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Pensacola Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison For Attempting To Kill an Escambia County Sheriff’s Deputy
Read more: Pensacola Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison For Attempting To Kill an Escambia County Sheriff’s DeputyPensacola, Florida – Darrion K. Finley, 22, of Pensacola, Florida, has been sentenced in federal court on charges related to a shooting incident in late 2024. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Reporting Voluntary Self-Disclosures of Violations of National Security Laws Under the Department-wide Corporate Enforcement Policy
Read more: Reporting Voluntary Self-Disclosures of Violations of National Security Laws Under the Department-wide Corporate Enforcement PolicyThe mission of the Department of Justice’s National Security Division (NSD) is to protect and defend the United States against the full range of national security threats, consistent with the rule of law. Business organizations and their employees are at the forefront of protecting the national security of the United States by preventing the unlawful…
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Lynn Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges
Read more: Lynn Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm ChargesBOSTON – A Lynn man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to drug trafficking and firearm offenses. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Employees and Inmates at Citrus County Detention Facility Charged with Bribery and Introduction of Contraband
Read more: Employees and Inmates at Citrus County Detention Facility Charged with Bribery and Introduction of ContrabandTampa, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the unsealing of four indictments charging employees, inmates, and associates of inmates at the Citrus County Detention Facility (CCDF) with bribery and drug-related charges. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Pharmacist indicted for stealing drugs from employer
Read more: Pharmacist indicted for stealing drugs from employerA federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging a Kansas pharmacist for allegedly taking prescription drugs from a former employer for his personal use. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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D.C. Man Gets 23 Years in Prison for Murder in a Northwest Park
Read more: D.C. Man Gets 23 Years in Prison for Murder in a Northwest ParkQuateze Moore, 46, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced to a total 23 years in prison for shooting and killing Martinez Robinson on August 23, 2024, and possession with intent to distribute while armed on January 1, 2025, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Armed Cobb County drug dealer who ran from police sentenced to federal prison
Read more: Armed Cobb County drug dealer who ran from police sentenced to federal prisonTraon Turk, an armed felon and drug dealer who led police on a car chase in Marietta, Georgia, has been sentenced to over seven years in federal prison following his convictions for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Martin Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison for Vehicular Assault of an Elderly Man in the Pine Ridge Reservation
Read more: Martin Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison for Vehicular Assault of an Elderly Man in the Pine Ridge ReservationUnited States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a Martin, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury. The sentencing took place on March 23, 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Felony Sex Offender Arrested on Federal Warrant for Illegally Voting in North Carolina Elections
Read more: Felony Sex Offender Arrested on Federal Warrant for Illegally Voting in North Carolina ElectionsRALEIGH, N.C. – The FBI arrested James Osborne, 36, of Wilmington on a Federal arrest warrant. The FBI obtained the warrant pursuant to a Federal criminal complaint signed by a U.S. Magistrate Judge which accuses Osborne of making False Statements on Voter Registration or Ballot while being a convicted felon and serving a sentence of…
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Bellevue, Washington tax preparer convicted of assisting in the creation of false tax returns
Read more: Bellevue, Washington tax preparer convicted of assisting in the creation of false tax returnsSeattle – A 65-year-old Bellevue, Washington tax preparer was convicted last week of three counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false tax returns, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Shooting at DEA Special Agent and Drug Trafficking Crimes Results in 30-Year Federal Prison Sentence for Pensacola Felon
Read more: Shooting at DEA Special Agent and Drug Trafficking Crimes Results in 30-Year Federal Prison Sentence for Pensacola FelonPensacola, Florida – Austin James McCastler II, 36, was sentenced on two counts of distribution of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and marijuana, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, attempted prevention of the government’s authority to take property during…
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Arms Dealer Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Export American-Made Ammunition Used in War Against Ukraine
Read more: Arms Dealer Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Export American-Made Ammunition Used in War Against UkraineItalian national Manfred Gruber pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit export control violations. Gruber illegally exported ammunition worth over $540,000 from the United States to Kyrgyzstan, via companies that the defendant and his co-conspirator controlled in Italy. After reaching Kyrgyzstan, most of this ammunition was subsequently reexported to Russia. Today’s proceeding was held before United…
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Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to 5 years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering
Read more: Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to 5 years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Money LaunderingUnited States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota man convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering. The sentencing took place on March 16, 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Waco Area Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing, Sharing Child Pornography
Read more: Waco Area Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing, Sharing Child PornographyRedus Duncan Smith was sentenced to 480 months in federal prison for possessing and distributing child pornography Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Registered Sex Offender Charged With Attempted Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor
Read more: Registered Sex Offender Charged With Attempted Sexual Exploitation Of A MinorUnited States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Assistant Director in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), James C. Barnacle, Jr., announced today the arrest of LOUIS K. WEST III. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Broker Charged With Insider Trading And Obstruction Of Justice
