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Recent News About U.S. Department of Justice
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U.S. Attorney Michael F. Easley, Jr., has announced his resignation effective February 3, 2025, after serving since November 2021.
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The U.S. Attorney for Alaska, S. Lane Tucker, has announced that the state has been designated as a jurisdiction of focus under the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA).
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As of January 18, 2025, Tara M. Lyons will serve as the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.
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U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark Totten, has announced that Lamon Tirell Turner, a 47-year-old resident of Benton Harbor, has been sentenced to 100 months in federal prison.
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A Sioux City man has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison following a guilty plea to charges of illegal firearm possession and intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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A Guatemalan man, Edilzar Morales-Barillas, has pleaded guilty in a Boston federal court to unlawfully reentering the United States after being deported.
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An Arkansas man has been sentenced to over 10 years in federal prison for drug and firearm offenses.
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A New Jersey-based company, National Water Main Cleaning Company (NWMCC), has been sentenced for a felony violation of the Clean Water Act.
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Two men from Dane County are in federal custody following charges related to an armed robbery at a bank in Fitchburg.
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United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad announced that Robert D. Nytes, a 49-year-old resident of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to 300 months in federal prison for receipt of child pornography.
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A member of the Boston-based gang H-Block has admitted guilt in federal court to charges related to drug conspiracies.
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The United States Attorney's Office in Detroit reported significant achievements in 2024, focusing on rebuilding community trust, enhancing civil rights protection, and addressing violent crime.
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A South Yarmouth resident, Michael Giampapa, has been sentenced to 45 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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A Sacramento resident has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his involvement in two armed robberies of financial institutions.
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The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma has announced the sentencing of Stephen Patrick Looper, a 69-year-old resident of Muskogee, Oklahoma.
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After a four-day trial, Thomas Emmanuel Williams, 52, from Laurel, Maryland, was found guilty on 12 federal charges related to drug and firearms trafficking.
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Two men from Jamaica have been found guilty by a federal jury in Boston for their roles in an international money laundering operation.
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Dwight Oliver, a 40-year-old resident of Grand Prairie, Texas, has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for mail fraud.
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell has announced the indictment of a Kyle, South Dakota man by a federal grand jury.
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Torrance-based Unified Care Services LLC, along with its affiliates and owner Emmanual David, has agreed to pay $18 million to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act.