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News Release: BOSTON - A Texas man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for allegedly staging a hoax explosion at Northeastern University in Boston and providing law enforcement with materially false and misleading information about the incident.


New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Bank Robbery, Hobbs Act Robbery

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that, on Oct. 25, 2022, DEVIN CHANEY (“CHANEY"), age 32, agreed to plead guilty to one count of Armed Bank Robbery in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2113(a) and (d) (Count 9); and one count of Hobbs...


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in Bridgeport has returned an indictment charging DENNIS LEE WAITERS, 32, of Torrington, with assaulting five federal law enforcement officers.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - On Oct. 24, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia held Management Consulting, Inc. (Mancon), located in Virginia Beach, strictly liable under the Anti-Kickback Act and ordered it to pay a $1,088,803 civil penalty.


Former Investment Manager Sentenced in Multimillion-Dollar Scheme to Defraud Life Insurance Company

News Release: A New York man was sentenced today to five years in prison for his participation in a scheme to defraud a North Carolina-based life insurance company that caused approximately $20 million in losses to the company and caused it to be ordered into liquidation.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, U.S. Attorney Dena J. King hosted the Western District’s Excellence in the Pursuit of Justice award ceremony, to recognize law enforcement personnel from local, state and.


U.S. Attorney’s Office Stands Ready to Protect Voting Rights on Election Day

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - United States Attorney Darren J. LaMarca announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Bert Carraway 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...


News Release: BOSTON - A Leominster man was convicted by a federal jury yesterday in connection with his participation in a wide-ranging fentanyl, heroin, crack and cocaine trafficking conspiracy.


News Release: Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced the indictment of KONRAD BICHER for two counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated...


New Jersey Man Convicted of $40M Securities Claims Fraud

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Joseph Cammarata, 48, of Monmouth Beach, NJ, was convicted after trial for his participation in a securities fraud claims scheme with two co-defendants from New York and New Jersey.


News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Nathaniel C. Kummerfeld 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 Kummerfeld...


News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Charles Kirby, 45, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after being convicted of heroin trafficking conspiracy and attempted possession with the intent to distribute heroin following a three-day federal jury trial in Indianapolis.


Bureau of Justice Statistics Releases Human Trafficking Data Collection Activities, 2022

News Release: The Bureau of Justice Statistics, a division of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, today released Human Trafficking Data Collection Activities, 2022.


Grandview Man Pleads Guilty to $4.1 Million Methamphetamine Conspiracy

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Grandview, Mo., man has pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a $4.1 million drug-trafficking conspiracy, which is linked to two murders, and which distributed approximately 520 kilograms of methamphetamine in the Kansas City and St. Louis metropolitan areas.


News Release: DETROIT - A former Wayne County Roads Division employee was charged in an indictment today with conspiring to steal over $1.7 million in county funds, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy and United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced.


Three Fentanyl Dealers Sentenced To Federal Prison

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judges Thomas Barber and Virginia Covington have sentenced Marvin “MJ" Mitchell (36, St. Petersburg) to 15 years in federal prison, Christopher Hughes (44, Clearwater) to 8 years in federal prison, and Emma Leifer (26, Clearwater) to 6 years and 6 months in federal prison for conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and crack cocaine.


News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings man convicted of multiple crimes stemming from an investigation into kidnapping minors, transportation of persons for illegal sexual activity, drug trafficking and firearms offenses was sentenced today to life in prison, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


News Release: A man who drove a vehicle while his codefendant leaned out the window and shot and killed a man was sentenced Thursday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


News Release: MIAMI - United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Juan Antonio Gonzalez announced today that his Office will be working closely with Justice Department Headquarters in Washington and FBI Miami to investigate and prosecute violations of federal election laws in connection with the upcoming November 8th general election.


Larimer Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing a Gun and Ammunition

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has pled guilty on a charge of possessing a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.