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Crafton Felon Charged with Drug and Gun Law Offenses

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Crafton, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Korean National Sentenced to Seven Years and Nine Months in Prison for 'Bust Out' Bank Fraud Scheme in Sacramento Area and Elsewhere

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Kyung Min Kong, 55, a citizen and national of South Korea, was sentenced today to seven years and nine months in prison for bank fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: BOSTON - A previously convicted felon was indicted by a federal grand jury in Worcester today for allegedly manufacturing and selling firearms - including ghost guns - and unlawfully possessing ammunition.


San Diego Resident Sentenced to 15 Years for His Role in Fatal Fentanyl Overdose

News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Sean Van Demark (619) 546-7657.


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in drug distribution and possession of a firearm as a felon, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


News Release: ATHENS, Ga. - An Athens resident with a violent criminal history who shot at two people attempting to repossess a vehicle and then led police on a high-speed chase was sentenced to the maximum prison term allowed under federal guidelines for illegally possessing a firearm.


U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit to Co-Sponsor United Against Hate Event in North Idaho

News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit along with the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations, DOJ Community Relations Service, and the FBI are convening a United Against Hate meeting on November 17 at the Coeur d’Alene Casino in Worley, Idaho. The event is free and is open to the public. The registration link can be found here: eventbrite.com/e/united-against-hate-tickets-451742934277.


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Stearns County man was sentenced to 262 months followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine while incarcerated, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Notice published on Nov. 15 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to 'DMV Board' Dogfighting Conspiracy

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Today a Forestville, Maryland, man pleaded guilty to conspiring to engage in dogfighting.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Edward Ray Loretto was sentenced on Nov. 14 to three years and one month in prison for sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country. Loretto, 41, of Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Jemez, pleaded guilty on Aug. 12.


News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Gloster, Mississippi man was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge David Bramlette, III, to 70 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.


BJS Releases Law Enforcement Agencies that Employ School Resource Officers, 2019

News Release: The Bureau of Justice Statistics, a division of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, today released Law Enforcement Agencies that Employ School Resource Officers, 2019.


Correctional Officer Charged with Accepting Bribes and Smuggling Contraband into NEOCC

News Release: CLEVELAND - A Northeast Ohio Correctional Center (NEOCC) correctional officer was charged on Nov. 14, 2022, in a four-count Information for his role in a scheme to smuggle contraband into the NEOCC in return for bribery payments.


Criminals Siphon Money from Local Businesses via Stolen Checks

News Release: DETROIT - Eight people were indicted by a grand jury for a bank fraud conspiracy scheme stemming from checks stolen from the mail, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.


News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge John Condon, and FBI Special Agent in Charge David Walker announce that the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office has been presented with a Child Protection Award for its role in investigating...


Lower Brule Man Found Not Guilty of Sexual Abuse

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News Release: GREENSBORO, NC - Two Asheboro men, Deante Tre’Devaughn Cheek (“Cheek") and Amir Joseph Marshall (“Marshall"), pleaded guilty to robbery and firearms charges, announced U.S. Attorney Sandra J. Hairston of the Middle District of North Carolina.


Mercer County Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime

News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - Bobby Glen Trent, 37, of Princeton, was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


Accountant Charged with Misappropriating Funds from New Orleans Band

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced the filing, on Nov. 10, 2022, of a one-count bill of information charging ALICE C. “SHANNON" CHABAUD, age 79, of New Orleans, with access device fraud in relation to her theft from her former accounting client, a New Orleans-based band named as “Band A" in the bill of information.