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News Release: HARRISBURG, The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Stacy Taylor, age 27, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury on 52 counts of Wire Fraud and 52 counts of Mail Fraud.


Six People Indicted on Federal Charges Following Investigation of Fentanyl Distribution Operation

News Release: Two Defendants Also Accused of Carrying Out Insurance Fraud Scheme.


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Philadelphia man today admitted conspiring to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine as part of a drug-trafficking organization operating in Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Rancher Sentenced for Running $244 Million “Ghost Cattle” Scam

News Release: Rancher Sentenced for Running $244 Million “Ghost Cattle" Scam.


News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - An Allen man has been found guilty of multiple federal violations related to a fraud scheme that included the murder of a Carrollton man, announced Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MARCUS CHAMBERS, a/k/a “Chino," a/k/a “Chi D," a/k/a “SP," was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in prison for the 2011 murder of Jonathan Johnson, 21, on March 18, 2011, in White Plains, New York. On Dec. 20, 2021, CHAMBERS pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Nelson S. Román, who imposed his sentence.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Cory Freyermuth, 39, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 8 ½ years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and money laundering. Freyermuth pleaded guilty to these charges on Jan. 31, 2022.


10 Members of a Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted

News Release: 8 Members Arrested Wednesday; 2 Remain at Large.


News Release: Xavier Simms and Bryce Martin Trafficked Firearms from Georgia to New York With a Third Co-Conspirator Who Shot and Critically Wounded an FBI Task Force Officer When Law Enforcement Attempted to Interdict.


Ex-Husband of Former State of Georgia Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $1.3 Million by Creating Fake Students with Non-Existent Disabilities

News Release: ATLANTA - Kevin M. Gregory has pleaded guilty to conspiring with ex-wife and former Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency counselor Karen C. Lyke to forge educational records and to create fake students with non-existent disabilities and illnesses, as part of their sophisticated, multi-year scheme to steal more than $1.3 million.



News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Chi Meng Yang, 36, of Montague, and Gaosheng Laitinen, 41, of St. Paul, Minnesota, were sentenced today for their respective roles in a bribery scheme aimed at protecting illicit marijuana grows in Siskiyou County from law enforcement, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: Defendant concealed loaded firearm and narcotics in vehicle dashboard.


U.S. Attorney’s Office Takes Part in Justice Department’s Wide-Ranging Efforts to Protect Older Adults

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The Justice Department announced 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 of...


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Kyle Martin (619) 546-7726.


Eleven Charged With FACE Act Violations Stemming From 2021 Blockade OF Mount Juliet Reproductive Health Clinic

News Release: NASHVILLE - A federal indictment unsealed today charges eleven individuals with violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin, for the Middle District of Tennessee and Kristen M. Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.


Cherokee Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Possession

News Release: Linn attempted to swallow meth to avoid arrest.


News Release: CHICAGO - A federal judge has sentenced a man to more than four years in federal prison for illegally possessing a loaded handgun near a Chicago playground while on parole for a prior gun offense.


News Release: The Department of Justice today announced awards totaling almost $100 million to reduce recidivism and support adults and youths in successfully returning to their communities after a period of confinement.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pennsylvania resident pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court to violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.