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Former Alabama Department of Corrections Lieutenant Charged with Federal Civil Rights Crimes for Using Excessive Force on Inmates and with Obstruction Offenses

News Release: A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment charging a former Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) lieutenant with use of excessive force and two obstruction offenses.


News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Robbinsdale man has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm as a felon, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Four Oklahoma Men Indicted After Officers Seize $1 Million Worth of Cocaine in I-70 Traffic Stop

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Four Oklahoma men were indicted by a federal grand jury today after law enforcement officers seized more than $1 million worth of cocaine from a rental truck that was stopped on Interstate 70 in Lafayette County, Mo.


International Law Enforcement Agencies Issue Joint Warning about Global Financial Sextortion Crisis

News Release: International Law Enforcement Agencies Issue Joint Warning about Global Financial Sextortion Crisis.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man who attempted to rob an Independence, Mo., restaurant with a fake gun, but was thwarted when employees fought back, was sentenced in federal court today for the robbery.


Stuart Man Pleads Guilty to Producing Child Pornography of 15-year-old

News Release: MIAMI - A 29-year-old man from Martin County, Florida, German Oliver Jose Martin, has pled guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Shaniek M. Maynard, to production of child pornography.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a kidnapping conspiracy that resulted in the victim’s murder.


Federal Jury Finds Maple Grove Felon Guilty of Fentanyl Trafficking, Possession of a Machinegun

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Maple Grove man has been found guilty by a federal jury of trafficking fentanyl pills, possessing a machinegun, and other federal firearms violations, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


News Release: DETROIT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan settled a complaint regarding an allegation that a Walmart store located in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan failed to make reasonable modifications to its policies so that an individual with a mobility disorder had an equal opportunity...


FBI Media Alert: Albuquerque Man Wanted on Federal Firearms and Drug-Trafficking Charges

News Release: FBI Media Alert: Albuquerque Man Wanted on Federal Firearms and Drug-Trafficking Charges.


News Release: MIAMI - A 29-year-old man from Martin County, Florida, German Oliver Jose Martin, has pled guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Shaniek M. Maynard, to production of child pornography.


Nigerian Nationals Victimize U.S. Persons Through Cyber-Enabled Fraud Schemes

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - In December 2022, Solomon Ekunke Okpe and Johnson Uke Obogo, both Nigerian nationals, each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire, bank, and mail fraud. Okpe and Obogo were involved in a variety of cyber-enabled fraud schemes between December 2011 and January 2017. Okpe also pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated identity theft.


News Release: FBI Memphis Field Office, U.S. Marshals Service Warn Tennesseans About Phone Scams.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that PATRICK KHAZIRAN, a/k/a “Dr. Pat," was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the National Basketball Association (“NBA") Players’ Health and Welfare Benefit Plan (the “Plan"). U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni imposed the sentence.


News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Last week, DARVIS DEAN ARNETT, JR., 25, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve 216 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in illegal possession of firearms, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Columbus man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today in a case involving the murder of a husband and wife in a local Internet café.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ROGER RALSTON, the CEO of DirectView Holdings, Inc. (“DirectView"), a Florida-based video surveillance and security company, was sentenced to five years in prison for defrauding elderly victims in connection...


Union County Investment Advisor Admits Stealing Client Money

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former investment advisor who stole over $600,000 from his clients to fund his gambling and personal expenses has pleaded guilty, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JAMES BRADLEY, a/k/a “Abdullah," and ARWA MUTHANA were sentenced to 11 and nine years in prison, respectively, for attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, the...


Maryland Woman and Florida Man Charged Federally for Conspiring to Destroy Energy Facilities

News Release: A federal criminal complaint was unsealed charging Sarah Beth Clendaniel, 34, of Catonsville, Maryland, and Brandon Clint Russell, 27, of Orlando, Florida, with conspiracy to destroy an energy facility.