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News Release: “The Conviction Integrity Committee of the Southern District of New York will strive to ensure justice is done in every case both by evaluating claims of factual innocence in our own cases, as well as providing assistance and access to information from SDNY cases that may bear on claims of factual innocence...


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger announced today that the Department of Justice has awarded $236,111 to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program in the District of Minnesota. Funding will support community efforts to address the epidemic of gun crime and serious violence in the district. Funds are administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, part of the Department’s Office of Justice Programs.



Farrell Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Farrell, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and was sentenced to 120 months’ imprisonment followed by 8 years of supervised release, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: BOSTON - A Buzzards Bay man pleaded guilty on Sept. 30, 2022 in federal court in Boston to his role in a violent kidnapping tied to a Cape Cod heroin trafficking ring.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Adam Fuller, 36, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to assault on a federal employee or officer, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Leader and Member of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Admit to Participating in a Racketeering Conspiracy Related to Their Gang Activities, Including Murder and a Drug Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Gang leader Gregory Butler, a/k/a “Gotti," “Sags," and “Little Dick," age 31, and member James Henry Roberts, a/k/a “Bub," age 32, both of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise related to their activities in the NFL gang, which operated in the Edmondson Village area in Southwest Baltimore, specifically, Normandy, Franklin, and Loudon streets. The guilty pleas were entered on Oct. 3, 2022.


News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with using others’ identities to fraudulently obtain over $65,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits.


News Release: Seattle - A 29-year-old Brooklyn, New York man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to ten years in prison for attempted enticement of a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Rajesh Singh pleaded guilty on April 25, 2022. He has been in custody since his arrest on April 22, 2021.


News Release: A global building materials manufacturer and its subsidiary pleaded guilty today to a one-count criminal information charging them with conspiring to provide material support and resources in Northern Syria from 2013 to 2014 to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and the al-Nusrah Front (ANF), ...


U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam Announces $554,355 In Justice Department Grants To Support Project Safe Neighborhoods

News Release: SCRANTON - United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam announced that the Department of Justice has awarded $554,355 to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program in the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Funding will support community efforts to address gun crime and serious violence in the district. The...


News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated Leon Delima, 34, of South Burlington, Vermont appeared in United States District Court today on charges related to his possession of a firearm and controlled substances. According to documents filed in the case, Delima, a multi-time...


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Austin Joseph Griffith, 22, of Hernshaw, pleaded guilty today to distribution of 50 grams or more or methamphetamine.


News Release: DENVER- The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Jordan James Martinez, 24, of Aurora, was indicted by a federal grand jury for making false statements to purchase firearms for other individuals from licensed dealers.


News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Donald Douglas Scarlett, III, 54, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced on Oct. 3, 2022, by United States District Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson to 18 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release. In addition to his prison sentence, the government argued for, and the court ordered, Scarlett to pay a fine of $5000. Scarlett previously pleaded guilty in May 2022 to Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit.


News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.- The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that the Department of Justice has awarded more than $198,000 to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program in the District of Oregon. The grant funds-administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, part of the department’s Office of Justice Programs-will support community efforts to address the epidemic of gun crime and serious violence in Oregon.


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

News Release: Lafarge Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Foreign Terrorist Organizations.


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.


Convicted Felon Sentenced To Over Two Years In Prison For Possessing A Loaded Firearm

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Raymond Reeves (22, Jacksonville) to 27 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Reeves to forfeit a Taurus 9mm pistol that was used in the offense. Reeves had pleaded guilty on July 22, 2022.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Tami Mateljan, age 47, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Oct. 11, 2022, by U.S. District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo to two years of probation for conspiring to commit wire fraud. Mateljan was also ordered to pay $8,427 in restitution.