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News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Michael P. Fish, age 27, of Albany, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for obstruction of justice.


United States Attorney Announces District Election Officer

News Release: MOBILE, AL - United States Attorney Sean P. Costello announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Vicki Davis 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 election. AUSA Davis...


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Peter Ko (619) 546-7359 and Mark Conover (619) 546-6763.


News Release: HOUSTON - A 58-year-old woman has been sentenced to federal prison for her role in at least 40 sham marriages, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Lawrence Man Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Firearms Offenses

News Release: BOSTON - A Lawrence man was sentenced yesterday for the unlawful possession of firearms stemming from his illegal dealing of rifles and handguns.


Tuscaloosa Man Sentenced to Seven Years on COVID-19 Program Fraud Charges

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge today sentenced a Tuscaloosa man for defrauding the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Acting Special Agent in Charge Felix A. Rivera-Esparra.


DEA Prescription Drug Take Back Day Set for Saturday

News Release: Rhode Islanders are urged to dispose of unwanted prescriptions at collection sites across the state.


News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Gabriel Milford Kavoka, 39, of Scottsdale, Arizona, was sentenced Tuesday, by United States District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to two concurrent life sentences. Kavoka, an enrolled member of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, previously pleaded guilty to Second Degree Murder and Carjacking Resulting in Death.


News Release: HAMMOND- Hailey Gist-Holden, age 26, of Gary, Indiana, was found guilty following a 9-day jury trial presided over by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


News Release: DETROIT - United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Steven Cares will lead the efforts of her office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election. AUSA Cares has been...


News Release: WASHINGTON - The former Director of Public Works of the Municipality of Guayama, Puerto Rico, and the former Director of Public Works of Cataño, also in Puerto Rico, were sentenced this week to two years and two years and 6 months in prison, respectively, for their involvement in separate bribery schemes in which they received cash payments in exchange for approving invoice payments for an asphalt and paving company.


Jury Convicts Mounds Man of Shooting a Former Girlfriend in 2021

News Release: A federal jury convicted a Mounds man Wednesday in federal court for shooting his girlfriend when she tried to end their relationship in 2021, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man was sentenced yesterday for his role in an attempted robbery of a Rockland-based glassware dealer.


Dallas Attorney Charged In $1 Billion Tax Shelter Scheme

News Release: A Dallas attorney who allegedly created tax shelters to help high-net-worth clients conceal more than one billion dollars in income from the IRS has been federally charged, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - Donald Wayne Fulscher Jr., age 36, of Rock Island, was sentenced yesterday to eight years in prison following his plea to a charge of Felon in Possession of a Firearm.


News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-U.S. Attorney Natalie Wight announced today the appointment of two District Election Officers to oversee the handling of complaints of voting rights concerns, threats of violence to election officials or staff, and election fraud in the District of Oregon for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election.


News Release: EUGENE, Ore.-The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced today that two California men have been sentenced to federal prison for trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine and heroin from California to Oregon.


Two Former Pike County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Deputies Indicted for Using Excessive Force

News Release: Two Former Pike County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Deputies Indicted for Using Excessive Force.


Columbus Pain Medicine Practice Agrees to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Violations Under the Controlled Substances Act, False Claims Act

News Release: MACON, Ga. - Kenneth Barngrover, M.D., and his practice, Southeast Regional Pain Center (SRPC), in Columbus, Georgia, has agreed to a $1,000,000 civil penalty to resolve allegations that the pain medicine practice violated both the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and the False Claims Act (FCA). In addition...


Georgia Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Using Stolen Identities to Obtain Food Stamps and Attempt to Purchase a Luxury Vehicle

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Georgia man was sentenced to federal prison today for using stolen identities to fraudulently obtain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and attempt to purchase a luxury vehicle worth nearly $80,000.