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News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - On Jan. 19, 2023, Chief United States District Court Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown sentenced JAMES VAN CLEAVE, 36, of New Orleans, Louisiana, to thirteen (13) months imprisonment for violating the Federal Gun Control Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting and Pointing a Firearm at Federal Law Enforcement Officers

News Release: CLEVELAND - DeWayne Taylor, 33, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 13 ½ years in prison today by U.S. District Judge Pamela A. Barker after he pleaded guilty to assaulting federal law enforcement officers, brandishing a firearm, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Hawaii Couple Charged With Fraud And Money Laundering For Selling Counterfeit Art

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Earl Marshawn Washington, age 60, and his wife, Zsanett Nagy, age 31, both residents of Honolulu, HI, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering, and charging Washington separately with bank fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
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Woman Convicted for Billing Claims as Part of $65 Million Pharmaceutical “Coupon” Fraud

News Release: A Dearborn woman was convicted on Friday by a federal jury on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud, related to her participation in a multi-year scheme to obtain more than $65 million from numerous pharmaceutical co-pay assistance programs, announced U.S. Attorney Dawn N. Ison.
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Israeli Dual Citizen Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison For Transmitting Sexually Explicit Video of a Minor

News Release: WASHINGTON - Nimrod Shalom, 41, a dual citizen of Israel and the United States, was sentenced, on Jan. 13, 2023, to seven years in prison for transmission of a sexual performance by a minor.
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Justice Department discusses Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Open Source Imaging Consortium, Inc. on Jan. 24

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Two Defendants Indicted for Civil Rights Conspiracy and FACE Act Offenses Targeting Pregnancy Resource Centers

News Release: Two Florida residents were indicted by a federal grand jury for spray-painting threats on reproductive health services facilities in the state.
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San Antonio Man Sentenced on Multiple Counts Related to Child Pornography

News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A San Antonio man was sentenced in federal court last week to 17 years in prison for cyberstalking, extortion and distribution of child pornography.
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Arrest and Criminal Charges Announced Against British and Russian Businessmen for Facilitating Sanctions Evasion of Russian Oligarch’s $90 Million Yacht

News Release: Two businessmen, Vladislav Osipov, 51, a Russian national, and Richard Masters, 52, a United Kingdom national, are charged in separate indictments unsealed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, with facilitating a sanctions evasion and money laundering scheme in relation to the...
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El Pasoan Gets 13 Years in Prison for Sending, Receiving Child Pornography

News Release: EL PASO, Texas- An El Paso man was sentenced in federal court here Thursday to 160 months in prison for receipt and distribution of a visual depiction involving the sexual exploitation of a minor.
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Springfield Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy that distributed at least 11 kilograms of methamphetamine in southwest Missouri and for illegally possessing firearms.
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FBI Jacksonville Seeking Diverse Special Agent Candidates

News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL-The FBI will host an invitation-only Diversity Agent Recruitment (DAR) event in Jacksonville on Thursday, March 23, 2023, for select professionals considering a future career as an FBI special agent. Throughout their careers, law enforcement officials meet and work with individuals from...
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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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Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Advanced Media Workflow Association, Inc. discussed on Jan. 24 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Raleigh County Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Crime

News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - James Edward Cook, 43, of Arnett, pleaded guilty today to attempted enticement of a minor.
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Evergreen Man Arrested for Making Threats of Violence to Law Enforcement Agencies and a Performing Arts Group

News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Kyle William Staebell, age 33, of Evergreen, has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with making threats to commit mass violence.
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Kansas Man Indicted for Armed Bank Robbery of Mound City Bank

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Ottawa, Kansas, man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for the armed robbery of a Mound City, Mo., bank.
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Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Timothy Edwin Payne Jr., 41, of Belpre, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of a fentanyl analogue.
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Former Jefferson Resident Pleads Guilty to Firearm Charges After Illegally Possessing Eight Firearms and Over 600 Rounds of Ammunition

News Release: CONCORD - Hunter Ramsay, 29, formerly of Jefferson, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of possession of firearms by a previously convicted person, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
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Former Special Agent In Charge Of The New York FBI Counterintelligence Division Charged With Violating U.S. Sanctions On Russia

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced the unsealing of a five-count Indictment charging CHARLES MCGONIGAL and SERGEY...
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