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News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on Oct. 11, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange.


Minneapolis Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Using Snapchat to Produce Child Pornography

News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minneapolis man was sentenced to 420 months in prison followed by a lifetime term of supervised release for producing sexually explicit videos of minors, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Rochester Man Sentenced to 6.5 Years in Prison for Arson of Multiple Buildings in St. Paul

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Rochester man who fled to Mexico to evade apprehension, and was later located and returned by Mexican authorities, was sentenced to 78 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $39,028 in restitution for the arson of two retail stores and a school during the summer of 2020, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Nevada Woman Charged with $7 Million Advance Fee Ponzi Scheme and Obstruction of Justice

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.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that the Department of Justice has awarded $134,999 to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program in the Eastern District of Louisiana. Funding will support community efforts to address the epidemic of gun crime and serious violence in the...


News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that George Goins, 65, of Johnson, Vermont, made his initial appearance today in United States District Court. Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle, Goins pleaded not guilty to charges of possession of a firearm...


News Release: ANCHORAGE - An Anchorage man was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of production of child pornography.


News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Detroit Division today announced the results of an.


News Release: The Department of Justice announced today new criminal charges, convictions, and sentences as part of its ongoing initiative to prosecute fraud in connection with various pandemic relief programs under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, including the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, as well as other crimes relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Alan Alfredo Garcia, 26, of Stockton, was sentenced Monday to three years and five months in prison for possession of unregistered silencers, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - A Rock Island, Illinois, man, Atoris Jaquez Slater, 28, of the 1700 block of 25th Street, was sentenced today to an aggregate 120 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (“crack") and tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC"); possession of a firearm as a felon;...


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Merrifield couple was sentenced today for stealing at least nine people’s identities and using the stolen personal identifying information (PII) to fraudulently buy a luxury vehicle, lease high-end residences, and obtain loans and credit.


Boston Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Drug Offenses

News Release: Defendant had packages of fentanyl and cocaine delivered to Harvard University campus.


Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Charge

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Oshay Pullen, 26, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of ammunition, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: Dexter man pleaded guilty in 2021 to drug, firearms and money laundering offenses.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Bonnie Sweeten, 51, recently of Delanco, NJ, was charged by Information with two counts of wire fraud related to her scheme to steal from her former employer by forging checks and making fraudulent purchases with the company credit card.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SAAED MOSLEM and his father MEHDI MOSLEM were sentenced today to 96 months in prison and 40 months in prison, respectively, for defrauding their lenders and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS"). The defendants...


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL FERRO, 36, formerly of Avon, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 108months of imprisonment, followed by nine years of supervised release, for a child exploitation offense.


Press release by U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan relating to the November 2022 General Election

News Release: ATLANTA - U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan announced that Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Brent Gray 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 Gray has been appointed to serve...


News Release: Memphis, TN - Four defendants have been sentenced for conspiracy to defraud the Small Business.