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News Release: WASHINGTON - A Texas man pleaded guilty today to assaulting law enforcement resulting in bodily injury related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. 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 2020 presidential election.
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United States to Repatriate Nearly $1 Million to Federal Republic of Nigeria
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it is sharing approximately $954,807 with the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigeria) in accordance with an agreement between the governments to repatriate assets the United States forfeited that were traceable to the kleptocracy of former Governor of the State of Bayelsa in Nigeria, Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha.
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Lebanon Woman Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison in Connection with Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. -United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced that Heather Dubeau, 38, previously of Lebanon, was sentenced to 40 months of imprisonment today following her conviction for participating in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.
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Indictment Charges 3 Men with Fentanyl Trafficking Offenses
News Release: HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging ISSACHAMIL TORRES, also known as “Chamil," 35, of Hartford; EFRAIN CHEVEREZ, 32, of Hartford; and ENRIQUE RODRIGUEZ RIVERA, 23, of East Hartford, with fentanyl trafficking offenses.
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Man Caught With Counterfeit Designer Phone Cases Heads to Federal Prison
News Release: BENTON, Ill. - A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a man from Fairfield to 33 months in prison after he admitted to importing more than 800 counterfeit designer phone cases from Hong Kong to resell in the U.S.
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USDOJ-OJP-NIJ grant application closes on May 4
NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Jails grant opened on Feb. 17.
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Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Distributing Narcotics
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A former resident of Philadelphia, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 60 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release on his conviction of distributing cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
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Inola Man and Tulsa Man Plead Guilty to Child Pornography Charges
News Release: Two men pleaded guilty this week in federal court to child pornography charges, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
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FBI El Paso Launches a Digital Media Tip Line Seeking Information on the Cielo Vista Mall Shooting
News Release: EL PASO, TX-In support of the El Paso Police Department’s ongoing investigation, the FBI El Paso Field Office has created a digital media tip line to aid in collecting information about the shooting which occurred at the Cielo Vista Mall on Feb. 15, 2023, at approximately 5:00 p.m.
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Hate-fueled Robbery and Kidnapping Spree Ends in Federal Convictions for Miami Man
News Release: MIAMI - A 21-year-old Miami man who carjacked, kidnapped, and robbed five victims has pled guilty in South Florida federal court to 17 counts of violence. Stevenson Charles faces up to life in prison.
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Rock Port Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl That Caused Fatal Overdose
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Rock Port, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to selling fentanyl to another Atchison County, Mo., man that resulted in his fatal overdose.
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California Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Trafficking in California and New Hampshire
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Robert Perez, Jr., 33, of Perris, California pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in California and New Hampshire, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
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Jury Finds Pittsburgh Man Guilty of Attempting to Obtain Drug-Soaked Papers while Incarcerated
News Release: PITTSBURGH - After deliberating for approximately 90 minutes, a federal jury yesterday found Omari Patton guilty of five counts related to attempting to provide to a federal inmate or obtain as a federal inmate a Schedule I synthetic cannabinoid controlled substance in federal prisons, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
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Lawrence Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl Pills Produced Using Multiple Pill Press Machines
News Release: BOSTON - A Lawrence man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for distributing counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl, made using multiple pill press machines.
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Memphis Man Sentenced to 13 Years for Carjacking and Illegal Possession of a Stolen Firearm
News Release: Memphis, TN - Kedric Reese, 21, has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for carjacking, discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence and illegal possession of a stolen firearm. United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the sentence today.
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Former Account Manager for Two Churches in Belleville Sentenced for Embezzling Funds
News Release: BENTON, Ill. - A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a Freeburg woman to 15 months in prison after she admitted to committing bank fraud while employed by St. Teresa and St. Luke Catholic parishes in Belleville.
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Detroit Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Crime
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - Eddie E. Kellom, also known as “Ace," 23, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to three years and six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of fentanyl.
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USDOJ-OJP-OVC offers new grant application process starting Feb. 17
OVC FY 2023 Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance Grant Program grant opened on Feb. 17.
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Indianapolis Man Sentenced to Over 24 Years for Meth Trafficking
News Release: SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson for the Northern District of Indiana announced that Benjamin J. Hicks III, 42, of Indianapolis, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio on his plea of guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
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Doctor Admits Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A doctor who owns a medical clinic in Newark 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.
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