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New Jersey Man Sentenced for Assaulting Officers and Other Charges

News Release: Defendant Confronted Officers Outside Capitol Building.


News Release: WASHINGTON - A California man was arrested on charges, unsealed yesterday, stemming from his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.


News Release: MIAMI - Defendants Vivian Machado, 62, Eric Flaquer, 39, as well as Miami-based companies Quick Tricks Automotive Performance, Inc., and Kloud9Nine, LLC have pled guilty in federal district court to conspiring to tamper with monitoring devices on diesel vehicles, in violation of the Clean Air Act (CAA).


Grand Jury Returns Indictments

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.


News Release: Boston - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced today they have deployed the agency's Major Inspection Team to assist Boston Field Division Industry Operations Investigators in conducting compliance inspections of Federal Firearms Licensees using the "The Mill" in the 400 block of Great Road, Littleton, as their licensed business premises.


Justice Department Announces Publication of Second Volume of National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment

News Release: Note: The release has been updated to correct a statistic. The Justice Department today announced the publication of Crime Gun Intelligence and Analysis, the second volume of the National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA), a four-part, comprehensive examination of commerce in firearms ...


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Edward Burgess, 45, of Philadelphia, PA, was convicted at trial of a single count of possession of a firearm by a felon, arising from an investigation of an illegal speakeasy by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB).


Rapid City Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearm

News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. Circuit Judge Jonathan A. Kobes has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. The sentencing took place on Jan. 31, 2023.


Grain Valley Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Meth Trafficking

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Grain Valley, Mo., man who had been released from federal prison in a prior drug-trafficking case less than three months before his arrest was sentenced in federal court today for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.


Grand Jury Returns Indictments

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.


Rapid City Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearm

News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. Circuit Judge Jonathan A. Kobes has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. The sentencing took place on Jan. 31, 2023.


South Florida Marketer Pleads Guilty to Role in Scheme Involving Purchase and Sale of Millions of Medicare Beneficiary Identification Numbers

News Release: MIAMI - A South Florida man pled guilty in federal court today to conspiring to buy and sell more than 2.6 million Medicare beneficiary identification numbers, along with other personal identifiers.


Three Family Members of the Former Director of the St. Clair Housing Commission Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding HUD

News Release: DETROIT - Three family members of the former executive director of the St. Clair Housing Commission, Lorena Loren, were sentenced today to federal prison after having pleaded guilty to various federal offenses due to their involvement in Loren’s fraudulent scheme to steal money from the Section 8 program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced.


News Release: Today, U.S. federal law enforcement transferred into U.S. custody four men detained in Haiti to face criminal charges in the Southern District of Florida related to their alleged involvement in the July 7, 2021, assassination of former Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.


News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A U.S. District Court judge sentenced Kristin P. Prince, 41, of Mesa, Arizona, to 168 months in prison for distribution of methamphetamine.


News Release: A former Jacksonville company CEO was sentenced yesterday to 32 months in prison for willfully attempting to evade the assessment of his federal income taxes.


News Release: The Justice Department today commemorates National Human Trafficking Prevention Month and renews its commitment to investigating and prosecuting human traffickers, protecting victims, and preventing human trafficking from happening in the first place. We do this work in collaboration with our interagency partners and external stakeholders.


News Release: A 31-year-old Tulsa man pleaded guilty in federal court to striking two victims with a metal pry bar in a violent assault, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


News Release: One Defendant Swung a Flagpole at Police While the Other Recorded It.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Allen DeCola, 65, of Perry, Ohio, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.