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News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Donald Douglas Scarlett, III, 54, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced on Oct. 3, 2022, by United States District Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson to 18 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release. In addition to his prison sentence, the government argued for, and the court ordered, Scarlett to pay a fine of $5000. Scarlett previously pleaded guilty in May 2022 to Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit.
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News Release: Lafarge Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
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News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A federal grand jury today indicted two men in connection with the armed robbery of a bank in Union City, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.- The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that the Department of Justice has awarded more than $198,000 to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program in the District of Oregon. The grant funds-administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, part of the department’s Office of Justice Programs-will support community efforts to address the epidemic of gun crime and serious violence in Oregon.
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News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Raymond Reeves (22, Jacksonville) to 27 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Reeves to forfeit a Taurus 9mm pistol that was used in the offense. Reeves had pleaded guilty on July 22, 2022.
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News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Tami Mateljan, age 47, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Oct. 11, 2022, by U.S. District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo to two years of probation for conspiring to commit wire fraud. Mateljan was also ordered to pay $8,427 in restitution.
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News Release: Former City of Atlanta Official Convicted for Accepting Bribes.
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News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On October 6, 2022, Norris Jose, 40, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 87 months in prison followed by a lifetime term of supervised release. Jose previously pleaded guilty to Abusive Sexual Contact with a Child.
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News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Seth R. Aframe will lead the efforts of her office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election. AUSA Aframe has...
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News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Christopher M. Mancuso, 50, of Rochester, NY, with bank robbery and entering a bank with intent to commit a larceny. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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News Release: CHICAGO - A man who failed to appear in federal court in Chicago before his 2009 drug trial has been arrested in Panama and returned to the United States.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice today announced nearly $190 million in funding to improve the safety of schools across the country. The grants, awarded by the Department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), will help institute safety measures...
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News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHARLES HARRISON, 34, pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport federal court to escaping from the custody of the Attorney General.
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News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson man was sentenced to 180 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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News Release: PITTSBURGH - Eliot Gentry, Daivahn Brown, Donald Jeter, William McCree, Teqwan Scott, Donald Snowden, and Kailin Stewart have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh for narcotics trafficking, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
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News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Ghasan Awad (60, Safety Harbor) to 27 months in federal prison for conspiracy to defraud and to make false statements to the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA"). The court also ordered Awad to make restitution to the USDA in the amount of $654,502.28.
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News Release: Tampa, FL - A federal court issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting a Tampa-area clinic, its operators and a doctor from administering, dispensing or distributing any controlled substances, including issuing prescriptions for opioids, the Department of Justice announced.
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News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Joshua Klomp, 47, of Sacramento, was arrested today after a federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment charging him with possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
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News Release: GREENSBORO, NC - United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston announced today that the Department of Justice has awarded $177,090 to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program in the Middle District of North Carolina. Funding will support comprehensive efforts to address the epidemic of gun crime and...
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News Release: LOS ANGELES - A San Fernando Valley man has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for acting as an unlicensed gun broker by selling 16 rifles and handguns - many without serial numbers - as well as various firearms accessories over a seven-week period, and for selling nearly one pound of methamphetamine, the Justice Department announced today.