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Two Lawrence Men Arrested for Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl at Veterans Affairs Medical Center

News Release: BOSTON - Two Lawrence men have been arrested for allegedly distributing fentanyl and targeting veterans at the Bedford Veterans Affairs Medical Center.


News Release: BOSTON - The former President of the State Police Association of Massachusetts (SPAM) and the union’s former Massachusetts lobbyist were convicted by a federal jury today of racketeering, fraud, obstruction of justice and tax crimes.


News Release: DETROIT - Four individuals were arrested today on charges of kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping in November 2021 when the defendants are alleged to have kidnapped and beaten an individual they wrongly believed participated in a carjacking, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.


News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Joseph Wayne Dadisman, of Philippi, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 136 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


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


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.


Pine Ridge Man Found Guilty of First Degree Murder

News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that Colton Bagola, age 29, of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, was found guilty of First Degree Murder and Discharge of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime of Violence following a federal jury trial in Rapid City, South Dakota. The verdict was returned on Oct. 28, 2022.


News Release: DETROIT - What began as a delivery of drugs in a Sony PlayStation box led agents to a stash location in Novi where a drug organization stored more than 30 kilograms of fentanyl and over half a million dollars. Yesterday, the California-based leader of that organization pleaded guilty to a drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy.


News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Dwayne Pickett, also known as “Waynehead," was arraigned before Judge James R. Cho on a three-count indictment charging him with unlawful firearms trafficking and being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. The indictment relates to Pickett’s sales...


Former Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty to COVID Fraud

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Mohammad Fares, 28, formerly of Buffalo, now of Florida, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to theft of government property, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $,250,000 fine.


News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced Dennis Lee Line (53, Winter Springs) to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to coerce or entice a minor to engage in sexual activity. A federal jury had found him guilty on Aug. 11, 2022.


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: WASHINGTON - Bernard McCutcheon, 26, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for an incident last summer in which he confronted U.S. Capitol Police officers while in possession of two Molotov cocktails, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and J. Thomas Manger, Chief of the U.S. Capitol Police.


Wheeling man guilty of cocaine charge

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Christopher Louis Park, of Wheeling, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Justice Department discusses Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act on Nov. 3

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


Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Texas man pleaded guilty today to felony charges, including assaulting law enforcement officers, 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 2020 presidential election.


Taylorsville, N.C. Woman Is Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Embezzling More Than $15 Million From Former Employer

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...


News Release: East St. Louis, Ill. - A former resident of Edwardsville, Illinois, pled guilty on Friday, October.


Trafficking of Methamphetamine Results in 18+ Year Federal Prison Sentence for Lafayette Area Man

News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Joshua Cade Labit, 37, of Rayne, Louisiana was sentenced today by United States District Judge David C. Joseph to 220 months (18 years, 4 months) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy.


U.S. Attorney Avery Announces 2022 Election Day Program

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...