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…
HSI investigation leads to arrests for ivory and rhinoceros horn trafficking
WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) continues to make the interdiction of wildlife trafficking a global priority by protecting wildlife from poachers and the transnational criminal…
HSI attends EUROJUST Genocide Network meeting in The Hague
WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)-led Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center (HRVWCC) represented the U.S. Nov. 9 and 10 at The Hague, Netherlands, for…
North Dakota woman sentenced following ICE HSI investigation for string of violent robberies
FARGO, N.D. – An eastern North Dakota woman was sentenced Monday to 45 months in federal prison for her role in a string of robberies committed under the guise of offering commercial…
Los Angeles-area man sentenced to more than 4 years in prison for scheming to fraudulently obtain $1.8 million in COVID-relief funds
LOS ANGELES – A Santa Clarita Valley man was sentenced today to 51 months in federal prison for scheming to fraudulently obtain approximately $1.8 million in COVID-19 relief guaranteed by the Small…
Owasso Man Convicted for Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Loans under False Pretenses
An Owasso man who fraudulently applied for Paycheck Protection Program loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was convicted Thursday by a…
Federal Jury Convicts Wyandotte Man for Methamphetamine Drug Conspiracy
A federal jury convicted a Wyandotte man Thursday for his role in a methamphetamine drug conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Adam Douglas Sherwood, 43, was found guilty of drug conspiracy,…
Clinton Man Sentenced to over Nine Years in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
Jackson, Miss. – A Clinton man was sentenced yesterday to 110 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. United States Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent…
Gang Member Admits Role in Courthouse Shooting
LAHEEM JONES, also known as “Heemie,” 27, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to racketeering and attempted murder offenses stemming from his participation…
Two Men Found Guilty of Waterloo Armed Robbery
Two men who worked together to rob two people at gun point were convicted by a jury yesterday after a four-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Antione Maxwell, age…
St. Thomas Man Charged After Conspiring to Mail Packages of Fentanyl to St. Thomas
ST. THOMAS – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that a St. Thomas man was arrested September 14, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia and transported to St. Thomas, USVI on criminal charges…
East Peoria Ice Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to Fifteen Years in Prison
PEORIA, Ill. –Joshua A. Ward, 35, of East Peoria, Illinois, was sentenced on November 18, 2021, to 15 years in federal prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, for…
Wake County Man Convicted of Firearm Offense in Connection with High-Speed Chase and Shooting
RALEIGH, N.C. – Cedrick Tyler Armstrong, 36, of Zebulon, NC was convicted in federal court yesterday of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon following a two-day jury trial. On October…
Seattle Doctor Found Guilty of Fraudulently Obtaining Millions of Dollars from COVID-19 Relief Programs
A federal jury convicted a Seattle doctor yesterday of fraudulently seeking over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) COVID-19 relief funds. According to court documents…
Multiple Defendants Charged in a Scheme to “Straw Purchase” Firearms Appeared in Federal Court
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Three defendants charged in a scheme to “straw purchase” firearms appeared in federal court this week. Two additional defendants have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing. U.S. Attorney Prim F.…
Licensed Attorney Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Medicaid in Scheme Involving Personal Care Services
WASHINGTON – Susan Engonwei Tingwei, 44, of Silver Spring, Md., a licensed attorney, pleaded guilty today to defrauding the D.C. Medicaid program out of more than $100,000…
Informational: Federal Court arraignments
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The…
Grand Jury indicts local business owner for tax evasion
ST. LOUIS – A federal grand jury indicted Jeffrey M. Bauza on November 17, 2021 with numerous counts of willful failure to collect or pay taxes to the Internal Revenue Service. …
Guatemalan National Convicted After Nine-Day Federal Trial for Sex Trafficking of a Minor and Related Charges
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal jury convicted Feliciano de Jesus Diaz-Martinez, a/k/a Alex, age 43, of Owings Mills, Maryland, yesterday for sex trafficking of a child, enticement of a minor to engage…
Sharpsburg Man Facing Federal Indictment for Illegal Possession of Firearms, Including a Machinegun
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Jacob Matthew Martz, age 41, of Sharpsburg, Maryland, with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and with possession…
Savannah man gets 10-year sentence for illegal firearms possession
SAVANNAH, GA: A Chatham County man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. Matthew Kearse, 30, of Savannah, was sentenced to 120 months in…