missing persons and identify human remains. The funding is administered by OJP’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and National Institute of Justice (NIJ).


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey man was sentenced to 57 months in prison for threatening to assault and murder federal law enforcement officers, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Nov. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Meridian, Mississippi man pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


News Release: WASHINGTON - A Pennsylvania woman was found guilty in the District of Columbia today of felony and misdemeanor charges for her actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. Her 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 presidential election.


Second Anchorage Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Federal Prison for Kidnapping and Drug Trafficking

News Release: ANCHORAGE - A second Anchorage man was sentenced late yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason to 35 years in prison for kidnapping and drug trafficking.


News Release: BOSTON - A Brookline man has been arrested for illegally possessing a machinegun.


Tarpon Springs Man Charged With Distributing  And Possessing Sexual Abuse Materials

News Release: Tampa, Florida -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return by a grand jury of an indictment charging Ian Grantz (24, Tarpon Springs) with distribution of sexual abuse materials and possession of child sexual abuse materials. If convicted on all counts, Grantz faces a mandatory minimum...


News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A federal jury sitting in McAllen has convicted a 52-year-old woman for conspiracy to commit murder for hire, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Conspiracy

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Philadelphia man was sentenced to 120 months in prison for conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Philip R Sellinger announced today.