By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2022
News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings man convicted of multiple crimes stemming from an investigation into kidnapping minors, transportation of persons for illegal sexual activity, drug trafficking and firearms offenses was sentenced today to life in prison, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2022
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A former tribal councilmember for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians was sentenced to 84 months in prison for embezzlement, perjury, and suborning perjury, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man has been charged with allegedly trafficking a minor he met on social media to engage in commercial sex acts.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2022
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Today, the United States Attorney’s Office announced its immigration enforcement statistics for July 2022 to September 2022. These cases are prosecuted in partnership with the Tucson and Yuma Sectors of the Customs and Border Protection’s U.S. Border Patrol, along with Homeland Security...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Kentucky man pleaded guilty today to assaulting law enforcement officers with a dangerous weapon - a fire extinguisher - 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.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2022
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Memphis man pled guilty to sex trafficking of a minor and interstate sex trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca, Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2022
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Louis Carusone, 44, of Webster, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with receipt and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum of 20 years in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A Texas man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for allegedly staging a hoax explosion at Northeastern University in Boston and providing law enforcement with materially false and misleading information about the incident.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2022
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Jeffery Dean Biddle pleaded guilty on Oct. 26 to production and attempted production of child pornography, receipt and attempted receipt of child pornography, and enticement and attempted enticement of a minor. Biddle, 41, of Deming, New Mexico, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2022
News Release: Georgia man becomes last of five defendants convicted in prosecution of conspiracy to obtain more than $1 million in COVID-19 relief funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES - United States Attorney Martin Estrada announced today that Assistant United States Attorney Thomas F. Rybarczyk will serve as District Election Officer for the Central District of California during the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8 general election.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2022
News Release: Three defendants were sentenced today for their roles in a federal racketeering conspiracy that victimized over a dozen Mexican H-2A workers who had worked in the United States harvesting fruits, vegetables and other agricultural products between 2015 and 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2022
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 72 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a machine gun, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2022
News Release: A federal court permanently enjoined a Chandler, Arizona company from making and selling adulterated and misbranded dietary supplements, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2022
News Release: BILLINGS - An Ashland man admitted today to sexually abusing a minor girl on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2022
News Release: EL PASO, TX-Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey R. Downey announced Cruz Morales, Jr., Director of El Barrio Sports Club as the FBI El Paso’s selection for the 2021 Director’s Community Leadership Award (DCLA). Mr. Morales was selected based on his efforts to message to children, youth, and adults that sports are a healthy and positive alternative to drug use and gang activities.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2022
News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Askia Riddick, age 25, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for passing counterfeit federal reserve notes.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2022
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Darien Williams, 24, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2022
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JOSHUA HALL pled guilty to a Superseding Information charging him with making threats to kill a member of the United States Congress. HALL previously pled guilty to wire fraud for impersonating family...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2022
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against Michael David Punzal Jr., 40, of Fairfield, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
