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News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Today, Nathan Alan Westbrook, a 44-year-old resident of Daleville, Alabama, received a 130-month prison sentence for possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - On Oct. 29, 2022, communities across the country demonstrated their continued support for DEA’s bi-annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day by safely disposing of more than 647,000 pounds of unneeded medications at nearly 5,000 collection sites across the country.


News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A downtown Los Angeles man pleaded guilty today to federal drug trafficking and fraud charges, admitting, among other things, that he fraudulently obtained nearly $5.5 million in COVID-related jobless benefits by using the identities of California state prison inmates and other third parties.


Justice Department Awards $20 Million to Help Register and Track Sex Offenders, Protect Young Athletes and Prevent Sexual Violence

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Office of Justice Programs’ Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking today announced it has awarded approximately $20 million to help states, U.S. territories and tribal communities register and track sex offenders and protect Americans from sexual violence.


Construction Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Bribery

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A construction company owner became the third person to plead guilty for his role in a bid-rigging and bribery scheme involving California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) improvement and repair contracts.


News Release: Denver, CO. - On Oct. 29, 2022, communities across the country demonstrated their continued support for DEA’s bi-annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day by safely disposing of more than 647,000 pounds of unneeded medications at nearly 5,000 collection sites across the country.


CityXGuide Owner Sentenced to 8+ Years in Prison for Reckless Disregard of Sex Trafficking, Racketeering Conspiracy

News Release: The owner of CityXGuide.com - a leading source of online ads for sex trafficking victims - was sentenced today to more than eight years in federal prison and ordered to forfeit more than $15 million in assets, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Dominic Zampini, age 27, of Liverpool, New York, was sentenced on Nov. 10, 2022, to 84 months in federal prison for receiving and possessing child pornography, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, Matthew Scarpino, Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Buffalo, New York Field Office, and New York State Police Acting Superintendent Steven A. Nigrelli.


Riverhead Man Sentenced to 27 Years' Imprisonment for Firearm Related Murder

News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Jason Langhorn, an associate of the “Red Stone Gorilla" subset of the Bloods, a violent criminal enterprise based in Riverhead, New York, was sentenced to 27 years’ imprisonment and three years of supervised release by United States District Judge Joanna...


Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun, Drug Crimes

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Austin Bruce Jeffreys, 28, of Chesapeake, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to crimes arising from a drug-related June 2021 shootout in Huntington.


Gloster Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

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.


Search Warrants Executed in Cook and Tift Counties

News Release: ALBANY, Ga. - Federal search warrants were executed at 13 locations in Cook and Tift Counties this morning in a joint law enforcement operation involving FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, GBI, Cook Co. Sheriff’s Office, Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, Adel Police Department and Hahira Police Department.


Man who stole revolver sentenced to 8 years in prison for illegally possessing firearm

News Release: DAYTON, Ohio - A convicted felon was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 96 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm that he stole.


Logan County Felon Sentenced to 92 Months in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm

News Release: Bowling Green, KY - A Logan County man was sentenced today to 92 months in prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Nov. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


There were 744 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in September.


Marrero Man Indicted for Receipt of Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that CHRIS BAO NGUYEN (“NGUYEN"), age 30, of Marrero, Louisiana, was indicted on Nov. 10, 2022 for receipt of child pornography in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252(a)(2) and (b)(1). If convicted, NGUYEN faces a mandatory...


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAVID KANIA, 63, of Middlefield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to two months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for offenses stemming from his fraud against several state-run wage subsidy and job training programs.


Construction Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Bribery

News Release: A construction company owner became the third person to plead guilty for his role in a bid-rigging and bribery scheme involving California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) improvement and repair contracts.


Convicted Felon Charged with Federal Firearms Offenses

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.