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News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On Sept. 29, 2022, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned seven separate indictments charging seven individuals with Social Security Fraud.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Andres Nunez, 25, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to distributing fentanyl to a person under 21 years old and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Orange County Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Operating Illegal Casinos in Santa Ana and Paying Bribes to Police Officer

News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A Fountain Valley man has agreed to plead guilty to federal offenses for operating illegal gambling dens and paying $128,000 in cash bribes to a Santa Ana Police officer to avoid law enforcement scrutiny of his underground casinos, according to a plea agreement filed today in federal court.


Fort Washakie Man Charged with Violent Crime

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Nicholas Vassallo announced today that LESLIE FRANK NOSEEP, III, age 20, of Fort Washakie, Wyoming, was charged with assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a person under the age of 16 and assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm. Noseep appeared...


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake today sentenced Michael Chester, a/k/a Mikkie, age 24, of Baltimore, to 20 years in federal prison for a racketeering conspiracy, including attempted murder and murder, related to his participation in the violent street gang known as Cruddy Conniving Crutballs or Triple C, that operated throughout Baltimore City.


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


News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - Flaviano Mateos-Hernandez, 45, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty today to reentry of a removed alien and was remanded to the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for deportation proceedings.


News Release: Led police on car and foot chase and, three weeks later, shot five times at a house.


Derry Man Sentenced to 132 Months for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material and Attempted Transfer of Obscene Material to a Minor

News Release: CONCORD - Jason Ellis, 45, of Derry was sentenced to 132 months in federal prison for possession of child sexual abuse material and attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


News Release: A man who possessed a firearm as a felon was sentenced today to almost five years in federal prison.


News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.


District of South Carolina Takes Part in Department of Justice’s Wide-Ranging Efforts to Protect Older Adults

News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and United States Attorney Adair F. Boroughs announced the results of federal efforts over the past year to protect older adults from fraud and exploitation. During the past year, DOJ and its law enforcement partners tackled matters...


Jamaica Plain Man Indicted for Bank Robbery

News Release: Defendant was on federal supervised release for a prior bank robbery conviction at the time of the alleged conduct.


News Release: A federal grand jury in London, Kentucky, filed a superseding indictment against three federal correctional officers - two officers and a lieutenant - for their respective roles in assaults against three federal inmates and subsequent cover-ups.


Sioux City Man Sentenced to Over Ten Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: Reyes engaged in sexual conduct with a 12-year-old girl, and gave her marijuana and LSD.


News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings man who was accused of having sexual conversations through social media with an undercover agent posing as a minor girl and was arrested when he showed up to meet the girl admitted to charges today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


Manchester Man Charged with Child Exploitation Offenses

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Matthew B. Millhollin, Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Boston, and Manchester Police Chief William Darby today announced that LUIS ROSADO, 29, of Manchester, was arrested yesterday and charged by federal criminal complaint with child exploitation offenses.


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

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


Dallas Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Leading Violent Sex Trafficking Organization

News Release: A Dallas man who called himself “Macknificent" was sentenced today to 20 years in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for human trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


News Release: CAPE GIRARDEAU - U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh on Thursday sentenced a business owner from Jackson, Missouri to 30 months in prison for health care fraud and ordered him to repay $7.5 million.