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News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Lewis Clarence McCutcheon, 51, of Vallejo, was sentenced on Thursday, Oct. 20, to nine years in prison for possessing crack cocaine for distribution, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Chinatown Meat Distributor Required To Pay $250,000 Civil Penalty For Violating Food Safety Consent Decree

News Release: Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Paul Kiecker, Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA-FSIS"), announced today that a federal district court has approved an agreement (“Agreement") resolving...


News Release: A superseding indictment charging individuals and companies in Europe with violating United States export laws and regulations by attempting to smuggle a dual-use export-controlled item to Russia was unsealed yesterday in the District of Connecticut.


New York Lawyer Pleads Guilty To Participating In Trip-And-Fall Fraud Scheme

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MARC ELEFANT, a New York lawyer, pled guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a scheme to obtain millions of dollars in fraudulent insurance reimbursements and other...


U.S. Department of Justice’s Election Day Program

News Release: United States Attorney Jennifer Klemetsrud Puhl announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Rick L. Volk will lead the efforts of the United Sates Attorney’s Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general...


Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Nexus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discussed on Oct. 24 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: A former deputy sheriff with the Dallas County, Alabama, Sheriff’s Office was charged in an indictment unsealed in the Southern District of Alabama for sexually assaulting and kidnapping a woman while he was on duty, and for misleading state investigators.


Brooklyn Yeshiva Admits to Pervasive Program and Benefit Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: School Agrees to Pay $5 Million in Penalties in Deferred Prosecution Agreement.


FBI to Host "Be Smart with your Kids’ Smartphone” for Parents

News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL-FBI Jacksonville and the Duval County Public Schools Parent Academy will again partner to host the “Be Smart with your Kids’ Smartphone - Parent Edition" program in the fall semester of 2022. The event will be held at Twin Lakes Elementary School on Tuesday, Nov. 1, and is free and...


Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 34 Months in Prison for Attacks on Media and Law Enforcement Officers During Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Pennsylvania man was sentenced today to 34 months in prison on charges stemming from attacks on law enforcement officers and a member of the media 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.


Stockton Resident Sentenced for Attempted Sexual Coercion and Enticement of a Minor

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Daniel Peralta 31, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison to be followed by 20 years of supervised release for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Three Men Convicted of $1 Million ‘Upfront-Fee’ Scheme

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two men from New Jersey and another from Nevada were convicted by a federal jury for their roles in defrauding multiple victims out of money through a $1 million “upfront-fee" scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


Indiana Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Carrying a Gun and Assaulting Law Enforcement Officers in January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - An Indiana man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for carrying two loaded guns on Capitol grounds and assaulting law enforcement officers 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.


News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - United States Attorney David C. Weiss announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Claudia Pare 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 Pare has...


Flexsteel Industries Agrees to Pay for the Cleanup of the Lane Street Ground Water Contamination Superfund Site in Elkhart, Indiana

News Release: Flexsteel Industries Inc. has agreed to a consent decree that requires it to pay $9.8 million for the cleanup of contamination at the Lane Street Ground Water Contamination Superfund Site (Lane Street Site) in Elkhart, Indiana, and to reimburse the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a portion of its past costs incurred at the Lane Street Site.


22-Year-Old Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder of U.S. Border Patrol Agent

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Rey David Marquez-Jimenez, 22, of Mexico, previously pleaded guilty to one count of Attempted Murder of a Federal Officer on Oct. 20, 2022. Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 12, 2023, before United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps.


Graves County Man Charged with Federal Firearms Offense

News Release: Paducah, KY -A federal grand jury returned an indictment last week charging a Graves County, KY man with federal firearms offenses.


Parkersburg Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Gun Crimes

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Ashley Kawczynski, 32, of Parkersburg, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Farrah Doreen Fletcher, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to her role in a methamphetamine distribution operation, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Psychologist Convicted of Health Care Fraud Scheme

News Release: A federal jury convicted a licensed Illinois psychologist of defrauding Medicare over the course of several years by causing the submission of fraudulent claims for psychotherapy services he never provided.