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Two Men Arrested For Committing Armed Robbery Of Bronx Jewelry Store Using Bear Spray, A Gun, And Hammers

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and Keechant L. Sewell, Police Commissioner for the City of New York (“NYPD"), announced the unsealing...


News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: The former owner of a Savannah pizza franchise faces a federal charge for withholding more than $400,000 in payroll taxes.


Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation of a Child

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Springfield, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to the sexual exploitation of a 14-year-old victim.


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - On November 8, 2022, U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Darran Malik Butler, age 23, of Baltimore, to 25 years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for participating in a violent racketeering conspiracy, specifically, the NFL Criminal Enterprise...


Maryland Nuclear Engineer and his wife sentenced for Espionage-Related Offenses

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Maryland man and his wife were sentenced today for conspiracy to communicate Restricted Data related to the design of nuclear-powered warships.


News Release: COVINGTON, Ky. - A Bellevue, Ky., man, Perrin George March V, 27, was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday, to 32 months in prison, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, for illegal possession of a firearm.


News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm and Possession of a Firearm with an Obliterated Serial Number.


Franklin Man with Lengthy Criminal History Sentenced to Over Nine Years for Drug and Firearms Charges

News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - Ezekiel Anderson, IV, 30, of Franklin, Louisiana, has been sentenced on firearms and drug charges, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. Anderson was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to 112 months (9 years, 4 months) in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Michael Goldner, 52, of Paoli, PA, was sentenced to 40 months in prison and three years of supervised release by United States District Court Judge Mark A. Kearney for his scheme to use his cash and his employer’s business bank accounts to hide his actual income and assets and therefore avoid paying his legitimate tax obligations.


News Release: A federal grand jury in Newark, New Jersey, returned an indictment today charging an Indian national for fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ANTHONY PITTMAN, age 33, of Metairie, Louisiana, was sentenced on Nov. 1, 2022. His co-defendant, JOSEPH WOODS, age 31, of Metairie Louisiana, was sentenced on November 7, 2022. They both previously pleaded guilty as charged to...


News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Joel Ivan Caquias Aviles, 22, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to serve 30 months of imprisonment for unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Chief United States District Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford also ordered Aviles to serve a three-year term of supervised release after his incarceration.


News Release: PIERRE - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that a South Dakota man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on Nov. 1, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


News Release: Bay City, MI - A convicted sex offender was indicted today by the grand jury for murdering a woman and shooting her child on the Isabella Reservation in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.


News Release: BOSTON - A Lynn man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for stealing money from the mail.


Florida Man Is Convicted Of Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses

News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - A federal jury in Asheville has convicted Jorge Luis Perez, 36, of Wimauma, Florida, of drug trafficking and firearms offenses, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger presided over the three-day trial which ended today.


Maplewood Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of an Unregistered Pipe Bomb

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Maplewood man has pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a pipe bomb, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


News Release: DENVER-The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced today that the United States has resolved a discrimination complaint under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Hermosa Vineyards, a vineyard in Palisade, Colorado, to allow service dogs in its tasting room.


American Contractor Pleads Guilty in Death of U.S. Military Doctor

News Release: A former American military contractor pleaded guilty today to involuntary manslaughter for fatally striking an active duty U.S. Air Force medical doctor with a forklift as she was walking on Al Dhafra Airbase in the United Arab Emirates.


News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced William Earl Siebert (47, Cape Coral) to 5 years and 10 months in federal prison for unlawfully possessing an unregistered destructive device. Siebert had pleaded guilty on June 16, 2022.