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Pinedale woman pleads guilty to manslaughter and assault for fatal crash

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Betrina Grey pleaded guilty on Oct. 11 to involuntary manslaughter and assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian Country. Grey, 31, of Pinedale, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.


Man who rammed his truck into FBI signage entrance pleads guilty

News Release: HOUSTON - A 43-year-old Waller County man has admitted to willfully injuring or committing depredation against property of the United States by ramming his truck and trailer into the signage entrance of the FBI, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A federal grand jury returned an indictment against a St. Paul man for possession of a firearm as a felon, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


News Release: Katie R. Crews, 29, of Jeffersonville, Indiana, pleaded guilty in federal court to violating an individual’s rights by using excessive force while acting as a police officer.


Marlborough Man Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting 13 Children

News Release: Defendant sexually exploited his child’s friends.


News Release: ANCHORAGE - An Anchorage man pleaded guilty to two counts of illegally trafficking in walrus ivory in U.S. District Court and ordered to pay a $4,000 fine and sentenced to two years probation.


Louis Coleman III Sentenced to Life in Prison for Kidnapping Resulting in Death

News Release: BOSTON - Louis D. Coleman III was sentenced to life in prison today for the kidnapping and killing of Jassy Correia.


Columbia County man sentenced to prison after admitting to possession of child pornography

News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: A Columbia County, Ga., man has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting he possessed images of children being sexually exploited.


Louisiana Felon Sentenced for East Texas Firearms Violation

News Release: TYLER, Texas - A Baton Rouge, Louisiana, man has been sentenced for a federal firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


Brooklyn Center Man Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud After Staging a Politically Motivated Arson Attack

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Brooklyn Center man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after filing fraudulent insurance claims for a staged arson, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Rachel Lee Flynn, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Minneapolis Man Arrested, Charged with Carjacking a Woman at Gunpoint

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis man has been arrested and charged with carjacking a woman at gunpoint in Arden Hills, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Oswego County Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Marcus Lombardo, age 38, of Hannibal, NY, pled guilty today to possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).


Justice Department Announces New Reporting Procedures for Environmental Violations

News Release: Memphis, TN - Kevin G. Ritz, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee,.


News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has convicted Simon Arcentales Castro (38, Ecuador) of possessing with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine on a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Arcentales Castro faces a mandatory...


News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - A Wilmington man was sentenced today to 72 months in prison for illegal firearm possession. On June 24, 2022, Quemar Deshawn Wooten, age 35, pleaded guilty to the Felon in Possession of a Firearm.


News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Thaddeus Timeaus Howard (29, Tampa) with unlawful possession of a firearm. If convicted, Howard faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison.


Michigan Man Arrested on Complaint Alleging He Deliberately Set 25 Commercial Trucks Ablaze in Eight Different States Over 2 Years

News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - A Michigan man appeared in court today after being arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging he deliberately set 25 fires on trailers belonging to a major commercial trucking company in eight different states over a span of more than two years.


Former Florida Tech CEO Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

News Release: Created Shell Company to Receive Payments for Fictitious Consulting Services.


News Release: BOSTON - A Malden man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with illegally possessing a firearm.