Read more: Broker Charged With Insider Trading And Obstruction Of JusticeUnited States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging RONALD SMITH, formerly a registered broker at a brokerage firm in New York City, with securities fraud, wire fraud, falsification of records, and conspiracy. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Florida Pair Pleads Guilty to Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns
Read more: Florida Pair Pleads Guilty to Filing Fraudulent Tax ReturnsSCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Rossy Alberto, age 45, and Juan Nunez, age 38, both of Lakeland, Florida, pled guilty on March 27, 2026, before United States District Judge Julia K. Munley, to conspiring to defraud the United States, among other tax related crimes.According to…
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Six Pittsburgh-Area Defendants Charged with Hate Crime and Obstruction of Justice for Late-Night Antisemitic Attack on Jewish Male
Read more: Six Pittsburgh-Area Defendants Charged with Hate Crime and Obstruction of Justice for Late-Night Antisemitic Attack on Jewish MalePITTSBURGH, Pa. – A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has charged six residents of the greater Pittsburgh area with violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, obstructing justice, and conspiring to obstruct justice in relation to a September 2024 attack on a Jewish male in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh,…
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New Jersey Man Admits to Stealing More Than $1 Million in Investment Fraud Scheme involving Elderly Victims
Read more: New Jersey Man Admits to Stealing More Than $1 Million in Investment Fraud Scheme involving Elderly VictimsA New Jersey man admitted to a scheme to defraud elderly and other victims out of more than $1 million that he told the victims he would invest on their behalf or otherwise use for their benefit. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Two Grey Hills Man Sentenced for Assault with a Firearm
Read more: Two Grey Hills Man Sentenced for Assault with a FirearmJames Smiley Jr. was sentenced to eight and a half year in prison for brandishing and discharging a firearm while threatening multiple individuals. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
Read more: Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug CrimeHUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Tavoyn Billy Morrison, 26, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to distribution of cocaine base, also known as “crack.”According to court documents and statements made in court, on July 31, 2025, Morrison sold approximately 3 grams of crack to a confidential informant for $200 at a Huntington residence. As part of his guilty…
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12 Previously Removed Aliens Charged with Illegal Re-entry into the U.S.
Read more: 12 Previously Removed Aliens Charged with Illegal Re-entry into the U.S.Federal grand juries returned indictments charging 12 individuals from Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico with violating immigration laws.These cases are part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations,…
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Justice Department Sues Minnesota to Protect Girls’ Sports and Intimate Spaces
Read more: Justice Department Sues Minnesota to Protect Girls’ Sports and Intimate SpacesThe Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division today filed suit to enforce the protections of Title IX and ensure fairness and safety for female student athletes in Minnesota. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Illegal Alien from Mexico Living in West Virginia Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced for Federal Fraud Crime
Read more: Illegal Alien from Mexico Living in West Virginia Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced for Federal Fraud CrimeCHARLESTON, W.Va. – Rosmery Morales-Mejia, also known as “Rosita Mejia-Perez,” 27, a Mexican national living illegally in Nitro, pleaded guilty today to fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents and was sentenced to time served. Morales-Mejia will be subject to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer for her transfer to ICE administrative…
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Maryland Man Charged With Defrauding Crypto Exchange Of Over $50 Million In Hacks
Read more: Maryland Man Charged With Defrauding Crypto Exchange Of Over $50 Million In HacksUnited States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Kevin Murphy, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) San Diego, announced the unsealing of an Indictment charging JONATHAN SPALLETTA, a/k/a “Cthulhon,” a/k/a “Jspalletta,” with computer fraud and money laundering in connection with his hacks of the decentralized cryptocurrency exchange…
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Six Pittsburgh-Area Defendants Charged with Hate Crime and Obstruction of Justice for Late-Night Antisemitic Attack on Jewish Male
Read more: Six Pittsburgh-Area Defendants Charged with Hate Crime and Obstruction of Justice for Late-Night Antisemitic Attack on Jewish MaleA federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has charged six residents of the greater Pittsburgh area with violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, obstructing justice, and conspiring to obstruct justice in relation to a September 2024 attack on a Jewish male in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Source: U.S. Department…
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Former High School Wrestling Coach Sentenced for Sending Obscene Material to Minor
Read more: Former High School Wrestling Coach Sentenced for Sending Obscene Material to MinorBOSTON – A Burlington, Mass. man was sentenced on March 26, 2026 for sending obscene material to an undercover agent posing as a 14-year-old girl on Kik messenger. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Gardner Woman Pleads Guilty to Social Security Fraud
Read more: Gardner Woman Pleads Guilty to Social Security FraudBOSTON – A Gardner woman pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to fraudulently receiving Social Security disability benefits for 10 years. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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South Carolina Businessman Who Operated Bowling Entertainment Business in Massachusetts Pleads Guilty to $1.2 Million COVID Relief Fraud
Read more: South Carolina Businessman Who Operated Bowling Entertainment Business in Massachusetts Pleads Guilty to $1.2 Million COVID Relief FraudBOSTON – A South Carolina businessman has pleaded guilty in federal court in Worcester to COVID relief fraud. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Beckley Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Crime
Read more: Beckley Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Federal Drug CrimeBECKLEY, W.Va. – Sharee Woodson, 45, of Beckley, was sentenced on March 27, 2026, to 10 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and a quantity of cocaine base, also known as “crack.”According to court documents and statements…
