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The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana Commemorates National Crime Victims’ Rights Week April 23–29, 2023

According to a report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in 2021, there were more than 4.6 million violent victimizations and 11.7 million property crimes, the latest year for which such information is available.


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Johnson C. Smith University Wins 2022 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award

News Release: Johnson C. Smith University Wins 2022 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award.


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Brevard County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Offense

News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. sentenced Anthony David Keels (61, Titusville) to 15 years in federal prison. In December 2022, Keels had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, as well as using a minor to distribute methamphetamine.


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Mother and Son Found Guilty of Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A mother and son, from Tennessee, have been found guilty in the District of Columbia of felony charges for their actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.


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North Country Drug Operation Results in Arrests of 31 Individuals

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - 31 individuals have been arrested as part of a coordinated drug enforcement operation in Coos and Grafton counties, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.


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Wives of Convicted Drug Traffickers Plead Guilty to Laundering Drug Proceeds

News Release: CHICAGO - The wives of convicted drug traffickers Pedro Flores and Margarito Flores have each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.


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Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison

News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber sentenced Ivon Javier Cobbs, Sr. (41, Clearwater) to eight years in federal prison for distribution of fentanyl. Cobbs had pleaded guilty on January 5, 2023.


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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction

News Release: MIAMI - 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. local time. This event offers anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations nationwide.


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Former Private School Teacher and Private Tutor Sentenced to 25 Years for His Enticement of a Minor and Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JOHN MUESER was sentenced to 25 years in prison by United States District Judge Vincent Briccetti for his enticement of a seven-year-old minor to engage in sexual activity and his possession of child pornography. The sentencing today followed MUESER’s guilty plea on Jan. 10, 2023.


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Former Alabama Correctional Sergeant Found Guilty of Civil Rights Violations and Obstruction for Assaulting Three Incarcerated People with a Riot-Baton and Falsifying a Report

News Release: A federal jury returned guilty verdicts on all four counts of the indictment against a former Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) sergeant for assaulting three incarcerated persons with a riot-baton and then writing a false report to cover up the beating.


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Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Murder Federal Law Enforcement Officers

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Today, CHARLES DEAN LACK, 56, of Wayne, Oklahoma, entered a plea of guilty on a federal charge of threatening to murder federal law enforcement officers, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.


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Former Baltimore City Assistant State’s Attorney Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Unlawfully Obtaining Phone Records

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced former Baltimore City Assistant State’s Attorney Adam Lane Chaudry, age 43, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to two years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for two counts of fraud in connection with obtaining confidential phone records. As part of his guilty plea, Chaudry admitted that he committed the crime to stalk his victims.


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Two Southern Idaho Men Sentenced for Federal Drug Crimes

News Release: BOISE, Idaho - Two men from southern Idaho were sentenced to federal prison in separate drug trafficking cases, announced U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit.


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Former Federal Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Charge

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Former Bureau of Prisons Officer Emilio Rodríguez-Arroyo pleaded guilty today to one count of Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law for using excessive force by striking an inmate whose hands were handcuffed behind his back and who was not resisting, resulting in bodily injury, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico.


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Pair Sentenced on Felony and Misdemeanors for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - Two men - one from Virginia, one from Texas - were sentenced in the District of Columbia on felony and misdemeanor charges for their actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.


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Philadelphia Man Admits to Operating a Multi-State Drug Enterprise

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, man has admitted to operating a multi-state organized drug trafficking business dubbed the “19th Street Enterprise.".


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Former Venezuelan National Treasurer and Her Husband Sentenced in Money Laundering and International Bribery Scheme

News Release: The former National Treasurer of Venezuela and her husband were each sentenced today to 15 years in prison for their roles in a multibillion-dollar bribery and money laundering scheme.


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FBI Phoenix Wants You

News Release: FBI Phoenix Wants You. To Apply to Teen Academy. ARIZONA-The FBI Phoenix Division and Phoenix Chapter FBI Citizens Academy Alumni Association invite all interested Arizona high school upcoming juniors and seniors to apply to the FBI Phoenix Teen Academy. Class will be held on June 21, for Phoenix students...


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FBI Boston’s Violent Crimes Task Force and Boston Police Department Seek the Public’s Assistance in Identifying Armed and Dangerous Suspect Wanted in Connection with Multiple Armed Robberies

News Release: FBI Boston’s Violent Crimes Task Force and Boston Police Department Seek the Public’s Assistance in Identifying Armed and Dangerous Suspect Wanted in Connection with Multiple Armed Robberies.


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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.