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News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced today that William McCandless, age 59, of Elkton, Maryland, a former DeSales University priest, was sentenced to 37 months’ imprisonment followed by 15 years of supervised release. He is also required to register pursuant to the Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act.
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Lawrence Ray Sentenced For Years-Long Predatory Crimes Against Students At Sarah Lawrence College And Others
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that LAWRENCE RAY, a/k/a “Lawrence Grecco," received a sentence of 60 years in prison for racketeering conspiracy, violent crime in aid of racketeering, extortion, sex trafficking, forced labor, tax evasion, and money laundering offenses. RAY was sentenced today by United States District Judge Lewis J. Liman after being convicted at trial in April 2022.
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Kentucky Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Federal Gun Crime
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Trevor Dean Williams, 36, of Ashland, Kentucky, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Bronx Man Convicted In Connection With June 2022 Shooting Of Man In Elevator
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the conviction in Manhattan federal court of STEPHEN SIMMONS, a/k/a “S-Dot," for possessing ammunition that he used to shoot a man in the leg on June 16, 2022. The jury convicted SIMMONS following trial before U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni.
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FOUR SENTENCED IN GEM AND GOLD CORNER JEWELRY STORE ARMED ROBBERY
News Release: St. Thomas, VI - United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Tashawn T.A. Warner, 25, Shemar Webster, 23, and Jamari Benjamin, 25, all of St. Thomas, were sentenced by United States Chief District Judge Juan R. Sánchez to terms of imprisonment ranging from 135 to 36 months for their roles...
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Former Certified Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Drug Diversion and Health Care Fraud
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA. - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was sentenced in federal court on charges of drug diversion and health care fraud, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
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Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. discussed on Jan. 23 by Justice Department
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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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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U.S. Marshals Arrested More Than 75,000 Fugitives in 2022
News Release: The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) arrested 75,846 fugitives (28,324 on federal and 47,522 on state and local warrants) in Fiscal Year 2022. On average, the agency arrested 303 fugitives per day (based on 250 operational days).
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Head of Fort Worth Drug Trafficking Organization Charged
News Release: DALLAS, TX - The head of a Fort Worth drug trafficking operation and his associate have been federal charged, announced Special Agent in Charge Eduardo A. Chávez
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Five-Time Felon Sentenced to Prison for Role in Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy
News Release: LAS VEGAS - A five-time convicted felon was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey to 10 years in prison followed by four years of supervised release for his role in a conspiracy with his brother to sell large amounts of fentanyl.
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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: Procedures for Claims Submitted at the Revised Statutory Filing Deadline discussed on Jan. 23 by Justice Department
The US Justice Department published a two page rule on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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U.S. Marshals arrest more than 75,000 fugitives in 2022
News Release: Harrisburg, PA - The U.S. Marshals Service is offering up to $5,000 for information leading to the capture of a man wanted by the Carlisle Police Department and the Middle District of Pennsylvania for assault, homicide and parole violation charges.
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Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Maridose LLC discussed on Jan. 23 by Justice Department
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl and Fentanyl-Related Substance
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Oscar Arturo Salomon Perez, aka Jesus Ramos, aka Jesus Rodriguez-Ramos, 48, a native and citizen of Mexican, pleaded guilty today to distributing fentanyl and p‑fluorofentanyl, an analogue of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris announced.
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Retired FBI Executive Charged with Concealing $225,000 in Cash Received from Former Intelligence Officer
News Release: Charles F. McGonigal, 54, a former FBI Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office, has been arrested on charges relating to his receipt of $225,000 in cash from an individual who had business interests in Europe and who had been an employee of a foreign intelligence service, while McGonigal was serving as Special Agent in Charge of FBI counterintelligence efforts in the New York Office. McGonigal retired from the FBI in September of 2018.
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KC Man Indicted for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearms
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man who was injured when his ATV flipped over while making a turn on an Independence, Mo., street was indicted by a federal grand jury today for illegally possessing firearms and methamphetamine.
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Mississippi Man Sentenced for Assaulting Law Enforcement Officers During January 6 Capitol Breach
News Release: Defendant Engaged in Multiple Confrontations, Launched a Wooden Handrail Into Officers Protecting the Building.
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Justice Department discusses Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Siegfried USA, LLC on Jan. 23
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI New York Counterintelligence Division Charged with Violating U.S. Sanctions on Russia
News Release: A former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI New York Counterintelligence Division and a former Soviet and Russian diplomat were arrested Saturday on criminal charges related to their alleged violating and conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and conspiring to commit money laundering and money laundering.
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