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South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Firearm Charges Related to Gun Trafficking Scheme

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 MARQUIS JEROME POLLARD, 42, of Yemassee, South Carolina, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Philadelphia man today admitted trafficking in large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl in southern New Jersey and Philadelphia, and a New Jersey man admitted to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: MIAMI - Julianna Clare Strout, 36, has been convicted of lying to get into a federal immigration detention center in Miami to see her romantic partner. Strout has served as a North Bay Village City Commissioner since November 2018. Her term expires this November.


Informational: Federal Court arraignments

News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.


Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Launder Drug Proceeds to Venezuela

News Release: A Puerto Rico man was sentenced today to nine years and seven months in prison for laundering over $2.5 million in drug proceeds.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that four defendants have been charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribute, heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine. Named in the complaint are.


Ocean County Felon Convicted of Drug Trafficking, Firearm Possession, and Possessing Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - An Ocean County, New Jersey, man was convicted on drug and weapon charges, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


News Release: West Plains Man Sentenced to 23 Years, Pomona Man Sentenced to 20 Years.


Claremore Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Abusing an Infant

News Release: A Claremore man who abused a 5-month-old infant at a home in Vinita was sentenced Friday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


News Release: EUGENE, Ore.-A man formerly residing in Newark, New Jersey was sentenced to federal prison today for his role in a scheme to deceive and cheat $1 million from an elderly man residing in Roseburg, Oregon.


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jonathan Livers, age 35, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, was sentenced this week, to 26 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for distributing heroin.


In 24 Hours, Armed Man Shoots at Two Strangers as He Carjacks Them on Detroit’s West Side

News Release: DETROIT - A Detroit man has been indicted for two separate carjackings within a 24-hour period on Detroit’s west side wherein he fired shots at both of his victims, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Springfield Man Sentenced for Trafficking Heroin Laced with Fentanyl

News Release: Over 55,000 bags of fentanyl laced with heroin seized.


News Release: HAMMOND- United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) David E. Hollar will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election. AUSA Hollar...


Hartford Man Who Illegally Possessed Handgun in Manchester Sentenced to Prison

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL JONES, 26, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 18 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for unlawfully possessing a firearm. Judge Underhill also ordered Jones to serve the first six months of his supervised release in home confinement and to perform 100 hours of community service.


Jamaican National Sentenced for Stealing Money from Elderly Americans through Jamaica-Based Lottery Scam

News Release: A Jamaican national was sentenced today to three years in prison for conspiring to run a Jamaica-based lottery scam that targeted elderly American consumers.


U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces Election Day Program

News Release: SCRANTON - United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam announced today that Criminal Division Chief Bruce D. Brandler, Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSA) Michael Consiglio, Geoffrey MacArthur, and James Buchanan will lead the efforts of this Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election.


Merced County Doctor Indicted for Multi-Million-Dollar Disability Insurance Fraud Scheme, Money Laundering, and Unrelated Drug Charges

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - On Oct. 20, 2022, a federal grand jury charged Sohail Mamdani, 46, of Los Banos, with mail fraud and money laundering in connection to a disability insurance fraud scheme, and unlawful use of a DEA registration number and fraudulently obtaining possession of a controlled substance, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.