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Columbia Couple Sentenced for Selling Counterfeit Disney Movies on eBay

News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Columbia, Mo., couple was sentenced in federal court today for a scheme to smuggle counterfeit Disney DVDs into the United States and sell them on eBay.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that GREG MCKENZIE, a former Bureau of Prisons correctional officer, was sentenced to 36 months in prison for obstructing a federal investigation into the smuggling of a firearm into the Metropolitan Correctional...


Texas Man Pleads Guilty to 90 Federal Hate Crimes and Firearms Violations for August 2019 Mass Shooting at Walmart in El Paso, Texas

News Release: A Texas man who carried out the mass shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on Aug. 3, 2019, killing 23 people and injuring 22 more, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to a 90-count indictment, including 45 counts of violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act and 45 counts of using a firearm during and in relation to crimes of violence.


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...


Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty To Lying To Probation Officer

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Joseph Stevens, 58, of Olean, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to making a materially false statement to a probation officer, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Last week, Vanessa Rene Dundon (a.k.a. Sioux Z, a.k.a. Suzie Q), 38, of Indian Wells, Arizona pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. Sentencing is scheduled for April 18, 2023 before United States District Judge Diane J. Humetewa.


California Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Trafficking in California and New Hampshire

News Release: CONCORD -Robert Perez, Jr., 33, of Perris, California pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in California and New Hampshire, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


USDOJ-OJP-NIJ grant application closes on April 26

NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Advancing Access to Justice 60 Years after Gideon grant opened on Feb. 9.


Fugitive Chooses Peace Over Violence

News Release: Concord, NH - The U.S. Marshals Service - NH Joint Fugitive Task Force is pleased to announce that Dec. 21 “Fugitive of the Week," Paul Tasker, is no longer at large. After an extensive media campaign inspired intense public pressure, Tasker turned himself in to the Belknap Sheriff’s Department and is finally serving the sentence he had been avoiding since November, while also facing new charges.


USDOJ-OJP-OVW offers new grant application process starting Feb. 9

OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction: Targeted Support for Alaska Native Tribes Special Initiative - Solicitation grant opened on Feb. 9.


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


American Citizen Convicted of Providing Material Support to ISIS that Resulted in Death and Related Offenses

News Release: A federal jury yesterday convicted Ruslan Maratovich Asainov, 46, a U.S. citizen and former resident of Bay Ridge, New York, of all five counts of an indictment charging him with conspiracy to provide material support to ISIS; providing material support to ISIS in the form of personnel, training, expert ...


Former Yarmouth Resident Sentenced for Identity Theft and Small Business Administration Loan Fraud Charges

News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A former Yarmouth resident was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Portland for aggravated identity theft and making a false statement to the Small Business Administration in a loan application.


Tucson Man Sentenced for Making False Statement to Federal Agents During Investigation into Mass Shooting

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Josue Lopez Quintana, 25, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to a time-served sentence and three years of supervised release. He also was ordered to pay a $3,000 fine for lying to federal agents in connection with an investigation into a mass shooting in Tucson. As a result of Quintana’s felony conviction, he will be prohibited from possessing a firearm.


News Release: A man who attempted to fraudulently acquire more than $92,000 worth of commercial products from a California-based company pleaded guilty in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - RONNIE DAVIS, a resident of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on Jan. 31, 2023 to being a felon in possession of a firearm before United States District Judge Susie Morgan.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Paul Thomasson, 57, of Delbarton, pleaded guilty today to distribution of methamphetamine.


News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Fulda, Minnesota, man was sentenced in federal court today for exchanging pornographic photos and videos online with an 11-year-old child victim in Boone County, Mo.


Belgrade Man Sentenced to More Than Eight Years for Manchester Bank Robbery

News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Belgrade man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for bank robbery.


News Release: A federal jury convicted a Texas man today for his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain and launder millions of dollars in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.