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News Release: Earlier today, a federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Quandel Smothers on both counts of an indictment charging him with racketeering conspiracy and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime in connection with his leadership of the East New York-based Elite Assassin Millas (E.A.M.)...
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U.S. Promoter of Foreign Cryptocurrency Companies Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for His Role in Multi-Million-Dollar Securities Fraud Scheme
News Release: BROOKLYN, NY - Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, John DeMarr was sentenced by United States District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall to 60 months in prison for his participation in a cryptocurrency and securities fraud scheme. The Court also ordered DeMarr to pay $3,513,305.41 in forfeiture. In July 2021, DeMarr pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud.
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Arrest Of Christopher D. Bruey For Traveling With A Minor Across State Lines For Criminal Sexual Activity
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Christopher D. Bruey (“Bruey"), was arrested today in Knoxville, Tennessee by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI") on charges of transporting a minor in interstate commerce with the intent to engage in an unlawful sexual activity.
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Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach
News Release: Defendant Took Part in Confrontation With Law Enforcement Officers on the Lower West Terrace.
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Columbia Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Meth Conspiracy
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Columbia, Mo., man and a Callaway County, Mo., man were sentenced in federal court today for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Boone and Callaway counties.
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Former Prisoner Transport Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Offense
News Release: A former prisoner transport officer was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for violating the civil rights of pretrial detainees entrusted to his care.
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USDOJ-OJP-NIJ grant application closes on April 26
NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories grant opened on Feb. 2.
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Man Arrested for Transporting Images of Child Sexual Abuse
News Release: A Virginia man was arrested last night on criminal charges related to his alleged transportation of images depicting the sexual abuse of children.
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Prince William Drug Dealer Sentenced for Causing Multiple Overdoses
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Dumfries man was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl resulting in death and serious bodily injury, and possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl.
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Leader of Marijuana Delivery Service Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Washington D.C. man pleaded guilty today to laundering roughly $3,500,000 generated by the illegal sale of marijuana and THC.
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Charleston Woman Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Tiffany Bowlin, 33, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of $20,833 in COVID-19 relief loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
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FBI Pittsburgh Raises Awareness During National Human Trafficking Awareness Month
News Release: FBI Pittsburgh Raises Awareness During National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
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Three California Companies Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loans
News Release: Three California companies have agreed to pay a total of $530,000 to settle allegations that they knowingly violated the False Claims Act when they received and retained more than one Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan prior to Dec. 31, 2020, in violation of PPP rules.
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District Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Pursuing a Stranger and Attempting to Rape Her
News Release: Defendant Followed Victim Out of a Metro Station and Into an Apartment Building.
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Justice Department Announces Publication of Second Volume of National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment
News Release: Note: The release has been updated to correct a statistic.
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Leader Of Heroin Trafficking Ring Sentenced to More than 9 Years in Federal Prison
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been sentenced in federal court to 114 months’ imprisonment followed by four years of supervised release on his conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
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Former Chief Financial Officer Pleads Guilty for Failing to Pay Over $3.6 Million in Employee Tax Withholdings and for Pocketing $130,000 from His Employer’s Bank Account
News Release: A former chief financial officer for a company with offices in Oklahoma pleaded guilty in federal court after failing to pay over to the IRS $3.6 million in income and FICA tax withholdings and for embezzling more than $130,000 from the company.
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Man Indicted for Violations of the Federal Gun Control Act and Controlled Substances Act
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - TOWNSEND GRANT, age 19, was charged today in a three-count indictment by a federal grand jury for possession of a machinegun, possession with the intent to distribute heroin, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U. S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
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Phelps Man Arrested, Charged with Production, Receipt, Distribution, and Possession of Child Pornography
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Eric Passalacqua, 36, of Phelps, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with production, receipt, distribution, and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 30 years, a lifetime period of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.
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South Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Abusive Sexual Contact with Home Confinement Inmate
News Release: MIAMI - Benito Montes de Oca Cruz, 60, of Miami-Dade County, has pled guilty to abusive sexual contact with a woman serving part of her 51-month prison sentence in home confinement under his authority.
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