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Nigerian Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Launder Tens of Millions of Dollars from Online Scams

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A prolific international fraudster who conspired to launder tens of millions of dollars through a series of online scams and flaunted his luxurious, crime-funded lifestyle on social media was sentenced today to 135 months in federal prison.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery today announced that Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Francis will lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s efforts in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election. AUSA Francis serves as the...


Florida Man Arrested on Felony Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Florida man has been arrested on felony charges, including assaulting a law enforcement officer, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.


Week ending Oct. 29: 9 notices published by Justice Department

There were nine notices published by the Justice Department in week ending Oct. 29, according to the Federal Register.


Thirty-Four-Year-Old Houston Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking 13-Year-Old Female Into the New Orleans Area to Perform Commercial Sex Acts

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RANDI LEWIS (a/k/a “Teddy," a/k/a “Teddy P."), age 34, from Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty on Nov. 2, 2022 before United States District Judge Lance M. Africk to Count 2 of the indictment pending against him, charging LEWIS with sex trafficking...


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Donna Osowitt Steele, 53, of Taylorsville, N.C., was sentenced today to eight years in prison for embezzling more than $15 million from her former employer, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell also ordered...


Flint Man Pleads Guilty to Two Violent Carjackings

News Release: FLINT - A Flint man pleaded guilty today to committing two carjackings-one where he held a gun to a woman’s head, and the other where he beat and kicked a woman causing her severe injuries.


Three Miami Men Found Guilty of Pawn Shop Robbery Spree and Murder

News Release: MIAMI-Three Miami men have been found guilty by a Fort Lauderdale jury on all counts of a 21-count indictment-including robbery and murder.


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Phillip Coyne, Special Agent in Charge for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector...


Jackson Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Assault on Federal Law Enforcement Officer

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for assault on a federal law enforcement officer, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.


Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty to Gas Station Carjacking Near Lincoln Drive and Wissahickon

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Shamire Young, 20, of Philadelphia, PA, entered a plea of guilty before United States District Court Judge Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro to the charge of carjacking stemming from an incident which occurred in the Germantown section of Philadelphia in March 2022, during which he and three other individuals stole a vehicle and fled in it.


News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - On Friday, October 7, 2022, Jason Robert Wesely, age 39 of Salem, Iowa, pled guilty in federal court to Possession of Child Pornography. Wesely is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 28, 2023. A federal judge will determine any sentence after considering U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Dominique Dragan (29, Tampa) to three years and one month in federal prison, followed by three years supervised release, for cyberstalking two victims. Dragan had pleaded guilty on May 25, 2022.


News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Andrew J. Grogan will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming...


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ADAM ROGAS, the co-founder and former CEO, CFO, and member of the board of directors of a Las Vegas-based cyberfraud prevention company NS8, Inc. (“NS8"), was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to...


Man Who Kidnapped Son and Took Him to Lebanon Sentenced to Federal Prison

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington today sentenced Ali Hussein Salamey (40, Dearborn, Michigan) to two years in federal prison for passport fraud and aggravated identity theft. Salamey had pleaded guilty on June 7, 2022.


Nevada Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Abusing a Child

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Nevada man was sentenced to federal prison today for repeatedly sexually abusing a young child across multiple states for years.


Cincinnati Man Charged with Federal Hate Crime for Physically Assaulting Asian American Student Based on Race

News Release: CINCINNATI - A Cincinnati man has been charged with committing a federal hate crime by physically assaulting a victim based on the victim’s race.


White Haven Woman Sentenced to Probation for Conspiring to Deal in Explosive Materials Without a License

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Danielle Condron, age 35, of White Haven, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday to two years’ probation by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani for conspiracy to deal in explosive materials without a license.


News Release: United States Attorneys Breon Peace and Damian Williams announced today that Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) will lead the efforts of their Offices in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election. AUSA Erik Paulsen...