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News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven today sentenced Jamel Muldrew (34, Houston, Texas) to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison for sex trafficking a minor, enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, use of a facility of interstate commerce in aid of racketeering, and interstate...


News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Elena E. Rivers, 30, and Tryton Alonzo Thomas, 33, both of Many, Louisiana, have been sentenced for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine in the Sabine Parish area. United States District Judge Donald E. Walter sentenced the defendants as follows...


News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Thursday sentenced a man from St. Louis County to 12 years in prison for selling the fentanyl that killed a pregnant woman in 2018.


Pediatric Dentist and Affiliated Practices to Pay Over $750,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Pediatric Dentist Barry L. Jacobson and his company, HQRC Management Services LLC (HQRC), along with 13 affiliated pediatric dentistry practices, agreed to pay $753,457 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by allegedly performing and billing for medically unnecessary therapeutic pulpotomies on pediatric patients, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Front Royal woman was sentenced today to seven years in prison for being the ringleader of a decade-long oxycodone distribution network, sourcing high-dosage oxycodone pills from a doctor in Arlington.


News Release: A Nebraska man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for making multiple threatening posts on an Instagram page associated with an election official.


Civil War Reenactor Indicted For Planting Pipe Bomb at Cedar Creek Battlefield

News Release: Gerald Drake Also Charged With Stalking and Mailing Threating Letters.


North County Man Indicted for Multi-Million-Dollar Ponzi Scheme

News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Peter S. Horn (619) 546-6795 and Aaron P. Arnzen (619) 546-8384.


Two men sentenced after selling drugs in Home Depot parking lot

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A local man and Mexican national have been ordered to federal prison following their roles in a conspiracy to distribute 42.5 kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


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.


Former Bank Employee Sentenced To Federal Prison For Stealing From Deceased Customers

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Elias Israel Roblero Rangel (27, Bradenton) to one year and one day in federal prison for theft by a bank employee and access device fraud. The court also ordered Roblero Rangel to pay restitution in the amount of $44,187.18 to Truist Bank (formerly SunTrust Bank). Roblero Rangel had pleaded guilty on June 13, 2022.


Elk County Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Methamphetamine

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Kersey, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to violation of federal narcotics laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around the counties of Jefferson, Clearfield, and Allegheny, United States Attorney Cindy Chung announced today.


California Man Indicted in Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Conspiracy

News Release: TYLER, Texas - A San Francisco, CA man has been indicted for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


Auburn Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Charges

News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: An Auburn man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland today to manufacturing more than 50 marijuana plants and possessing more than 50 kilograms of marijuana with intent to distribute, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.


Former Methuen Resident Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: BOSTON - A former Methuen man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to his role in a Lawrence-based drug trafficking conspiracy involving fentanyl and cocaine.


Former Washington County Jail Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Role in Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Washington, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court to violating federal law, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Western District of Pennsylvania Takes Part in Department’s Wide-Ranging Efforts to Protect Older Adults

News Release: PITTSBURGH - The Justice Department announced this week the results of its efforts over the past year to protect older adults from fraud and exploitation. During the past year, the Department and its law enforcement partners tackled matters that ranged from mass-marketing scams that impacted thousands...


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.


Tulsa Man Pleads Guilty After Chasing a Store Clerk While Wielding a Knife

News Release: A Tulsa man who chased a store clerk with a knife pleaded guilty in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.