Minneapolis man sentenced to 24 years for kidnapping, fraud, and identity theft
St. Paul, MN – A Minneapolis man will spend 24 years in federal prison after a jury convicted him of kidnapping, bank fraud, and identity theft in a violent crime spree that…
Mexican And Honduran Nationals Indicted For Aggravated Identity Theft
According to the indictments, Resendiz-Badillo and Maradiaga-Flores misused the names and Social Security numbers of others and falsely claimed to be United States citizens with the intent to engage unlawfully in employment.…
Jury Finds District Man Guilty of Firearm Offenses, Fleeing Law Enforcement, Reckless Driving
Powell also was found guilty of carrying a pistol without a license, possession of an unregistered firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, as well as felony fleeing…
Five Plead Guilty In Multi-Million Dollar Conspiracy To Launder Computer Fraud Proceeds Offshore To Chinese Companies
Defendant Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that five individuals have pleaded guilty to a total of 35 counts of conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering, concealment money…
South Portland Man Sentenced to Five Years on Gun and Drug Trafficking Charges
U.S. District Judge Jon D. Levy sentenced Joshua Hopkins, 33, to 60 months in prison to be followed by four years of supervised release. Hopkins pleaded guilty on February 21, 2024. PORTLAND,…
Federal Charges Filed Against Couple in Theft from Isleta Pueblo Business
The indictment alleges that on February 4, 2023, Frank Joe Hernandez, 43, and his wife, Eva Ann Hernandez, 45, both of Los Lunas, traveled together to Chical Haystack and entered the business…
North Carolina Man Charged with Mailing Antisemitic Threat Targeting Middle Georgia Rabbi
Ariel E. Collazo Ramos, 31, of High Point, North Carolina, is charged with one count of mailing threatening communications. The indictment was returned by a federal grand jury on April 9 and…
California Man Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl into Virginia
Major Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to 18 Years ABINGDON, VA – Robert Contreras, 24, known as “Quill,” was sentenced today to 18 years in federal prison for his role in a major fentanyl…
Justice Department Files Statement of Interest Supporting Individuals’ Right to Sue Under Voting Rights Act of 1965
“The right to vote is the foundation of our democracy, and it is the right on which all other rights depend,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil…
San Antonio Man Threatened Turning Point USA Conference, Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
According to court documents, Alejandro Richard Velasquez Gomez, 20, posted a message on his public social media profile threatening a “day of retribution” at the Turning Point USA-hosted conference Student Action Summit.…
Leader of Massive Scheme to Traffic in Fraudulent and Counterfeit Cisco Networking Equipment Sentenced to Prison
Under the terms of the plea agreement, Onur Aksoy, 40, of Miami, agreed to pay restitution of $100 million to Cisco and amounts to other victims that will be determined by the…
CEO of Dozens of Companies Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Massive Scheme to Traffic in Fraudulent and Counterfeit Cisco Networking Equipment
Onur Aksoy, aka “Ron Aksoy” and “Dave Durden,” 40, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan on June 5, 2023, to two counts of an indictment charging…
Biloxi City Councilman Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Involving Vape Shops
Robert Leon Deming, III, 47, pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. Gulfport, Mississippi – A Biloxi City Councilman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a…
Springfield Woman Pleads Guilty to Possessing Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute
Karyela Santiago, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni scheduled sentencing for Aug. 8, 2024. In September 2023, Santiago…
Maryland Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison After Travelling To Florida To Attempt To Meet A Minor For Sexual Activity
According to evidence and testimony introduced during the trial and sentencing hearing, Leonard reached out to an undercover agent who was posing online as the father of a 13-year-old daughter. Leonard expressed…
Son of Leader of Rodriguez Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 Years for His Role in Large Fentanyl Conspiracy
Ivan Rodriguez, Jr. is the son of Ivan Rodriguez, Sr., the head of the Rodriguez drug trafficking organization, an organization that distributed heroin, fentanyl and cocaine throughout the Utica, New York area. …
United States Obtains Judgment for Fraudulent Veterans Assistance Claims Against Moss Point Barber School and Owner in the Amount of $916,392
On October 5, 2023, the United States filed a civil complaint against these defendants pursuant to the False Claims Act (FCA) seeking treble damages and penalties and alleging that Beard and her…
Montgomery Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Committing Armed Robbery and Discharging a Firearm During the Crime
According to his plea agreement and video evidence collected from the scene, on April 6, 2023, Hatcher entered a gas station in Hope Hull, Alabama and walked…
District Man Indicted on Enhanced Second-Degree Theft for Theft from CVS Retail Store in Southeast
Collins is to be arraigned on May 22 2024, at a hearing before a Superior Court judge. WASHINGTON – On…
Coffee County Man and His Brother Ordered to Pay Over $1 Million in Restitution Following Murder-for-Hire Conviction
Last year, a jury found that Jason Starr, from Coffee Springs, Alabama, was upset about the amount of money his ex-wife had been awarded after their divorce…
Pennsylvania Man Kidnapped and Killed Woman Before Leaving Her Body in Nevada Desert
PHILADELPHIA, PA — John Matthew Chapman, a 44-year-old Pennsylvania resident, has been convicted by a federal jury of kidnapping resulting in death. The crime involved abducting a woman in Pennsylvania, misleading her…