https://www.justice.gov/ en https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/event/national-asian-pacific-american-bar-association-annual-convention Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/event/national-asian-pacific-american-bar-association-annual-convention https://www.justice.gov/oip/event/q4-agency-foia-data-due Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/oip/event/q4-agency-foia-data-due https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/event/domestic-violence-awareness-month-victim-centered-culturally-responsive-and-trauma Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/event/domestic-violence-awareness-month-victim-centered-culturally-responsive-and-trauma https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/event/18th-annual-eastern-north-carolina-gang-conference Thu, 10 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/event/18th-annual-eastern-north-carolina-gang-conference https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/event/equal-justice-works-career-fair Thu, 10 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/event/equal-justice-works-career-fair https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/event/hispanic-national-bar-association-2024-annual-convention Wed, 04 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/event/hispanic-national-bar-association-2024-annual-convention https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/jury-convicts-federal-inmate-punching-and-injuring-deputy-us-marshal A federal jury has returned a guilty verdict against a man with ties to the Humble area for the assault of federal officer resulting in bodily injury Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/jury-convicts-federal-inmate-punching-and-injuring-deputy-us-marshal https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/seven-defendants-convicted-federal-civil-rights-conspiracy-and-freedom-access-clinic A federal jury convicted seven defendants today of federal civil rights offenses arising out of their blockade of a reproductive health care clinic in Sterling Heights, Michigan, on Aug. 27, 2020. The defendants were each convicted of a felony conspiracy against rights and a Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act offense. Two defendants were convicted of a second FACE Act offense arising out of a blockade of a reproductive health care clinic in Saginaw, Michigan. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/seven-defendants-convicted-federal-civil-rights-conspiracy-and-freedom-access-clinic https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/man-sentenced-20-years-prison-drug-linked-murder-butler-county Shanesha “Nikki” Burns told James Odell Johnson that she wanted the victim killed. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/man-sentenced-20-years-prison-drug-linked-murder-butler-county https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/nationwide-home-healthcare-and-hospice-provider-pay-385m-resolve-false-claims-act Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/nationwide-home-healthcare-and-hospice-provider-pay-385m-resolve-false-claims-act https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdky/pr/federal-grand-jury-louisville-returns-5-indictments-charging-37-defendants-drug Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdky/pr/federal-grand-jury-louisville-returns-5-indictments-charging-37-defendants-drug https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/previously-convicted-bank-robber-sentenced-14-years-committing-three-new-bank-robberies Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson sentenced Kevin Maurice Lawson, age 55, of Baltimore Maryland, to 14 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for committing three-armed bank robberies. Lawson committed all three robberies while he was in a residential reentry program serving the remainder of his federal sentence for a 2004 conviction for armed bank robbery.   Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/previously-convicted-bank-robber-sentenced-14-years-committing-three-new-bank-robberies https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/buffalo-man-arrested-gun-and-drug-charges U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Raekwon Gordon, 25, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking activities, and being a felon in possession of a gun. The charges carry a maximum penalty of life in prison.   Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/buffalo-man-arrested-gun-and-drug-charges https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/former-sutter-county-church-administrator-sentenced-5-years-prison-fraud-and-identity Chanell Easton, 38, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was sentenced today to five years and one month in prison for a multi‑year embezzlement scheme. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/former-sutter-county-church-administrator-sentenced-5-years-prison-fraud-and-identity https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/assistant-pastor-convicted-trial-800000-investment-scheme-sentenced-prison Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/assistant-pastor-convicted-trial-800000-investment-scheme-sentenced-prison https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/scrap-metal-dealer-pleads-guilty-multi-state-catalytic-converter-theft-conspiracy Theodore Nicholas Papouloglou, 45, of North Carolina, pled guilty today to theft and tax charges related to his participation in a multi-state catalytic converter theft conspiracy. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/scrap-metal-dealer-pleads-guilty-multi-state-catalytic-converter-theft-conspiracy https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/federal-inmate-indicted-possession-intent-distribute-methamphetamine Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest of Jessie Wooden (36, Miami) on a two-count indictment charging him with possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession of contraband by a federal prisoner. If convicted, Wooden faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. A federal grand jury had returned the indictment on Wooden on May 28, 2024.  Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/federal-inmate-indicted-possession-intent-distribute-methamphetamine https://www.justice.gov/usao-edla/pr/ponchatoula-woman-pleads-guilty-embezzling-employer NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that today, ANGELA C. MITCHELL (“MITCHELL”), age 49, of Ponchatoula, Louisiana pled guilty to access device fraud, for embezzling from a Covington company (“Company A”) where she worked, from October 2016 to June 2018.  U.S. District Judge Greg G. Guidry scheduled MITCHELL’s sentencing for November 26, 2024. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-edla/pr/ponchatoula-woman-pleads-guilty-embezzling-employer https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdky/pr/nationwide-home-healthcare-and-hospice-provider-pay-385m-resolve-false-claims-act Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdky/pr/nationwide-home-healthcare-and-hospice-provider-pay-385m-resolve-false-claims-act https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/venezuelan-national-pleads-guilty-sanctions-evasion-scheme George Semerene Quintero (Semerene), 60, of Venezuela, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to violate the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA) for his role in a scheme to evade U.S. sanctions imposed on Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), a Venezuelan state-owned oil company. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/venezuelan-national-pleads-guilty-sanctions-evasion-scheme https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/hays-county-man-sentenced-life-federal-prison-sexually-exploiting-children-online A San Marcos man has been sentenced to Life in federal prison for child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/hays-county-man-sentenced-life-federal-prison-sexually-exploiting-children-online https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/ocala-man-indicted-attempting-entice-15-year-old-child-engage-sexual-activity Ocala, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Jhon Astudillo (45, Ocala) with attempted enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity. If convicted, Astudillo faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/ocala-man-indicted-attempting-entice-15-year-old-child-engage-sexual-activity https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/jackson-man-sentenced-12-years-federal-prison-selling-fentanyl Rodney Harris sold fentanyl twice to someone working with law enforcement officials. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/jackson-man-sentenced-12-years-federal-prison-selling-fentanyl https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/los-angeles-man-admits-conspiring-launder-money NEWARK, N.J. – A California man today admitted conspiring to launder money obtained from internet-related fraud. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/los-angeles-man-admits-conspiring-launder-money https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/drug-trafficker-who-hid-fentanyl-pills-kids-stuffed-animal-sentenced-8-years A Dallas drug trafficker who stashed fentanyl pills inside his child’s stuffed bear was sentenced today to more than eight years in federal prison.  Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/drug-trafficker-who-hid-fentanyl-pills-kids-stuffed-animal-sentenced-8-years