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Sacramento Area Group Charged for Shipping Fentanyl Pills Across the United States

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a 17-count indictment Thursday against Sacramento residents Marcus Miller, 33; Reginald Jones, 33; Felicia Shaw, 31; Jimmy Van II, 38; and Jazzmine Campbell, 30; charging them with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, in addition to other drug and gun charges, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Wilmington Doctor to Pay $170,000 to Resolve Allegations of Unlawful Prescribing of Opioids

News Release: WILMINGTON, N.C. - Dr. Mark S.T. Armitage, a physician practicing with Pelican Family Medicine in Wilmington, North Carolina, agreed to pay $170,000 to resolve alleged violations of the Controlled Substances Act. Dr. Armitage, who previously surrendered his Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration...


St. Petersburg Convicted Felon Sentenced to More Than Fifteen Years for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges

News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington has sentenced Jamel Middleton (27, St. Petersburg) to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The Court also ordered Middleton ...


Armed Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearm and Distribution Quantities of Fentanyl

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Eugene Washington, Jr. (36, Bradenton) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possession with the intent to distribute 40 grams more of fentanyl. Washington faces a maximum penalty of 55 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.


Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Arista Biologicals discussed on June 26 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Graham Statement On Durham Testimony

Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on Special Counsel John Durham’s testimony to the House Judiciary Committee.


Graham: Female Athletes Competing Against Biological Males Is Not Fair

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke in favor of protecting women’s sports at a hearing today.


Graham: DOJ, FBI Should Answer Questions On Handling Of Biden Tape Allegations

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke about the Department of Justice and FBI’s handling of allegations that then-Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, may have had improper ties to Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company.


Durbin Statement on Failed Republican Effort to Weaken the National Firearms Act

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today voted against a Republican-sponsored Congressional Review Act resolution to repeal a vital gun safety regulation under the National Firearms Act.


FBI Honors Fort Peck Tribes’ Red Bird Woman Center/Children’s Advocacy Center with Director’s Community Leadership Award

News Release: FBI Honors Fort Peck Tribes’ Red Bird Woman Center/Children’s Advocacy Center with Director’s Community Leadership Award.


Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: American Radiolabeled Chem discussed on June 26 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


In Speech on the Senate Floor, Durbin Defends the Rights of LGBTQ+ Americans

In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today celebrated the historic progress made in protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans.


Armed Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearm and Distribution Quantities of Fentanyl

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Eugene Washington, Jr. (36, Bradenton) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possession with the intent to distribute 40 grams more of fentanyl. Washington faces a maximum penalty of 55 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.



Three People Plead Guilty to Illegally Providing Firearms to Essa Williams, Alleged Shooter of Phoenix Police Department Officer Tyler Moldovan

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Erika LaRae Williams, 51, of Phoenix, Arizona, pleaded guilty on May 22, 2023, to Making a Material False Statement During the Purchase of a Firearm. Williams purchased a Taurus G3 pistol from a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) on Sept. 3, 2020, for her son, Essa Williams, five months ...


Michigan Man Found Guilty of Assault on Law Enforcement During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Michigan man was found guilty at a stipulated trial in the District of Columbia on Thursday, June 22, 2023, of two felony charges for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. 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 presidential election.


CVS To Pay $70,000 To Resolve Allegations That It Filled Fake Prescriptions

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - CVS has agreed to pay $70,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances Act at CVS stores in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.


Citizen of Croatia and Serbia Charged with Running Monopoly Drug Market on the Darknet

News Release: WASHINGTON -Milomir Desnica has been extradited from Austria to face charges of running a criminal darknet narcotics marketplace. The charges, unsealed on May 25, 2023, were announced today by United States Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Acting Special Agent in Charge Sarah Linden, of the FBI Washington Field Office’s Criminal and Cyber Division.


USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP grant application closes on Aug. 14

OJJDP FY 2023 Center for Youth Justice Transformation grant opened on June 27.


Gary Man Sentenced to 92 Months in Prison

News Release: HAMMOND- Michael A. Davis, 34 years old, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.