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News Release: WASHINGTON - A Massachusetts man was found guilty in the District of Columbia of felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
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Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Investment Fraud Scheme Defrauding Pike County Investors
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court here today to orchestrating an investment fraud scheme in Pike County and to failing to remit more than $50,000 that had been withheld from employee paychecks to employee retirement funds.
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FBI Pledges to Advance Women in Policing
News Release: FBI Pledges to Advance Women in Policing.
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United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Gloucester to Upgrade Sewage Treatment Infrastructure
News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have entered into a consent decree with the City of Gloucester, Massachusetts, to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act regarding the city’s water pollution control facility that discharges undertreated effluent into Massachusetts Bay.
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Merrill Woman Sentenced to Prison for Making False Statements During Purchase of Firearms
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Ashley Zastrow, 32, Merrill, Wisconsin was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 1 year and 1 day in federal prison for making false statements during the purchase of two firearms. This prison term will be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release.
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Court Finds Gross Negligence, Orders Oil Company to Pay United States and State of California $65 Million
News Release: On March 2, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered final judgment against HVI Cat Canyon Inc., formerly known as Greka Oil & Gas Inc., in a civil suit brought jointly by the United States, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Coast Guard, ...
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Exclusive: Jim Jordan Seeks Testimony from 16 FBI Employees amid Probes into Whistleblower Allegations
News Release: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) took another step in his investigation into numerous FBI whistleblower allegations by requesting testimony from 16 individuals who are current or recent employees at the bureau, according to a letter sent Friday to FBI Director Christopher Wray and obtained by Breitbart News.
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“Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis (Executive Calendar)” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on March 1
“Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis (Executive Calendar)” was published on pages S560-S562 of the Congressional Record on March 1.
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USDOJ-OJP-BJA grant application closes on May 17
BJA FY 23 Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations and Prosecution Program grant opened on March 6.
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Readout of Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke’s Trip to Selma, Alabama
News Release: Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division traveled to Selma, Alabama, over the weekend to commemorate the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and meet with local organizations about the Justice Department’s commitment to civil rights and racial justice.
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USDOJ-OJP-BJA grant application closes on May 17
BJA FY 23 Community-based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crimes grant opened on March 6.
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Hickory Man Is Sentenced To 50 Years For Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor And Possession Of Child Sexual Abuse Material
Vincent Deritis, 33, of Hickory, N.C., was sentenced today to 50 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for the sexual exploitation of a minor and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Deritis was also ordered to register as a sex offender after he is released from prison.
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Joplin, Webb City Man Indicted for Drug Trafficking, Illegal Firearms
A Joplin and Webb City, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for drug trafficking and illegally possessing firearms.
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Jamaican Man Sentenced for Illegal Reentry
A Jamaican man was sentenced yesterday for illegally reentering the United States after two prior removals.
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Florida Sex Offender Sentenced To Federal Prison For Attempting To Exploit A 13-Year-Old Minor In Tennessee
A Florida man previously convicted of sex crimes against a child was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Nashville to 15 years in federal prison for attempted production of child pornography or attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Henry C. Leventis.
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Roundup man admits coercing minor girl to produce sexually explicit images
A Roundup man today admitted allegations that he coerced a minor girl into producing sexually explicit images of herself after providing the girl with a laptop, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
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Federal Firearms Licensee Pleads Guilty to 5 Counts of Violating Gun Laws
A resident of Butler, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal firearm laws, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
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Former State Lawmaker Sentenced for COVID-19 Fraud Scheme at Springfield Health Care Charity
A former Missouri state representative was sentenced in federal court today for a nearly $900,000 COVID-19 fraud scheme, as well as a separate $200,000 fraud scheme in which she made false claims about a fake stem cell treatment marketed through her clinics in southern Missouri, and for illegally providing prescription drugs to clients of those clinics.
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Hyde Park Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-Relief and Federal Assistance Benefit Fraud
A Hyde Park man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to using a stolen identity to fraudulently obtain pandemic relief funds and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, previously known as Food Stamps.
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Watertown Man Charged with Several Counts of Child Pornography
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Watertown, South Dakota, man for two counts of Production of Child Pornography and one count of Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography.
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