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Former Kansas City Man Arrested in Mexico for Producing Child Pornography

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A former Kansas City, Mo., man who moved to Mexico and lived under another name, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to producing child pornography.


Bronx Gang Leader Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison For 2020 Murder And Other Crimes

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ANDREW DONE, a/k/a “Caballo," the leader of the “Shooting Boys" gang, was sentenced today to 35 years in prison for the November 5, 2020, murder of Angel Barreiro in the Bronx and other racketeering offenses. DONE previously pled guilty before United States District Judge Jed S. Rakoff, who imposed the sentence.


Recidivist Fraudster Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Identity Theft, And Making False Statements In Connection With Andrews Air Force Base Construction Contract

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that RAYMOND WHITE, a/k/a “John Raymond Anthony White," a/k/a “Raymond Alexander White," pled guilty yesterday to a scheme in which he defrauded the government by submitting fraudulent documents and false information...


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man was charged for his role in a scheme to steal and alter checks from the mail and fraudulently obtain funds from banks by depositing the stolen and altered checks, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


Dallas Center Woman Sentenced to Prison for Fraud

News Release: DES MOINES, IA - A Dallas Center woman was sentenced on Feb. 14, 2023, to 18 months in prison for wire fraud.


مكتب المدعي العام الأمريكي للمقاطعة الشرقية لمدينة نيويورك ينضم إلى وزارة الأمن الداخلي، وزارة الخارجية ومتحف السميثونيان الوطني للفن الآسيوي في أكبر إعادة لممتلكات حضارية مسروقة إلى اليمن

News Release: واشنطن - مساء الأمس، قام مكتب المدعي العام الأمريكي للمقاطعة الشرقية لمدينة نيويورك ووزارة الأمن الداخلي الأمريكية ووزارة الخارجية الأمريكية ومعهد سميثونيان بالاشتراك في أحتفال تاريخي بإعادة 77 قطعة من ممتلكات الفن الحضاري المسروق والتي قام مسئولي حفظ القانون الأمريكي بالتحفظ عليها إلى حكومة جمهورية اليمن.


Two Individuals Sentenced for Multi-Million-Dollar Cattle-Trading Ponzi Scheme

News Release: Two individuals were sentenced today to six years in prison for their roles in a cattle-trading Ponzi scheme that resulted in millions of dollars in victim losses.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Springfield woman was sentenced yesterday to 15 months in prison for witness tampering that occurred at the onset of a multi-week federal trial against four individuals relating to a murder, violent gang enterprise, and a drug trafficking conspiracy operating in Virginia, California, and several other states.


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

News Release: A Texas man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for his role in funneling illegal foreign campaign contributions from a Russian national to a 2016 presidential campaign.


Damian Williams and Breon Peace Announce New Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy for United States Attorney's Offices

News Release: Earlier today, Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Chair of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee (AGAC) and Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and the Chair of the White Collar Fraud Subcommittee of the AGAC, announced...


News Release: FBI Seattle Announces Recovery of Missing 8-Year-Old Boy from Vancouver, Washington.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced the unsealing of a criminal Complaint today charging JONATHAN GHERTLER with...


Two Maryland Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Armed Home Invasion and Attempted Robbery in Northeast Washington, D.C.

News Release: WASHINGTON - Jose Gonzalez Pacheco, also known as “Jose Gonzalez," 48, and Kenneth Demetrius Harris, also known as “Kenneth Vann," 43, both of Silver Spring, Maryland, were sentenced to federal prison yesterday for their roles in an armed robbery on July 16, 2021.


News Release: A man who sexually abused a 14-year-old victim and later assaulted his then-girlfriend has pleaded guilty in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. Dillon Shane Browning, 31, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.


Two Business Owners Sentenced for Conspiring to Pay Bribes in Exchange for Municipal Contracts in Puerto Rico

News Release: Two government contractors were sentenced this week for their involvement in separate bribery schemes in which they gave payments to the mayor of the municipality of Cataño, Puerto Rico, in exchange for the mayor’s awarding of municipal contracts to their respective companies.


News Release: Two government contractors were sentenced this week for their involvement in separate bribery schemes in which they gave payments to the mayor of the municipality of Cataño, Puerto Rico, in exchange for the mayor’s awarding of municipal contracts to their respective companies.


Three Hudson County Men Charged with Narcotics and Firearms Related Offenses Inside Jersey City Apartment Building

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Three Hudson County, New Jersey, men were charged by complaint with narcotics and firearms related violations, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced today.


News Release: The Department of Justice, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), announced today that the government has resolved allegations that GoodRx Holdings Inc., doing business as GoodRx Gold, GoodRx Care, and Hey Doctor (GoodRx), violated the FTC Act and the FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule. Pursuant to a settlement by the parties, a consent order was entered last Friday by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.


News Release: Defendant Engaged in Multiple Physical Confrontations with Police.