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News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - United States Attorney Zachary A. Myers announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Tiffany J. Preston 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...


Nurse Practitioner Admits to Perpetrating $4.37 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme; Will Forfeit the Profits of His Fraud

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A registered nurse and nurse practitioner who fraudulently billed commercial health insurers and Medicare nearly $4.4 million for services that he falsely claimed to have provided to patients in Rhode Island, New York, and Florida, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in federal court in Rhode...


Additional Charge Filed Against Tennessee Man for Using Firearm in Violent Confrontation with FBI Agents

News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Tennessee man and a Warsaw, Mo., man have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges stemming from their threats of violence against immigrants and the federal government, as well as an armed assault of FBI agents.


Washington Man Charged with Hate Crime for Shooting and Damaging Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall

News Release: A Washington man was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Seattle, Washington, in connection with a May 15, 2018, shooting that damaged a Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall.


Uniontown Man Sentenced to Prison for Murder-for-Hire Plot

News Release: AKRON - Scott Allen Renninger, 53, of Uniontown, Ohio, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John R. Adams to six years in prison and was ordered to pay $17,520 in restitution after he pleaded guilty to attempting to arrange a murder-for-hire plot.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Robert Dean Caesar, 60, of Oxford, PA, was sentenced to 100 years in prison and lifetime supervised release United States District Court Judge Gerald Pappert for multiple child exploitation offenses including producing, transmitting, and collecting child pornography.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Aaliyah Snowden, of Eastpointe, Michigan, has admitted to her role in methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin drug distribution operation, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Erie Man Pleads Guilty in Conspiracy to Distribute Meth

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal drug laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Houston Man Guilty of Trafficking Drugs through Southeast Texas

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Houston man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


Notice published on Oct. 20 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - A federal grand jury in Indianapolis returned an indictment late yesterday charging an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department sergeant with violating the civil rights of an arrestee by using excessive force.


Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Production and Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Fredericksburg man pleaded guilty today to production and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).


Mexican National Extradited from Mexico to the United States to Face International Drug Trafficking Charges

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: Seattle - A 23-year-old Seattle resident is charged federally with production and possession of child pornography following an investigation by the Seattle Police Internet Crimes against Children task Force. Antonio Diego Brugnoli-Baskin was taken into custody this morning and appeared in federal court today. Brugnoli-Baskin was previously charged in King County Superior Court.


Newark Man Charged with Carjacking and Firearms Offenses

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man was arraigned for his alleged role in an armed carjacking in Montclair, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


Two Men from State of Washington Arrested on Federal Charges for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Both Accused of Illegally Entering Capitol Building, One Charged With Assaulting Police Officers.


News Release: WASHINGTON - A California man was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for his actions 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: PLANO, Texas - A Colombian lawyer has been sentenced for federal obstruction violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rapid City Man Indicted for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender

News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender.