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By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: CINCINNATI - Three defendants are charged with crimes related to two murders in Cincinnati during the summer of 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A Wheeling, West Virginia man was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison today after trafficking cocaine while on federal probation.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - George Daren Hall, also known as “Pops," 47, of Nitro, pleaded guilty today to distribution of a quantity of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: Adrian Lawrence, a citizen of Jamaica, will be arraigned this afternoon in federal court in Central Islip on a six-count indictment charging him with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, mail fraud and wire fraud, in connection with a scheme to defraud U.S. citizens. Today’s proceeding will be held...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Austin Bruce Jeffreys, 28, of Chesapeake, Ohio, was sentenced today to nine years and four months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for crimes arising from a drug-related June 2021 shootout in Huntington.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: A Michigan man was convicted today of filing false tax returns and making false statements to both a bankruptcy court and the Department of Justice.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Dennis Cotto-Alvarado, 45 years old, of Ponce, was sentenced to 151 months (12 years and seven months) in prison and 15 years of supervised release for transporting a female minor with the intent to engage criminal sexual conduct in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2423(a). The FBI investigated the complaint with the collaboration of the Puerto Rico Police Bureau and the Puerto Rico Department of Justice.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury in Maryland today returned an indictment charging Sarah Beth Clendaniel, age 34, of Catonsville, Maryland, and Brandon Clint Russell, age, 27, of Orlando, Florida, with conspiracy to destroy an energy facility. The defendants have been detained since their arrest on Feb. 3, 2023, on related charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: Kansas City, MO - The U.S. Marshals Service has concluded a high-impact fugitive apprehension initiative aimed at combating violent crime in 10 cities with a significant number of homicides and shootings to include Kansas City.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Texas man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - Two men have been charged in separate indictments by a federal grand jury for their roles in online romance fraud schemes, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
By Tamara Browning | Feb 15, 2023
A U.S. citizen and former resident of Bay Ridge, N.Y., faces up to life in prison after a federal jury in Brooklyn convicted him of providing support to the Islamic State group.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
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 ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
There were 426 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in December 2022.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
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.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
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.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
OJJDP FY 2023 Victims of Child Abuse Act Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Professionals grant opened on Feb. 15.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Benjamin Jack Reed, 41, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to aiding and abetting the distribution of fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
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...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
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.
