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…
Portland Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Murder Committed Amid Violent Robbery Spree
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison today for murdering a Milwaukie, Oregon man in his home amid a violent robbery spree that spanned several months and…
Idaho Falls Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute 11,000 Fentanyl Pills
BOISE – Patricia Gomez, 42, of Idaho Falls, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. In imposing the…
Two Charlotte Businessmen Convicted At Trial Of Failing To Account For And Pay Over Trust Fund Taxes
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Charlotte jury has returned a guilty verdict against two Charlotte businessmen for failing to account for and pay over to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) more than $150,000…
Armed Felon Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Prison for Possessing Multiple Firearms
Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Mark Steven White, age 60 of Kennewick Washington, was sentenced today after pleading guilty…
Oklahoma City Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms Trafficking and Possession of a Machinegun and Agrees to Forfeit 194 Firearms, Machinegun Conversion Device, Ammunition, and Nearly $470,000 Cash
OKLAHOMA CITY – Yesterday, PHILLIP NILES MARTIN, 68, of Oklahoma City, pleaded guilty to firearms trafficking conspiracy and to unlawful possession of a machinegun, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester. According to…
Chalmette Man Sentenced for Cares Act Fraud
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JULIO A. GONZALEZ, JR.( GONZALEZ), age 26, of Chalmette, La., was sentenced on March 6, 2024 by United States District Judge…
Fort Leonard Wood Pharmacist Sentenced for Knife Attack
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A civilian pharmacist at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., was sentenced in federal court today for attempting to murder his supervisor with a knife and stabbing him multiple times. Robert…
Former Cedar Rapids Resident Sentenced to Federal Prison in COVID-19 Pandemic Loan Scheme
A former Cedar Rapids, Iowa, resident who helped other individuals procure more than 30 false and fraudulent COVID-19 pandemic loans, valued at more than $600,000, was sentenced on March 8, 2024, to…
Spokane Drug Dealer Involved in Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Conspiracy and Violent Spokane-Area Shooting Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison
Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Amy Katherin Riggs, 36, of Dayton, Washington, was sentenced after pleading guilty to Conspiracy…
Woman Charged with Robbing Waterbury and Bristol Banks in February
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that…
Stanberry Man Indicted for Illegal Firearm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Stanberry, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for illegally possessing an unregistered sawed-off shotgun. Erin L. Graves, 44, was charged in a two-count…
Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Abusive Sexual Contact of Child in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that Darwin Chee…
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Federal Prison in Connection with Fentanyl Death
SIOUX FALLS – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Sioux Falls man convicted of one count of Distribution of a…
HONDURAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO 9 YEARS FOR MASSIVE IMMIGRATION FRAUD SCHEME
MOBILE, AL – A Honduran national living in Pensacola, Florida has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for orchestrating a massive immigration fraud scheme involving over 425 victims nationwide.…
North Carolina Home Health Care Agency And Owner Agree To Pay $600,000 To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Family First Home Health Care, Inc. (Family First), a home health care agency located in Gastonia, N.C. (now d/b/a Gaston Piedmont Health Care Inc.), and its owner Marion James…
Member of Catalytic Converter Theft Crew Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison
BOSTON – A Springfield man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a regional organized theft crew that stole catalytic converters from nearly 500 vehicles, robbed jewelry…
Sex Traffickers Convicted of Cross-Country Exploitation of a Minor
MIAMI – On March 8, a federal trial jury in Miami found Xavier Latrell Smith, 34, and Jayla Denice Welch, 22, both of Texas, guilty of carrying out a sex trafficking conspiracy…
Lawrence Woman Sentenced in Conspiracy to Use Stolen Identities to Fraudulently Purchase Vehicles
BOSTON – A Lawrence woman was sentenced today for her role in a scheme to use the stolen identities of United States citizens from Puerto Rico to fraudulently purchase vehicles. Wanda Sanchez,…
Browning man admits shooting, wounding man on Blackfeet Indian Reservation
GREAT FALLS — A Browning man accused of shooting and wounding a man in the head on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation admitted to charges today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Joseph Paul…
Paul Hendler Imprisoned on Federal Forgery Charge
Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that Paul Hendler, 52, of Burlington, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington to a total of 36 months of…