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News Release: A 12-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York charging five Russian nationals, Yury Orekhov, Artem Uss, Svetlana Kuzurgasheva, also known as “Lana Neumann," Timofey Telegin and Sergey Tulyakov with various charges related to a global procurement, smuggling and money...



Two Hudson County Men Indicted for Armed Bank Robbery

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A federal grand jury today indicted two men in connection with the armed robbery of a bank in Union City, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Slidell Woman Pleads Guilty to Misappropriating Military Veteran’s Funds

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that SLOANE SIGNAL-DEBOSE, age 51, a resident of Slidell, pled guilty to misappropriating funds from a veteran while SIGNAL was the veteran’s fiduciary.



Four Men Charged in Connection in St. Louis Area Mail Thefts

News Release: ST. LOUIS - Three men accused of federal crimes connected to the theft of mail or attempted theft of mail appeared in court Tuesday to face charges and a fourth has also been indicted.


Sacramento Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of Ammunition

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Lawrence Guerain Fleming, 38, of Sacramento, was sentenced today to three years and one month in prison for two counts of being a felon in possession of ammunition, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR THE DISTRICT OF WYOMING APPOINTS DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Nicholas Vassallo announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Timothy W. Gist will lead the efforts for his office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election. AUSA Gist...


News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Raymond Bowie, 21, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.


Two Former LMPD Officers Sentenced Today for Conspiracy to Violate Civil Rights and One Also Sentenced for Cyberstalking Conspiracy

News Release: Louisville, KY - Two former Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) officers charged with conspiring to violate the civil rights of Louisville pedestrians through the arbitrary use of force were sentenced today. One of them was also sentenced for engaging in a cyberstalking conspiracy to hack computer applications for compromising photographs and videos of female victims and then using those photographs to extort additional compromising material from the victims.


News Release: ROANOKE, Va. - A Roanoke man, who had been acquitted in state court of a May 2019 murder in the City of Roanoke after claiming self-defense, was sentenced yesterday to 12 years in prison on a federal gun charge.


Virginia Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Wire Fraud

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Rishi Budhadev, age 37, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.


Everton Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Leading Meth Conspiracy

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.


News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Tara Lynn Leary, of Valley Head, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 120 months of incarceration for a methamphetamine charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that NICOLE COCKERHAM (“COCKERHAM"), age 43, of Houma, Louisiana, was sentenced on Oct. 18, 2022 for Theft of Government Funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641.


Irvington Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison

News Release: MOBILE, AL - An Irvington man was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute it.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - The captain of the P/V Conception - a Santa Barbara-based dive boat that caught fire near Santa Cruz Island in 2019, resulting in the deaths of 33 passengers and one crew member - was indicted today by a federal grand jury on a charge of misconduct or neglect of ship officer.


FBI Media Alert: FBI, Santa Fe Police Look for Skinny Swoosh Bandit Bank Robber

News Release: FBI Media Alert: FBI, Santa Fe Police Look for Skinny Swoosh Bandit Bank Robber.


News Release: Spokane, Washington - United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Guillermo Valdez, age 34, of Moses Lake, Washington, to 204 months in federal prison after Valdez had pleaded guilty on April 20, 2022 to two counts of Possession with Intent to Distribute 500 or More Grams of Methamphetamine and two counts of Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Valdez also was sentenced to 5 years of supervised release.


Justice Department Announces Charges and Arrests in Two Cases Involving Export Violation Schemes to Aid Russian Military

News Release: Justice Department Announces Charges and Arrests in Two Cases Involving Export Violation Schemes to Aid Russian Military.