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News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - Mohamed Muse Noor, aka “Deeq Darajo," has been indicted for his role in the $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Crime

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Aaron Andrew Dement, 43, of Munroe Falls, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to attempted enticement of a minor.


Chicopee Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Offense

News Release: Defendant possessed more than 100 images of child sexual abuse material.


News Release: Jackson, TN - Tommarion Latrez Williams, 28, has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for.


Texas Man Arrested on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Texas man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including assaulting a law enforcement officer, for his actions 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 presidential election.


News Release: ALPINE - Thomas Scott Perkins, 31, of Fort Stockton, was sentenced yesterday to 1,890 months in prison for distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material.


Two Former Directors of Public Works Sentenced for Accepting Bribes

News Release: Two Former Directors of Public Works Sentenced for Accepting Bribes.


Wormleysburg Man Re-Indicted For Stealing Construction Materials From New U.S. Courthouse In Harrisburg

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Christopher Gontaryk, age 47, of Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on one count of theft of government property.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Wylene Johnson, 41, of Chester, PA; Cookie Bundy, 41, of Philadelphia, PA; Hakeem Cooper, 42, of Philadelphia, PA; Louis Barnett, 43, of Philadelphia, PA; Barry Mitchell, 33, of Philadelphia, PA; and Tameka Edmonds, 32, of Marcus Hook, PA; were charged with various Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) fraud-related offenses in two separate Indictments.


News Release: DETROIT - A real estate investor, who was previously charged in a $600,000 wire fraud scheme, has now been indicted for multiple counts of bankruptcy fraud totaling over $1.1 million, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.


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.


Felon Sentenced to Nearly Four Years for Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Peter Gregorio Castro, 45, of Patagonia, Arizona, was convicted and sentenced on October 5, 2022, by United States District Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson to 46 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Castro previously pleaded guilty to Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Convicted Felon.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - An eight-count indictment, returned on Oct. 20, 2022, has been unsealed, charging Fresno residents Jeffrey Michalk, 43; Steve Gomez, 40; and Michael Dugan, 48, with conspiracy, theft of public money and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Registered Sex Offender Sentenced for Transporting Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: An Oklahoma man was sentenced today to 40 years in prison for transporting child pornography that he produced of an 18-month-old infant and for being a person required to register as a sex offender who committed a felony offense involving a minor.


Two Leaders and an Associate of Little Havana Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Decades in Prison

News Release: MIAMI - Following a nine-week trial ending in guilty verdicts, two leaders and an associate of a violent drug trafficking and money laundering organization operating in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood have been sentenced to prison terms.


Lancaster County Woman Sentenced For Theft Of Government Funds

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Sally Schrom, age 67, of Mountville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo to two years of probation for stealing government funds. The probation term includes six months of home detention, and Schrom was also ordered to pay $59,587 in restitution.


Kentucky Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Officers During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Sprayed Fire Extinguisher at Officers, Illegally Entered Capitol Office, Tore Open a Box, Went Through Papers.


Boston Man Charged with Sex Trafficking of a Minor

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.


Former Blairsville Felon Sentenced for Illegally Possessing a Pistol and Ammunition

News Release: PITTSBURGH- A former resident of Blairsville, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty and been sentenced in federal court to 18 months’ imprisonment and one year of supervised release on his conviction of felony possession of a firearm and ammunition, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Crime

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Aaron Andrew Dement, 43, of Munroe Falls, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to attempted enticement of a minor.