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News Release: SAN DIEGO - Jonathan Miguel Lopez was sentenced in federal court to 120 months in prison for selling the fentanyl pills that resulted in the fatal overdose of 23-year-old Sherie Gil on Sept. 30, 2021.

FBI Washington Field Office Announces Katrina King as Recipient of a 2022 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award

News Release: FBI Washington Field Office Announces Katrina King as Recipient of a 2022 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award.

Heroin and Fentanyl Distributor Sentenced to More Than 33 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: Cedar Rapids - Cedar Rapids, Iowa, resident Brian Dennis was sentenced to more than 33 years in federal prison for leading a years-long conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl. Dennis received the prison term after his June 27, 2022, guilty pleas to one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin, ...

United States Obtains $629 Million Settlement with British American Tobacco to Resolve Illegal Sales to North Korea, Charges Facilitators in Illicit Tobacco Trade

News Release: British American Tobacco (BAT) and its subsidiary, BAT Marketing Singapore (BATMS), one of the world’s largest manufacturers of tobacco products based in the United Kingdom, has agreed to pay combined penalties of more than $629 million to resolve bank fraud and sanctions violations charges with U.S...

Seller of Counterfeit Art Extradited From Germany After 13 Years as a Fugitive

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ANGELA CATHERINE HAMBLIN, a citizen of the United Kingdom, was extradited today from Germany to the United States to serve a prison sentence for selling fake works of art through a commercial auction...

Schuele Boy Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Roderick Arrington, a/k/a Ra-Ra, 41, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to racketeering conspiracy, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

North Korean Foreign Trade Bank Representative Charged for Role in Two Crypto Laundering Conspiracies

News Release: WASHINGTON - Two federal indictments, unsealed today in the District of Columbia, charge a North Korean Foreign Trade Bank (“FTB") representative for his role in money laundering conspiracies designed to generate revenue for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, through the use of cryptocurrency. A third indictment charges one of the co-conspirators in a separate scheme.

Armed Heroin Dealer Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison

News Release: PROVIDENCE - A 35-year-old Providence man for whom court records indicate multiple previous state court convictions for similar conduct, was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison for being an armed drug dealer, a felon in possession of firearms, and for trafficking heroin, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.

Arizona Man Faces Federal Charges After Eastern Oregon Traffic Stop Yields 100,000 Fentanyl Pills, Two Pounds of Fentanyl Powder

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-An Arizona man is facing federal charges after he was caught transporting 100,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, two pounds of powdered fentanyl, and six pounds of cocaine on Interstate 84 in La Grande, Oregon.

FBI Releases FISA Query Guidance

News Release: FBI Releases FISA Query Guidance. Today, the FBI is releasing two documents regarding queries of information collected under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA): the “FBI FISA Query Guidance," and the “FBI FISA Query Guidance Nutshell." These documents were made available to the public in...

New York Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Law Enforcement During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A New York man pleaded guilty today to crimes related to his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the 2020 Presidential election.

Phoenix Man Sentenced to 78 Months for Trafficking Fentanyl

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Luis Ernesto Morales-Reyes, 38, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced Monday by United States District Judge James A. Soto to 78 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release. Morales-Reyes pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl.

Oroville Man Charged with Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment on April 19, 2023, against Joseph Alan Childers, 37, of Oroville, charging him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris announced.

FBI Victim Specialists Provide a Lifeline to Crime Victims

News Release: FBI Victim Specialists Provide a Lifeline to Crime Victims.

Former Nonprofit Leader Pleads Guilty to Fraud in San Antonio

News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A California man pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States.

Boston Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking

News Release: BOSTON - A drug trafficker operating out of the Boston area has pleaded guilty to his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy.

Two Men Sentenced for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Plot to Attack Power Grids in the United States

News Release: Two men were sentenced in federal court today to crimes related to a scheme to attack power grids in the United States in furtherance white supremacy.

Providence Man Sentenced on Federal Drug and Firearm Charges

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Providence man found to be in possession of more than 500 grams of cocaine and 100 fentanyl pills, and who, as a previously convicted felon, was illegally in possession of several magazines of ammunition that he was legally prohibited from possessing, was sentenced today to more than two years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.

Crawfordville Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Justin Deangelo Randolph, 38, of Crawfordville, Florida was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, distribution of methamphetamine, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced the sentence.

Mehtab D. Syed Named Special Agent in Charge of the Counterintelligence and Cyber Division at the Los Angeles Field Office