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…
Atlanta restaurateur sentenced for willful failure to remit payroll taxes
ATLANTA – Shanga A. Hankerson, the former owner of the Gladys Knight’s Chicken and Waffles restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, has been sentenced for willful failure to remit payroll taxes. “Hankerson willfully disregarded…
Taos Pueblo man pleads guilty to sexual abuse of a minor
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Elliot Romancito, 27, of Taos, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Taos Pueblo, pleaded guilty in federal court on Nov. 3 to sexual abuse of a…
Warren Man Sentenced for Threatening Social Security Administration Official
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that on Wednesday, Nov. 3, Judge J. Philip Calabrese sentenced Anthony D. Wilson, 35, of Warren, Ohio, to a three-year term of probation after Wilson pleaded…
District Man Found Guilty by Jury of Fatally Stabbing Woman in Northeast Washington
WASHINGTON –Robert Dean, 63, of Washington, D.C., has been found guilty by a jury of second-degree murder while armed in the fatal stabbing of a woman…
St. Louis man convicted by federal jury for being a felon in possession of a firearm
ST. LOUIS –On November 2, 2021, a jury convicted Robert Harrison, 41, of St. Louis of one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm after a two-day trial. Sentencing…
Readout of Justice Department Leadership Meeting on Human Smuggling and Trafficking Networks
On Nov 3, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division convened a meeting on efforts to combat human smuggling and trafficking networks as part of the…
25 Individuals Charged in Rocky Mount Cigarette Smuggling and Money Laundering Operation
RALEIGH – G. Norman Acker III, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced today that on October 20, 2021, a federal grand jury sitting in the Eastern District…
High-ranking members of the Sinaloa Cartel charged with international drug trafficking
TUCSON, Ariz. – Two indictments were unsealed in federal court that charge high-ranking members of the Sinaloa Cartel with international drug trafficking following investigations lead by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
HSI, federal, local partner investigation leads to firearms, narcotics charges for Mexican national at Minneapolis airport
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A federal criminal complaint has been filed against a Mexican national after authorities at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport found firearms and methamphetamine in his luggage. This case is…
Texas man sentenced for weapons violation tied to purchase of nearly 50 firearms
EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso man was sentenced Tuesday to 41 months in prison for dealing firearms without a license, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE)…
HSI San Antonio warns the public about spoofing phone calls
SAN ANTONIO — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officials are warning the public that imposters posing as HSI special agents are contacting people and claiming there is…
HSI contributes to multiagency Task Force to pursue transnational gang leader
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Acting Homeland Security Investigations Director, Steve Francis, joined Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John J. Durham, Director…
Joint law enforcement sex trafficking operation leads to federal prison sentence for South Dakota man
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A western South Dakota man was sentenced Oct. 25 to two years in prison for attempting to acquire child [censored]ography. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and…
Portland Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges After Stealing Covid-Relief Funds
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland man pleaded guilty today for perpetrating a scheme to steal funds intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eric Wade Lysne, 35, pleaded guilty to bank and…
Federal Jury Convicts Idaho Falls Man for Trafficking Methamphetamine
POCATELLO – A federal jury sitting in Pocatello convicted an Idaho Falls man of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, attempted possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, and deported alien found in the…
Hattiesburg Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
Hattiesburg, Miss. – A Hattiesburg man pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad Byerley of…
Jefferson Davis County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
Hattiesburg, Miss. – A Jefferson Davis County man was sentenced to 120 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special…
Federal Jury Convicts Chicago Man of Sex Trafficking Several Children
CHICAGO — A federal jury today convicted a Chicago man on sex trafficking charges for recruiting several children to engage in sex acts for money. The jury in U.S. District Court in…
Two Men Sentenced for Drug Trafficking on the Menominee Indian Reservation
Richard G. Frohling, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that two men received sentences related to their involvement in drug trafficking on the Menominee Indian Reservation on…
Madison Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement by a Bank Officer
Jackson, Miss. – A Madison man pleaded guilty to embezzlement by a bank officer, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau…