WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: U.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND Alaska Marine Lines Inc., Seattle, Washington (HTC71124DW001); American President Lines LLC, Arlington, Virginia (HTC71124DW002); American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier LLC, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (HTC71124DW003); Crowley Government Services Inc., Jacksonville, Florida (HTC71124DW004); Farrell Lines Inc., Norfolk, Virginia (HTC71124DW005); Federated Maritime LLC, Boca Raton, Flor  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: * * * A Leader of Maniac Murder Cult, a White Supremacist Group, Allegedly Recruited Others to Commit Arsons and Bombings Targeting Racial Minorities and the Jewish Community Planned New Year's Eve Attack Involved Santa Claus Handing Out Poisoned Candy to Racial Minorities as well as Distributing Poisoned Candy to Jewish Children in Brooklyn * * * A federal grand jury in Brooklyn, New Y  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: A Quincy man pleaded guilty today to his involvement in a sophisticated international money laundering and drug trafficking organization. Licheng Huang, 41, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley scheduled sentencing for Oct. 31, 2024. In May 2023, Huang was among 12 individuals from Massachus  more

BROOKLYN, New York, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: Carlos Watson, the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Ozy Media Inc. (Ozy), was convicted today by a federal jury in Brooklyn of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a years-long scheme to defraud investors in and lenders to Ozy of tens of millions of d  more

BROOKLYN, New York, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: Asante Kwaku Berko, a dual citizen of the United States and Ghana, will be arraigned in federal court in Brooklyn today before Magistrate Judge Lois Bloom on an indictment charging him with violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and money laundering for bribing Ghanaian government officials to secure a power plant deal and launde  more

BROOKLYN, New York, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: A federal grand jury in Brooklyn yesterday returned a four-count indictment charging Georgian national Michail Chkhikvishvili, also known as "Mishka," "Michael," "Commander Butcher" and "Butcher," with soliciting hate crimes and acts of mass violence in New York City. Chkhikvishvili was arrested in Chisinau, Moldova on July 6, 2024 pursuant to a  more

ALBANY, New York, July 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release: Conifer Park Inc. agreed to pay $300,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances Act's (CSA) recordkeeping requirements. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Special Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino III, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division made the announcement. Conifer Park is a maintenance and deto  more

BUFFALO, New York, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Asaad Rivers, 36, of Niagara Falls, NY, pleaded guilty to distribution of methamphetamine before U.S. Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder, Jr. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey E. Intravatola, who is handling the case, stated that on Marc  more

NEW YORK, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: "Moments ago, a jury convicted Senator Robert Menendez of corruption offenses. This case has always been about shocking levels of corruption. Hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes, including gold, cash, and a Mercedes-Benz. This wasn't politics as usual; this was politics for profit. Because Senator Menendez has now been found gui  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: Jason Todd Painter, 40, of Clendenin, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute a quantity of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, from March 15, 2023 through June 24, 2023, Painter received 11 packages containing methamphetamine sent by a co-conspirator from New York to Painter's resid  more