
News and Press Releases
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Current: 2012
December 2012
December 19 2012
Wahpeton Man Sentenced for Trapping Bald Eagle
Glen Ullin Women Sentenced for Embezzlement from Credit Union
December 18 2012
California Man Pleads Guilty to Theft in New Town
Cannonball Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault & Physical Assault
Cannonball Woman Pleads Guilty to Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
December 17 2012
California Man Sentenced for New Town Burglary
December 5 2012
U.S. Attorney Tim Purdon to Moderate Law Enforcement Panel at 2012 White House Tribal Nations’ Conference
December 3 2012
Cavalier Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charges
Fargo Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges
Fargo Man Sentenced for Felon in Possession of a Firearm
November 2012
November 21 2012
Mexican Citizen Sentenced on False Claim of U.S. Citizenship
Last of Eleven Defendants Sentenced for Theft and Embezzlement from an Indian Tribal Organization
November 19 2012
Fort Yates Woman Sentenced for Assaulting a Federal Officer
Belcourt Man Sentenced for Possession of Firearm & Ammunition by a Convicted Felon
November 15 2012
AUSA Chris Myers to Receive HIDTA Award
October 2012
October 30 2012
Bismarck Man Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse in Indian Country
October 29 2012
Belcourt Man Sentenced for Assault
Minot Man Sentenced for Assaulting Federal Officer
Belcourt Man Sentenced for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury
U.S. Attorney Announces Election Day Program
October 23 2012
U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon to Participate in Media Conference at Minot State University to Observe Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October 22 2012
St. Michael Man Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter
Mexican Citizen Sentenced for Reentry of Deported Alien
October 16 2012
U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon to Participate in Media Conference at Minot State University to Observe Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October 15 2012
New Town Man Sentenced for Assault of Casino Security Officer
October 12 2012
Fort Yates Man Sentenced for Assaults
October 4 2012
Fargo Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Aiding and Abetting a Robbery in Furtherance of the Drug Trafficking
October 1 2012
El Salvador Citizen Sentenced for Reentry of Deported Alien
September 2012
September 28 2012
Belcourt Man Sentenced for Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon
September 27 2012
Two Men Plead Guilty to Damaging a Bureau of Indian Affairs Vehicle
Three Tribes in North Dakota Awarded Department of Justice Public Safety Grants
September 25 2012
Belcourt Man Pleads Guilty to Assault Charges
U.S. Attorney Announces Prescription Drug Take Back Date and Locations
September 24 2012
Belcourt Man Pleads Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter
Cannon Ball Man Sentenced for Assault on a Federal Officer
Fort Yates Man Sentenced for Distribution of Marijuana
September 21 2012
California Man Pleads Guilty to New Town Burglary
Belcourt Man Sentenced for Arson
September 17 2012
Fort Totten Man Sentenced for Domestic Assault by a Habitual Offender
September 10 2012
Barnesville, Minnesota Man Sentenced for Trapping Bald Eagle
September 6 2012
Fargo Man Sentenced to Eleven Years in Prison for Distributing and Possessing Child Pornography
September 4 2012
Fifteen United States Attorneys in Bismarck to Participate in Department of Justice’s Native American Issues Subcommittee Meeting
August 2012
August 30 2012
New Town Man Sentenced for Assault
Belcourt Man Sentenced for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
Belcourt Man to Serve 20 Years for Sex Offenses
August 29 2012
Cando Man Pleads Guilty and Sentenced for Possessing and Receiving Child Pornography
August 27 2012
Fort Totten Man Pleads Guilty to Assault on a Federal Officer Resulting in Bodily Injury
Tokio Man Sentenced for Child Abuse and Neglect
Belcourt Man Sentenced for Assault
August 24 2012
Cannon Ball Woman Sentenced for Voluntary Manslaughter
August 23 2012
Cannon Ball Man Pleads Guilty to Domestic Assault by a Habitual Offender
August 20 2012
Mexican Citizen Sentenced for Reentry of Deported Alien
Fort Yates Man Pleads Guilty to Assault & Burglary Charges
August 14 2012
Grand Forks Man Sentenced for Possessing and Receiving Child Pornography
August 13 2012
New Town Man Sentenced to Forty-Five Years
August 1 2012
New Town Man Pleads Guilty to Assault
July 2012
July 30 2012
Dickinson Man Receives Ten-Year Sentence for Coercion & Enticement of a Minor
Fifteen-Year Sentence for Possession of Firearm & Ammunition by a Convicted Felon
July 24 2012
St. Michael Man Pleads Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter
July 23 2012
St. Michael Man Arrested on First-Degree Murder Charges
Fort Totten Woman Sentenced on Embezzlement Conspiracy Charges
July 16 2012
Belcourt man pleads guilty to assault charge
July 13 2012
Conference for Victim Service Providers
July 12 2012
Three Members of the Spirit Lake Tribe Sentenced for Embezzlement
July 11 2012
White Shield Man Pleads Guilty to Three Counts of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
July 9 2012
Belcourt Man Pleads Guilty to Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
Fort Yates Man Pleads Guilty to Assaults
July 2 2012
Fort Totten Man Sentenced for False Declarations before the Court
June 2012
June 29 2012
Fort Totten Man Pleads Guilty to Domestic Assault by a Habitual Offender
