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News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A new prosecutor has joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office to assist with the increasing criminal caseload in the Eastern Panhandle.
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Huber Heights Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Crimes Involving at Least 44 Victims
News Release: DAYTON, Ohio - A Huber Heights, Ohio, man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to crimes related to creating hundreds of images and videos of child pornography by victimizing children as young as 8 years old over a 15-year period.
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New Jersey Man and Company Operating Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities in Wisconsin Charged with Health Care Fraud
News Release: A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin returned an indictment yesterday charging Kevin Breslin, 56, of Hoboken, New Jersey, and KBWB Operations, LLC, doing business as Atrium Health and Senior Living (Atrium) in Park Ridge, New Jersey, with a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid in connection with the delivery of or payment for health care benefits, items, or services.
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California Man Sentenced for Mailing Marijuana to Western Pennsylvania
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Seiad Valley, California, has been sentenced in federal court to 24 months of imprisonment followed by one year of supervised release on his conviction for violating federal narcotics laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around the counties of Jefferson, Clearfield, and Allegheny, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
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Federal Jury Convicts Palm Beach Resident of Defrauding Cystic Fibrosis Nonprofit
News Release: MIAMI - Following a trial in West Palm Beach federal court, a jury found Elizabeth Genna Suarez, formerly known as “Elizabeth Mirson Suit," 34, guilty of wire fraud.
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USDOJ-OJP-NIJ offers new grant application process starting Feb. 7
NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism grant opened on Feb. 7.
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FBI, Chesapeake Police Extending Timeline for Victims of Walmart Shooting to Identify Personal Belongings
News Release: FBI, Chesapeake Police Extending Timeline for Victims of Walmart Shooting to Identify Personal Belongings.
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USDOJ-OJP-NIJ grant application closes on April 24
NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons grant opened on Feb. 7.
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North Carolina Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sex Offense Against a Minor
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - David William McConnell, 39, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, to be followed by 25 years of supervised release, for traveling in interstate commerce to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. McConnell must also register as a sex offender.
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FBI Pittsburgh Offers $5,000 Reward for Information in the Disappearance of Maria Miller
News Release: FBI Pittsburgh Offers $5,000 Reward for Information in the Disappearance of Maria Miller.
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Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Desmond Devon Magee, also known as “Rich," 27, of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to distribution of a quantity of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine.
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Hyattsville Man Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain at Least $1.3 Million in COVID-19 CARES Act Benefits
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Gladstone Njokem, age 36, of Hyattsville, Maryland, pleaded guilty on Feb. 3, 2023, to federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $1.3 million in COVID-19 CARES Act unemployment insurance (UI) benefits.
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KC Man Sentenced for Kidnapping Conspiracy
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a kidnapping conspiracy that resulted in the victim’s murder.
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Three More Defendants Indicted in Northwest MO Fentanyl Conspiracy
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Three more defendants have been indicted in a 10-person conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in northwest Missouri.
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Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Sylvester Roosevelt McNeil, also known as “Juan," 50, of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl.
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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty for Violation of The Federal Gun Control Act
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - RONNIE DAVIS, a resident of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on Jan. 31, 2023 to being a felon in possession of a firearm before United States District Judge Susie Morgan.
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U.S. Attorney Thompson to Honor Summersville Police Officers for Life-Saving Actions
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Will Thompson will hold an event on Monday, February 6, 2023, at 2 p.m. to honor officers from the Summersville Police Department who saved the life of a suspect after he ingested fentanyl.
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Federal Jury Finds Pittsburgh Man Guilty of Robbery, Conspiracy and Firearms Offense
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - After deliberating for two days, a federal jury on Friday found Deon Reese guilty of three counts of robbery, conspiracy, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
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23-Year-Old Man Sentenced to Over 7 Years for Attempted Murder of a U.S. Border Patrol Agent
Rey David Marquez-Jimenez, 23, of Mexico, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 85 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
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Federal Inmate Indicted On Escape Charge
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Usbaldo Padilla, age 49, of Los Angeles, California, was indicted by a federal grand jury on an escape charge
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