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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The Drug Enforcement Administration will host its 24th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations nationwide.
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Felon Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Crimes and Gloucester County Shooting
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Gloucester man was sentenced yesterday to 35 years in prison for drug, firearms, witness tampering and retaliation and obstruction of justice convictions.
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Informational: Federal Court Arraignments
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Six Indicted as Part of Whatcom County Fentanyl Trafficking Organization
News Release: SEATTLE, Wash.- A federal grand jury indicted six people in connection with a Whatcom County fentanyl distribution organization, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. The ring has been under investigation since late 2022 and was actively moving fentanyl from the Seattle area to redistributors in the Bellingham, Washington area. Three of the six people indicted are in custody. Three more are being sought by law enforcement.
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Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Theft of Firearms From Police Weapons Vault and Tampering With Multiple Witnesses
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Former police officer William Cintrón-Rivera, a.k.a. “El Kid/Kid" pleaded guilty to the theft of 54 guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition from the Puerto Rico Police Bureau, Guayama headquarters on July 17, 2019. On Jan. 20, 2021, a federal grand jury charged the defendant with multiple counts of firearms violations and tampering with witnesses.
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Drug Enforcement Administration will host its 24th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations nationwide.
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Rochester Man Pleads Guilty to Four Home Invasions Targeting Drug Dealers
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Robert Forbes, Jr. a/k/a Ra Ra a/k/a Henny, 37, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to two counts of Hobbs Act Robbery and two counts of Attempted Hobbs Act Robbery. Each charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.
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Justice Department Issues Dear Colleague Letter to Courts Regarding Fines and Fees for Youth and Adults
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today issued a Dear Colleague Letter for state and local courts and juvenile justice agencies regarding the imposition and enforcement of fines and fees for adults and youth. The Letter addresses common court-imposed fines and fees practices, and cautions against those...
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U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest of Bronx Woman for Threatening to Shoot up a New Rochelle Restaurant and Sports Bar on a Saturday Night
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and Robert Gazzola, the Commissioner of the New Rochelle Police Department (“NRPD"), announced...
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Two Los Angeles Men Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy That Led to Murder
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK -Two men from Los Angeles, California, were sentenced yesterday for their roles in a conspiracy to acquire methamphetamine in California and distribute it in the Cortland, New York area, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge ...
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ATF National Response Team Joins Oklahoma City Church Fire Investigation
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Dallas Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives requested ATF’s National Response Team join the investigation into a church fire that occurred Monday morning at 7200 S. Walker Ave. in Oklahoma City.
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction
News Release: DENVER - The Drug Enforcement Administration will host its 24th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations nationwide.
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Illegal Possession of a Firearm Sends Ruston Man to Prison
News Release: MONROE, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Howard Demartae Jackson, 27, of Ruston, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty to 170 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
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Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking More Than Two Pounds of Fentanyl in New Hampshire
News Release: CONCORD - A Manchester man pleaded guilty in federal court to drug trafficking in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
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East Hartford Man Admits Role in Catalytic Converter Theft Ring
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that BRYANT BERMUDEZ, 31, of East Hartford, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to offenses related to his participation in a stolen catalytic converter trafficking ring.
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This Saturday is DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - The Drug Enforcement Administration will host its 24th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations nationwide.
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Former West Virginia Parole Officer Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting Parolee
News Release: A former West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Parole officer was sentenced today in federal court in the Southern District of West Virginia to 15 years of imprisonment, five years of supervised release and registration as a sex offender under the Federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act for violating the civil rights of a female parolee by sexually assaulting her while he was serving as her parole officer.
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Chicago Man Who Illegally Possessed Firearm During Home Burglary in Cincinnati Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison
News Release: CINCINNATI - A Chicago man who committed a home burglary in Cincinnati while illegally possessing two firearms before leading law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit was sentenced in federal court to 87 months in prison.
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Two Doctors Sentenced for Stealing $31M From Medicare
News Release: Two Florida doctors were sentenced today for their respective roles in a scheme to defraud Medicare by submitting over $31 million in claims for expensive durable medical equipment (DME) that Medicare beneficiaries did not want or need and that were procured through the payment of kickbacks.
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Man Convicted of Child Abuse Resulting in Death and Voluntary Manslaughter
News Release: A federal jury convicted an Oklahoma man on April 10 for the death of his daughter in Indian Country.