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News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that AUDLEY REEVES, 30, of East Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 18 months of imprisonment for fabricating “ghost guns.".


News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A federal grand jury in Kansas City returned an indictment charging a federal inmate with an assaulting two correctional officers.


Doctor Sentenced for Accepting Illegal Kickback Payments in Return for Writing Prescriptions for Compounded Drugs, Will Pay $3.1 Million in Civil Settlement

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A doctor licensed in Virginia, Maryland, and elsewhere was sentenced today to 3 years for writing and referring compounded drug prescriptions in return for illegal kickback payments. The doctor previously entered into a civil settlement with the Government that requires him and the company he owned to pay $3.1 million.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Christopher Baca, 35, of Española, New Mexico, was sentenced on Nov. 16 to nine years and one month in prison for possession of child pornography. Baca pleaded guilty on March 11.


Old Town Man Sentenced to 2 Years for Unlawfully Possessing Firearm

News Release: BANGOR, Maine: An Old Town man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


News Release: A California couple who fled to Montenegro to avoid serving lengthy prison sentences has been returned to the United States after approximately one year and two months as fugitives.


Excelsior Estates Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Leading Meth Conspiracy

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Excelsior Estates, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in leading a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.


News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Portsmouth man was sentenced today to life in prison for attempted sex trafficking of a minor under 14 years old.


Kansas Man Indicted for Illegal Firearm Following High-Speed Motorcycle Chase in Newton County

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Galena, Kansas, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for illegally possessing a firearm after he led law enforcement officers on a high-speed pursuit on his motorcycle across state lines from Kansas to Newton County, Mo.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - Daniel Aikens, 40, of Alexandria, Louisiana, was convicted of 8 counts of illegal explosive related charges, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. The jury found Aikens guilty of 3 counts of Making a Destructive Device, 3 counts of Possession of a Destructive Device in...


Woman Who Drove with Meth in her System Sentenced for Taking Another Woman’s Life in a Collision

News Release: A woman who drove while under the influence of methamphetamine and caused a collision that killed another driver was sentenced today in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On Nov. 17, 2022, a federal grand jury returned an Indictment charging Ramón Rodríguez González with sexual exploitation of a minor. The arrest follows an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with the assistance of the, United States Postal Service Office of the Inspector General (USPS-OIG) and the Puerto Rico Police Bureau (PRPB).


News Release: BOSTON - A drug distributor within a Boston-area drug trafficking organization (DTO) was sentenced yesterday for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving cocaine and cocaine base.


News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 21-year-old Mexican citizen has been sent to prison following his conviction of conspiracy to transport over four thousand pounds of marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced today the appointment of former career Justice Department prosecutor and former chief prosecutor for the special court in the Hague, Jack Smith, to serve as Special Counsel to oversee two ongoing criminal investigations. The first is the investigation, as ...


Charleston Woman Sentenced to Prison for Role in Multi-State Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Denise Marie Cottrill, 64, of Charleston, was sentenced today to two years and nine months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Cottrill admitted to a role in a large-volume drug trafficking organization (DTO) that operated in Kanawha County.


News Release: A man was sentenced in federal court for going to a female acquaintance’s home after she cashed a $2,900 check and robbing her at gunpoint, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


Florida Man Charged with $1 Million ‘Up-Front’ Fee Scheme

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Florida man who previously resided in New Jersey was arrested and charged with defrauding multiple victims out of more than $1 million through an “upfront-fee" scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


Previously Convicted Randolph County Sex Offender Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Lance Parsons, 47, of Randolph County, Indiana, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distribution and receipt of child sexual abuse material.


Former Missoula man sentenced to 15 years in prison for child pornography crimes

News Release: MISSOULA - A former Missoula resident convicted by a federal jury of transporting, distributing and receiving child pornography using the internet and social media was sentenced today to 15 years in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.