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Drug ring tied to Aryan prison gang indicted with 24 federal arrests
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: Tacoma - Twenty-seven people were indicted by a grand jury for drug trafficking, and many of those in the indictment are tied to the “Aryan Family," a white supremacist prison gang, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Twenty-four of the defendants have been arrested over the last five days in Washington...
FBI Statement Regarding the Bomb Threat at the El Paso Veteran’s Affairs Outpatient Clinic
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: EL PASO, TX-The FBI El Paso Joint Terrorism Task Force responded to an incident at the El Paso Veteran’s Affairs Outpatient Clinic at 5001 Piedras together with members of the Veterans Affairs Police, FBI El Paso Bomb Technicians, El Paso Police Department Bomb Squad, and the Fort Bliss Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team. It has been determined there is no threat to the clinic or the El Paso community at this time.
Franklin County Man Accused of Child Sex Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - A Franklin County, Missouri man has been accused of a federal criminal sex act with a minor.
District Man Sentenced For Second-Degree Murder For Killing Woman in Her Apartment
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Darnell Sterling, 57, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 27 years in prison on charges stemming from the murder of his girlfriend, whose body has never been recovered, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
NH Man Sentenced to 14 ½ Years for Violent Home Invasion in York
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A New Hampshire man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for conspiracy, robbery and firearm charges stemming from a violent home invasion in York in August 2019.
Drug Ring Tied to Aryan Prison Gang Indicted With 24 Federal Arrests
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: TACOMA, Wash. - Twenty-seven people were indicted by a grand jury for drug trafficking, and many of those in the indictment are tied to the “Aryan Family," a white supremacist prison gang, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Twenty-four of the defendants have been arrested over the last five days in...
Boston Men Indicted for Unlawful Trafficking of Machinegun Conversion Devices
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - Two Boston men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for illegally selling a dozen machinegun conversion devices.
Two Individuals Charged with Operating Multimillion-Dollar Pyramid Schemes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: A federal grand jury in Wisconsin returned an indictment that was unsealed yesterday charging an Illinois woman and man with running illegal multimillion-dollar pyramid schemes in at least four different states.
Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Neurosurgeon and His Fiancée Alleging Receipt of Illegal Kickbacks
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: Dr. Sonjay Fonn and Ms. Deborah Seeger of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and their professional companies, Midwest Neurosurgeons, LLC and DS Medical, LLC, have agreed to pay $825,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging that they violated the False Claims Act by soliciting and receiving kickbacks from spinal implant companies.
Goldsboro Man Sentenced to More than Seven Years for Trafficking Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: WILMINGTON, N.C. - Aratika Omhaya Anderson, 43, of Goldsboro was sentenced to 88 months in prison for his leadership role in a drug trafficking organization that was trafficking significant quantities of methamphetamine in the Goldsboro area.
Queens Investment Advisor Indicted for Multi-Million Dollar Securities Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: Today, in federal court in Central Islip, Surage Roshan Perera, the Founder and Executive Director of Janues Capital, Inc. (Janues) in Bellerose, Queens, will be arraigned on a 16-count indictment charging him with securities fraud, investment advisor fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, in connection...
Florida Woman Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling More Than $270,000 From Non-Profit Organization
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Kristina Ann Ballard, 53, of Largo, Florida, was sentenced today to three years in prison for embezzling more than $270,000 from her former employer, a nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C.
Anchorage Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Role in Multistate Drug Trafficking Organization
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - A federal District Court judge sentenced an Anchorage man to 21 years imprisonment followed by six years of supervised release on March 22, 2023, for his role in a drug trafficking organization that spanned multiple states.
Justice Department Announces Arrest of the Founder of One of the World’s Largest Hacker Forums and Disruption of Forum’s Operation
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: The founder of BreachForums made his initial appearance today in the Eastern District of Virginia on a criminal charge related to his alleged creation and administration of a major hacking forum and marketplace for cybercriminals that claimed to have more than 340,000 members as of last week. In parallel...
United States Attorney Kavanaugh Announces Grant Funding for Project Safe Neighborhoods Initiatives
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: Charlottesville, Va. - United States Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh announced today the availability of over $320,000 in grant funding for Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiatives. This funding opportunity will assist in implementing comprehensive, collaborative, and community-based approaches to reducing violent crime in the Western District of Virginia using a wide range of effective violent crime reduction strategies.
Baltimore Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Robert Hopewell, age 27, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal charge for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Oklahoma City Man Charged with Attempted Enticement and Coercion of a Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Today, STEVEN NEEL HARRY, 61, of Oklahoma City was arrested on a charge of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.
Indictment Alleges New Haven Gang Members Committed 2 Murders and 10 Attempted Murders
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: As a result of an investigation into gang-related drug trafficking and related violence in New Haven, a federal grand jury in Bridgeport has returned an indictment charging six alleged members and associates of the “Exit 8" street gang in New Haven with conspiring to engage in a pattern of racketeering activity, including drug trafficking, murder, and attempted murder, as well as related offenses.
Jamestown Felon Arrested on Gun and Methamphetamine Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Steven Glover, 39, of Jamestown, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of five grams or more of methamphetamine. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum penalty of 40 years.
Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Terry Dwayne Jones, 33, of Macomb, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl.