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News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Anthony Pandrella, an associate of the Gambino organized crime family, was sentenced by United States Chief District Judge Margo K. Brodie to 40 years’ imprisonment for the murder of 77-year-old Vincent Zito, Hobbs Act robbery and unlawful use of a firearm. Pandrella was convicted of the charges following a one and a half-week trial in June 2022. Restitution will be determined at a later date.


Partner in Mumbai-Based Prescription Drug Company Pleads Guilty to Drug Smuggling

News Release: BOSTON - A partner in a Mumbai-based prescription drug company pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to charges arising from his operation of an overseas pharmacy that sold unapproved prescription drugs and controlled substances, including opioids, and shipped them from Asia into the United States.


Nigerian National Charged with International Narcotics Conspiracy and Attempted International Narcotics Distribution.

News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced the transfer of Nigerian national Paul Francis Odhiambo Oyugi (a/k/a “Obi"), age 59, from Haiti based on an indictment returned in the Eastern District of Wisconsin. On October 6, 2022, Oyugi had his initial appearance and arraignment before U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen Dries in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On October 7, 2022, Oyugi was ordered detained pending trial.


News Release: Defendant Was Under the Influence of PCP and Jumped Three Stories Following Assault.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bergen County, New Jersey, man was arrested for distributing and possessing videos of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


Ralls County Woman Admits Embezzling $1.2 Million

News Release: ST. LOUIS - A woman from Ralls County, Missouri on Thursday admitted embezzling more than $1.2 million from her employer over six years.


Berkeley County Man Admits to Role in 'Boot' Distribution Operation

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Kyle Allen Finch, of Hedgesville, West Virginia has admitted to his role in a drug conspiracy, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


News Release: BOSTON - The owner of a residential and commercial landscaping business operating in the South Shore area was sentenced yesterday for failing to report approximately $1.5 million in income to the Internal Revenue Service.


South Bend Man Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison

News Release: SOUTH BEND - Shamond Jenkins, 20 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after being found guilty by a jury in December 2021, of bank robbery, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that a federal jury on Sept. 28 returned a guilty verdict on Michael Bauldwin. The jury convicted Bauldwin, 43, of Albuquerque, on two counts of production of child pornography.


Former Leader of Proud Boys Pleads Guilty to Seditious Conspiracy for Efforts to Stop Transfer of Power Following 2020 Presidential Election

News Release: WASHINGTON - A former leader of the Proud Boys pleaded guilty today to seditious conspiracy for his actions before and during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He and others sought to stop the transfer of power by disrupting a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.


Man Charged With Setting Chinatown Spa On Fire With Victim Trapped Inside

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John B. DeVito, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF"), Keechant L. Sewell, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department...


News Release: TEXARKANA, Texas - A Texarkana, Arkansas, man has been charged in a federal complaint with violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


National Center for Disaster Fraud Warns of Fraud After Hurricane Ian

News Release: In the wake of extreme devastation caused by Hurricane Ian, the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) today issued a reminder that as with any major disaster, there are unscrupulous thieves who seek to take advantage of the environment to line their own pockets.


Montgomery Man Sentenced Following Federal Gun and Drug Convictions

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.


Lawyer from Leesville and Another Local Man Sentenced for Their Involvement in Two Separate Child Pornography Cases

News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced the sentencing of two defendants who were involved in separate child pornography cases. United States District Judge James D. Cain, Jr. sentenced the following individuals today.


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; New Collection discussed on Oct. 6 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Oct. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Top Money Launderer for the Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced to More than 15 Years in Prison

News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Daniel E. Zipp (619) 546-8463.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JACOB BANKS, age 32, of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on October 5, 2022 before United States District Judge Lance M. Africk to violating the Federal Gun Control Act and the Federal Controlled Substances Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.