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Manchester Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Sale of Fentanyl and Identity Theft

News Release: CONCORD - Jonathan Sepulveda-Lara, 44, of Manchester, was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for the sale of fentanyl and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced.


Lafarge Plaide Coupable Quant À Sa Conspiration Ayant Permis De Fournir Une Aide Important À Des Organisations Terroristes Étrangères

News Release: BROOKLYN, NY - Plus tôt aujourd’hui, dans la cour fédérale de Brooklyn, New York, Lafarge S.A. (Lafarge), un fabricant mondial de matériaux de construction dont le siège est situé en France, et Lafarge Cement Syria, S.A. (LCS), une filiale de Lafarge dont le siège est situé en Syrie, ont plaidé coupables...


News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Chatham County man with a hefty criminal record has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for illegally carrying a gun.


Canton Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Carjacking

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Canton man was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for armed carjacking, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.


Health care clinic and home health owners sentenced for fraud

News Release: HOUSTON - Two individuals have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions of conspiracy to commit and committing health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Georgia woman charged with defrauding FEMA in connection with $156 million Hurricane Maria contract

News Release: ATLANTA - Tiffany Brown has been indicted for allegedly defrauding the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA") in connection with a nearly $156 million contract she was awarded that required Brown to provide 30 million self-heating meals to the residents of Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017.



News Release: في أول مقاضاة تقوم بها وزارة العدل في قضية تنطوي على تهمة الدعم المادي للإرهاب من قبل الشركات، تعترف شركة لافارج والشركة السورية التابعة لها بإبرام اتفاقية لتقاسم العائدات مع داعش وتوافقان على دفع 778 مليون دولار كغرامات ومصادرة.


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LIZBEL SANCHEZ, also known as Lizbel Diaz, 47, of Brookfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to two years of probation and ordered to pay a $400,000 fine for a federal tax offense.


Convicted Felon Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison For  Possessing Drugs And Firearm

News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Johntavious Tiller, 31, of Wewahitchka, Florida, was sentenced to ten years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release after being convicted at jury trial of possession with intent to distribute heroin and methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute...


News Release: GREENSBORO, NC - United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) JoAnna McFadden 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.


Jessup Felon Is Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin sentenced Edward Burton, age 38, of Jessup, Maryland, yesterday to 13 years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, after Burton pleaded guilty to federal charges of possession of more than 400 grams of fentanyl with intent to distribute and to being a felon in possession of a firearm.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Paulino Gonzalez-Zarate, 30, a citizen of Mexico found in Dane County, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 16 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States.


News Release: Grant Administrator Misused More Than $1 Million Intended for Recruiting and Training New Firefighters.


Man Who Filled Car With Fake Explosives Sentenced to 7 Years for Carjacking

News Release: A man who packed a stolen car with fake explosives and fake law enforcement credentials was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison for carjacking, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that RAYCHAEL DEPLAND, age 33, of New Orleans, plead guilty today to Identity Theft, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1028(a)(7).


News Release: BILLINGS - U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich announced today that the Department of Justice has awarded $96,098 to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program in the District of Montana. Funding will support community efforts to address the epidemic of gun crime and serious violence in the district. The...


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - U.S. Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds announced today that the Department of Justice has awarded $399,193 to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program in the Northern District of California. Funding will support community efforts to address the epidemic of gun crime and serious violence...


New Jersey Woman Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Encouraged Mob in Confrontations With Officers.


U.S. Attorney Myers Announces $353,868 in Justice Department Grants to Support Project Safe Neighborhoods

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Zachary A. Myers, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, announced today that the Department of Justice has awarded $353,868 to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program in the Southern District of Indiana. Funding will support community efforts to address the epidemic...