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Staten Island Gang Member Indicted for Sex Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Minors

By Press release submission | Mar 6, 2023

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, a five-count indictment was unsealed charging Justin Dixon, a member of the Crips street gang, with sex trafficking, coercion and enticement of a minor, sexual exploitation of a minor and felon in possession.

Former Advanced Practice Nurse Admits Role in Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

By Press release submission | Mar 6, 2023

A former Pennsville, New Jersey, advanced practice nurse today admitted defrauding New Jersey state and local health benefits programs and other insurers by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced.

Former Bookkeeper Sentenced to Over 2 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Nearly One Million Dollars from Anderson Community School Corporation

By Press release submission | Mar 6, 2023

Carla Burke, 63, of Anderson, Indiana was sentenced to 28 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and falsifying tax documents.

Co-Leader of COVID-19 Loan Fraud Ring Extradited from Montenegro to Begin Serving Prison Sentence

By Press release submission | Mar 6, 2023

A Southern California woman who fled to Montenegro to avoid serving a lengthy prison sentence has been returned to the United States after spending approximately one year as a fugitive.

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell Announces Implementation of New Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy

By Press release submission | Mar 6, 2023

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell has announced the implementation of the new United States Attorney’s Offices’ Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy.

Central Oregon Woman Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Abusing a Child, Sharing Video of Abuse Online

By Press release submission | Mar 6, 2023

A Redmond, Oregon woman was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison today for sexually abusing a six-year-old child, videorecording the abuse, and sharing the video online with a romantic partner.

South Carolina Man Who Trafficked Guns Into Connecticut Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison

By Press release submission | Mar 6, 2023

Marquis Jerome Pollard, 42, of Yemassee, South Carolina, was sentenced by the United States District Court in Connecticut to 96 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for firearm offenses related to an illegal gun trafficking operation.

Columbia County man sentenced to federal prison for production of child pornography

By Press release submission | Mar 6, 2023

A Columbia County man has been sentenced to federal prison for creating and possessing images depicting the sexual exploitation of a child.

Kalamazoo Felon On Parole Sentenced To 70 Months In Federal Prison For Possessing A Firearm

By Press release submission | Mar 6, 2023

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Teiun Tyree Walker, 22, of Kalamazoo, Michigan was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Hala Y. Jarbou for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

North Syracuse Man Pleads Guilty to Mailing Threatening Letters

By Press release submission | Mar 6, 2023

David Backus, age 40, of North Syracuse, New York, pled guilty today to six counts of mailing threatening communications. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the Boston Division of the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) made the announcement.