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News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Woonsocket man today admitted to a federal judge that he participated in a conspiracy that trafficked hundreds of grams of fentanyl, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


Saco Woman Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud

News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Saco woman pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland today to committing bankruptcy fraud, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.


POSTPONED – Hate-Free Vermont Forum in St. Albans Co-Hosted by U.S. Attorney, Vermont Attorney General, and Rutland Area NAACP

News Release: UPDATE: The Hate-Free Vermont Forum scheduled for tonight, 11/17, from 5:30-7:30PM has been postponed. The Forum to be held in St. Albans will be rescheduled for a later date, and the details of the event will be announced by press release. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.


Unlicensed Medical Assistant Convicted in $6 Million Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: A federal jury convicted an Illinois woman yesterday for conspiring to defraud Medicare of over $6 million.


News Release: A former police officer with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) pleaded guilty today in federal court to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old crime victim in violation of her constitutional rights.


News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, an indictment and a complaint were unsealed charging Russian nationals Anton Napolsky and Valeriia Ermakova with criminal copyright infringement, wire fraud and money laundering for operating Z-Library, an online e-book piracy website. The pair was arrested...


Three More Professionals Indicted in $1 Billion Tax Shelter Scheme

News Release: A second attorney and two tax professionals have been indicted in the $1 billion Garza tax shelter scheme, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Tax Division Stuart Goldberg.


Stoughton Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearms and Ammunition

News Release: BOSTON - A Stoughton man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for firearm offenses.


News Release: MISSOULA - A Kalispell man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in Flathead County for about two years after law enforcement found more than a pound of the drug, firearms, and cash belonging to him during a search was sentenced today to six years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, James Davneiro, a former New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer, pleaded guilty to conspiring to participate in a scheme to steer vehicles damaged in automobile accidents to a licensed tow trucking and automobile repair business company in contravention...


Troy Felon Sentenced for Illegally Possessing a Firearm and Fentanyl-Laced Pills

News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Alex R. Mahoney Wilks, age 23, of Troy, New York, was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for illegally possessing a pistol as a previously convicted felon, as well for possessing fentanyl-laced pills with the intent to distribute them.


News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Boston on sex trafficking offenses, including allegedly trafficking a minor he met on social media.


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for defrauding a victim of almost $2 million in connection with a fraudulent investment scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Calhoun City Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for  Creating Images of Molestation of Minor

News Release: Oxford - A Calhoun City man was sentenced on Thursday to serve more than 18 years in prison for creating child pornography. U.S. District Judge Michael P. Mills sentenced Jason Rusch, 49, to 220 months’ incarceration followed by 10 years of supervised release for creating images of his molestation of a 9-year old minor. He was also ordered to pay $17,500 in restitution to five minor victims whose images of Child Sexual Exploitation he possessed.


Political Consultant Convicted for Scheme Involving Illegal Foreign Campaign Contribution to 2016 Presidential Campaign

News Release: A federal jury today convicted a political consultant for his role in funneling illegal foreign campaign contributions from a Russian foreign national to a 2016 presidential campaign.


Jury Finds Three Guilty of Trafficking Narcotics Throughout Toledo Area

News Release: TOLEDO - A federal jury today convicted Antuan Wynn, 47, of Toledo, Ohio, Marquise Figures, 37, of Wayne, Ohio, and Christopher Simpson, 31, of Toledo, Ohio, of participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed large quantities of cocaine, cocaine base (crack) and fentanyl throughout the Toledo area.


District of Columbia Man Sentenced to 10-Year Prison Term for Role in Series of Armed Robberies in Fall 2020

News Release: WASHINGTON - Mekhi Truesdale, 20, of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a series of armed robberies that took place during the fall of 2020 in Northwest Washington.


Former New Orleans Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Offense for Sexually Assaulting a 15-Year-Old Crime Victim

News Release: WASHINGTON - A former police officer with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old crime victim in violation of her constitutional rights.


Two-ton marijuana seizure results in prison for young Mexican trafficker

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: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Malik Breckenridge, 26, of Charleston, was ordered today to pay $41,666 in restitution and sentenced to five years of federal probation, including eight months on home detention, for wire fraud.