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News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Munhall, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal firearms law, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.



News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Last week, Eduardo Flores-Diaz, 43, of Mexico, was sentenced by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 78 months in prison. Flores-Diaz pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl.


Two Defendants Sentenced to 202 Years' and 40 Years' Imprisonment, Respectively, for Their Participation in the Murder and Extortion of Queens Business Owner

News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Ppassim Elder, also known as “Bsam," “Big Sam" and “Sam," and Wilbert Bryant, also known as “Will" and “La," were sentenced by United States District Judge William F. Kuntz II, to terms of imprisonment of 202 years and 40 years, respectively. The defendants...


U.S. Marshals Locate Critically Endangered Child Missing Since 2021

News Release: Detroit, MI - The U.S. Marshals Service Missing Child Unit in the Eastern District of Michigan is pleased to announce that they have successfully recovered and reunited a critically endangered 14-year-old from Port Huron, MI that had been missing for over one year.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH) sent letters to various intelligence officials about the public statement signed in October 2020 that falsely implied the New York Post’s reporting about Hunter Biden was the product of Russian disinformation.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Passaic County, New Jersey, attorney was arrested today for fraudulent acts he committed in connection with COVID-19 relief funds, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Justice Department publishes notice on Feb. 9

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP offers new grant application process starting Feb. 10

OJJDP FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program grant opened on Feb. 10.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Steven D. Blumhagen, 71, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to wire fraud, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.



News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Pittsburgh to distributing and possessing material depicting the sexual exploitation of minors, and upon conviction, was sentenced to 96 months’ imprisonment and 10 years’ supervised release, United States Attorney Cindy Chung announced today.


USDOJ-OJP-NIJ grant application closes on March 23

NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program grant opened on Feb. 10.


USMS NY-NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force Arrests Shooter of NYPD Officer

News Release: New York, NY - Deputies and Task Force Officers from the USMS NY-NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force (NYNJRFTF) apprehended Randy “Popper" Jones, wanted for critically wounding an off-duty New York Police Department (NYPD) police officer during a planned robbery on Saturday. Tragically, Police Officer Adeed Fayaz, father of two, succumbed to his wounds and was pronounced dead Tuesday.


Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Traffick Firearms

News Release: CONCORD - Julius Clemente, 25, of Brockton, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit firearms trafficking, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


Felon Sentenced to 65 Months for Federal Gun Charge

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that QUINCY JACKSON, age 31, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on Feb. 1, 2023 for violating the Federal Gun Control Act, Title 18 United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). JACKSON was sentenced to 65 months of imprisonment, three years of supervised release, and a mandatory $100.00 special assessment fee.


Tes Nez Iah Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Last week, Verdell Yazzie, 31, of Tes Nez Iah, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Michael T. Liburdi to 120 months in prison, followed by a lifetime term of supervised release. Yazzie pleaded guilty to one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor.


Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of Children and Distribution, Receipt, and Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: A federal grand jury in Baltimore returned an indictment today charging a Maryland man with sexual exploitation of children and distribution, receipt, and possession of images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children.


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News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ALFRED STEWART, age 34, of St. John the Baptist Parish, was sentenced on February 7, 2023 by United States District Court Judge Wendy B. Vitter to serve a total of 97 months in federal prison for violations of federal firearms and narcotics laws.