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News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced a voluntary compliance agreement under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA") with New York University (“NYU" or the “University") to increase the accessibility of NYU’s student housing facilities for individuals with disabilities. The agreement covers all of NYU’s student housing facilities in the New York metropolitan area.
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Ohio Woman Sentenced to 168 Months for Methamphetamine Conspiracy

News Release: COVINGTON, Ky - A Mason, Ohio, woman, Amanda Baker, 38, was sentenced on Tuesday to 168 months in prison, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
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Federal Jury Convicts Olmsted County Man for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy and Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A federal jury convicted an Olmsted County man for conspiring to distribute controlled substances and for possession with intent to distribute cocaine after being arrested with four kilograms of cocaine in his rental car, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
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Mother Accused of Using Children to ‘Mule’ Fatal Fentanyl

News Release: An Albuquerque mother who allegedly concealed a deadly dose of fentanyl inside her children’s luggage has been charged with a federal drug crime, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.
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Roswell fentanyl dealer and his supplier sentenced to federal prison for causing overdose death

News Release: ATLANTA - Hubert Nathans has been sentenced to federal prison for selling fake Roxicodone pills containing fentanyl to multiple people in Roswell, Georgia, in 2017 and 2018, including pills that resulted in the death of one buyer and serious bodily injury to another. Nathans’ drug supplier, Edward Culton, was sentenced to federal prison earlier this year.
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West Falls Man Going To Prison For Child Exploitation

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Nicholas Turnquist, 36, of West Falls, NY, who was convicted of transportation and attempted transportation of a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, was sentenced to serve 156 months in prison and 15 years supervised release by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.
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Justice Department Grant Establishes New Center to Improve Conditions and Environments in Jails

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Office of Justice Programs (OJP)’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) announced today a grant award of almost $2 million to establish the Department of Justice Jails and Justice Support Center to help create and maintain safe environments for people in the custody of the nation’s jails and those who work in jail facilities.
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Osceola Man Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison For Defrauding the Social Security Disability Program

News Release: DES MOINES, IA - John Dale Parmer, age 59, of Osceola, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for Social Security Fraud - Concealment. Parmer pleaded guilty on June 21, 2022. Following completion of his prison term, Parmer will be on supervised release for three years. Parmer was ordered to pay $234,552 in restitution to the Social Security Administration (SSA).
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Cleveland Convenient Store Shooting Suspect Arrested by U.S. Marshals

News Release: Essex Junction, VT - The U.S. Marshals Service arrested a fugitive who has been actively evading apprehension.
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Barnstable Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Offenses

News Release: BOSTON - A Barnstable man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to child exploitation offenses.
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Philadelphia Woman Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Pandemic Unemployment Fraud

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Alexis Figueroa, age 32, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for conspiring to steal pandemic funds. She was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner.
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Convicted Felon Going To Prison On New Child Pornography Charge

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jason David Willis, 50, of Gasport, NY, who was convicted of receipt of child pornography following a prior conviction, was sentenced to serve 15 years in prison by Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.
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Former Tribal Official Sentenced to Prison for Bribery Scheme

News Release: A former Tribal government official of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation (MHA Nation) was sentenced today to six years and three months in prison for a bribery scheme involving soliciting and accepting bribes and kickbacks from a contractor providing construction services on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, which is the home of the MHA Nation.
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Statement on Colorado Springs Club Shooting

News Release: Statement on Colorado Springs Club Shooting.
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Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Drugs that Caused Serious Bodily Injury

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge, New York Division, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced today that Bradley D. Knapp, 43, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
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DEA Joins with Families Across Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin to Increase Awareness about the Dangers of Fentanyl

News Release: CHICAGO - In support of those who have lost loved ones to fentanyl poisoning, the Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Division hosted its first-ever Family Summit on the Opioid Overdose Epidemic on November 17 in Rosemont, Illinois.
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Huntington Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Melissa Dawn Lockhart, 49, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to distribution of a quantity of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine.
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Two Cape Men Indicted for Illegally Possessing a Firearm

News Release: BOSTON - Two Hyannis men have been indicted for being felons in possession of a firearm.
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Canton City Officials and Former Canton City Engineer Indicted in Bribery Scheme

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A federal grand jury in Jackson returned an indictment in December 2021 charging three City of Canton officials, and the former city engineer, with criminal conspiracy charges relating to bribery and wire fraud. That indictment was unsealed yesterday as two of the defendants, Eric Gilkey and Andrew Grant, pleaded guilty to conspiring with Cleveland Anderson and Rudolph M. (“Rudy") Warnock, Jr. in the bribery scheme.
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Tennessee State Senator Pleads Guilty to Campaign Finance Scheme

News Release: Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey pleaded guilty today to violating campaign finance laws and conspiring to defraud the Federal Election Commission (FEC) as part of a scheme to benefit his 2016 campaign for U.S. Congress.
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