News from 2024
AAR CORP settles for over $55M following FCPA investigation
AAR CORP, an aviation services company based in Wood Dale, Illinois, has agreed to pay over $55 million following investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission into violations of the Foreign Corrupt...
Dauphin County man indicted for methamphetamine trafficking
A federal grand jury has indicted Rasheek Blackstone, a 35-year-old resident of Steelton, Pennsylvania, on charges related to methamphetamine trafficking.
Yakima Valley dairies ordered to ensure safe drinking water amid contamination concerns
United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice has mandated that three dairies in the Lower Yakima Valley conduct well testing and provide safe drinking water to residents at risk from nitrate-contaminated wells.
Owner sentenced for failing to report up to $6 million in income
The owner of a series of bikini barista coffee stands has been sentenced to 10 months in prison and fined $75,000 for filing a false tax return. U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman announced the sentencing of Assad Baragzai, 47, from Yarrow Point,...
Massachusetts man faces multiple federal firearm charges
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, alongside Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New England, announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has indicted...
Houston man charged in immigrant fraud scheme promising legal status
A Houston man, aged 57, has been indicted on charges related to a scheme allegedly designed to defraud immigrants. U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani announced the charges against Jesus Carlos Silva, who appeared before U.S. District Judge Yvonne Ho.
Stevens County man charged in 1997 double murder cold case
Stevens County authorities have charged Charles Lloyd Tatom with first-degree murder in the 1997 deaths of Marlene Emerson and her daughter Cassie.
Maryland man convicted for cyberstalking and shooting at ex-girlfriends
Nahvarj Mills, a 31-year-old resident of Brandywine, Maryland, has been found guilty on 24 counts related to cyberstalking, disseminating sexually explicit photos, and multiple shootings involving two victims.
San Diego business owner admits bribing IRS officer
Business owner Wahead Raz has pleaded guilty in a federal court in San Diego to bribing an IRS officer.
Former police officer indicted for alleged excessive force against arrestee
An indictment was revealed in the Southern District of Mississippi, charging former Mississippi State Capitol Police officer Jeffery Walker with felony deprivation of rights under color of law.
Project LEAD expands educational reach in Puerto Rican schools
In December 2020, the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Puerto Rico initiated Project LEAD (Legal Enrichment And Decision-making), a school curriculum designed for 5th and 8th-grade students.
Slidell man receives ten-year sentence for possession of child sexual abuse materials
U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Christopher Michael Sommers, a 42-year-old resident of Slidell, Louisiana, was sentenced on December 18, 2024, for possession of materials involving the sexual exploitation of minors.
South Carolina man charged with exploiting vulnerable adult
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has announced the arrest of Darryl J. Floyd, a 57-year-old resident of Laurens, South Carolina.
Mt. Vernon resident sentenced to 78 months for child pornography charge
Brian Nathaniel Marshall, a resident of Mt.
Attorney General Nessel challenges Consumers Energy's proposed $248 million gas rate increase
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced her intervention in the latest rate case filed by Consumers Energy with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC).
Execution carried out for Kevin Underwood in 2006 murder case
Attorney General Gentner Drummond released a statement following the execution of Kevin Underwood.
Two men sentenced for separate firearm offenses under violent crime initiative
Two men have been sentenced in federal court for separate firearm offenses, according to U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young.
Court seeks input from The Buckeye Institute on key Fifth Amendment case
The Buckeye Institute has submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in the case of Fulton v. Fulton County Board of Commissioners.
Five Venezuelans charged with armed robbery in Miami's Design District
Three defendants recently appeared in federal court on charges related to a robbery that took place in Miami's Design District.
Judge orders removal of wind farm from tribal land after decade-long legal battle
U.S. District Judge Jennifer Choe-Groves has concluded a decade-long legal battle involving the Osage Wind Farm, operated by Enel, with an order for the wind farm's removal from the Osage Mineral Estate by December 1, 2025.