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Court Sentences Mobile Man to Ten Years’ Imprisonment for Armed Robbery of Dollar Tree Store

News Release: MOBILE, AL - On June 1, 2023, United States District Court Judge Terry F. Moorer sentenced Carlos Dominick Balams of Mobile to 120 months’ imprisonment for robbery and brandishing a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence.


FTC deleted documents on controversial rule with 'severe consequences' to economy: Rep Jim Jordan

News Release: FIRST ON FOX - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has deleted key documents related to the agency's implementation of a new rule that would ban noncompete clauses for workers, according to House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio.


Wolf Point Man Accused in Armed Carjackings in Yellowstone, Cascade Counties Admits to Crimes

News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Wolf Point man who was arrested after leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase throughout Cascade County admitted today to trying to steal a vehicle from a man near Ulm and to brandishing a gun while carjacking a vehicle from a woman in Billings, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


Washington Parish Man Sentenced for Federal Gun and Drug Charges

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JONATHAN LEWIS, age 39, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was sentenced on May 25, 2023, to serve three concurrent sentences of 60 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to two counts of distribution of cocaine (Title 21, ...


California Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A California man pleaded guilty in federal court today to smuggling more than 33,000 counterfeit pills that contained nearly four kilograms of fentanyl aboard a bus traveling through Kansas City, Missouri, from Los Angeles, Calif.


Illegal Possession of Drugs and Guns Lead to Years in Prison for Three Men

News Release: LAFAYETTE/ALEXANDRIA, La. - Three defendants have been sentenced in the Lafayette and Alexandria Divisions in the Western District of Louisiana today for drug trafficking and firearms charges, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown.


Buffalo Man Involved in Fatal Crash Arrested on Gun Charge

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Marlon Servance, 22, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.


Justice Department discusses Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: AMPAC Fine Chemicals, LLC on June 7

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Arizona Department of Corrections discussed on June 7 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Justice Department discusses Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Catalent Greenville, Inc. on June 7

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Statement from Director Rachel Rossi of the Office for Access to Justice on the Adoption of the Equal Access to Justice Resolution at the United Nations Crime Commission

News Release: The Office for Access to Justice today issued the following statement from Director Rachel Rossi following the adoption of the “Equal Access to Justice for All" resolution at the 32nd Session of United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) in Vienna, Austria


Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Biopharmaceutical Research Company discussed on June 7 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Fair Haven Residents Indicted for Drug Trafficking, Gun Possession Offenses

News Release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on May 31, 2023, a federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment against John Muzzy, 32, of Fair Haven, Vermont, and Rebecca Ross, 39, also of Fair Haven, Vermont. The indictment charges Muzzy with...


Twenty-Time Convicted Felon Faces Life in Prison for Federal Firearm Offense

News Release: Ocala, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest of Craig Antwon O’Neal (53, Ocala) based on an indictment charging him being a felon in possession of a firearm. He faces a mandatory minimum term of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison. O’Neal had been indicted on March 3, 2021.


Rowlett Man Who Stalked, Murdered Ex-Girlfriend Sentenced to 43 Years in Prison

News Release: A Rowlett man who cyberstalked his ex-girlfriend and shot and stabbed her to death in the midst of a bitter custody dispute was sentenced today to 43 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.



Casper Woman Arraigned on Arson Charges

News Release: Lorna Roxanne Green, 22, of Casper, Wyoming, was indicted by a federal grand jury in May and was arraigned today for arson of a facility engaged in interstate commerce before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kelly H. Rankin. Green pleaded not guilty. A jury trial has been set for July 24, 2023, before U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson.


Life in Federal Prison for Pope County Drug Trafficker Associated With White Supremacist Gang

News Release: LITTLE ROCK- Marcus Millsap, 55, of Little Rock, was sentenced to life in federal prison for conspiracy to violate racketeering laws, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Millsap was sentenced earlier today by United States District Judge Brian S. Miller.