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David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that today Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, sitting by designation in the District of Delaware, sentenced Shakira Martinez to 9 years’ incarceration for money laundering, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and structuring bank transactions following a jury verdict in July of 2022.
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Utah Residents Face Federal Charges After Allegedly Attempting to Forcibly Take an Elderly Man’s Vehicle

A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City, Utah returned an indictment charging an Ogden man and woman with carjacking an SUV that belonged to an elderly citizen.
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Redmond man pleads guilty to conspiring to defraud COVID-19 Payroll Protection Program

A 62-year-old Seattle man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to conspiring to defraud the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of $646,000 in COVID-19 relief funds, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown.
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Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to 46 months for Illegal Firearm Possession

A federal judge today sentenced a convicted felon for illegal firearm possession, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson.
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Former Assistant Chief of Staff of the U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison in Massive Corruption Scandal

U.S. Navy Captain (Retired) Jesus Vasquez Cantu was sentenced today to 30 months in prison by a federal district judge in San Diego on charges that he received lavish bribes from foreign defense contractor Leonard Francis, who plied him with luxurious hotel stays, travel, and prostitutes. Cantu was also ordered to pay a criminal fine of $75,000 and restitution to the U.S. Navy in the amount of $100,000.
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Bronx Man Guilty of Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking Offenses

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal jury in Hartford has found LEONARDO HECTOR ROSADO, 52, of the Bronx, New York, guilty of fentanyl and cocaine distribution offenses.
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Man Arrested for Cold Case Murder on Military Base in Germany

A man was arrested today in the Northern District of Florida on criminal charges related to a murder on a U.S. Army base in Germany 21 years ago.
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Ranking Member Graham: Equal Rights Amendment “Would Lead To Chaos”

Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today gave remarks in opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).
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ICYMI: Coverage of Graham, Grassley, Jordan Seeking Information on Radical Efforts to Pack Supreme Court, Undermine Judicial Independence

Last week, Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) sent letters to former co-Chairs of the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States seeking information on the Commission’s work, deliberations and true purpose.
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Graham, Grassley and Jordan Press for Details on Radical Efforts to Pack Supreme Court, Undermine Judicial Independence

Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) today sent letters to former co-Chairs of the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States seeking information on the Commission’s work, deliberations and true purpose.
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Graham Applauds House Judiciary Republicans Holding Field Hearing At Southern Border

Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) holding a field hearing at the U.S.-Mexico border in Yuma, Arizona.
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Graham on the Crisis at the Southern Border

Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today spoke at a press conference about the crisis at the southern border
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Graham Introduces Bill to End Asylum Abuse and Regain Control of our Southern Border

Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today introduced the Secure and Protect Act of 2023, an act to reform broken border policies and stop the rampant abuse of our asylum system.
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Ranking Member Graham on Protecting Children Online: “It Is Now Time For Us To Act”

Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) spoke today about children’s online safety and the lack of accountability from Big Tech
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Ranking Member Graham on the Judicial Nominations Process

Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today spoke about the judicial nomination process at the committee’s markup to consider judicial nominations.
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Durbin Questions Witnesses During Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled, “The Equal Rights Amendment: How Congress Can Recognize Ratification and Enshrine Equality in Our Constitution.”
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Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled, “The Equal Rights Amendment: How Congress Can Recognize Ratification and Enshrine Equality in Our Constitution.”
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Durbin Discusses Opioid Quotas, Social Media Drug Distribution with DEA Administrator Milgram

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today met with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Anne Milgram
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Durbin, Graham Announce Subcommittees and Subcommittee Chairs & Ranking Members of Senate Judiciary Committee

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today announced the establishment of the Subcommittees of the Senate Judiciary Committee for the 118th Congress, and the assignment of Chairs, Ranking Members, and members to these Subcommittees.
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Durbin Questions Circuit & District Court Nominees in Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Jeffrey Cummings and LaShonda A. Hunt, both nominated to be United States District Judges for the Northern District of Illinois, at today’s Judiciary Committee nominations hearing.
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