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…
Hilliard man lies to avoid taxes on $1 million in lottery winnings; pleads guilty to tax fraud
COLUMBUS, OHIO – Mustafa Shalash, of Hillard, Ohio, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of filing a false tax return with the IRS. Shalash was charged by bill of…
Cincinnati woman sentenced to prison for misusing SSN, lying to court about military service & address before failing to appear
CINCINNATI – A Cincinnati woman who applied for and was denied bankruptcy seven times was sentenced in federal court to 17 months in prison for misusing another person’s Social Security number. After…
Staten Island Businessman Operating in Bucks County Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Tobacco Smuggling
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Ramzi Al Najar, 43, of Staten Island, NY, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, three years of…
Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to CARES Act PPP Fraud
VALDOSTA, Ga. – A Georgia man pleaded guilty to money laundering after he filed for PPP loans amounting to more than $2.6 million under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)…
Jersey City Man Admits Illegal Firearm Possession
NEWARK, N.J. – A Jersey City man today admitted possessing a firearm and ammunition after previously being convicted of a felony, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Javon Alston, 37, of…
Hamburg Man Going To Prison For Stalking A Local News Reporter
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Paul E. Lubienecki, 63, of Hamburg, NY, who was convicted of stalking, was sentenced to serve 12 months in prison by…
Fort Hall Man Sentenced for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender
POCATELLO – A Fort Hall man was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for failure to register as a sex offender. According to court records, Montey Curtis Moon, 46, of Fort Hall,…
Beckley Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime
BECKLEY, W.Va. – A Beckley man pleaded guilty to a federal gun crime. According to court documents, Kaine William Durham, 25, was stopped by law enforcement in Beckley on November 7,…
Man Pleads Guilty to Escape Charge
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Robert Reid, 26, pleaded guilty yesterday to an escape charge. According to court documents, on August 8, 2021, Reid left Dismas Charities, Inc., a Bureau of Prisons residential reentry…
Twenty-Year Old Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Carjacking and Brandishing a Firearm During a Crime of Violence
Memphis, TN – Terrion Jones, 20, has been sentenced to 111 months in federal prison for attempted carjacking and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph C.…
Former Medical Student Sentenced for Fatal Party Drug Overdose
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – An Ontario, Canada, man was sentenced today to one year in prison for distributing MDA—a psychedelic drug similar to MDMA, or “molly”—that resulted in the fatal overdose of a…
Marion Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl
ABINGDON, Va. – A Marion, Virginia man pleaded guilty last week to possession with the intent to distribute the deadly drug fentanyl. Dakota Shadoe Tunnell, 21, became known to law enforcement in…
Ashland Man Sentenced to 152 Months for Armed Methamphetamine Trafficking
ASHLAND, Ky.— An Ashland man Steven Halley, 28, was sentenced to 152 months in federal prison on Monday, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, after pleading guilty to possession with intent to…
Three men guilty for their roles in multimillion-dollar COVID-relief fraud conspiracy
HOUSTON – Three individuals have admitted to their participation in a scheme to fraudulently obtain and launder millions of dollars in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. The Small Business Administration (SBA)…
Five men indicted for illegal firearms possession, drugs
SAVANNAH, GA: Five defendants face federal charges including illegal possession of firearms after separate indictments by a grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia, while recent actions in U.S. District Court…
Two Members of the Nine Trey Gangster Bloods Gang Plead Guilty to RICO Conspiracy
Yesterday, two Georgia men and members of the Nine Trey Gangster national criminal organization pleaded guilty to Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) conspiracy. The Nine Trey Gangsters (NTG) are a national gang…
Three Sentenced in Overdose Causing Death Case
Charleston, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Darryl Blunt, 59, Ayla Courvoisie, 31, and Teresa Cooper, 60, all of Charleston, were sentenced for their respective…
Guatemalan Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm and Being in the United States Illegally
A Guatemalan man who was illegally in the United States while possessing a firearm was sentenced November 8, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City. On June 16, 2021, Sergio Mendez-Perez, 26,…
Mexican National Sentenced for Illegal Re-Entry
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North Carolina Family Sentenced in Multimillion Dollar South Carolina Medicaid Scheme
Columbia, South Carolina – Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Tony Lee Covington, 50, his wife Priscilla Covington, 51, and his sisters Vanessa McPhaul, 56, and Mary Moses…