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News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Palestinian national has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
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North Carolina Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Calvin Moore, 33, of Silver City, North Carolina, was sentenced to five years and three months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Lehigh Valley Psychiatrist Charged With Stealing From Medicare Through Improper Billing Scheme
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Muhamad Aly Rifai, 49, of Easton, PA, was charged by Indictment with four counts of healthcare fraud stemming from his alleged scheme to improperly and fraudulently bill the federal Medicare program for services not provided, or not provided at the level which was claimed.
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Buffalo Man Charged With Conspiracy To Possess And Smuggling Machine Guns
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Angel Flores, 34, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by complaint with conspiracy to possess machine guns and smuggling machine guns, which carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
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U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit to Co-Sponsor United Against Hate Event in North Idaho
News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit along with the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations, DOJ Community Relations Service, and the FBI are convening a United Against Hate meeting on November 17 at the Coeur d’Alene Casino in Worley, Idaho. The event is free and is open to the public. The registration link can be found here: eventbrite.com/e/united-against-hate-tickets-451742934277.
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Former Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department Detective and Three Others Indicted for Conspiracy to Hold Young Women in Involuntary Servitude and Forcing Them to Provide Sexual Services
News Release: A federal grand jury in Topeka, Kansas, returned a three-count indictment, unsealed today, charging former Kansas City Police Department detective Roger Golubski and three other men - Cecil Brooks, LeMark Roberson and Richard Robinson - with conspiring, decades ago, to hold young women in a condition ...
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Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Exploitation Charges
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Alexandria, Virginia, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of Travel With Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct, Transportation With Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity, and Obstruction of Justice - Hindering Communication Through Corrupt Persuasion, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
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Guatemalan National Arrested in Stamford Admits Illegally Reentering the U.S.
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JULIO BAYRON-ARRIOLA, 49, a citizen of Guatemala last residing in Stamford, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to one count of illegally reentering the U.S. after being deported.
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Berkeley County man admits to drug charge
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Steven Blaine Walsh, of Falling Waters, West Virginia, has admitted to distributing methamphetamine, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
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Daleville Man Sentenced to 130 Months in Prison Following Second Conviction for Possessing Child Pornography
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Today, Nathan Alan Westbrook, a 44-year-old resident of Daleville, Alabama, received a 130-month prison sentence for possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart.
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DEA Teams up with more than 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - On Oct. 29, 2022, communities across the country demonstrated their continued support for DEA’s bi-annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day by safely disposing of more than 647,000 pounds of unneeded medications at nearly 5,000 collection sites across the country.
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Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Stealing Nearly $5.5 Million in COVID Jobless Relief and for Drug Trafficking
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A downtown Los Angeles man pleaded guilty today to federal drug trafficking and fraud charges, admitting, among other things, that he fraudulently obtained nearly $5.5 million in COVID-related jobless benefits by using the identities of California state prison inmates and other third parties.
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Justice Department Awards $20 Million to Help Register and Track Sex Offenders, Protect Young Athletes and Prevent Sexual Violence
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Office of Justice Programs’ Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking today announced it has awarded approximately $20 million to help states, U.S. territories and tribal communities register and track sex offenders and protect Americans from sexual violence.
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Construction Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Bribery
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A construction company owner became the third person to plead guilty for his role in a bid-rigging and bribery scheme involving California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) improvement and repair contracts.
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DEA Teams up with more than 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities
News Release: Denver, CO. - On Oct. 29, 2022, communities across the country demonstrated their continued support for DEA’s bi-annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day by safely disposing of more than 647,000 pounds of unneeded medications at nearly 5,000 collection sites across the country.
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CityXGuide Owner Sentenced to 8+ Years in Prison for Reckless Disregard of Sex Trafficking, Racketeering Conspiracy
News Release: The owner of CityXGuide.com - a leading source of online ads for sex trafficking victims - was sentenced today to more than eight years in federal prison and ordered to forfeit more than $15 million in assets, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.
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Liverpool Man Sentenced to 84 Months for Receiving and Possessing Child Pornography
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Dominic Zampini, age 27, of Liverpool, New York, was sentenced on Nov. 10, 2022, to 84 months in federal prison for receiving and possessing child pornography, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, Matthew Scarpino, Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Buffalo, New York Field Office, and New York State Police Acting Superintendent Steven A. Nigrelli.
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Riverhead Man Sentenced to 27 Years' Imprisonment for Firearm Related Murder
News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Jason Langhorn, an associate of the “Red Stone Gorilla" subset of the Bloods, a violent criminal enterprise based in Riverhead, New York, was sentenced to 27 years’ imprisonment and three years of supervised release by United States District Judge Joanna...
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Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun, Drug Crimes
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Austin Bruce Jeffreys, 28, of Chesapeake, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to crimes arising from a drug-related June 2021 shootout in Huntington.
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Gloster Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Gloster, Mississippi man was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge David Bramlette, III, to 70 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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