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FBI Tech Tuesday: Safe Online Surfing

News Release: FBI Tech Tuesday: Safe Online Surfing.


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Pennsylvania Man Arrested for Assaulting Law Enforcement During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Pennsylvania man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including assaulting law enforcement, 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 convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.


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Chicago Man Pleads Guilty to Two Felony Charges in January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Chicago man pleaded guilty today to two felony charges for 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 convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.


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Police Officer Found Guilty on Two Felony Counts Involving Paycheck Protection Program Loans

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, a federal jury found Roberto Adams, 36, of Hyattsville, Maryland, guilty of wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a scheme to obtain Paycheck Protection Program loans. U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta scheduled a sentencing hearing for December 8, 2023.


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Virginia Man Arrested for Assaulting Law Enforcement During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Virginia man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including assaulting law enforcement, 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 convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.


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Statement on the FBI Response to the Shooting in Jacksonville, Florida

News Release: Statement on the FBI Response to the Shooting in Jacksonville, Florida.


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Valdosta Police and FBI Make New Push to Solve 21-Year-Old Missing Persons Case of Mother and Son

News Release: Valdosta Police and FBI Make New Push to Solve 21-Year-Old Missing Persons Case of Mother and Son.


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FBI Announces the Arrest of an Alleged Bank Robber

News Release: FBI Announces the Arrest of an Alleged Bank Robber.


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Indiana Man Arrested for Assaulting Law Enforcement During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Assaulted Police on West Terrace and in Tunnel with Baton and Thrown Objects.


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Laredo Resident Indicted for Distributing Fentanyl Causing the Death to a Juvenile

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against a 22-year-old resident of Laredo for distributing Fentanyl which caused the death of a juvenile, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


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Jodi Cohen Named Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Field Office

News Release: Jodi Cohen Named Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Field Office.


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Melvin Hill Convicted by Jury on Federal Drug and Firearms Charges

News Release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Melvin Hill, 44, of Tignall, Georgia, has been convicted in U.S. District Court in Rutland on five drug and gun charges after a week-long jury trial. Chief U.S. District Judge Geoffrey Crawford ordered that Hill remain in jail pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled. Hill has been held without bail since his arrest in March 2022.


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Previously Convicted Felon Indicted for Narcotics and Firearms Offenses

News Release: BOSTON - A Methuen man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for allegedly trafficking counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine, unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition and using a firearm in relation of a drug trafficking offense.


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Providence Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm and Drug Trafficking Charges

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Providence man has admitted to a federal judge that, in February 2021, while he was detained at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) on unrelated charges, he arranged by telephone with his then girlfriend to locate and sell a firearm that he illegally possessed and took steps to continue running his established drug trafficking business.


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Six Indicted For Multi-State Oxycodone Conspiracy

News Release: BOSTON - Six individuals have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking organization that distributed oxycodone pills, obtained from a source in the Houston area, across Southeastern Massachusetts and beyond.


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Boston Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl and Cocaine

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - A Boston man was sentenced today in federal court in Concord for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.


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Woonsocket Man Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Federal Prison for Role in a Conspiracy that Trafficked Dozens of Kilos of Cocaine

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Woonsocket man, who was identified in court documents as one of the initial participants in a conspiracy that went on to receive more than five dozen packages containing kilograms of cocaine shipped from Puerto Rico to Rhode Island through the U.S. Postal Service has been sentenced to eight and a half years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


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Former Connecticut Residents Charged with Operating Websites to Illegally Sell Misbranded and Unapproved Drugs

News Release: GLASTONBURY, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging RYAN FIELDS, 49, and LISA MAHAN, 53, of Port Neches, Texas, formerly of Glastonbury, Connecticut, with federal offenses for illegally selling misbranded and unapproved prescription drugs.


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Bloomfield Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics Trafficking Offenses

News Release: BLOOMFIELD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KENSTON HARRY, 42, of Bloomfield, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for drug trafficking offenses.


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The FBI is Seeking Information From a Bank Robbery in Hollywood

News Release: The FBI is Seeking Information From a Bank Robbery in Hollywood.