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News Release: BURLINGTNON, Vt. - The United States Attorney’s Office stated that Brittany Busby, 31, formerly of Washington, Vermont, was sentenced on March 15, 2023 in United States District Court in Rutland to 28 months of imprisonment following her guilty plea to distributing fentanyl. U.S. Chief District Judge Geoffrey Crawford also ordered that Busby serve three years of supervised released and pay restitution in the amount of $250 to the family of a victim.

Winooski Resident Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Cocaine

News Release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Julie Overfield, 63, of Winooski, Vermont, has been sentenced to serve 40 months in prison after Overfield was convicted for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, cocaine base, and methamphetamine.

Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Receiving Bribes for Smuggling Drugs Into D.C. Jail

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Correctional Officer working at the D.C. jail pleaded guilty today to receiving bribes to smuggle drugs into the D.C. jail. Beverly Williams, 52, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, pleaded guilty in United States District Court to one count of bribery. U.S. District Court Judge Dabney L. Friedrich...

Therapist’s ex-wife convicted of defrauding Medicaid and stealing patient information

News Release: HOUSTON - A 47-year-old Katy resident has admitted to defrauding Medicaid of more than $600,000, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.

Morgan County Child Molester Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation and Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Justin Herrington, 32, of Whitaker, Indiana, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of a child and distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material.

Former Tampa Area Real Estate Professional Sentenced To 24 Months For Money Laundering Conspiracy

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Frank Sebastian Visicaro (63, Trinity) to 24 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering. As part of his sentence, the court also ordered Visicaro to pay restitution in the amount of $1,088,440, the proceeds of funds laundered through bank accounts he controlled. Visicaro had pleaded guilty on December 9, 2021.

Ponca City Man Sentenced to Serve 15 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Yesterday, JALEN WOLFELKINS HARRIS, 29, of Ponca City, Oklahoma, was sentenced to serve 15 years in federal prison for sexual abuse of a minor in Indian country, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.

FORMER BAPTIST PARAMEDIC SENTENCED FOR TAMPERING WITH OPIOIDS

News Release: OXFORD, MS - An Oxford man was sentenced on Thursday, March 23, 2023, to three years supervised release and ordered to pay $30,405 in restitution for tampering with opioids while working as a paramedic with Baptist Ambulance.

Justice Department discusses Meeting of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention on March 24

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act discussed on March 24 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Georgia Man Found Guilty of Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant, a PracticingAttorney, Illegally Entered Capitol Within Minutes of the Initial Breach.

Jordan, Comer, Green Seek Information Into Unprecedented CBP Disciplinary Practices

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY), and House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) sent a letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Acting Commissioner Troy Miller seeking information related to the unprecedented process to discipline agents from the Del Rio Horse Patrol Unit.

Weaponization Subcommittee Update

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2023

News Release: Weaponization's Probe into AG Garland's Anti-Parent Memo

House GOP chairs sound alarm on 'unprecedented' process to discipline Border Patrol agents in 'Whipgate' saga

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2023

News Release: FIRST ON FOX: The chairmen of three top House committees are demanding answers from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) over what they say is an "unprecedented" process being used to potentially discipline Border Patrol agents who were falsely accused by President Biden and other Democrats of whipping migrants in 2021.

St. Louis Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possessing Gun in Connection with a Kidnapping

News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry on Friday sentenced a man from St. Louis, Missouri to ten years in prison on gun and methamphetamine charges.

Meeting of the Compact Council for the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact discussed on March 27 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Owner of Covina Employment Staffing Company Sentenced to 2 Years in Federal Prison for Not Paying Over Payroll Taxes to IRS

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Diamond Bar man was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for deliberately failing to pay more than $200,000 for one three-month period’s payroll taxes owed by his San Gabriel Valley employment staffing company.

Justice Department discusses Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Senior Healthcare Innovation Consortium on March 27

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on March 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Foreign National Sentenced for Victimizing U.S. Persons Through Cyber-Enabled Fraud Schemes

News Release: A Nigerian national was sentenced today to four years and one month in prison for his role in a cybercriminal group operating out of Nigeria and Malaysia, among other places, that executed complex financial fraud scams using the internet.

District Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison In Slaying of 71-Year-Old Man