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Brandon Man Sentenced for Being a Felon in Possession of Firearms

News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Eric Grenier, 40, of Brandon, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington following his guilty plea to a charge that he possessed firearms as a convicted felon. U.S. District Court Judge Christina Reiss sentenced Grenier to 24 months of imprisonment, to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release. Grenier has been in custody since his arrest in August 2021.


Middlesex County Man Charged with Production of Child Pornography

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man has been charged in connection with production of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


Pharmaceutical Sales Representative Admits Role in Health Care Fraud and Criminal HIPAA Schemes

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A former pharmaceutical sales representative admitted his role in two criminal conspiracies involving health care fraud and wrongful obtaining and disclosure of patients’ protected personal health information, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced today.


U.S. ATTORNEY RACHELLE AUD CROWE ANNOUNCES  COLLECTIONS OF OVER $6.5 MILLION IN CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CASES DURING THE LAST FISCAL YEAR

News Release: FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. - U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe announced today that her office collected.


Seventeen Western Washington Tribes awarded DOJ grants for a variety of public safety programs

News Release: Seattle - U.S. Attorney Nick Brown announced today that 17 tribes in Western Washington will get millions of federal dollars to support programs focused on community safety. The grant awards total more than $15.8 million.


Former Chairman of Riviera Beach Housing Authority Charged with Extortion for Kickback Payments

News Release: MIAMI - Delvin Thomas, 44, of West Palm Beach, Fla., has been charged with one count of extortion after using his chairman position to receive a kickback from a real-estate transaction.


U.S. Attorney Darcie McElwee Appoints District Election Officer to Ensure Voter Access, Poll Worker Safety

News Release: Training and seminars for Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement Agencies.


Michigan Man Sentenced to Life for Stalking, Sexually Assaulting 14-Year-Old Lubbock Girl

News Release: A Michigan man who stalked and sexually assaulted a 14-year-old Lubbock girl was sentenced today to life in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


Career Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced in Multi-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: Offense is defendant's third federal drug conviction.


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...


Son of Murder Victim and Co-Conspirator Convicted of Murder-for-Hire Committed at McDonald’s Drive-Thru

News Release: Following six weeks of trial, a federal jury in Brooklyn today convicted Anthony Zottola, Sr. and Himen Ross of murder-for-hire conspiracy and murder-for-hire in the October 4, 2018 killing of 71-year-old Sylvester Zottola as he waited to pick up a cup of coffee at a McDonald’s drive-thru in the Bronx.


Former Tucson Insurance Agent Sentenced to More Than 11 Years for Elder Fraud

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Koreasa Maria Williams, 47, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced on Sept. 30, 2022, by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 136 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution to her victims. Williams previously pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud. The sentence was ordered to run concurrent to a 51-month sentence for an earlier annuity fraud scheme.


Kansas City Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Two Armed Robberies of Hotels on the Same Day

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in two armed robberies of hotels on the same day.


Ten Defendants Charged in Drug Trafficking Probe Targeting Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Sales in Chicago

News Release: CHICAGO - A federal drug trafficking investigation has resulted in charges against ten individuals for allegedly conspiring to distribute at least 35 kilograms of fentanyl-laced heroin and crack cocaine on the West Side of Chicago.


Morris County Man Indicted on Tax and Bankruptcy Fraud

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Morris County, New Jersey, man was arrested today by federal agents on charges of tax and bankruptcy fraud, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Tax Division announced.


Missouri Meth Distributor and Money Launderer Sentenced to 21 Years

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - An Everton, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for leading a conspiracy to distribute nearly 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine in southwest Missouri.


Dubois Woman Distributed Meth to Users

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Dubois, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to violation of federal narcotics laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around the counties of Jefferson, Clearfield, and Allegheny, United States Attorney Cindy Chung announced today.


Former Pitt Student Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Threatening Communications and Impeding and Obstructing FBI Investigation

News Release: PITTSBURGH - Khaled Miah, 29, a former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and former student at the University of Pittsburgh, was sentenced yesterday by Judge W. Scott Hardy to 72 months’ imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release. Miah was found guilty by a federal jury in December...


262 Month Sentence Imposed

News Release: For Armed Bank Robberies. SOUTH BEND - Nahkomie Taylor, 31 years old, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio on his plea of guilty to two counts of bank robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, announced United States Attorney Clifford...


Alleged Serial Bank Robber Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: An Albuquerque man thought to have committed a string of bank robberies across Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Mississippi, and California was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison for an armed bank robbery in Abilene, Texas, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.