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News Release: ST. LOUIS - Two men pleaded guilty Wednesday and admitted trying to pick up 100 pounds of methamphetamine that was being brought to the St. Louis area from Colorado.


News Release: Federal, state, and local law enforcement partners from across the United States executed a nationwide, coordinated takedown today of leaders and associates of a national network of thieves, dealers, and processors for their roles in conspiracies involving stolen catalytic converters sold to a metal refinery for tens of millions of dollars.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Rhasha Wright, age 30, of Roosevelt, New York, was sentenced today to 24 months and a day in prison for scheming with New York State prisoners to defraud pandemic-related unemployment insurance programs.


Alexandria Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearms

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Treymon Daykeem Reed, 29, of Alexandria, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge David C. Joseph to 72 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for illegal possession of firearms.


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.


Jefferson City Man Charged with Heroin Trafficking

News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Jefferson City, Mo., man was charged in federal court today with illegally possessing heroin to distribute.


Former eBay Employee Sentenced for Aggressive Cyberstalking Campaign

News Release: BOSTON - A former intelligence analyst for eBay, Inc. was sentenced today for her role in a cyberstalking campaign targeting the editor and publisher of a newsletter that eBay executives viewed as critical of the company.


Northern District Of Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces Election Day Program

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: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Paul Lujan was sentenced on Nov. 2 to three years and six months in prison for escape. Lujan, 27, of Albuquerque, pleaded guilty on June 22.


Sunshine Act Meeting discussed on Nov. 3 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Nov. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Restaurateur Pleads Guilty to Large-Scale COVID-19 Pandemic Loan Fraud and Interstate Threats

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that restaurateur BESIM KUKAJ pled guilty today to bank fraud conspiracy and making interstate threats. KUKAJ pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter.


Alaska Businesswoman Indicted on Tax Evasion and Filing False Tax Returns

News Release: An indictment was unsealed Nov. 1 charging an Alaska businesswoman with tax evasion and filing false tax returns that underreported income from the business she owned.


Former Prisoner Transport Officer Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting Female Detainee

News Release: Former prisoner transport officer, Rogeric Hankins, 37, pleaded guilty in federal court in the Western District of Missouri to violating a female detainee’s civil rights by sexually assaulting her.


The US Justice Department published a six page rule on Nov. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Indianapolis Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Armed Fentanyl Trafficking

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Bradley Cagle, 27, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Chief Judge James D. Peterson of the Western District of Wisconsin sentenced Ahmeeshadye Curtis, 36, Madison, Wisconsin to 42 months in federal prison for conspiring to transport and transporting stolen goods worth over $5,000 across state lines. Judge Peterson ordered the federal sentence...


Bills addressed by Judiciary Committee on Nov. 1

There was activity on one bill related to the Judiciary Committee on Nov. 1.


News Release: ALBANY, Ga. - In an effort spear-headed by the Albany Police Department (APD) and provided at no cost to the city, a team of subject matter experts in policing from the Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services’ (COPS Office) Collaborative Reform Initiative Technical Assistance Center (CRI-TAC) are conducting a comprehensive site visit to APD today and tomorrow, Nov. 2-3.


Justice Department publishes notice on Nov. 3

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Nov. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Federal, state, and local law enforcement partners from across the United States executed a nationwide, coordinated takedown today of leaders and associates of a national network of thieves, dealers, and processors for their roles in conspiracies involving stolen catalytic converters sold to a metal refinery for tens of millions of dollars.