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News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Nevada woman was indicted today on wire fraud, money laundering, and obstruction of justice charges related to a $7 million advance fee Ponzi scheme and obstructing the government’s investigation, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Suspected Serial Bank Robber Arrested

News Release: GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO-On Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, the Greenwood Village Police Department, with the assistance of FBI Denver’s Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force, arrested Markee Denzel Hagans, 24, of Utah. Officers made contact with Hagans, who was inside a vehicle, at a hotel parking lot. He was arrested without incident.


News Release: The Defendant was on Supervised Release for Two Bank Robberies in Georgia and South Carolina.


News Release: United States Attorney Duston Slinkard announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Jared Maag 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 Maag has been appointed...


News Release: MIAMI - A South Florida fentanyl dealer whose product killed a man was sentenced this week to 20 years in federal prison for the distribution of a controlled substance.


Superseding Indictment Adds Obstruction of Justice Charge Against Former Indiana Reserve Sheriff’s Deputy

News Release: A federal grand jury in Indianapolis, Indiana, returned a five-count superseding indictment charging a former New Castle, Indiana, police officer with excessive force and obstruction of justice, and a former Henry County, Indiana, Reserve Sheriff’s Deputy with obstruction of justice.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that John Fadden, 49, of Savona, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to possession of child pornography by an individual who has a prior conviction involving the sexual abuse of a child. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum of 20 years in prison.


News Release: HOUSTON - A 36-year-old South African citizen illegally residing in La Marque has handed a significant sentence multiple child pornography convictions, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


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


News Release: Defendant Threatened Filipino Nationals with Arrest and Deportation.


Yonkers Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegal Distribution Of More Than 100,000 Oxycodone Pills

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MARC LARUELLE pled guilty to one count of distributing Oxycodone, among other narcotics, without a legitimate medical purpose while acting outside the usual course of professional practice. LARUELLE pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Denis L. Cote.


KC 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.


News Release: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - With the sentencing of the last of 16 defendants, federal prosecutors concluded prosecution of a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking organization operating primarily within Franklin and Gulf Counties. The convictions and sentences were announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


Ohio man admits to drug charges

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Dallas Michael Acoff, of Euclid, Ohio, has admitted to drug charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


District Election Officers Appointed to Receive Election Day Complaints

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - United States Attorney Jessica D. Aber announced today that Assistant United States Attorneys Jordan Harvey, Avi Panth, and Anthony Mozzi, will lead the efforts of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Sinaloa, Mexico, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal drug laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging Anthony Paz Torres, 37, with federal hate crimes, resulting in the death of one person and including an attempt to kill four others during a shooting at Omar’s Wheels and Tires. Torres is also charged with using a firearm to commit the murder.


Pittsburgh Felon Charged with Violating Federal Drug and Gun Laws

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating various federal firearms and drug laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: Anthony Zottola, Sr., Plotted to Kill His Father and Brother to Take Over Family’s Multi-Million Dollar Real Estate Empire.


Lafarge Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Foreign Terrorist Organizations

News Release: BROOKLYN, NY - Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, Lafarge S.A. (Lafarge), a global building materials manufacturer headquartered in France, and Lafarge Cement Syria, S.A. (LCS), a Lafarge subsidiary headquartered in Syria, pleaded guilty to a one-count criminal information charging...