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News Release: TEXARKANA, AR - A federal jury convicted a Texarkana Doctor yesterday on two counts of Distribution of a Schedule II Controlled Substance Without an Effective Prescription and two counts of Distribution of a Schedule V Controlled Substance Without an Effective Prescription.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Jason Michael Carlsen, 49, of Sacramento, charging him with possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Tennessee Man Sentenced to 90 Months in Prison for Assaulting Law Enforcement Officer During Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Tennessee man was sentenced today to 90 months in prison for assaulting a law enforcement officer during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His and others’ actions disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.


Federal Jury Convicts Oregon Man of Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor

News Release: BOISE - After a four-day trial, a federal jury sitting in Boise found Brett Michael Malone, 30, of Adrian, Oregon, guilty of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye presided over the trial, which began on October...


Tennessee Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Crime

News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - A Tennessee man was sentenced today to five years and 10 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for the distribution of fentanyl.


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.


News Release: Scheme used stolen identities to open fraudulent rideshare and delivery driver accounts.


Jury Convicts Browning Man of Sexually Abusing Children

News Release: GREAT FALLS - A federal jury today convicted a Browning man of sexually abusing two children approximately 20 years ago on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Alexander Leszczynski (24, North Redington Beach) with one count of murder-for-hire and one count of obstruction of justice. If convicted, Leszczynski faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal...


News Release: FORT SMITH - A Lavaca, Arkansas, man plead guilty today to one count of Conspiracy to Commit Healthcare Fraud and one count of Money Laundering. The Honorable Judge Mark E. Ford presided over the hearing in the United States District Court in Fort Smith.


News Release: CINCINNATI - A federal jury convicted a registered sex offender on all counts following a four-day trial in Cincinnati.


News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney, FBI, standing by to respond to complaints about voter intimidation or fraud.


Norwich Man Charged with Child Exploitation Offense

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Matthew B. Millhollin, Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Boston, announced that SHELDON THOMSON, 34, of Norwich, was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint charging him with possession of child pornography.


Former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Found Guilty of Obstruction Charge Involving Investigation of Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A former U.S. Capitol Police officer was found guilty by a jury today of a federal charge of obstruction of justice stemming from his communications with a rioter and his actions in the aftermath of the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.


News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On Sept. 15, 2022, a Tucson federal grand jury returned an indictment charging 51 firearms-related offenses against the following individuals.


District Man Sentenced to 10-Year Prison Term for Armed Sexual Assault in 2006

News Release: Defendant Attacked Woman in Northwest Washington, DNA Linked Him to Crime.



News Release: TOLEDO - Lucas Russell Vanwoert, 25, of Celina, Ohio, was charged today in a four-count indictment with possession and transportation of child pornography, transportation of obscene materials and creating an animal crush video.


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


News Release: Defendant Accused of Shoving Officer, Kicking Door, Illegally Entering Building in Repeated Confrontations.