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Published on October 24, 2025 - 00:39 GMT

The Drug Enforcement Administration and Law Enforcement Partners Team Up for the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

PORTLAND, Ore.— On Saturday, October 25, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in collaboration with nearly 4,000 law enforcement partners across the United States, will host DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day …

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Published on October 24, 2025 - 00:39 GMT

31 Defendants, Including Members and Associates of Organized Crime Families and National Basketball Association Coach Chauncey ...

Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, a seven-count indictment was unsealed charging 31 defendants in criminal schemes to rig illegal poker games at various locations in New York City, East Hampton, New York, and throughout the United …

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Published on October 24, 2025 - 00:39 GMT

Pakistani National Sentenced to 40 Years for Transporting Iranian-Made Advanced Conventional Weapons

A Pakistani national was sentenced on Oct. 16 to 40 years in prison for charges relating to his transportation of Iranian-made advanced conventional weaponry. On June 5, 2025, a federal jury convicted Muhammad Pahlawan of conspiring to provide material …

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Published on October 24, 2025 - 00:39 GMT

Pakistani National Sentenced to 40 Years for Transporting Iranian-Made Advanced Conventional Weapons

WASHINGTON — A Pakistani national was sentenced on Oct. 16 to 40 years in prison for charges relating to his transportation of Iranian-made advanced conventional weaponry. On June 5, 2025, a federal jury convicted Muhammad Pahlawan of conspiring to provide …

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Published on October 24, 2025 - 00:39 GMT

Lane County Man Sentenced to 24 Years in Federal Prison for Coercing and Sexually Exploiting Children in Oregon, New York, and ...

EUGENE, Ore.— A Eugene, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison today for using social media platforms, including Snapchat and Instagram, to exploit and coerce children in Oregon, New York, and Florida. Vincent Alan Elder, 32, was sentenced to 288 …

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Published on October 23, 2025 - 23:25 GMT

33 Alleged Members of Violent Kensington Drug Trafficking Organization Charged in 41-Count Indictment

PHILADELPHIA – At a news conference this afternoon, United States Attorney David Metcalf announced a historic indictment against a violent drug trafficking organization operating in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. The indictment charges 33 alleged …

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Published on October 23, 2025 - 18:31 GMT

Current and Former National Basketball Association Players and Four Other Individuals Charged in Widespread Sports Betting and ...

Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, an indictment was unsealed charging six defendants — Eric Earnest, also known as “Spook,” Marves Fairley, also known as “Vez,” “Vezino,” and “Vezino Locks”, Shane Hennen, also known as “Sugar,” Damon …

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Published on October 23, 2025 - 16:47 GMT

Drug Take Back Day Sites Available to Tribal Communities

BILLINGS — According to a 2023 study by the Montana Office of Public Instruction, 17% of Native American high school students report using a prescription medication without a prescription. DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day can help. The U.S. …

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Published on October 23, 2025 - 16:46 GMT

Coeur d’Alene Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS

COEUR D’ALENE – Alexander Scott Mercurio, 20, of Coeur d’Alene, pleaded guilty today, to Attempt to Provide Material Support and Resources to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. According to court records, …

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Published on October 23, 2025 - 16:46 GMT

Portland Resident Charged with Damaging Federal Property

PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment charging a Portland resident with damaging cameras affixed to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building on June 12, 2025. Alistair Sidener, 20, made an initial appearance …

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Published on October 23, 2025 - 16:46 GMT

Final human smuggler extradited from Guatemala for 2021 mass casualty event in Chiapas, Mexico

LAREDO, Texas – A 41-year-old Guatemalan national is set to make his initial appearance in U.S. federal court on charges stemming from a crash of a tractor-trailer packed with at least 160 illegal aliens – many of them Guatemalan – that killed more than 50 …

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Published on October 23, 2025 - 16:46 GMT

U.S. Attorney Urges Mainers to Dispose of Unused Prescription Medications During Take Back Day on Saturday

PORTLAND, Maine: United States Attorney Andrew B. Benson joined the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in announcing that DEA will be conducting its National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25. Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., DEA and …

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Published on October 23, 2025 - 01:17 GMT

Arrests Aimed at Dismantling a Transnational Fraud Organization in “Operation Silver Shores”

Arrests were made today across the United States, in California, Texas, and Florida, following the indictment of more than 20 members of a transnational criminal organization charged with conspiring to commit wire fraud and money laundering, U.S. Attorney …

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Published on October 23, 2025 - 01:17 GMT

Illegal Alien from Mexico Charged with Using His Car to Assault Federal Agents Attempting to Arrest Him in South Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES – A Mexican national living illegally in the United States was charged today in a federal criminal complaint with ramming law enforcement vehicles in an attempt to dislodge his car during an immigration arrest, in an incident in which both …

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Published on October 23, 2025 - 01:17 GMT

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Law Enforcement, and the Drug Enforcement Administration Team Up for the 29th National Prescription Drug ...

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey is encouraging residents to participate in this weekend’s Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Law Enforcement and the Drug Enforcement Administration will …

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Published on October 23, 2025 - 01:17 GMT

Mother and Daughter Charged with Forced Labor

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Luz Maria Peña Lopez, 55, and her daughter, Tatiana Correa Peña, 36, of Carolina, Puerto Rico, with forced labor and conspiracy to commit forced …

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Published on October 23, 2025 - 01:17 GMT

Post Falls Man Indicted for Sexual Exploitation of a Child, Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Materials, and Possession of Child ...

COEUR D’ALENE – A federal grand jury in Coeur d’Alene returned an indictment today charging Zachary Dean Perpinan, 26, with Sexual Exploitation of a Child, Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Materials, and Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials, U.S. …

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Published on October 23, 2025 - 01:17 GMT

October 25th Is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson today announced that Saturday, October 25, 2025, is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina is partnering with the Drug Enforcement …

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Published on October 23, 2025 - 01:17 GMT

The Justice Department Announces Agreement with University of Virginia

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced an agreement with the University of Virginia (“UVA”) that will protect UVA’s students, faculty, and employees from violations of federal civil rights laws, including from discrimination based on …

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Published on October 22, 2025 - 01:47 GMT

Government Employee Arrested for Unlawful Retention of National Defense Information

Ashley Tellis, 64, a U.S. citizen residing in Vienna, Virginia, was arrested on Oct. 11 in connection with his alleged unlawful retention of classified national defense information. Tellis appeared today in the Eastern District of Virginia for a detention …

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