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News Release: A local, self-identified “incel" pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio today to attempting to conduct a mass shooting of women.


News Release: MIAMI -- Kemal Yaslowitz, 50, of Lake Worth, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for possessing and distributing child pornography.


Chicopee Company Controller Sentenced for Stealing $1.4 Million from Company Finances

News Release: BOSTON - A West Springfield man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield for embezzling over $1.4 million from his employer.


New Orleans Woman Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, announced that, ERIKA JAMES (“JAMES"), age 49, from New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud on October 4, 2022.


News Release: HOUSTON - A Houston woman has been ordered to federal prison following her conviction of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: About 25 percent of released prisoners in Florida end up reoffending. The transition from incarceration to the community is full of challenges and unanticipated impediments. That's where a Court-Assisted Re-Entry (CARE) Initiative can help-by teaching former prisoners different ways of thinking so they don't fall back into bad habits.


Final Defendant Pleads Guilty to Role in Murder and Assault on the Red Lake Indian Reservation

News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Duluth woman has pleaded guilty to her role in a murder that took place in August 2019 on the Red Lake Indian Reservation, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Ensuring safe housing conditions is a priority for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona. Working with our DOJ partners, the U.S. Attorney’s Office seeks to secure environmental justice for all communities, particularly underserved communities that have been historically...


Justin Rivera Sentenced To 21 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Commit Sex Trafficking

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JUSTIN RIVERA, a/k/a “Denzel Rivera," a/k/a “Bangout," a/k/a “Jackie Chan," was sentenced to 21 years in prison for conspiring to sex traffic two victims. RIVERA was convicted following an eight-day jury trial in June 2021 before United States District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, who imposed today’s sentence.


Ecuadorian National Found Guilty Of Possessing Over 1,100 Kilograms Of Cocaine In The Eastern Pacific Ocean

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...


La Grande Man Faces Federal Charges After Sexually Abusing Two Minors He Met on Snapchat

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A La Grande, Oregon man faces federal charges today after he sexually abused and transported across state lines two minors he met on Snapchat.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Brigit Marie Bissell, 27, of Bothell, Washington, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to destroy or remove property to prevent seizure, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Charleston Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Maylik Watson, 29, of Charleston, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, for distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.


Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Gun Charge And Failing To Appear In Court

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Edwin Colon, 28, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and failure to appear after pre-trial release before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. The charges carry a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $250,000 fine.


News Release: An Iowa man was arrested today in Hiawatha, Iowa, for allegedly sending a threatening communication to an election official on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors in Maricopa County, Arizona, and for allegedly sending a threatening communication to an official with the Office of the Arizona Attorney General.


News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On October 5, 2022, Michael Daniel Ruff, 64, from Montgomery, Alabama, was sentenced to 72 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of the methamphetamine offense, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart. There is no parole in the federal system.


Yankton Woman Charged with Tampering with Consumer Products and Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Fraud

News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Yankton, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for two counts of Tampering with Consumer Products and two counts of Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Misrepresentation, Fraud, Forgery, Deception, and Subterfuge.


Rochester Man Going To Prison For His Role In Cocaine Conspiracy

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Deshan Scott, 23, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, was sentenced to serve 60 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.


News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Raymond Jaquette Howard, 34, of Las Vegas, Nevada, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl.