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Casper Man Sentenced for Possession With Intent to Distribute Fentanyl
News Release: Tyler Scott Bressette, age 38, of Casper, Wyoming, was sentenced to 140 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson sentenced Bressette on April 27, 2023, and also imposed eight years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment.
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Essex County Man Sentenced to 82 Months in Prison for Using Credit Cards Stolen from U.S. Mail to Defraud Banks and Commit Identity Theft
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 82 months in prison, three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $330,391 in restitution for his role in scheming with at least one U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee and others to steal credit cards from the mail and then...
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EDVA Announces Continued Availability of Grant Funding for Project Safe Neighborhood Initiatives
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA), announced today the continued availability of approximately $325,000 in grant funding for Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN) initiatives.
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Plymouth Man Indicted on Federal Civil Rights, Arson Charges
News Release: ST PAUL, Minn. - A Plymouth man has been indicted on one count of arson and one count of damage to religious property, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Weapons Offense
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JUSTIN HENRY, age 41, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on April 27, 2023 before U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
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California Man Found Guilty for Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Jesse Cervantes of Merced, California, was found guilty by a federal jury for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy.
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Shiprock Woman Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter and Assault
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - 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 Courtney Frank was arraigned on an indictment charging her with involuntary manslaughter and assault resulting...
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45 Minneapolis Gang Members and Associates Indicted on Federal Charges
News Release: Two indictments were unsealed today in the District of Minnesota charging 30 members and associates of two Minneapolis-based street gangs - the Highs and the Bloods - with racketeering (RICO) conspiracy involving alleged murder, attempted murder, robbery, obstruction of justice, and drug trafficking.
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Three MS-13 Gang Members Convicted of Racketeering and Violent Crime Conspiracy
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal jury convicted three La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, members yesterday of RICO conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, drug trafficking, and destruction of evidence.
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Fargo, ND, Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Pointing a Loaded Handgun at Fargo Police Officers
News Release: Fargo - United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced that Shawn Larkin, Age 40 of Fargo, ND, appeared before Chief Judge Peter D. Welte, U.S. District Court, Fargo, ND, and was sentenced to 57 months years in federal prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for the charge of Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition.
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Chicago Man Indicted for Firearms Trafficking and Selling Machine Gun Conversion Devices
News Release: CHICAGO - A Chicago man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for firearms trafficking and possession and sale of machine gun conversion devices, also known as a “switches," which convert firearms into a fully automatic machinegun.
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Charlotte Auto Repair Auto Shop Owner Is Sentenced And Fined For Violating The Clean Air Act
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Jamal Saymeh, 59, of Charlotte, N.C., to 12 months and one day in prison followed by two years of supervised release for violating the Clean Air Act, by fraudulently coding over 15,000 vehicles that would have otherwise failed the...
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Orleans Parish Man Sentenced to 57 Months for Violation of the Federal Gun Control Act
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On Thursday, April 27, 2023, REGIS GRIMES, age 34, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced in the United States District Court after previously pleading guilty to a one-count indictment charging him with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
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Atlanta Man Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison
News Release: SOUTH BEND - Mylin Murel, 20 years old, of Atlanta, GA, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. after pleading guilty to stealing firearms from a federally licensed firearms dealer, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
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Columbia County Man Sentenced For Threatening The President, Congressman Bennie Thompson, And A Federal Judge
News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that United States District Court Judge Juan R. Sanchez, Chief Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, sentenced Robert Maverick Vargo, age 26, of Berwick, Pennsylvania, to 37 months in prison for threats against a sitting congressman, a federal judge, and the President of the United States.
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FBI Cyber and Emerging Threat Symposium Coming to UF, Registration Open
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL-The FBI Jacksonville Division will partner with the Florida Technology Council and University of Florida to host the FBI’s 2023 Cyber and Emerging Threat Symposium in Gainesville on June 1. This is the first event co-hosted by the organizations to proactively provide the local community...
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Orlando Restaurateur Pleads Guilty For Failing To Pay $2 Million In Employment Taxes
News Release: Orlando, FL -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Manuel Tato has pleaded guilty to three counts of failing to truthfully account for and pay over employment taxes. Tato faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
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Convicted Felon Sentenced For Possessing Firearm
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Patraic Setzer (29, New Port Richey) to three years and five months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Setzer to forfeit a Sig Sauer firearm, which is traceable to the offense. Setzer had pleaded guilty on February 7, 2023.
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New Orleans Man Indicted for Federal Gun and Drug Offenses
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - NATHANIEL WILLIAMS, age 27, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged on May 12, 2023 in a three-count indictment for violating the Federal Gun Control and Federal Controlled Substances Acts, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.
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Real Estate Investor Convicted Of Defrauding Government Rental Assistance And Medicaid Programs
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today’s conviction in federal court of PAUL FISHBEIN of multiple counts of fraud and aggravated identity theft. FISHBEIN stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from rental assistance programs administered by...