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News Release: The Justice Department announced today 49 awards to states, territories, and the District of Columbia as part of the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program. This investment of over $231 million will fund state crisis intervention court proceedings, including but not limited to, extreme risk protection ...
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There were 426 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in December 2022.
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News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Criminals attempt romance fraud schemes every day, but Valentine’s Day is a good opportunity to raise awareness and help protect yourself and loved ones.
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News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A Springdale man was sentenced today to 125 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.
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OJJDP FY 2023 Victims of Child Abuse Act Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Professionals grant opened on Feb. 15.
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News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Benjamin Jack Reed, 41, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to aiding and abetting the distribution of fentanyl.
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News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ROBERT WADE was sentenced to 168 months in prison and DARRIUS CHRISTOPHER was sentenced to 137 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein. CHRISTOPHER and WADE were each convicted, following...
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News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that WILLIE DENNIS was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff to two years in prison for cyberstalking three victims, all his former colleagues at a global law firm (the “Law Firm"). DENNIS was convicted in October 2022 following a one-week trial before Judge Rakoff.
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News Release: A former Memphis Police Department (MPD) officer pleaded guilty in federal court in the Western District of Tennessee to one felony count of deprivation of rights under color of law for assaulting an arrestee in January 2021.
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News Release: A man pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to a December attack on his girlfriend, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
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News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Biddeford man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Portland to possession of child sexual abuse materials.
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News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Brian Jesus Hernandez, 24, of Tucson, Arizona, was arrested and charged Monday, with Dealing Firearms Without a License and Possessing Firearms Not Identified by a Serial Number.
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News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Matthew M. Peeples, 44, of Pine, Arizona pleaded guilty and was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 12 ½ years in prison for receiving child pornography. This term of imprisonment is to be followed by 30 years of supervised release.
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News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA -Jonathan High, 31, of Steinhatchee, Florida, was sentenced to twenty-two years in federal prison after having been found guilty at a bench trial on October 4, 2022, of two counts of use of a child to produce child pornography. Prior to the trial, High pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, Unites States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
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News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A West Virginia man has been indicted on wire fraud charges after obtaining COVID relief money by claiming he was operating a food truck when he was actually in federal prison.
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News Release: This morning, U.S. federal law enforcement arrested two U.S. citizens and a legal permanent resident living in South Florida and one U.S. citizen living in Tampa pursuant to criminal complaints on charges relating to their participation in the events leading to the July 7, 2021, assassination of President ...
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News Release: Memphis, TN - A former Memphis Police Department (MPD) officer pleaded guilty in federal court in the Western District of Tennessee to one felony count of deprivation of rights under color of law for assaulting an arrestee in January 2021.
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News Release: Michael S. Flynn was sentenced on Feb. 10 in Bridgeport, Connecticut to fifteen months’ imprisonment and restitution of $1,062,155 for his participation in bid-rigging and fraud schemes targeting public and private entities in Connecticut. This is the seventh sentencing arising out of the investigation into the insulation contracting industry.
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News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Mountain View, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for murdering his estranged wife during an argument when they met in a national park.
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News Release: Cleveland, OH - The U.S. Marshals Service has conducted the second phase of a high-impact fugitive apprehension initiative, Operation North Star II (ONS II), focusing on the country’s most violent offenders in 10 locations. The sites selected were Albuquerque, New Mexico; Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, ...