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News Release: Defendant Knocked One Officer to Ground, Used Baton to Strike Others.


FBI Media Alert: FBI Offers Reward for Ripped Jeans Robber After Albuquerque Bank Robbery

News Release: FBI Media Alert: FBI Offers Reward for Ripped Jeans Robber After Albuquerque Bank Robbery.


West Virginia man faces COVID fraud charges after claiming  lost earnings while incarcerated

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A West Virginia man has been indicted on wire fraud charges after obtaining COVID relief money by claiming he was operating a food truck when he was actually in federal prison.


News Release: Kevin G. Ritz will be formally installed as the 51st United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee. Nominated by President Joe Biden on July 29, 2022, Ritz was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on Sept. 22, 2022. As the United States Attorney, Ritz is the chief federal...


What did Justice Department publish on Feb. 13?

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Leader Of Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Thousands Of Kilograms Of Cocaine

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that CAMILO ENRIQUEZ-NUNEZ, a/k/a “Viejo," the leader of a drug trafficking organization that distributed thousands of kilograms of cocaine, pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court before U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer to conspiring to distribute more than 5,000 kilograms of cocaine.



News Release: Memphis, TN - Joel Evan Lattimer, 43, of Bartlett, TN., has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for solicitation of child pornography and attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor. United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the sentence today.


Previously Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to 50 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Abusing Five Minor Victims and Recording the Sexual Abuse Over 13 Years

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Garnell Eugene Graves, age 59, of Baltimore, to 50 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for four counts of sexual exploitation of a child related to his sexual abuse of five minor victims. The sentence was imposed late on Feb. 10, 2023.


Spacelabs Healthcare, LLC Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million to Settle Allegations it Overcharged Federal Agencies for Patient Monitoring Equipment

News Release: Spacelabs Healthcare, LLC (Spacelabs) has agreed to pay $2.5 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it overcharged the United States for patient monitoring equipment sold to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Pinellas Corporation (Pinellas), a for-profit school offering computer training courses in McLean and Richmond, and CEO and sole owner Paul Giordano, of Washington, D.C., agreed to pay $450,000 to settle allegations that Pinellas paid bonuses to consultants based on their success in securing enrollments of students receiving military veterans benefits.


FBI El Paso Office Warns of Romance Scams Ahead of Valentine’s Day

News Release: EL PASO, TX-Swipe left on potential romance scams. This Valentine’s Day, the FBI El Paso Field Office wants to educate the public about romance scams, so you can protect your heart-and your wallet-from scammers.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Two Kansas City, Mo., men have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in a nearly $10 million conspiracy that distributed almost 1,000 kilograms of methamphetamine.


News Release: Two Amazon marketplace sellers and four of their companies have pleaded guilty to price fixing DVDs and Blu Ray Discs.


Memphis Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Fentanyl and Firearm Offenses

News Release: Memphis, TN - Darius Harshaw, 36, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 400 grams of fentanyl and for possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the sentence today.


Level Three Registered Sex Offender Arrested on Multiple Child Pornography Charges

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Donald Campbell Sr., 60, of Elmira, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with receipt, distribution, and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum of 40 years.


News Release: DENVER - Vescent Photonics, Inc., a laser technology company located in Golden, Colorado, agreed to pay $402,621 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by using contractors located outside of the United States in research projects funded by the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.


Erie Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine

News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Erie, PA pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.