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…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Launches “FED-UP,” a School-Based Program Addressing Gun Violence
As part of an ongoing effort to address gun violence in Connecticut’s major cities, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, in conjunction with Project Longevity, Bridgeport Hospital, the Bridgeport Police Department and several community…
Essex Man Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Crack Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Joel William Hammond, age 35, Essex of Maryland, to six years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for…
County Councilman Sentenced to a year and a half in Federal Prison for False Statements While Trying to Buy a Firearm
Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart, announced today that Kerry Trent Kinard, 50, of Bamberg, was sentenced to a year and a half in federal prison after…
Jury Finds District Man Guilty of Child Exploitation and Child Sexual Abuse Offenses
WASHINGTON – A 62-year-old man, of Southeast Washington, D.C., has been found guilty by a jury of federal child exploitation offenses, including production of child [censored]ography,…
Canton Man Found Guilty of Possession of Meth and Firearms Violations
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a federal jury found Bruno Nascimento Brito, 36, of Canton, Ohio, guilty of possessing nearly 500 grams of meth and firearms violations on Wednesday,…
Selma Duo Convicted in Federal Gun, Drug, and Witness Tampering Trial
MOBILE, AL – A federal jury convicted a Selma, Alabama man and woman today for witness tampering and the man for being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of cocaine…
Selma Man Sentenced to 112 Months for Gun Crime
MOBILE, AL – A federal judge sentenced a Selma, Alabama man today to 112 months in prison for possessing a firearm while being a previously convicted felon. According to court documents…
Chalmette Resident Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Heroin and Cocaine
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Manchester Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Fraud and Identity Theft Offenses
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JAIME PINTO, 45, of Manchester, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford…
Washington D.C. Man Indicted For Unlawfully Possessing A Firearm
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Diego E. Aleman-Lozano, age 22, of Washington D.C., was indicted by a federal grand jury on October…
Houma Man Pleads Guilty to Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material
NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that STEVE C. MERGEY (“MERGEY”), age 52, of Houma, Louisiana, pled guilty today to Production of Child Pornography, in violation of…
Two Men Indicted for Firearms Trafficking
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a single-count indictment today against Juan Manriquez, 20, of Antioch, and Andrew Tuma, 19, of Sacramento, charging them with unlawful manufacturing and dealing in…
Second Former State Employee Pleads Guilty in $2 Million Scheme to Defraud the Office of AIDS
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Christine M. Iwamoto, 47, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in relation to a scheme to divert funds from the California…
Chinese National Sentenced to 14 Months in Federal Prison for Attempting to Bribe an Immigration Case Worker
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Zhiyang Yang, age 61, formerly of Silver Spring, Maryland, to 14 months in federal prison, which is time served, for making illegal…
Great Falls woman admits methamphetamine conspiracy
GREAT FALLS – A Great Falls woman accused of working with others to bring methamphetamine from Las Vegas, Nevada, back to Montana for distribution admitted to a drug trafficking crime on Oct.…
Seven Defendants Sentenced Resulting from Drug and Firearm Trafficking Investigation at Motels
ALBANY, Ga. – Seven defendants guilty of various crimes related to a multi-agency drug and firearms investigation at several Southwest Georgia motels were sentenced for their crimes this week in federal court.…
Honduran National Charged with Transnational Cocaine Trafficking and Money Laundering Extradited to the United States
Miami, Florida – Fredy Donaldo Marmol Vallejo (Marmol), 40, will make his initial appearance in federal court in Miami, Florida today after being extradited from Honduras, his country of origin. An indictment…
Medfield Man Pleads Guilty to Two Online Fraud Schemes
BOSTON – A Medfield man pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with an international business email compromise (BEC) scheme that defrauded companies of more than $850,000 and a romance fraud scheme that defrauded…
New Jersey Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Attempted Possession of Nearly Two Kilograms of Fentanyl
BOSTON – A New Jersey man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with attempting to retrieve narcotics from two Stoughton storage units. Carlos Miguel Concepcion-Guilam, 30, was sentenced…
State Contractor Sentenced in $3 million Unemployment Fraud Scheme
A Detroit woman was sentenced today to 58 months in federal prison after having pleaded guilty for her role in a multi-million dollar unemployment insurance fraud scheme aimed at defrauding the State…