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News Release: FORT SMITH - The Justice Department announced today that a federal Grand Jury returned an Indictment charging former Crawford County, Arkansas, Sheriff’s Deputies Levi White, age 32, and Zackary King, age 27, with federal civil rights offenses for using excessive force on a 27-year-old man during the arrest of that man at a gas station in Mulberry, Arkansas, on Aug. 21, 2022.
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Cheswick Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Methamphetamine
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Cheswick, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics law, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
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Owner of Brooklyn-Based Credit Counseling Business Indicted for Defrauding Clients
News Release: An eight-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Marat Lerner, president of the Lerner Group, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in connection with a scheme to steal from clients of his mortgage loan modification business.
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Jury Convicts Bush Man of Attempting to Entice a Minor
News Release: BENTON, Ill. - In a U.S. District Court on Wednesday, a federal jury returned a guilty verdict for a man from Bush, Illinois, accused of traveling to entice a minor into sexual activity.
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Kentucky Man Sentenced For Felony Charge Related to Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
News Release: Defendant Joined Confrontation With Officers at Lower West Terrace.
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Former Elementary School Teacher Convicted of Sexually Abusing Children
News Release: A federal jury convicted a former elementary school teacher yesterday for sexually abusing four former students.
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Man Convicted of All Charges Related to One Fatal, Two Nonfatal Fentanyl Overdoses
News Release: ST. LOUIS - A jury in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on Friday found a man who provided the fentanyl that caused one fatal and two nonfatal overdoses in St. Charles, Missouri, in 2020 guilty of all charges.
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Salem Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Possession of Machineguns
News Release: CONCORD - Kyle Morris, 23, of Salem, pleaded guilty in federal court today to the unlawful possession of machineguns, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced.
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Justice Department Sues Google for Monopolizing Digital Advertising Technologies
News Release: Today, the Justice Department, along with the Attorneys General of California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Virginia, filed a civil antitrust suit against Google for monopolizing multiple digital advertising technology products in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act.
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New Orleans Man Sentenced on Federal Weapons Charges
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that defendant CHRISTOPHER SMITH, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on Jan. 17, 2023 by U.S. District Court Judge Jay C. Zainey to 87 months of imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and a mandatory $100 special assessment fee as to Count One of a one-count indictment.
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FBI Columbia Trains with Statewide Law Enforcement Agencies to Address Cyber Crime
News Release: FBI Columbia Trains with Statewide Law Enforcement Agencies to Address Cyber Crime.
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Founder and Majority Owner of Bitzlato, a Cryptocurrency Exchange, Charged with Unlicensed Money Transmitting
News Release: BROOKLYN, NY - A complaint was unsealed this morning in federal court in Brooklyn charging Anatoly Legkodymov, a Russian national and senior executive of Bitzlato Ltd. (Bitzlato), a Hong Kong-registered cryptocurrency exchange, with conducting a money transmitting business that transported and transmitted...
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Oklahoma City Man Convicted of Carjacking, Kidnapping, And Using a Firearm in Metro Parking Garage
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - A federal jury recently convicted ROBERT LEE HARRISON, JR., 49, of Oklahoma City, of carjacking and other crimes, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.
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Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl on the Darknet
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Winsted, Connecticut, man pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl over the darknet.
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Federal, State Agencies to Hold Public Forum to Strengthen Security of Maine’s Houses of Worship
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: Multiple federal and state agencies are collaborating to host a Protecting Houses of Worship event series aimed at helping Maine’s faith-based organizations identify vulnerabilities and strengthen security. The next event will be held on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at the University of Maine at Augusta.
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Four Oath Keepers Found Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy Related to U.S. Capitol Breach
News Release: Defendants Also Convicted of Related Felony Charges.
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Queens Man Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Prize Notice Fraud Scheme
News Release: CENTRAL ISLIP, NY - Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Scott Gammon was sentenced by United States District Judge Joan M. Azrack to 36 months in prison for participating in a mass mailing scheme that tricked consumers into paying fees for falsely promised cash prizes. As part of the sentence, Gammon was also ordered to forfeit $139,611.97.
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Las Vegas Man Sentenced to More than 14 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Crime
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Raymond Jaquette Howard, 34, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced today to 14 years and eight months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl.
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Maryland Man, Previously Convicted for Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft, Facing Federal Charges for Filing Fraudulent Applications for COVID-19 CARES Act Loans and Unemployment Benefits
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Ryan Dales, age 34, of Baltimore, Maryland, with wire fraud, relating to the submission of fraudulent applications for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits, a Paycheck Protection Program loan, and an Economic Injury Disaster Loan...
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Joplin Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Joplin, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to receiving and distributing child pornography.
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