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The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Three more defendants have been indicted in a 10-person conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in northwest Missouri.


Judge Finds Altoona Man Guilty of Distributing Child Sex Assault Materials

News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A former resident of Altoona, PA, has been found guilty of distribution of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Benteler Steel & Tube Manufacturing Corp. Abandons Merger with Tenaris, S.A. After Justice Department Investigation

News Release: Tenaris, S.A. (Tenaris) confirmed that Benteler Steel & Tube Manufacturing Corp. (Benteler) has walked away from Tenaris’s planned $460 million take-over of Benteler’s state-of-the-art steel and tube manufacturing facility in Shreveport, Louisiana. The abandonment comes after the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division raised competition concerns about the deal.


Former Media Producer Convicted of Extortion and Obstruction of Justice

News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal jury convicted a Puerto Rican man today of extortion and obstruction of justice related to his involvement in a scheme to obtain money in exchange for preventing the release of chat messages involving senior officials in the Government of Puerto Rico.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A new prosecutor has joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office to assist with the increasing criminal caseload in the Eastern Panhandle.


Huber Heights Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Crimes Involving at Least 44 Victims

News Release: DAYTON, Ohio - A Huber Heights, Ohio, man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to crimes related to creating hundreds of images and videos of child pornography by victimizing children as young as 8 years old over a 15-year period.


News Release: A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin returned an indictment yesterday charging Kevin Breslin, 56, of Hoboken, New Jersey, and KBWB Operations, LLC, doing business as Atrium Health and Senior Living (Atrium) in Park Ridge, New Jersey, with a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid in connection with the delivery of or payment for health care benefits, items, or services.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Seiad Valley, California, has been sentenced in federal court to 24 months of imprisonment followed by one year of supervised release on his conviction for violating federal narcotics laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around the counties of Jefferson, Clearfield, and Allegheny, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Federal Jury Convicts Palm Beach Resident of Defrauding Cystic Fibrosis Nonprofit

News Release: MIAMI - Following a trial in West Palm Beach federal court, a jury found Elizabeth Genna Suarez, formerly known as “Elizabeth Mirson Suit," 34, guilty of wire fraud.


USDOJ-OJP-NIJ offers new grant application process starting Feb. 7

NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism grant opened on Feb. 7.


FBI, Chesapeake Police Extending Timeline for Victims of Walmart Shooting to Identify Personal Belongings

News Release: FBI, Chesapeake Police Extending Timeline for Victims of Walmart Shooting to Identify Personal Belongings.


USDOJ-OJP-NIJ grant application closes on April 24

NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons grant opened on Feb. 7.


North Carolina Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sex Offense Against a Minor

News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - David William McConnell, 39, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, to be followed by 25 years of supervised release, for traveling in interstate commerce to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. McConnell must also register as a sex offender.


FBI Pittsburgh Offers $5,000 Reward for Information in the Disappearance of Maria Miller

News Release: FBI Pittsburgh Offers $5,000 Reward for Information in the Disappearance of Maria Miller.


Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Desmond Devon Magee, also known as “Rich," 27, of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to distribution of a quantity of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Gladstone Njokem, age 36, of Hyattsville, Maryland, pleaded guilty on Feb. 3, 2023, to federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $1.3 million in COVID-19 CARES Act unemployment insurance (UI) benefits.


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.


Three More Defendants Indicted in Northwest MO Fentanyl Conspiracy

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Three more defendants have been indicted in a 10-person conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in northwest Missouri.


News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Sylvester Roosevelt McNeil, also known as “Juan," 50, of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl.