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Man Indicted in Connection with Attempted Kidnapping and Assault at Pelosi Residence

News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging a California man with assault and attempted kidnapping in connection with the break in at the Pelosi residence on Oct. 28 in San Francisco.


News Release: FAIRBANKS - A former U.S. Air Force Contract Specialist assigned to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), was sentenced to 30 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and forfeiture of $47,000 in unlawful gains by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Ralph R. Beistline for conspiracy and agreeing to accept nearly half a million in bribes from a private contractor.


News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On Tuesday, November 8, 2022, Paul David Chapman, 50, from Verbena, Alabama, was sentenced to 50 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart. Following his prison sentence, Chapman will be on supervised release for three years. There is no parole in the federal system.


Fayetteville Man Sentenced To 10 Years in Federal Prison for the Online Enticement of a Minor

News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A Fayetteville man was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison without the possibility of parole on one count of Online Enticement of a Minor. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the U.S. District Court in Fayetteville.


Former Tracy Resident Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud Financial Institutions

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. -Johnathan Ward, 44, formerly of Tracy, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: HOUSTON - A 38-year-old Indian citizen who was illegally residing in Houston has been ordered to prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Man Found Guilty of 19 Counts of Child Pornography

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - After a seven-day jury trial, Francisco Xavier Ortiz-Colón was found guilty of 19 counts, including nine counts of production of child pornography, eight counts of coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual conduct, one count of receipt of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography. United States District Court Chief Judge Raúl Arias Marxuach presided over the trial.


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Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Steal USDA-Mortgaged Houses

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Georgia man was convicted today before Senior U.S. District Judge David C. Bramlette for conspiring to steal houses from the United States Department of Agriculture, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and New Orleans Special Agent in Charge Dax Roberson of United States Department of Agriculture, Office of the Inspector General.


News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Christian Adam Fisher, of Petersburg, West Virginia, has admitted to distributing a large amount of methamphetamine, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Fort Pierre Woman Sentenced for Bank Embezzlement

News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that a Fort Pierre, South Dakota, woman convicted of Bank Embezzlement was sentenced on November 7, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


Indianapolis Man Sentenced to 151 Months in Federal Prison for Transporting Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Brian Greenlee, 36, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to transportation of child sexual abuse material.


News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office, the Vermont Attorney General’s Office, and the Rutland Area NAACP will be co-hosting a Hate-Free Vermont Forum in St. Albans on Nov. 17, 2022, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. This forum will be the third held in an ongoing series; previous 2022 Hate-Free Vermont Forums have taken place in Rutland and Bennington.


Indiana School Teacher Charged with Traveling to Kentucky to Engage in Sexual Conduct with a Minor

News Release: Bowling Green, KY - A federal grand jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky returned a three-count indictment today charging an Evansville, Indiana high school teacher with traveling across state lines to Owensboro, Kentucky, for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a person he believed to be a fifteen-year-old child, attempted enticement of a minor, and attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Esteban Gerardo Ramirez, 32, of San Jose, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to possess and distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: ANCHORAGE - The three co-owners of Arm Rippin Toys, Inc., an Anchorage vehicle repair shop specializing in modifying, repairing and maintaining diesel vehicles, each pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Clean Air Act.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Brandon Prawl, age 28, of Schenectady, New York, was convicted today of four counts of distributing heroin, possessing heroin with the intent to distribute, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, following a 3-day jury trial.


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A former high school chemistry teacher was taken into federal custody today on charges related to using hidden cameras to take tens of thousands of explicit videos of students at school and filming females in dressing rooms and other public places.


Two Drug Runners for Drug Trafficking Organization Connected to CJNG Cartel Sentenced to Prison

News Release: Seattle - Two men who served as drug runners for a Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) cartel connected drug trafficking organization were sentenced to prison today following an extensive wiretap investigation, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. In sentencing 28-year-old Armando Fierro-Ponce to eight...


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Will Thompson will recognize Debby Weinstein at a 2:30 p.m. event on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, for her decades of service to the community as CEO of the Charleston YWCA.