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News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A St. Paul man has pleaded guilty to illegal possession of firearms, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
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Departments of Justice, Commerce and Treasury Issue Joint Compliance Note on Russia-Related Sanctions Evasion and Export Controls
News Release: The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC), and the Department of Justice today issued a joint compliance note on the use of third-party intermediaries or transshipment points to evade Russian- and Belarussian-related ...
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Former Bank Employee Charged with Million-Dollar Fraud and Embezzlement Scheme
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 today the arrest of KEVIN CHIU, a former business relationship manager at a financial...
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North Fort Myers Man Indicted After Brandishing Gun in Crowded Bar
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Terrance Paul Snow (22, North Fort Myers) with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. If convicted, Snow faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. The indictment also notifies Snow that the United States intends to forfeit a Taurus Model 85.38 Special revolver and 4 rounds of.38 ammunition, which are alleged to be traceable to the offense.
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Justice Department and European Commission Announces Resumption of U.S. and EU Negotiations on Electronic Evidence in Criminal Investigations
News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission today announced the resumption of negotiations on an EU-U.S. agreement to facilitate access to electronic evidence in criminal investigations. Officials from the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of State, and European Commission plan ...
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USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP offers new grant application process starting March 3
OJJDP FY 2023 Juvenile Justice System Reform and Reinvestment Initiative grant opened on March 3.
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FBI Jacksonville Celebrates Women’s History Month with Visit From First Female FBI Special Agent
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL-In celebration of Women’s History Month, FBI Jacksonville Special Agent in Charge Sherri E. Onks will welcome a visit from Susan Roley Malone, who was one of the first two females to graduate from the FBI Academy in 1972. In addition to meeting with FBI employees, Malone will join SAC...
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New York Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act
News Release: WASHINGTON - Jay Smith 32, of Freeport, New York, pleaded guilty today to a felony charge of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act in connection with the Oct. 22, 2020 invasion of a reproductive health care clinic in Washington, D.C. U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly scheduled a sentencing hearing for August 7, 2023.
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Two Additional Municipal Employees Plead Guilty to Fraud Conspiracy
News Release: Two Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) employees pleaded guilty on Feb. 9 to conspiring with another individual to engage in fraud on MTA excess vehicle auctions.
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California Man Sentenced to 15 Years in South Dakota Meth and Money Conspiracy
News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Los Angeles, California, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments. The sentencing took place on February 6, 2023.
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FBI Portland Division Now Accepting Applications for the FBI’s Teen Academy
News Release: PORTLAND, OR-Have you ever wanted to be part of a SWAT Team? Or fingerprint a suspect? Or learn how to catch a cyber-criminal? Then consider participating in the FBI Teen Academy.
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FBI Media Alert: FBI Offers Reward for Swoosh and Sack Stealer Responsible for Albuquerque Credit Union Robbery
News Release: FBI Media Alert: FBI Offers Reward for Swoosh and Sack Stealer Responsible for Albuquerque Credit Union Robbery.
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Arrest of Victor J. Pizarro-Santiago
News Release: SAN JUAN, PR-Special Agent in Charge Joseph Gonzalez, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) San Juan Field Office, announced the arrest of Victor J. Pizarro-Santiago (Pizarro-Santiago).
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Former Kentucky Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Charges for Assaulting Two Federal Inmates
News Release: A former Kentucky correctional officer pleaded guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Edward B. Atkins to two charges of deprivation of rights under color of law for assaulting two federal inmates.
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3 Women Indicted for Conspiring to Place Arson Device in Local Nail Salon
News Release: CINCINNATI - A federal grand jury indicted three women today on charges related to the attempted arson of a nail salon in Monroe, Ohio.
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CEO of Publicly Traded Health Care Company Charged for Insider Trading Scheme
News Release: An indictment was unsealed today charging Terren S. Peizer, the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ontrak Inc., a publicly traded health care company, for allegedly engaging in an insider trading scheme in which he fraudulently used Rule 10b5-1 trading plans to trade Ontrak stock.
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24 Individuals Indicted for Conspiracy to Possess With Intent to Distribute and Distribution of Cocaine
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a seven-count indictment charging 20 men and four women with trafficking cocaine in the District of Puerto Rico, beginning in 2017. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) oversees the investigation, with the collaboration...
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Indictment Charges Alleged Darknet Marketplace Fentanyl Dealer
News Release: WASHINGTON - An indictment, unsealed today, charges a Coraopolis, Pennsylvania man with running a counterfeit drug conspiracy that sold fentanyl and methamphetamine disguised as Oxycontin, Xanax and Adderall on a Darknet Marketplace. Jacob Blair, 25, is also charged in a parallel indictment in the Western...
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The FBI Northwest Ohio Safe Streets Task Force, Findlay Police Department, and Hancock County Sheriff’s Office Announce Arrest of Suspect in Multiple Bank Robberies
News Release: CLEVELAND, OH-The FBI Northwest Ohio Safe Streets Task Force, together with the Findlay Police Department and the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office announce the February 24th arrest of Gage Daniel Shafer Haws. Haws was arrested without incident by the Findlay Police Department SWAT team at a residence in Findlay, Ohio, in conjunction with five area bank robberies dating back to Dec. 31, 2022.
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District Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Child Exploitation
News Release: WASHINGTON - Jason Tipton, 36, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to seven years in prison for distribution of child pornography. Tipton pleaded guilty on Oct. 11, 2022.
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