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News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Trenton man was sentenced today to 228 months in prison for his role as the leader of a significant drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed more than one kilogram of heroin in Trenton and the surrounding area, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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USDOJ-OJP-NIJ offers new grant application process starting Jan. 25
NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship grant opened on Jan. 25.
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Jefferson County Woman Pleads Guilty in Return to Sender Drug Trafficking Investigation
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to violation of federal narcotics, firearms, and money laundering 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 Chung announced today.
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Madison Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Illegal Gun Possession
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Alexander Jefferson-Cooper, 29, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 60 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon. This prison term will be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release.
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Federal Jury Convicts Westbrook Man of Sexually Exploiting a Child
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Westbrook man was convicted today of two counts of sexually exploiting a child after a two-day jury trial in U.S. District Court in Portland.
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Oklahoma Man Sentenced to Serve One Year in Federal Prison for Unwanted Sexual Contact Onboard Flight
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Last week, ANTONIO MAURICE WILSON, 53, of Clinton, Oklahoma, was sentenced to twelve months in federal prison for knowingly engaging in sexual contact with another person without her permission while onboard a flight, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.
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Philadelphia Man Brought Distribution-Size Quantities of Heroin to Greater Pittsburgh Area
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. resident pleaded guilty in federal court to violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
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Fentanyl traffickers admit guilt, forfeit more than $200,000
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A Cleveland man and a Wheeling woman pled guilty today to fentanyl trafficking charges, admitting that they conspired to distribute significant quantities of the lethal drug.
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Buffalo Man And Woman Plead Guilty To Cocaine Charge
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jose A Solis-Pizzaro, 43, and Mirelys Camacho Betancourt, 27, both of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to attempt to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
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Corfu Woman Sentenced For Her Role In Fraudulent African Orphanage Scheme
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Julie Keller, 57, of Corfu, NY, who was convicted of wire fraud, was sentenced to serve one year probation, and pay restitution totaling $162,853.59, by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Thibodaux Man for Drug Trafficking Offense
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On Jan. 12, 2023, a federal grand jury in New Orleans, Louisiana returned a one-count indictment, on Jan. 12, 2023, charging a man for violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act.
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El Paso Man Pleads Guilty to Operating Ponzi Scheme Disguised as Crypto Investment Firm
News Release: EL PASO, Texas - An El Paso man pleaded guilty in federal court here last week to five counts of wire fraud.
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Arrest and Criminal Charges Against British and Russian Businessmen for Facilitating Sanctions Evasion of Russian Oligarch’s $90 Million Yacht
News Release: Yacht Previously Seized and One Arrest Today by Spain at Request of United States.
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Jury Finds District Man Guilty of Voluntary Manslaughter In The Death A 75-Year-Old Man
News Release: WASHINGTON - Clifton Browne, 57, of Washington, D.C., has been found guilty by a jury of voluntary manslaughter for the beating death of 75-year-old Luther Brooks, in September of 2021, on Kalmia Road, Northwest. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for May 5, 2023.
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Former Miami-Dade County Resident Sentenced to Prison for Running Ponzi Scheme
News Release: MIAMI - Former Miami-Dade County resident Judith Dianne Paris-Pinder, 49, has been sentenced to 48 months in prison for defrauding more than 500 people out of $2.4 million through a Ponzi investment fraud scheme.
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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that NEWMAN HOOKER, age 29, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty as charged on Jan. 19, 2023, to being a felon in possession of a firearm before the Honorable Barry W. Ashe.
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Syracuse Man Sentenced for Possessing a Firearm as a Felon
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Rodney Ogletree, age 38, was sentenced today to serve 78 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon. Ogletree was also sentenced to 24 additional months in prison for violating his conditions of supervised release imposed in a previous federal case.
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Morgantown Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Steven Reger, 46, of Morgantown, pleaded guilty today to aiding and abetting the distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
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Brothel Owner Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison
News Release: St. Thomas, VI - United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced that Ramona Rivera Luna, 65, a native of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced in federal court today after previously pleading guilty to one count of transporting an individual in foreign commerce for the purpose of prostitution and three...
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City and County of Honolulu Agree to Improve Paratransit for People with Disabilities
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it entered into a settlement agreement with the City and County of Honolulu (Honolulu) under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to improve its paratransit.
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