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Presque Isle Woman Sentenced to 10 Years for Methamphetamine Trafficking Following Guilty Plea

News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Presque Isle woman pleaded guilty and was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor today to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.


Department Of Justice Awards Nearly $105 Million To Protect Children From Exploitation, Trauma and Abuse

News Release: WASHINGTON ― The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs today announced grant awards totaling almost $105 million to protect children from exploitation, trauma and abuse, and to fund improvements in the judicial system’s handling of child abuse and neglect cases.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a sex trafficking conspiracy that involved four victims, including two teenagers.


Local man pleads guilty to hiding drugs in arcade game

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 44-year-old Corpus Christi man has admitted to possession with intent to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Larry Gene Charley made an initial appearance on Oct. 28 in federal court on a criminal complaint charging him...


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 32-year-old man residing in Laredo has been charged with possession of a firearm as a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Meridian Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Meridian man pled guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


Denver Nurse Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Stealing Fentanyl from Hospital Patients

News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Alejandro Gort, 39, of Denver, was sentenced to five years of probation after he earlier pleaded guilty to obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and deception.


Atlanta Man Pleads Guilty in Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy Involving 500+ Firearms Shipped from Georgia to California and Sold on the Black Market

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Malek Williams, 29, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, pleaded guilty today to unlawful dealing in firearms without a license, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


U.S. Attorney Ihlenfeld Appoints Election Officer for 2022 Election

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...


Medical Doctor Plus Eight Others Indicted for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - On Sept. 28, 2022, a grand jury in Phoenix, Arizona returned a 34-count indictment against nine individuals, including...


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A U.S. citizen was sentenced to 20 years in prison today in the Eastern District of Virginia for organizing and leading an all-female military battalion in Syria on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.


Quad Cities Group Sentenced to Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Conspiracy

News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - Five people, all from the Quad Cities area, have now been sentenced to federal prison for their role as members of a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking organization in Davenport. Those sentenced as part of this drug conspiracy include.


Federal Court Permanently Bars Utah Physician from Issuing Opioid and Controlled Substance Prescriptions

News Release: A federal judge entered a consent order that permanently bars a Utah physician from issuing prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances.


Arkansas Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison For Soliciting And Paying For The Production Of A Video Depicting A 9-Year-Old Child Being Molested

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Cody Dillon Hogan (27, Leachville, Arkansas) to 20 years in federal prison for using the internet to solicit and pay an individual to molest a 9-year-old child and to create a video recording depicting this sexual abuse.


News Release: A federal judge sentenced Herdade Lokua, 34, and Jospin Mujangi, 32, of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to prison for their roles in trafficking wildlife products from DRC to Seattle. Lokua was sentenced to 20 months in prison and Mujangi was sentenced to 14 months in prison. Both men had pleaded guilty to conspiracy and Lacey Act charges on July 13.


Westbrook Man Fined $4,000 for Baiting Ducks in Violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and James Casey, Regional Chief, Division of Refuge Law Enforcement, announced that DAVID FOSTER, 51, of Westbrook, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport for violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Judge Dooley ordered Foster to pay a $4,000 fine.


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.


News Release: The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today announced grant awards totaling almost $105 million to protect children from exploitation, trauma and abuse, and to fund improvements in the judicial system’s handling of child abuse and neglect cases.


News Release: HOUSTON - A former local tax preparer has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of fraudulently filing tax returns from 2014 to 2017, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.