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Two Killeen, Texas, residents have been sentenced for their involvement in armed robberies.
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Grossman: 'For several years, Elliot Adler defrauded the United States'
An attorney who participated in a tax fraud scheme with a former Chabad of Poway rabbi in San Diego, Calif., was sentenced to one year and one day in custody.
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Escalona: 'This Birmingham-based drug trafficking network has been dismantled'
A federal judge recently sentenced the 18th and last defendant involved in a large-scale drug trafficking scheme.
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Lowery: Texas hospice provider 'put profits ahead of patients'
A Texas-based hospice service provider agreed to pay a settlement to resolve allegations it submitted Medicare claims for non-covered hospice services.
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Senate Subcommittee ‘reveals stunning long-term failures of federal prison administration’ in Atlanta
The Senate Subcommittee on Investigations held a special hearing on July 26 to unveil and address corruption, abuse and misconduct that has occurred at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta.
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Defendants indicted in tractor trailer smuggling incident that resulted in 53 deaths
A federal grand jury in San Antonio returned an indictment July 20 against two men charged in the fatal tractor trailer incident that occurred on June 27, 2022, resulting in the death of 50 adults and three minor children and injuring 10 adults and one minor child.
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Laslovich: Former Helena police chief 'perpetuated the sexual exploitation of children'
A former police chief in East Helena was sentenced to five years and six months for distributing child pornography via social media.
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Moy: 'This operation disrupted a highly sophisticated Russia-based cybercrime organization'
The U.S. Department of Justice partnered with law enforcement in Germany, the Netherlands and United Kingdom to dismantle the infrastructure of a Russian botnet.
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'The United States stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine': Garland visits Ukraine to discuss Russian war crimes
In June, United States Attorney General Merrick Garland visited Ukraine to discuss U.S. involvement in the investigation and prosecution of Russian war crimes against American citizens.
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Sewell: 'Drug trafficking, illegal guns and brutal violence is a grave threat to our communities' in New York case
Two Brooklyn men received indictments June 15 for a marijuana deal that resulted in the death of a Brighton Beach resident.
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Ellis: North Carolina man 'has earned every day of his life sentence' for kidnapping, murder
A North Carolina man received life in federal prison without parole for kidnapping and murdering a woman from South Carolina.
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Washington state U.S. attorney joins Garland to recognize World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington Vanessa Waldref recently joined Attorney General Merrick Garland in recognizing World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
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Buchanan: 'FBI and local law enforcement ended Arnold’s crime spree' in Georgia
A Georgia man and woman have been convicted for a crime spree in which they robbed a bank and tried to escape in a stolen car.
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Tarasca: Former Detroit officer sentenced for 'accepting bribes in exchange for favors'
A former Detroit Police Department officer was sentenced to 15 months in prison and two years of supervised release after pleading guilty to accepting bribes.
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Harris: 'Tracking down those who cheat the federal student aid programs is a priority'
A New York woman is being charged with wire fraud, federal financial aid fraud and aggravated identity theft.
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Sewell: Gambino crime family associate's 'callous disregard for human life will not go unanswered'
A known associate of the Gambino crime family was convicted by a federal jury in the case of the robbery and murder of a Brooklyn man.
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Uballez: DOJ will 'protect the federal employees who serve our nation' after postal worker killed
A New Mexico man pleaded guilty to second degree murder of a U.S. Postal Service worker and using a firearm during a violent crime resulting in death.
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FBI, Border Patrol rescue saves 14 human trafficking victims 'from an uncertain outcome'
The FBI's El Paso division, the U.S. Border Patrol and the Texas Department of Public Safety have rescued 14 victims held in another kidnapping for ransom incident, the U.S. Justice Department said.
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Williams: 'The defendant schemed to steal taxpayer funds'
A Spring Valley man was charged in White Plains federal court with a $1.6 million COVID-19 fraud scheme.
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Levy: 'Louis Coleman has been held accountable' for kidnapping, murder
A Rhode Island man was found guilty in the 2019 kidnapping and murder of a 23-year-old single mother.
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