Owners of Biofuel Company Plead Guilty to Conspiracy and Fraud Charges
The owners of an Indiana biofuel producer pleaded guilty to conspiracy, fraud and false statements for participating in a scheme that generated over $60 million in fraudulent tax credits and U.S....
View ArticleJustice Department Outlines Plan to Enable Nationwide Collection of Use of...
Today, Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced several steps by the Department of Justice to enable the nationwide collection of data on law enforcement interactions with civilians, including data...
View ArticleInformation Needs Before and During a Flood Emergency
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's First Responders Group wants to hear from first responders about their information needs before and during a flood emergency. Answers are sought on the...
View ArticleSmart Police Initiative Webinar Focuses on Addressing Mental Health Concerns
On Nov. 2, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. eastern time, the Bureau of Justice Assistance SPI will present a webinar on "Community Responses to People in Crisis." This webinar will focus on the role of policing in...
View ArticleArmed Robbery Spree Ends for Suspect Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Durham,...
Durham, NC - On October 12, 2016, at approximately 2:40 pm, Spenser Cedric Wall, 26, was arrested by members of the U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force (JFTF) with the assistance of the Durham...
View ArticleU.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Arrests Attempted Murder Suspect
Scranton, PA - United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced today that the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Fugitive Task Force arrested Nyriq Johnson, 21, in Scranton, PA.On October 12, 2016, it is...
View ArticleU.S. Marshals Task Force Arrests Alleged Child Rapist Suspect
Memphis, TN - For months Cortez Rivers has been wanted for Rape of a Child and Aggravated Sexual Battery. Today the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force brought him to justice.On April...
View ArticleATF Offers Reward in Gun Store Burglary
ATF, Tarrant Police Department and the firearms industry seek the public’s help in Tarrant firearms theftBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in conjunction...
View ArticleIsraeli Executive Extradited and Arraigned on Fraud Charges Involving the...
An Israeli national was extradited from Bulgaria and arraigned on charges arising from his participation in multiple schemes to defraud a multi-billion dollar United States foreign aid program, the...
View ArticleATF Determines BLM Facility Fire Was Not a Criminal Act
CHALLIS, Idaho — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has completed the on-scene investigation into the cause and origin of the fire at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)...
View ArticleFormer NCIS Supervisory Special Agent Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for...
A former Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) supervisory special agent was sentenced in federal court today to 144 months in prison for disclosing sensitive law enforcement reports to a defense...
View ArticleU.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Arrests Shooting Suspects
Harrisburg, PA - United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced today that the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Fugitive Task Force arrested a 15 year old juvenile in Lancaster, PA and a Lowell Foster, 20,...
View ArticleDEA and Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday
Thousands of communities participate in this weekend’s eventOCT 17 - (Washington, DC) – DEA reprises this weekend one of its most popular community programs: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day....
View ArticleNational Institute of Justice Releases Safeguarding Houses of Worship App
The National Institute of Justice, with development assistance from the Justice Technology Information Center, has created an app that will help local law enforcement work with houses of worship to...
View ArticleThe True Heart of American Law Enforcement
Remarks as delivered.One of the best things about my job is the opportunity to get to know the leadership of American law enforcement. Over the last three years, I have had the good fortune to know and...
View ArticleFormer Hancock County, West Virginia, Sheriff’s Deputy Convicted of Using...
Former Hancock County, West Virginia, Sheriff’s Deputy Mark A. Cowden, 51, of Weirton, West Virginia, was convicted by jury today of using excessive force against an arrestee, announced Principal...
View ArticleFormer Arkansas State Judge Charged with Fraudulently Dismissing Cases and...
A former Arkansas State Judge was charged in an indictment unsealed today for perpetrating a fraud and bribery scheme in which he dismissed cases on his docket in exchange for personal benefits,...
View ArticleDEA Kicks Off Red Ribbon Campaign
OCT 17 -- (WASHINGTON) – The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) this week kicks off its annual Red Ribbon Campaign, the nation’s largest drug prevention effort.The National Red Ribbon...
View ArticleMissouri Man Who Set Fire to Mosque and Who Attempted Arson at Planned...
Jedediah Stout, 32, of Joplin, Missouri, was sentenced today in the Western District of Missouri to 63 months in prison for setting fire to the Islamic Society of Joplin mosque as well as for two...
View ArticleFugitive Caught with Gun and Body Armor
Cleveland, OH - Today at approximately 6:00am the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Isaiah Elias, 20. Elias was wanted by numerous police departments in the Cleveland...
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