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News Release: St. Croix, VI - United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced that Michael Antony Nelson-Gaet, 34, of Nicaragua, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Judge Emile A. Henderson, III, to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine while on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United...


26-Year-Old Sentenced to 24 Months for Attempted Firearms Trafficking to Mexico

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Adan Gomez-Lopez, 26, of Nogales, Mexico, was sentenced on Wednesday by United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 24 months in prison, followed by 12 months of supervised release. Gomez-Lopez pleaded guilty to one count of Smuggling Goods from the United States.



Barnstead Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $130,000 from Barnstead and Hampton School Districts

News Release: CONCORD - Amy Burley, 47, of Barnstead, pleaded guilty in federal court today to embezzling more than $130,000 from both the Barnstead and Hampton School Districts, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Philadelphia man was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for conspiring with Sean Caddle and a longtime accomplice to murder one of Caddle’s associates, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Fayetteville Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A Fayetteville man was sentenced today to 140 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that FATADE IDOWU OLAMILEKAN, a/k/a “Fatade Olamilekan Idowu," a/k/a “Olamilekan Idowu Fatade," a/k/a “Idowu Fatade," a citizen of Nigeria, was sentenced to five years in prison in connection with a scheme...


News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - Thomas John Mills, 37, of Beckley, was sentenced today to 30 years in prison, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for production of child pornography. Following his release from prison, Mills must register as a sex offender.


Maine Man Arrested on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Maine man is in custody on felony and misdemeanor charges, including assaulting a law enforcement officer, 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 presidential election.


USDOJ-OJP-BJS offers new grant application process starting Feb. 24

FY 2023 State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers grant opened on Feb. 24.


Story County Man Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: Des Moines, IA - A Nevada, Iowa man was sentenced today to 121 months in prison following his guilty plea for possession of child pornography.


Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Conspiracy

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Justin Allen Bowen, 40, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.


News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A Mexican national was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in San Antonio to 25 years in prison for his involvement in a criminal organization.


News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - An Iowa City man was sentenced on Feb. 21, 2023, to 14 years in prison following his plea to two counts of receiving child pornography.


News Release: An indictment was unsealed this morning in federal court in Brooklyn charging OZY Media Inc. (Ozy), a media and entertainment company headquartered in Mountain View, California, and its founder and Chief Executive Officer, Carlos Watson, with conspiracy to commit securities fraud and conspiracy to commit...


News Release: FBI Director Meets with Moroccan and Portuguese Partners.


Maryland Law Firm Kandel & Associates, P.A., Agrees to Pay the United States Nearly $40,000 to Settle Claims That It Did Not Reimburse Medicare for Payments Made on Behalf of Firm Clients

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Erek L. Barron, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced today that Kandel & Associates, P.A., a Baltimore-based law firm, and Nelson R. Kandel, Esq., have entered into a settlement agreement with the United States to resolve allegations that they failed to reimburse the United States for certain Medicare payments the Government had previously made to medical providers on behalf of firm clients.


News Release: St. Croix, VI - United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced that Joel G. Rivera, 37, of St. Croix, was sentenced by District Court Judge Wilma A. Lewis to 150 months incarceration for his conviction on Carjacking and Using a Firearm During a Violent Crime, followed by three years of supervised release, a fine of $1,000.00, a special assessment of $200.00, and $1,600.00 restitution.


Two MS-13 Members Sentenced to Life in Prison for Their Roles in Murders

News Release: Two members of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) were sentenced to life in prison for Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act conspiracy and murder in aid of racketeering.


News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A Fayetteville man was sentenced today to 168 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.