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Hennepin County Man Sentenced to 9.5 Years in Prison for Violent Armed Carjacking

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Hennepin County man has been sentenced to 115 months followed by five years of supervised release for a violent armed carjacking, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Nicky Shah, M.D.; Decision and Order discussed on Nov. 8 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Two men illegally residing in Laredo have pleaded guilty to harboring illegal aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: HOUSTON - Two Assistant U.S. Attorneys will lead the efforts of this office in connection with the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 8 general election, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Nicholas Hines, 39, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 102 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Pennsylvania man today admitted his role in a bank fraud conspiracy that targeted 12 different financial institutions in southern New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Naples Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Possessing Illegal Machineguns And Unregistered Firearm Silencers

News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Matthew Garrett Mink (38, Naples) to four years and three months in federal prison for possessing an illegal machinegun, possessing an unregistered firearm silencer, possessing a stolen firearm silencer, and possessing an...


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.


News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man previously convicted of numerous state drug distribution charges pleaded guilty today to distributing cocaine base (crack cocaine).


Clearwater Man Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Federal Prison For Bank Fraud Conspiracy And Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Christopher Alholm (39, Clearwater) to five years and six months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. As part of his sentence, the court also entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $5,000, the proceeds of the charged criminal conduct. Alholm had pleaded guilty plea on August 4, 2022.


News Release: FBI Media Alert: Albuquerque FBI Division Now Accepting Nominations for Citizens Academy.


News Release: The Department of Justice today announced the unsealing of criminal charges against seven leaders of five Haitian gangs, including gang leaders involved in the armed kidnappings of 16 U.S. citizens in the fall of 2021.


Residential Builder Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Customers

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Centreville man pleaded guilty today to defrauding customers who hired his company to build or remodel their residences.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Offenses and Possessing a Loaded Firearm

News Release: BOSTON - A Somerville man pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with distributing and possessing fentanyl while illegally in possession of a loaded firearm.


Man Awaiting Murder Trial Sentenced to Almost Nine Years for Gun Crime

News Release: The man accused by the state of murdering rapper Mo3 was sentenced today to 105 months in federal prison for a firearm crime, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


Tulsa Man Pleads Guilty to 2021 Shooting of a 13-Year-Old Boy

News Release: A Tulsa man who shot and killed a 13-year-old during an argument at Parkview Terrace apartments in Tulsa pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


News Release: Orlando, Florida -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found LaTavis Deyonta Mackroy (29, Orlando) guilty of three counts of bank robbery and one count of attempted bank robbery. He faces a maximum penalty of 80 years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Jan. 25, 2023, before U.S. District Court Judge Paul G. Byron.


San Antonio Couple Sentenced in Restaurant Investment Fraud Scheme

News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A Mexican national man and his wife, both residing in San Antonio, were sentenced in federal court today for a scheme to defraud business investors of over $1 million and failing to properly declare their income to the Internal Revenue Service.


Justice Department discusses George M. Douglass, M.D.; Decision and Order on Nov. 8

The US Justice Department published a three page notice on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.