By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
A 34-year-old man has admitted to receipt of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
Jason R. Moore, 42, of Milton, Florida, has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint. Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the charge today after Moore made his initial appearance in federal court in Pensacola.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Joshua Padilla, 37, of Eatontown, New Jersey, was sentenced to 15 years in prison, 10 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $15,300 in special assessments by United States District Court Judge Eduardo C. Robreno after being convicted of multiple child exploitation offenses.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
Peter Bilardello, a former Cobb County Deputy Sheriff assigned to the agency’s Sex Offender Unit, has been sentenced to federal prison for distributing child pornography online after entering a guilty plea to the charge in August 2022.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
Almost $160 million in funding has been awarded to support crime laboratories, fund forensics research, decrease DNA backlogs, and help investigators locate missing persons and identify human remains.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the National Institute of Corrections announced a grant award of almost $2 million to establish the Department of Justice Jails and Justice Support Center to help create and maintain safe environments for people in the custody of the nation’s jails and those who work in jail facilities.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
U.S. National Central Bureau (USNCB)—Director Michael A. Hughes led the U.S. delegation to INTERPOL’s 17th Annual Heads of National Central Bureaus (NCBs) conference held in Lyon, France. NCBs are the backbone of INTERPOL, serving as the central points of contact between INTERPOL and its 195 member countries. INTERPOL is the world’s largest police organization.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
In an effort to retain experienced staff to help maintain staffing levels across the Bureau of Prisons, Director Peters has expanded and increased retention incentives for retirement eligible staff.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
Consistent with the President's January 26, 2021, Executive Order on "Reforming Our Incarceration Systems to Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities," the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has ended all contracts with privately managed prisons
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
Three defendants were arrested today and made their initial court appearances in connection with an indictment, unsealed today, charging them for their roles in a conspiracy to provide material support or resources to a conspiracy to kidnap persons and use weapons of mass destruction in a foreign country.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
An indictment was unsealed today charging Ray Hunt, 69, of Madison County, Alabama, with federal offenses related to an illegal scheme to export U.S.-origin goods to Iran.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
Elmer Stewart Rhodes III, the founder and leader of the Oath Keepers, and Kelly Meggs, the leader of the Florida chapter of the organization, were found guilty by a jury today of seditious conspiracy and other charges for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
The Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector, aka Team Telecom or the Committee, today recommended that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) deny an application by ARCOS-1 USA Inc. and A.SurNet Inc. subsea cable system (ARCOS-1 Cable System) to modify the system by adding an additional segment directly connected to the United States through a new landing station in Cojimar, Cuba.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement agreement with New York-based Lady M Confections Co. Ltd. and its West Coast affiliate, Lady M West Third LLC (together, Lady M), companies that operate bakeries and retail boutiques selling confections under the Lady M brand
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
A San Antonio man was sentenced last week to 30 years in prison for the sexual exploitation of a young child.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
U.S. District Judge Charlene Honeywell has sentenced Charles Currie (66, Tampa) to eight years and one month in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for receipt and possession of child sexual abuse material. Currie is required to register as a sex offender
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging a Wasilla man with kidnapping and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
Gerald Brian Hoard, age 49 of Bettendorf, Iowa, was sentenced today to time-served following his plea of guilty to Attempted Transfer of Obscene Material to a Minor.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
An Iowa man was sentenced on November 22, 2022, to 20 years in prison for attempting to entice a minor to engage in illicit sexual activities.
By Press release submission | Dec 5, 2022
An Iowa man was sentenced on November 22, 2022, to 30 years in prison for Production of Child Pornography.
