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Jeff Tims (shortened) is the SNN federal news press release curator. Stories published by Jeff Tims are not necessarily written by him, but obtained through government press releases.

March 26, 2024

Tragic Accidental Shooting Claims Life of 13-Year-Old in Nashville Home

Harassing Missouri Landlord Sued by Feds

SPRINGFIELD, MO – The Justice Department has initiated legal action against Jimmie Bell, a Springfield, Missouri landlord, accusing him of sexually harassing female tenants, a violation of the Fair Housing Act. Filed…

Defendant Sentenced To 17 Years For Murder-For-Hire Scheme And Related Shooting In Poughkeepsie

Former New Yorker Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Defrauding Purchasers Of Cryptocurrency-Mining Computers And Miner-Hosting Services

Former Portland Attorney Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Federal Prison for Embezzling Client Funds

PORTLAND, Ore.—A former Portland attorney was sentenced to federal prison today for defrauding more than one hundred clients out of millions of dollars in insurance proceeds and using the stolen money to…

January 9, 2023

Three Fentanyl Traffickers Sentenced To Federal Prison

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Luis Omar Rosa Cotto (32, Orlando), Alejandro Acevedo Luna (34, Apopka), and Juan Carlos Garcia (38, Apopka) to federal prison for…

January 9, 2023

Fort Stewart soldier sentenced to prison for prolific fraud scheme targeting COVID-19 relief programs, student loans

SAVANNAH, GA: A U.S. Army soldier stationed at Fort Stewart has been sentenced to federal prison for leading a prolific fraud scheme in which she and others illegally raked in millions of…

January 9, 2023

Wilmer Man Sentenced to Ninety-Two Months Imprisonment for Mailing Suboxone Strips to Inmates in Federal Prison

John Robert Payne, of Wilmer, was sentenced today to ninety-two months imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and providing contraband to a federal prisoner. The sentence was handed down by…

January 9, 2023

69 Universal Aryan Brotherhood Gang Members and Associates Convicted During Multi-Year Investigation into Their Drug Trafficking of Methamphetamine

Gang Directed Drug Trafficking Network Through Contraband Cell Phones from State Prison Cells OKLAHOMA CITY – A multi-year investigation into a prison-based drug trafficking organization has resulted in 69 defendants being convicted…

January 9, 2023

El Salvadorian Citizen Convicted of Illegal Reentry after Aggravated Felony

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A federal jury convicted an El Salvadorian citizen last week on charges of illegal reentry subsequent to an aggravated felony. According to court records and evidence presented at trial,…

January 9, 2023

New prosecutor to lead civil rights enforcement in West Virginia

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA — Civil rights enforcement will be the focus of the newest prosecutor in the United States Attorney’s Office. U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced today that Carly Nogay has been…

January 9, 2023

Metairie Woman Sentenced for Theft of Social Security Funds and Cares Act Funds

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that defendant, RACHEL COONEY, of Metairie, Louisiana, was sentenced on January 5, 2023 for Theft of Government Funds, in violation of Title…

January 9, 2023

Conyers doctor pays $1,850,000 to resolve allegations that she performed and billed for medically unnecessary cataract surgeries and diagnostic tests

ATLANTA –Aarti D. Pandya, M.D. and Aarti D. Pandya, M.D. P.C. (“Pandya Practice Group”) have agreed to pay approximately $1,850,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by, among…

January 9, 2023

Defendant Extradited to the United States from Mexico to Face Sex Trafficking Charges

Leonardo Jimenez-Rodriguez was extradited to the United States yesterday and is scheduled to be arraigned today before United States Magistrate Judge Ramon E. Reyes, Jr., at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn on…

January 7, 2023

Fentanyl Dealer Going To Prison For 12 Years

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Marcus White,…

January 6, 2023

Rochester Woman Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Two People On An Airplane

CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Cynthia McKnight, 24, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence…

January 6, 2023

Buffalo Man Going To Prison For Bank Robbery

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Anthony Wilson,…

January 6, 2023

Canadian Man Pleads Guilty To Illegally Bringing An Alien To The United States

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Edwin Ramirez-Cordones…

January 6, 2023

Brooklyn, New York man convicted in cross country marijuana distribution conspiracy

Seattle – A 54-year-old Brooklyn, New York resident was convicted today in U.S. District Court in Seattle of conspiracy to distribute more than 1,000 kilos of processed marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Nick…

January 6, 2023

Unlicensed Vancouver, Washington, Investment Advisor sentenced to 6+ years in prison for Ponzi Scheme

Tacoma – An unlicensed “investment advisor” from Vancouver, Washington, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 75 months in prison for mail fraud in connection with his scheme to…

January 6, 2023

Germantown Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for the Illegal Possession and Distribution of Firearms and Drugs

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang today sentenced Dwight Luis Clarke, age 32, of Germantown, Maryland, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release,…

January 6, 2023

Two Denver Men Arrested for Fentanyl Distribution

DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces the arrests of Santos Lopez Avalos, 22, of Denver, and Jesus Enrique Astorga-Castillo, 41, of Denver, for allegations of…

January 6, 2023

Windsor Mill Couple Facing Federal Charges for Allegedly Obtaining and Attempting to Obtain Multiple Fraudulent COVID-19 Cares Act Loans and Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Tomeka Glenn, age 46, and Kevin Davis, age 42, both of Windsor Mill, Maryland, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, relating…

January 6, 2023

Enumclaw, Washington, woman sentenced for criminal scheme to steal flood control tax dollars

Seattle – The wife of the former long-time Commissioner of an East King County drainage district was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three years in prison and three…

January 6, 2023

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