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Offices of the United States Attorneys   You are subscribed to U.S. Attorneys News news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Bollinger Shipyard LLC Agrees to Pay $1,025,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Involving Billing the Coast Guard for Employees Ineligible to Work in the United States 01/15/2025 07:00 AM EST Bollinger Shipyard LLC (Bollinger), a Lockport, Louisiana, based company, has agreed to pay $1,025,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly billing the U.S. Coast Guard for labor provided by workers who were not eligible to work in the United States.   Eleven Defendants Sentenced to a Total of 123 Years in Federal Prison as Law Enforcement Dismantles Cartel-Linked Drug Trafficking Ring that Used Train Cars in the Midwest to Smuggle Fentanyl and Methamphetamine 01/15/2025 07:00 AM EST Glassport Felon Pleads Guilty to Possession of Firearm 01/15/2025 07:00 AM EST Local meth dealer sent to prison 01/15/2025 07:00 AM EST A 45-year-old Corpus Christi man has been sentenced to federal prison for possession with intent to distribute meth in Corpus Christi McKeesport Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Cocaine Trafficking 01/15/2025 07:00 AM EST Armed Henderson Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to Nine Years 01/15/2025 07:00 AM EST RALEIGH, N.C. – A Henderson man was sentenced to 117 months in prison for possessing with the intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing fentanyl and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. On September 23, 2024, Kortez Travon Williams, age 26, pled guilty to the charges. Justice Department Finds Conditions in Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in South Carolina Violate the Constitution 01/15/2025 07:00 AM EST Owner of Foreign Currency Trading Firm Pleads Guilty to Running a Ponzi-Scheme 01/15/2025 07:00 AM EST Henry Abdo, 47, of Lebanon, pled guilty in federal court to orchestrating an over $6 million investment fraud (Ponzi) scheme run through his company, Titanium Capital LLC ("Titanium"). According to court records, Abdo's company, Titanium, purported to operate a sophisticated foreign-exchange platform that guaranteed fixed returns for investors. In reality, Titanium had no such platform, and Abdo used investor funds to pay off earlier investors and finance his personal lifestyle. Justice Department Finds Conditions in Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in South Carolina Violate the Constitution 01/15/2025 07:00 AM EST The Justice Department announced today its findings that conditions of confinement at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center (the Jail) in Columbia, South Carolina, violate the Eighth and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The department's report details the findings of a comprehensive investigation of the Jail, which is funded and operated by Richland County through an Administrator and Director. The Jail currently houses approximately 965 people. You have received this e-mail because you have asked to be notified of changes to the Offices of the United States Attorneys website. GovDelivery is providing this service on behalf of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW · Washington, DC 20530 · 202-514-2000 and may not use your subscription information for any other purposes. Manage your Subscriptions | Department of Justice Privacy Policy  | GovDelivery Privacy Policy Follow the Offices of the United States Attorneys on Twitter: @USAttorneys