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Former Philadelphia Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested and Charged With Trafficking Firearms

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Samir Ahmad, 29, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged by Criminal Complaint with firearms trafficking and selling firearms to a person unlawfully in the United States, arising from his sale of two semi-automatic pistols to a confidential informant while he was employed as a Deputy Sheriff with the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office.


News Release: A Tulsa man who committed a shooting outside of a Tulsa nightclub in August 2021 was sentenced Thursday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


News Release: BOSTON - A Fitchburg man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for his role in a wide-ranging fentanyl, heroin, crack and cocaine trafficking conspiracy.


News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A former U.S. Army sergeant has admitted he stabbed to death a former fellow soldier whose body was found in his Fort Stewart barracks room in June 2020.


News Release: The Defendant Shot a Victim Multiple Times After Being Convicted of Illegally Entering the United States.


News Release: FBI Dallas Hosts Conference for Academic Institutions.



News Release: FBI El Paso Warns the Public About Potential Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Fraud Schemes.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Oct. 24, 2022, Cordae Jones, age 34, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 60 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner for a firearm offense.


News Release: MISSOULA - A Helena man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in the Bozeman community was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


Mineral County man admits to drug distribution

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Justin Edward Haines, of Keyser, West Virginia, has admitted to distributing fentanyl, heroin, crystal methamphetamine, and cocaine, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - LENDELL WALLACE, age 38, a resident of LaPlace, Louisiana, pled guilty on Oct. 13, 2022, before U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier to a two-count indictment which charged him with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute tramadol and possession with intent to distribute tramadol in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 846, 841(a)(1), and 841(b)(1)(E), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


Merced County Doctor Indicted for Multimillion 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.


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.


Danville Woman Sentenced for Embezzling More Than $66,000 from Saint Anselm College

News Release: CONCORD - Renee Crawford, 35, of Danville was sentenced to 2 years of probation with six months of home confinement and ordered to pay full restitution for embezzling $66,114.02 from Saint Anselm College, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


Blaine Man Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS- A Blaine man has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Six Defendants Charged In $1 Million Covid Fraud Schemes

News Release: Benton Harbor mother, three adult children, and two others accused of fraudulently obtaining pandemic unemployment insurance benefits and small business loans.


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.


Tilton Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearms Offenses

News Release: CONCORD - Jared Stottlar, 43, of Tilton, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking offense, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - Tyler Dean Kadolph, age 25, of Iowa City, was sentenced yesterday to 97 months in prison following his plea to a charge of Possession of Child Pornography.