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Providence Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking, Firearms Charges

Source: United States Attorneys General

Headline: Providence Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking, Firearms Charges

PROVIDENCE, RI – A Providence man indicted during a year-long joint Project Safe Neighborhoods investigation conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Providence Police, to identify individuals possessing or trafficking firearms in and around the Chad Brown neighborhood of Providence, today pleaded guilty in federal court to firearms and drug trafficking charges.

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Free data recovery kit for victims of GandCrab ransomware now available on No More Ransom

Source: Europol

Headline: Free data recovery kit for victims of GandCrab ransomware now available on No More Ransom

As of today, a new decryption tool for victims of the GandCrab ransomware is available on www.nomoreransom.org. This tool has been released by the Romanian Police (IGPR) under the supervision of the General Prosecutor’s Office (DIICOT) and in collaboration with the internet security company Bitdefender and Europol.
First detected one month ago, GandCrab has already made 50 000 victims worldwide, a vast number of which in Europe, making it one of the most aggressive forms of ransomware so far this year.

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Serial Bank Robber Gets 15 Year Sentence

Source: United States Attorneys General

Headline: Serial Bank Robber Gets 15 Year Sentence

A 50-year-old serial bank robber was sentenced February 26, 2018 in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 15 years in prison and five years of supervised release for armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes.

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Tyson Poultry Fined $2 Million for Violating the Clean Water Act

Source: United States Department of Justice

Headline: Tyson Poultry Fined $2 Million for Violating the Clean Water Act

Tyson Poultry Inc. was sentenced in federal court in Springfield, Missouri, to pay a $2 million criminal fine, serve two years of probation, and pay $500,000 to directly remedy harm caused when it violated the Clean Water Act, the Justice Department announced. The charges stemmed from discharges at Tyson’s slaughter and processing facility in Monett, Missouri that led to a major fish kill event. 

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U.S. Citizen Charged in Brooklyn Federal Court with Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL

Source: United States Attorneys General

Headline: U.S. Citizen Charged in Brooklyn Federal Court with Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL

Earlier today, a complaint was unsealed charging Bernard Augustine, a United States citizen, with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a foreign terrorist organization. The defendant is scheduled to make his initial appearance this afternoon at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn before United States Magistrate Judge Vera M. Scanlon.

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Grand Jury Indicts Four Brazilian Men in ATM Skimming Conspiracy

Source: United States Attorneys General

Headline: Grand Jury Indicts Four Brazilian Men in ATM Skimming Conspiracy

DAYTON – A federal grand jury has charged four men from Brazil with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, through “ATM skimming,” in an indictment returned here today. ATM skimming is a process that allows thieves to obtain cardholders’ personal identification information.

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Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Jackson County Florida School District on School Desegregation

Source: United States Department of Justice

Headline: Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Jackson County Florida School District on School Desegregation

The Department of Justice on Friday, Feb. 23, reached an agreement with the Jackson County School Board in Florida that paves the way for the district to complete desegregation and achieve full unitary status. The agreement, which was approved by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida on Friday, addresses all remaining issues in the school desegregation case and, when fully implemented, will lead to the closure of that case.

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Fort Wayne Man Sentenced To 180 Months Imprisonment

Source: United States Attorneys General

Headline: Fort Wayne Man Sentenced To 180 Months Imprisonment

FORT WAYNE – Tyrone M. Wright, 41, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced before Chief Judge Theresa L. Springmann on his plea of guilty to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II.

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Queens Man Indicted for Distributing Fentanyl from His Residence in Queens

Source: United States Attorneys General

Headline: Queens Man Indicted for Distributing Fentanyl from His Residence in Queens

A two-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn, charging David Wickham with conspiring to distribute and distributing more than 40 grams of fentanyl in Queens, New York. The defendant was arrested earlier today and is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Vera M. Scanlon.

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NYPD Detective Charged with Perjury and Obstruction of Justice

Source: United States Attorneys General

Headline: NYPD Detective Charged with Perjury and Obstruction of Justice

A three-count indictment was unsealed earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Michael Foder, a detective with the New York City Police Department (NYPD), with perjury and obstructing an official proceeding in connection with false sworn testimony that Foder gave in a proceeding in United States District Court on December 29, 2016. The defendant will be arraigned later today before United States Magistrate Judge Vera M. Scanlon.