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Central Valley Man Pleads Guilty to Nearly $9 Million Cow Manure Ponzi Scheme

Ray Brewer, 66, of Porterville, and Sheridan, Montana, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft charges for running a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme where he purported to turn cow manure into green energy, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


South Bend Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison

Mustafaa Slim, 29 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. after pleading guilty to possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances and being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


Osceola County Mortgage Loan Officer Charged With Bank Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft

United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Omayra Ujaque (52, Saint Cloud) with three counts of bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.


Former FBI Special Agent Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Accepting Bribes Paid by Attorney Linked to Organized Crime Figure

A former FBI special agent was sentenced today to 72 months in federal prison for conspiring to accept at least $150,000 in cash bribes and other items of value in exchange for providing sensitive law enforcement information to a corrupt attorney with ties to Armenian organized crime.


Riverside County Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Knowingly Preparing False Tax Returns that Caused Over $3 Million in Losses to IRS

A Riverside tax preparer pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for knowingly filing thousands of tax returns that falsely claimed deductions, such as fake medical expenses and bogus mortgage interest, and which caused more than $3 million in losses to the IRS.


Two North Shore Men Indicted for Drug Conspiracy Involving Tens of Thousands of Counterfeit Pills

Two men from the North Shore have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with a drug conspiracy involving tens of thousands of counterfeit pills containing methamphetamine and fentanyl.


Brookline Man Admits Robbing Dormont Dollar Bank

A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal law, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.


Two North Shore Men Indicted for Drug Conspiracy Involving Tens of Thousands of Counterfeit Pills

Two men from the North Shore have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with a drug conspiracy involving tens of thousands of counterfeit pills containing methamphetamine and fentanyl.


Former Erie Coke Employee Pleads Guilty to Violating the Clean Air Act

A resident of Fairview, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court on Feb. 24, 2023, to conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.


Brookline Man Admits Robbing Dormont Dollar Bank

A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal law, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.


Former Erie Coke Employee Pleads Guilty to Violating the Clean Air Act

A resident of Fairview, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court on Feb. 24, 2023, to conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.


Former Aroostook County Man Faces Up to 20 Years for Role in Penobscot & Aroostook County Drug Trafficking

A former Aroostook County resident pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.


U.S. Attorney's Office Launches “United Against Hate” Initiative With Outreach Event

U.S. Attorney Dena J. King, along with members of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Civil Rights Team and federal and local law enforcement partners, met with representatives of the Sikh community.


Quincy, Illinois, Woman Convicted of Various Drug and Gun Offenses

A federal jury returned guilty verdicts on February 23, 2023, against Kelsey Hickman, 31, of Quincy, Ill. for distributing more than five grams of methamphetamine, possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.


Springfield, Illinois, Man Convicted of Possession of Firearm by a Felon

A federal jury returned a guilty verdict on February 22, 2023, against Aaron Jackson, 30, of Springfield, Ill. for knowingly possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.


Former Correctional Officer Sentenced to More than Six Years for Smuggling Greeting Cards Laced with Drugs into Prison

Leann Little, 37, of Lumberton was sentenced yesterday to 75 months in prison for drug and money laundering crimes for providing contraband to inmates in North Carolina prisons. Little previously pled guilty to the charges.


Chair Rodgers: “People Should Trust Their Data is Being Protected.”

Chair Rodgers: “People Should Trust Their Data is Being Protected.”


Chair Rodgers, Bilirakis Commend the Passage of Several Bipartisan Bills

Chair Rodgers, Bilirakis Commend the Passage of Several Bipartisan Bills


Tampa Man Who Led Officers On High-Speed Chase Sentenced To More Than Six Years For Firearm And Drug Trafficking Offenses

U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has sentenced Raequin Smith (27, Tampa) to six years and three months in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. Smith had pleaded guilty on December 1, 2022.


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