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News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, announced that CHRISTOPHER MATOS, 34, of New Britain, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 100 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for firearm offenses stemming from his participation in the burglary of a Portland firearms dealer in December 2020.


Armed Waterbury Drug Dealer Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DARTRE BOOKER, 28, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. Circuit Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam in Bridgeport to 76 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for firearm possession and drug distribution offenses.


Federal Jury Finds Louisville Men Guilty of Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl and Heroin, Distributing Fentanyl, and Firearms Offenses

News Release: Louisville, KY - Yesterday, a federal jury convicted two local men of a drug trafficking conspiracy involving heroin and 40 grams or more of fentanyl, multiple counts of distribution of fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, and several federal firearms crimes.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Luis Carlos Vásquez-Barragán, 51, of Nicolás Bravo, Chihuahua, Mexico, was sentenced to prison for possession with intent to distribute at least 50 kilograms but less than 100 kilograms of marijuana.


Monkey smuggler pleads guilty

News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 20-year-old Katy resident has pleaded guilty to illegally smuggling a spider monkey into the United States and fleeing from federal law enforcement, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Oct. 24, 2022, Waylon Hutcheson, age 22, of Red Lion, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner for drug trafficking and firearms offenses.


Joliet Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Charges

News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - Timothy Allen Smith, age 32, of Joliet, Illinois was sentenced on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, to 144 months in prison following his guilty plea to Conspiracy to Distribute at Least 50 Grams of Actual Methamphetamine and Distribution of 50 grams and more of Methamphetamine.


News Release: BOSTON - United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Eugenia M. Carris will lead the efforts of her Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election. AUSA Carris...


USDOJ-BOP-NIC offers new grant application process starting Nov. 2

Expected Practices Video Project grant opened on Nov. 2.


News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the partial unsealing of an indictment charging Andi Jacques (41, Greenacres), Monika Shauntel Jenkins (33, Hollywood), Louis Noel Michel (28, Hollywood), Jeff Jordan Propht-Francisque (28, Pompano Beach), Dickenson Elan (39, Clearwater)...


USDOJ-BOP-NIC offers new grant application process starting Nov. 2

Public Information Officers and Communication Directors Master Trainer Pilot grant opened on Nov. 2.


Brownsville man pleads guilty to transporting people trapped in travel trailer

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 40-year-old Brownsville resident has admitted to transporting illegal aliens within the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE RODRIGUEZ-CARABALLO, also known as “Puma," 33, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 144 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for cocaine trafficking offenses.


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - On Oct. 28, 2022, U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Bobby Cannon, a/k/a Freaky, age 24 of Baltimore, to 29 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for participating in a violent racketeering conspiracy, specifically, the NFL Criminal Enterprise...


News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-An indictment was unsealed in federal court today charging a Gladstone, Oregon man with abducting and sexually abusing a Canadian child he met online.


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Stephen D. Warner will lead the efforts of his office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general...


News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Nicholas Karov, 38, of Rutland, Vermont was charged yesterday by criminal complaint for unlawfully possessing a stolen firearm and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Karov was arrested yesterday after he was released...


USDOJ-BOP-NIC grant application closes on Jan. 3

Black Letter Standards of Practice grant opened on Nov. 2.


Harrisburg Bar Owner Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Saqueena Williams, a/k/a "Queenie," age 46, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Oct. 27, 2022, to 20 years' imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner for cocaine trafficking and weapons offenses.


Iowa City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Child Pornography Charges

News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - An Iowa City man and India native, Sameer Chandulal Patel, age 30, was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, to 210 months in prison for receipt and distribution of child pornography. Following his imprisonment, Patel was ordered to serve five years of supervised release, unless he is deported from the United States.