DOJ Newswire Report News
Ohio Man Charged for Attempting to Burn Down a Church that Planned to Host Drag Show Events
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
A federal indictment was returned charging an Ohio man with a violation of the Church Arson Prevention Act for using Molotov cocktails against the Community Church of Chesterland, in Chesterland, Ohio, in an attempt to burn the church to the ground.
Ohio Man Charged for Attempting to Burn Down a Church that Planned to Host Drag Show Events
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with the Sheriff of Mobile County, Alabama, to resolve the department’s lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII).
New York Attorney Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Commit Money Laundering to Promote Sanctions Violations by Associate of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
A New York attorney pleaded guilty today to participating in a scheme to make approximately $3.8 million in U.S. dollar payments to maintain six real properties in the United States that were owned by Viktor Vekselberg, a sanctioned oligarch.
United States Obtains $629 Million Settlement with British American Tobacco to Resolve Illegal Sales to North Korea, Charges Facilitators in Illicit Tobacco Trade
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
Cases Part of Greater Disruption Effort to Combat Funding of North Korean Nuclear Program and Counter Nation-State Threats
Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew G. Olsen Delivers Remarks Announcing Significant Nation-State Threats Cases
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
I am Matt Olsen, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the Department of Justice. I am joined by my colleagues in the Justice Department: the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Matthew Graves, and FBI Assistant Director of the Counterintelligence Division, Suzanne Turner.
North Korean Foreign Trade Bank Representative Charged in Crypto Laundering Conspiracies
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
Two federal indictments were unsealed today in the District of Columbia charging a North Korean Foreign Trade Bank (FTB) representative for his role in separate money laundering conspiracies designed to generate revenue for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea through the use of cryptocurrency.
Ohio Man Charged for Attempting to Burn Down a Church that Planned to Host Drag Show Events
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
A federal indictment was returned charging an Ohio man with a violation of the Church Arson Prevention Act for using Molotov cocktails against the Community Church of Chesterland, in Chesterland, Ohio, in an attempt to burn the church to the ground.
Fruitland Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that Derek Lorin Blackhorse pleaded guilty to sexual abuse.
Dauphin County Woman Charged With Child Pornography Offenses
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
The United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Gerard M. Karam, announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment on April 26, 2023 charging Tammie Jo Hooks, 60, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with receiving, distributing, and possessing child pornography.
Federal Jury Convicts Former Fayette County Law Enforcement Officer of Child Sex Trafficking and Obstruction Crimes
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
After four days of trial, a federal jury convicted Larry Allen Clay Jr., 57, of Fayetteville, of sex trafficking a 17-year-old minor female.
St. Louis County Woman Accused of Sex Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
A woman from St. Louis County, Missouri has been accused of prostituting a minor online.
Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Sex Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
On April 28, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Joseph Harris, also known as “Luis Santana,” and “Joey Moscato,” was sentenced by United States District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall to 21 years in prison for sex trafficking multiple victims by force, fraud, and coercion.
Valdosta Resident Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
Young Woman First Reported Defendant for Taking Suspicious Photos of Her at Work
Waterford Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Child
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
Bradley Boisen, age 26, of Waterford, New York, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for attempted sex trafficking of a child, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Former Lafayette and Vermillion Parish Educator Arrested on Federal Criminal Complaint
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Jacob Conrad De La Paz is in federal custody pursuant to an arrest warrant issued by United States Magistrate Judge David J. Ayo on a federal criminal complaint for attempted production of child pornography.
Former Chief of Staff to Mayor of Lawrence Indicted for Child Pornography Offenses
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
The former Chief of Staff to the Mayor of Lawrence, Mass., has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for transporting and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
Statement From U.S. Attorney Jason M. Frierson On National Child Abuse Prevention Month
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada today issued the following statement from United States Attorney Jason M. Frierson:
Suburban Chicago High School Coach Charged With Possession of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
A suburban Chicago high school track and field coach has been charged with possessing child pornography.
Summerset Man Sentenced for Child Pornography and Assault on a Federal Officer
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Summerset, South Dakota, man convicted of Receipt of Child Pornography and Assault on a Federal Officer. The sentencings took place on April 21, 2023.
Rapid City Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Receipt of Child Pornography and Possession of Child Pornography