News from December 2024

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
Edward Y. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the guilty plea of Rafael Alvarez to charges related to a significant tax fraud scheme.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero has announced that Zamer Williams, a 19-year-old from Camden, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to charges related to two carjackings in South Philadelphia.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell has announced the sentencing of Jeffrey Cooley, a 36-year-old man from Rapid City, South Dakota, for his involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy. U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier sentenced Cooley...

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin, Jr., founders of the now-defunct Fresno-based company Bitwise Industries, have been sentenced to 11 and 9 years in prison, respectively.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the City of Worcester a $499,000 grant to support community revitalization and cleanup projects at brownfield sites in the area.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced that Scott Reeves, a 72-year-old resident of Victor, New York, has pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced the sentencing of Daryl John Plumman, a 32-year-old man from Parmelee, South Dakota. U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte sentenced Plumman to four years and nine months in federal prison for...

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
A Kentucky man, Larry Beville, 62, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
A real estate developer from Park Ridge, Illinois, Marek Matczuk, has been sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy that embezzled millions from the now-defunct Washington Federal Bank for Savings in Chicago.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
The United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on two individuals and one entity involved in a network laundering millions of dollars in illicit funds generated by North Korean IT...

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
A Hardin man, William Serges Joseph, has admitted to a crime related to promoting prostitution involving a minor.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Hidalgo Port of Entry have seized over $4.2 million in mixed narcotics during a single enforcement action this past weekend.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
Following the release of the Bipartisan House AI Task Force's final report on artificial intelligence governance, the Center for Data Innovation has issued a statement.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
A Heart Butte resident, Chasen James Kipp, has admitted to causing a fatal accident on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation while under the influence of alcohol.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
A Vancouver, Washington man has been sentenced to federal prison for defrauding customers in a debt consolidation scheme.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
The Biden-Harris Administration has announced the availability of approximately $2.5 million in funding aimed at fostering collaboration between communities and higher education institutions to tackle environmental and climate challenges.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted cocaine valued at over $3.3 million during a recent enforcement action.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is scheduled to engage in a discussion with Michael Froman, President of the Council on Foreign Relations.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
Thomas Franklin Wilson, known as "Tee Woopin," has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by United States District Judge Rosemary Márquez.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg has announced that San’Drevious Jerome Lane, a 23-year-old resident of Sanford, Florida, has pleaded guilty to charges related to carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking crime and distributing...