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Louisiana Woman Charged with Cares Act Fraud

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that CHANEL GALLE, of New Orleans, LA, age 44, was indicted on Feb. 10, 2023 by a federal grand jury for two counts of making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).


Idaho I.T. Professional Sentenced To 28 Months In Prison For Insider Trading Scheme

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that DAVID STONE was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil to 28 months in prison for his participation in an insider trading scheme. STONE previously pled guilty to one count of securities fraud.


News Release: Ocala, FL - This morning, members of the U.S. Marshals, Florida-Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Matthew Rutter, 29. Rutter was wanted by the Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Office and Conneaut Police Department for rape and three counts of gross sexual imposition.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - David Shannon Browning, 57, of Oak Hill, was sentenced today to six years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for distribution of methamphetamine.


Justice Department Investments in State Crisis Intervention Include More Than $1.7 million for West Virginia

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Will Thompson announced today that the Justice Department has awarded $1,755,887 to West Virginia as part of the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program. This investment in community safety is authorized by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022, historic legislation to address and reduce gun violence.


Wichita Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Odometer Tampering

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - MICHAEL MARKS, 31, of Wichita, Kansas, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit odometer tampering, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.


News Release: FBI Norfolk Warns of Romance Scams Ahead of Valentine’s Day.


News Release: United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the February 2023 Federal Grand Jury A.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict today against SURESH MUNSHANI on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. MUNSHANI is scheduled to be sentenced on May 10, 2023, by U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff, who presided over the one-week trial.


New Orleans Man Sentenced on Drug and Weapons Charges

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that defendant, KEENAN CONLEY, age 25, a resident of Orleans Parish, was sentenced on February 9, 2023 by U.S. District Court Judge Eldon E. Fallon to 92 months imprisonment, 3 years supervised release, and a mandatory $400 special assessment fee on four counts of a five-count indictment. Additionally, Judge Fallon ran the federal sentence consecutive to the defendant’s state sentence in another matter.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - KENDALE ADAMS, age 41, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty on February 7, 2023 to one count of possession with intent to distribute a quantity of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of heroin and methamphetamine in violation of Title 21, United...


Michigan Property Manager Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering and Obstructing the IRS

News Release: Michigan man pleaded guilty today to money laundering and obstructing the IRS.


California Man Pleads Guilty to Four Felonies, Including Conspiracy and Assaulting Police Officer During Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Electro-Shocked Metropolitan Police Officer. WASHINGTON, D.C. - A California man, who tased a Metropolitan Police Officer (MPD) during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, pleaded guilty today to the assault and three other charges. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint...


News Release: Three men pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to committing sex crimes against children, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


Idaho Falls Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Methamphetamine Distribution

News Release: POCATELLO - Jacob James Martinez, 33, of Idaho Falls, was sentenced to federal prison for attempted possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye sentenced Martinez to 188 months in federal prison.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the guilty plea of EDDY ALEXANDRE, the leader of a purported cryptocurrency and foreign exchange (“forex") trading platform called EminiFX, who solicited more than $248 million in investments from tens...


Five press releases published in January by U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs

There were five press releases published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs in January.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Chisago City, Minnesota,, formerly of Western Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of embezzlement and fraud in violation of federal labor laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that AMOS MUNDENDI, a/k/a “Mos," a/k/a “El Ashile Mundi," was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court by United States District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer to 42 months in prison for his participation in a scheme...


Springfield Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Leading Heroin Conspiracy

News Release: SRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for leading a conspiracy to distribute heroin.