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Fort Myers Felon Sentenced To Federal Prison For Unlawfully Possessing A Firearm And Ammunition

News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Re’Shod Peter Jontavious Larry (28, Fort Myers) to seven years and eight months in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Larry to forfeit the firearm and ammunition used in the offense. Larry had pleaded guilty on June 15, 2022.


Federal Grand Jury Indicts Northshore Man For Drug Offenses

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - A federal grand jury in New Orleans, Louisiana returned a four-count indictment on Oct. 20, 2022 charging a man for violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act.


Stephen K. Bannon Sentenced to Four Months in Prison on Two Counts of Contempt of Congress

News Release: WASHINGTON - Stephen K. Bannon was sentenced today to four months of incarceration and ordered to pay a fine of $6,500 on two counts of contempt of Congress stemming from his failure to comply with a subpoena issued by the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 breach of the United States Capitol.


U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces District Election Officers for November General Election

News Release: CLEVELAND - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSA) Ava R. Dustin and Megan R. Miller have been appointed as District Election Officers (DEO) to lead the Northern District of Ohio efforts in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election.


News Release: Greenville, South Carolina --- Dishannon Matthew Luther Workman, 28, of Fountain Inn, was sentenced to eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.


News Release: Jaime Gonzalez Duran, a Mexican national, made his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today to face international drug charges.



News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Michael J. DaCorta (57, Sarasota) to 23 years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, money laundering, and filing a false income tax return. As part of his sentence, the court also entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $2,817,876.16, a portion of the proceeds of the charged criminal conduct. A federal jury had found DaCorta guilty on May 4, 2020.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Eight people were charged for their respective roles in a heroin, fentanyl, and crack cocaine distribution organization that sold large quantities of controlled substances in the area of Columbia Avenue and South Orange Avenue in Newark, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Three Members of Violent Reading, Pennsylvania Drug Gang Convicted by Jury of Federal Murder, Kidnapping and Drug Conspiracy Charges

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero and Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams announced today during a press conference in the Berks County Courthouse that Jesus Feliciano-Trinidad, 33; Dewayne Quinones, 29; and Mayco Alvarez-Jackson, 25; all of Reading, PA, were convicted...



Beaumont Felon Sentenced for Firearms Violation

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Beaumont man has been sentenced for a federal firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


Two Thomson Penitentiary Inmates Sentenced to Additional Prison Terms for Assaulting Other Inmates

News Release: ROCKFORD - Two inmates at the United States Penitentiary in Thomson, Ill., have been sentenced to additional prison terms for assaulting other inmates.


Two Men From State of Washington Arrested on Federal Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - Two men from the state of Washington have been arrested on federal charges for their actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their 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.


Washington Man Sentenced for Involvement in Idaho Teen's Death

News Release: COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho - Antoinne James Holmes, 23, of Cusick, Washington, was sentenced to more



FBI San Francisco Warns the Public About Potential Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Fraud Schemes

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


News Release: BOSTON - A Salem, Mass. real estate developer was sentenced to four years in prison today in connection with a decade-long mortgage fraud scheme involving at least two dozen loan transactions, totaling $6.5 million, that resulted in more than $3.8 million in losses to lenders.


Three Men Sentenced For Drug Trafficking

News Release: HARRISBURG-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Wallace Smith, age 32, of Las Vegas, Nevada, Jolie Brown, age 40, of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Andres Garcia-Grajeda, age 33, of New Oxford, Pennsylvania, were sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson for drug trafficking.


Local Magician Arrested for Child Pornography Offense

News Release: BOSTON - A Sutton, Mass. man who has worked as a magician for over 20 years, performing for children as young as kindergarten age, was arrested today on a child pornography charge.