Moffit Couple Sentenced for Possession of Firearms and Ammunition by Convicted Felon
Bismarck Man Sentenced for Possession of Firearm and Ammunition by Convicted Felon
June 28 2012
Former Powers Lake Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Charge
Fort Yates Man Sentenced for Assault Charges
June 27 2012
Methamphetamine Trafficker Draws Lengthy Prison Sentence
June 26 2012
Minneapolis Man Sentenced for Use of a Juvenile to Sell Heroin
Minot Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Federal Officer
Jamestown Man Sentenced for Possession of Ammunition by a Convicted Felon
June 25 2012
Belcourt Man Sentenced for False Statements
Belcourt Man Sentenced for Possession of Stolen Firearms
June 22 2012
Belcourt Man Pleads Guilty to Assault
June 19 2012
United States Attorney’s Office of North Dakota Warns of Deadly Synthetic Drugs
June 6 2012
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Awarded Cross-Designated Tribal Prosecutor Position By Department of Justice
June 5 2012
Operation Prairie Thunder Results In Drug Trafficking Charges Against 17 On Standing Rock Sioux Reservation
June 1 2012
Tokio Man Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse and Neglect
May 2012
May 25 2012
Spirit Lake Tribal Member Sentenced for Embezzlement
May 21 2012
Dodge Man Sentenced on Firearms Charge
Citizen of Ghana Sentenced for Aggravated Identity Theft & Immigration Charges
Bismarck Man Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography
Belcourt Man Sentenced for Assaults
Belcourt Man Pleads Guilty to Assault
May 14 2012
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of North Dakota Observes National Police Week 2012
May 9 2012
Texas Man Sentenced for Attempted Transportation of a Minor for Criminal Sexual Activity
May 8 2012
Solen Man Pleads Guilty to Burglary & Assault on Federal Officer
St. Michael Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Theft and Embezzlement Charges
May 7 2012
Two Men Sentenced in Assault Case
Mandan Man Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography
May 4 2012
New Town Man Pleads Guilty to Assault
Porcupine Man Sentenced for Assault
Belcourt Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Federal Officer
Fort Yates Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Federal Officer
April 2012
April 30 2012
Tokio Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse
April 24 2012
Cannonball Woman Pleads Guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter
April 23 2012
Lincoln Man Sentenced for Assaulting and Resisting Federal Officer
Former Spirit Lake Tribal Officer and Employee Sentenced for Illegally Receiving Fuel Assistance
Deputy Attorney General James Cole to Keynote North Dakota U.S. Attorney’s Office Second Annual Tribal Consultation Conference
Belcourt Man Pleads Guilty to Assault
April 22, 2012
Hazen Man Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison on Child Pornography Charges
April 20, 2012
New Town Man Sentenced for Burglary & Gun Charges
April 19, 2012
Williston Man Sentenced on Gun Charge
New Town Woman Sentenced for Federal Drug Charges
April 18, 2012
St. Michael Man Sentenced for Embezzlement from Indian Tribal Organizations
New Town Man Found Guilty of Assault
April 12, 2012
Wahpeton Man Sentenced on Federal Child Pornography Charges
April 10, 2012
New Town Man Found Guilty of Sex Trafficking, Sexual Abuse, Drug Trafficking & Witness Tampering
April 3, 2012
Grand Forks Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges
Grand Forks Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges
March 2012
March 29, 2012
Mandaree Man Sentenced for Child Abuse
New Town Man Pleads Guilty to Assault of Casino Security Officer
March 21, 2012
Fort Yates Man Pleads Guilty to Assault Charges
March 20, 2012
Belcourt Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Stolen Firearms
March 19, 2012
Bismarck Man Sentenced for Burglary in Belcourt
Belcourt Man Pleads Guilty to Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
March 15, 2012
Mexican Citizen Sentenced for Reentry of a Deported Alien
Belcourt Man Pleads Guilty to False Statements
March 5, 2012
Grand Forks Man Sentenced for Receiving His Deceased Father’s Retirement Checks of over $1.2 Million from the United States Government
February 2012
February 27, 2012
Emerado Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charges
Drug Source for Valley City Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy, Use of a Firearm in a Drug Trafficking Crime and Solicitation to Commit Murder
Twin Cities Man Draws 240 Month Sentence for Role in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy
February 23, 2012
Belcourt Man Pleads Guilty to Assaults
Grand Forks Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charges
February 9, 2012
Texas Man Found Guilty of Attempted Transportation of a Minor for Criminal Sexual Activity
January 2012
January 26, 2012
Spirit Lake Tribal Officer Found Guilty of Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization
Former Spirit Lake Tribal Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization
January 23, 2012
Belcourt Man Pleads Guilty to Burglary
January 18, 2012
U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon Named Vice-Chair of DOJ’s Native American Issues Subcommittee
January 17, 2012
Men Plead Guilty in Assault Case
January 13, 2012
St. Michael Man Sentenced for Attempted Aggravated Sexual Assault
January 12, 2012
Former Minot Insurance Agent Sentenced for Wire Fraud
January 11, 2012
Two Spirit Lake Tribe Members Plead Guilty to Embezzlement
January 9, 2012
Mandaree Man Sentenced for Assault and Theft Charges
January 4, 2012
Fort Totten Man Sentenced on Federal Firearm Charge






