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News Release: MACON, Ga. - A Macon resident who was previously living in Phoenix, Arizona, pleaded guilty to three felony charges of making death threats and attempting to blackmail an individual through Facebook.


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.


Hampton Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft in Connection with Multiple Fraud Schemes

News Release: CONCORD - Anthony Silva, 37, of Hampton, pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and mail fraud, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


Former Brownsville Police Officer Sentenced for Escorting Drugs

News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 53-year-old man residing in Brownsville has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of trafficking one kilogram of meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


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.


Gary Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison

News Release: HAMMOND- Marlon Phillips, 29 years old, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Senior Judge James T. Moody after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


MS-13 Gang Members Charged with 2015 Murder in Brentwood

News Release: A two-count indictment was unsealed earlier today in federal court in Central Islip charging three members of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, Roberto Antonio Abrego-Reyes, also known as “Splinter" and “Impaciente," Miguel Angel Alfaro-Santos, also known as “Asesino," and Jose Benedicto Baires-Novoa, also known as “Macabro," with the murder of 24-year-old Kenneth Evans, Jr in Brentwood, New York on Nov. 28, 2015.


Bloomington Man’s Guilty Plea Marks 16th Felony Conviction in Two Medicaid Fraud Conspiracies That Totaled More Than $5.4 Million in Fraudulent Billing

News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Bloomington man has pleaded guilty to his role in a $1.4 million Medicaid fraud conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Maryland Nuclear Engineer and Wife Sentenced for Espionage-Related Offenses

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


Sioux City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Gun

News Release: On November 7, 2022, Antwoine Johnson, 29, from Sioux City, Iowa, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. Johnson pled guilty June 14, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City.


Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Laundering Drug Trafficking Proceeds

News Release: CHICAGO - Robert J. Bell, Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Field Division, and U.S. Attorney John R. Lausch, Jr., of the Northern District fof Illinois announced that a federal judge has sentenced a suburban Chicago man to seven years in federal prison for laundering illegal narcotics proceeds on behalf of drug traffickers in Mexico.


BJS Releases Facility Characteristics of Sexual Victimization of Youth in Juvenile Facilities, 2018 – Statistical Tables

News Release: The Bureau of Justice Statistics, a division of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, today released Facility Characteristics of Sexual Victimization of Youth in Juvenile Facilities, 2018 - Statistical Tables.


News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky.- A Danville, Ky., man, Casey Scott Armstrong, 47, was sentenced to 360 months in federal prison on Monday, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, for production of child pornography.


Federal Arrests of Two Undocumented Non-Citizens for an Assault of a Federal Officer

News Release: EL PASO, TX-On Oct. 31, 2022, the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested two Venezuelan nationals, 35-year-old Kevin Escalona Gonzalez and 27-year-old Yuleixy Mata Fuentes, for assaulting a federal officer near Ascarate Park in El Paso, Texas.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Gabriel “Karma" Blea was sentenced on Nov. 8 to a term of 15 years in prison. Blea, 25, of Albuquerque, pleaded guilty on July 13 to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of methamphetamine, and possessing a firearm during and in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.


News Release: HOUSTON - A local tax preparer is set to make her initial appearance in federal court on charges of aiding and assisting in the preparation and filing of false income tax returns, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Old Saybrook Contractor Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced that DIMITRIOS KASSIMIS, also known as Jimmy Kassimis, 58, of Old Saybrook, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to one count of tax evasion.


Black Hawk Man Found Guilty of Sex Crimes

News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal jury in Rapid City, South Dakota, has convicted Stephen Fontenot, Jr., age 40, of Black Hawk, South Dakota, of Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet, and Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography. The verdict was returned on Nov. 3, 2022.


Houston Man Guilty of Attempting to Use Drone to Drop Contraband Into Beaumont Federal Prison Complex

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Houston man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


Former BOP Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Committing COVID-Relief Fraud

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Flora woman pleaded guilty today to carrying out a scheme to defraud the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge James F. Boyersmith with the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (DOJ OIG) Miami Field Office.