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News Release: Benton, Illinois - Luis Alberto Dejesus-Merced, 46, of Junction City, Kansas, was sentenced to 384.


News Release: CONCORD - Dennis Michael Bousquet, 32, of Lisbon, NH, was sentenced to 210 months in federal prison and 20 years of supervised release for production and distribution of child sexual abuse material, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


News Release: EVANSVILLE - Omaree Shay Roby, 25, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to carjacking and using a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.


Federal Jury Convicts Tulsa Man of Domestic Violence Strangulation, Firearms Charges

News Release: TULSA, Okla. - A Tulsa man who strangled his pregnant girlfriend multiple times and threatened her with a firearm was found guilty Wednesday by a federal jury, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


Perry Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison For Drug-Trafficking Charges

News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Beyah Islam “Bear" Basha, 44, of Perry, Florida, was sentenced to thirty years in federal prison after being convicted following a jury trial on Aug. 23, 2022, on charges of conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A federal grand jury today indicted the former chief executive officer and owner of a pharmaceutical company with wire fraud for his role in an embezzlement scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Erie Coke and Corporate Officer Indicted for Violating the Clean Air Act over Four Years

News Release: ERIE, PA - Erie Coke Corporation, along with a corporate officer, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on among other charges, Violation of the Clean Air Act, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Mexican National Indicted for Growing Marijuana in Shasta-Trinity National Forest

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Jaime Alejandro Sanchez Robles, 33, of Mexico, charging him with conspiracy to manufacture marijuana, manufacture of marijuana, and depredation of public lands and resources, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Vacaville Felon Indicted for Manufacturing DMT and Illegal Possession of a Firearm

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against Robert Charles Crist, 56, of Vacaville, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and manufacturing a controlled substance, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Two Defendants Sentenced for Participating in Nationwide Grandparent Scam

News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Oleksandra “Sasha" Johnson (619) 546-9769.


East Hartford Resident Sentenced to Prison for Making Ghost Guns

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.".


South Florida Political Campaign Consultant Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison For Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Program

News Release: MIAMI-Omar Smith, 42, of Royal Palm Beach, Fla., who has worked on South Florida political campaigns, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison and two years of supervised release for lying on a coronavirus relief loan application and fraudulently obtaining hundreds of thousands of dollars intended to help small businesses financially survive the Covid-19 pandemic.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Zachary Adams, age 30, of Cohoes, New York, pled guilty today to possession of a stolen firearm.


News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Nov. 17, 2022, Jovante L. Champion (age: 31) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, after being convicted at trial of four...


Jefferson County man admits to role in a drug distributing conspiracy

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Ian Webster Taylor, of Charles Town, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A former Border Patrol (BP) agent, his wife and a Laredo man have been charged for their roles in a conspiracy to hire illegal aliens by fraudulently obtaining immigration permits, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Three Eastern Jackson County Men Plead Guilty to Meth Conspiracy

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Three Eastern Jackson County men have pleaded guilty in federal court to their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.


Two Essex County Men Sentenced to Prison for Using Credit Cards and Checks Stolen From U.S. Mail as Part of a Scheme that Attempted to Defraud Banks of Over $1 Million

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two Essex County, New Jersey, men were sentenced yesterday and today for their roles in a scheme to steal credit cards, debit cards, and checks from the mail and use the stolen cards and checks to attempt over a million dollars of retail and online purchases and cash withdrawals, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced today.


The US Justice Department published a three page notice on Nov. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that Defendant Dion Oliver was convicted of Stalking, Kidnapping Resulting in Death, and Conspiracy after a 7-day federal trial. As a result of the conviction, Defendant Oliver is facing a sentence of mandatory life in prison.