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News Release: CINCINNATI - United States Attorney Kenneth L. Parker announced today that Assistant United States Attorney Jessica W. Knight will lead the Southern District of Ohio’s Election Day Program efforts for the general election tomorrow.


News Release: MIAMI - Douglas Sailors, 71, formerly of Parkland, Fla., and now living in Owensboro, Ky., was charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud as well as subscribing to a false tax return.


News Release: Fugitive Steven Giovanni Aguila-Medina Caught in Mexico and Returned to California by the FBI’s Fugitive Task Force.


News Release: BILLINGS - A man today admitted to illegally possessing firearms after two guns used in a casino robbery were recovered from an elementary school playground, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


Choctaw Man Sentenced to Serve 8 Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Firearm Possession

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Today, a federal judge sentenced MATTHEW RAY HUTCHERSON, 32, of Choctaw, to serve 96 months in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester. Federal law prohibits convicted felons from possessing firearms or ammunition.


News Release: BOSTON - Four men from the greater Boston area have been arrested and charged for attempting to pay for sex with 12- and 14-year-old girls. If convicted, the defendants face mandatory minimum sentences of 10 or 15 years in prison.


Repeat Armed Felon Sentenced to 102 Months in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Ammunition and a Firearm while on Supervised Release

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.


Detroit Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Key Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Myreo Dixon, 33, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison, to be followed by eight years of supervised release, for his key role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) with ties to the Bloods and Gangster Disciples criminal gangs.


Two newly indicted, nine previous indictments unsealed for crimes including illegal firearms possession

News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: Six defendants are among those facing federal charges including illegal possession of firearms after separate indictments by a grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia, while recent actions in U.S. District Court include guilty pleas and criminal sentences related to illegal gun possession.


Former postal employee pleads guilty to embezzling mail packages in exchange for cash payments

News Release: CINCINNATI - A former Post Office supervisor pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to embezzling mail packages for profit.


News Release: ALBANY, Ga. - A documented member of a criminal street gang organization who led a drug distribution network responsible for trafficking more than 150 kilograms of methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin and other illegal drugs into Southwest Georgia was sentenced to federal prison today for his crimes.


Criminal Charges Unsealed Against Haitian Gang Leaders for Kidnappings of U.S. Citizens

News Release: WASHINGTON - 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.


Florida Man Sentenced for Racially-Motivated Hate Crime

News Release: Jordan Patrick Leahy, 29, was sentenced today in federal court in the Middle District of Florida to 24 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his racially-motivated attack against a Black man who was traveling down a public roadway with his family in Seminole, Florida.


Pittsburgh Felon Charged with Illegally Possessing a Firearm, Ammunition and a Machinegun

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating various federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced earlier today that a federal jury found HOWARD ADELGLASS guilty for his participation in a conspiracy to illegally prescribe oxycodone. The defendant was found guilty following a two-week trial before U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff. Sentencing is scheduled for March 8, 2023, before Judge Rakoff.



Criminal Charges Unsealed Against Haitian Gang Leaders  For Kidnappings of U.S. Citizens

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.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Nov. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Mobile Man Sentenced in Firearms Case

News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Mobile man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


News Release: Former U.S. Army helicopter pilot-turned-civilian-contractor Shapour Moinian, 67, of San Diego, was sentenced in federal court today to 20 months in prison for acting as an agent of the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and accepting thousands of dollars from representatives of the Chinese government to provide aviation-related information from his defense-contractor employers.