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News Release: ERIE, Pa. - Six residents of Erie, Pennsylvania have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of violating federal drug laws, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.

Three Brooklyn Residents Charged in Kidnapping New Jersey Teenager for Ransom

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Three individuals from Brooklyn, New York, were charged today in connection with a kidnapping for ransom that left a teenager with stab wounds after a dispute over a drug transaction, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eagle River Man Arrested for Trafficking Firearms

News Release: ANCHORAGE - An Eagle River man was arrested today in Illinois on criminal charges related to his alleged trafficking of firearms from Alaska to California.

Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Ten Kilograms of Fentanyl

News Release: CONCORD - A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in New Hampshire, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.

Midwest Veterinary Supply Pleads Guilty to Misbranding Veterinary Drugs

News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - Midwest Veterinary Supply (Midwest), a Minnesota-based company that supplies prescription drugs for animals to veterinarians, farms, feedlots, and other businesses, pled guilty today to introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce and agreed to pay more than $10 million in criminal fines and forfeiture.

Syracuse Man Sentenced to Serve 192 Months in Federal Prison for Possessing Cocaine

News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Jondell Middlebrooks, 42, of Syracuse, New York, was sentenced today to serve 192 months in federal prison following his conviction for possessing with intent to distribute cocaine, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge...

Van Zandt County Man Sentenced for Federal Drug Trafficking Violations

News Release: TYLER, Texas - A Canton man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.

Former officer and another sentenced for drug trafficking

News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Two men from Donna have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.

California man admits armed fentanyl trafficking in Great Falls area

News Release: GREAT FALLS - A California man suspected of armed fentanyl trafficking in the Great Falls area admitted to charges today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.

Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute 10 Kilograms of Fentanyl

News Release: CONCORD - A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in New Hampshire, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.

South Florida Recidivist Fraudster Sentenced to 88 Months for COVID-19 Related Unemployment Insurance Scam

News Release: MIAMI - Marlin Jean, 31, has been sentenced to 88 months in prison for stealing other people’s identities to fraudulently obtain $826,332 in COVID-19 related unemployment benefits from the State of California. The stolen benefits came from federal funds provided to state unemployment agencies to help Americans economically harmed by the global pandemic.

Shiprock man pleads guilty to sexual abuse, child pornography

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that Allan Wilson pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country and possession of child pornography. Wilson, 64, of Shiprock, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.

Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Heroin in Stockton

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Daniel Quiroz, 41, of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute heroin, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

Brooklyn Man, Who Was Fugitive for 8 Years, Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison For His Role in Heroin Conspiracy

News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA -Dockim Deeshawn McKnight, 34, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced to 5 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty in federal court to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin.

Nine Charged Following Investigation into Manufacturing and Interstate Trafficking of Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

News Release: Following a long-term wiretap investigation into the manufacturing and interstate trafficking of counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, nine individuals were indicted on charges filed by the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor (SNP) in Manhattan Supreme Court. The charges stem from narcotics-related...

New Orleans Man’s Failure to Pay Employment Taxes Results in Federal Conviction and Sentence

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JOEY J. STEVENSON, age 41, from New Orleans, was sentenced to 5 years probation for failing to pay employment taxes for his business, Community Care Solutions, Inc to the IRS, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.

South Bend Man Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison

News Release: SOUTH BEND - Xavier Zebulon Marzette, 39 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after being found guilty during a 2-day jury trial of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.

Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Theft From Morgantown Company

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A businessman from Pennsylvania was sentenced to 46 months in prison today for stealing $3.5 million from a Morgantown construction company.

South Carolina Man Arrested on Felony Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Accused of Assaulting Officers With Chemical Irritant.

Postal Worker Charged with Embezzling Thousands in U.S. Postal Service Funds