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Indictment Charges Brothers with Fentanyl Trafficking Offenses
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that DAVID QUINTANA, 35, of East Hartford, and EDGAR QUINTANA, 33, of Hartford, have been charged by indictment with fentanyl distribution offenses. The indictment also charges David Quintana with possession of a firearms by a felon.
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Chinese Real Estate Developer’s L.A. Company Fined $4 Million for Providing Over $1 Million in Benefits to Corrupt City Councilman
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A downtown Los Angeles-based company was sentenced today to five years of probation and was fined $4 million - the maximum penalty under the law - for the actions of its billionaire Chinese real estate developer owner and others who provided more than $1 million in benefits - including luxury trips and a sham loan - to bribe then-Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar to obtain city approval to build a 77-story skyscraper.
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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Gun Control Act
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - SHAMAR HOLMES, age 23, a resident of New Orleans, pled guilty on May 11, 2023 before United States District Judge Carl J. Barbier to a one-count indictment alleging that he illegally possessed a firearm having previously been convicted of a felony, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
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St. Louis Man Sentenced to 28+ Years in Prison for Carjacking, Crime Spree
News Release: ST. LOUIS -U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Tuesday sentenced a St. Louis, Missouri man to 28 years and three months in prison for a “rampage" that involved carjackings, burglaries and a home invasion in May of 2021.
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Cheyenne Man Convicted of Unlawful Possession of Firearm
News Release: Devon Jonathan Souza, a/k/a/ Devon Jonathan Swan, age 29, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was convicted on May 10, 2023, by a federal jury for being a felon and a drug user in unlawful possession of a firearm. The trial was held before U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson.
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Red Water Man Sentenced to 54 Months in Prison for Assault on a Federal Officer
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Red Water man was sentenced to 54 months in federal prison for assault on a federal officer, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.
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Russian National Charged with Ransomware Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure
News Release: The Justice Department today unsealed two indictments charging a Russian national and resident with using three different ransomware variants to attack numerous victims throughout the United States, including law enforcement agencies in Washington, D.C. and New Jersey, as well as victims in healthcare and other sectors nationwide.
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Springdale Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A Springdale man was sentenced today to 168 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.
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Seattle-area man arrested six times for armed drug dealing sentenced to ten years in prison
News Release: Seattle - A Seattle-area man who was arrested for drug trafficking by multiple law enforcement agencies six times over a two-year period was sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Seattle to ten years in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Steven Eric Strauss, 56, was charged federally...
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Foreign National Sentenced for Using Stolen Identity During COVID-19 Relief Prosecution
News Release: A foreign national was sentenced today to an additional year and nine months in prison for using a stolen identity during her earlier prosecution for her role in the submission of fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $9.2 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
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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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Husband and Wife Charged in $1.16 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
News Release: CHICAGO - The husband-and-wife operators of a suburban Chicago company schemed with a social worker to fraudulently obtain more than $1.16 million from Medicare, according to a federal indictment returned in the Northern District of Illinois.
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California man sentenced to five years in prison for assisting in the transportation a person to Billings for prostitution
News Release: BILLINGS - A California man who was convicted in a commercial sex investigation in which a woman brought a minor girl to Billings to engage in prostitution was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
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Union County Man Charged with Distribution of Child Pornography
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Union County, New Jersey, man was arrested and charged with distributing images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
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Whatcom County contractor sentenced to two years in prison for failing to pay more than $1 million in employment taxes on employees
News Release: Seattle - A 64-year-old Everson, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two years in prison for failing to pay over taxes, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Between 2013 and 2019, Jay Howard Prather owned and operated Heritage General Building Contractors. He had as...
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WALKER MAN SENTENCED TO 36 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR COUNTERFEIT MANUFACTURING
News Release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced Thor Teal, age 32, of Walker, Louisiana, to 36 months in federal prison following his convictions for manufacturing and possessing counterfeit Federal Reserve Notes. The Court further sentenced Teal to serve three years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment and ordered all instrumentalities used in the commission of this crime to be forfeited.
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Oklahoma City Man Sentenced to Serve 30 Months in Federal Prison for Lying During Firearms Transactions
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Today, a federal judge sentenced NEMORY ZAHID RAMOS CASTRO, 22, of Oklahoma City, to serve a total of 30 months in federal prison for lying during firearms transactions, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.
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Network of Transnational Fraudsters Charged in Racketeering Scheme to Steal Millions from American Consumers’ Bank Accounts
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Authorities have arrested five defendants - including several Southern California residents - for their alleged participation in a years-long scheme to steal millions of dollars from American consumers’ bank accounts, the Justice Department announced today.
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Man Sentenced to Almost Six Years in Prison For Illegally Distributing Fentanyl
News Release: WASHINGTON - Gary Vaughn, 55, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for Unlawful Distribution of Fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, and Chief Robert J. Contee, III, of the Metropolitan Police Department. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Court Judge Trevor N. McFadden ordered 36 months of supervised release.
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Pine Ridge Man Sentenced for Drug Distribution
News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Distribution of a Controlled Substance to an Individual Under 21 Years of Age, was sentenced on May 1, 2023, by Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.