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…
Culpeper Woman Arrested in Dark Web Murder-for-Hire Plot
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A Culpeper woman, who went online in an attempt to hire a hitman using bitcoin, was arrested today on federal criminal charges. According to court documents, Annie Nicole Ritenour,…
Farmington Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Illegal Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy Involving Money Laundering and Public Corruption
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Randolph County woman admits to methamphetamine charge
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Patricia Ann Mahoney, of Elkins, West Virginia, has admitted to a methamphetamine charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Mahoney, 52, pleaded guilty today to one…
Inmate admits to assaulting officer, sentenced
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Daripsy Sanchez, an inmate at the Secure Female Facility at Federal Correctional Institution Hazelton in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 15 months for an assault…
Hardy County man admits to role in drug trafficking operation
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Richard Allan Howell, of Moorefield, West Virginia, has admitted to his role in a drug distribution operation, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Howell, 43, pleaded…
York Man Sentenced To 15 Years’ Imprisonment For Cocaine Trafficking
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that William Barton, age 40, of York County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on October 26, 2021, to 180 months’…
Harrisburg Man Convicted Of Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on October 26, 2021, Alfred W. Stewart, age 38, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was convicted of possessing a…
York Man Sentenced To Over 18 Years’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on October 27, 2021, Brandon Orr, a/k/a “B Orr,” age 29, of York, was sentenced to 224…
Judge sentences St. Louis man for enticement of a minor to engage in prostitution
ST. LOUIS – Tony K. Sanford, age 39, of St. Louis, Missouri, appeared before United States District Court Judge John A. Ross on October 27, 2021. Sanford was sentenced to 120 months in…
Boston Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Assaulting Officers with a Firearm During Civil Disorder in Boston
BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced yesterday to five years in prison for assaulting officers with a firearm during the civil disorder in Boston early in the morning of June 1,…
Pittsburgh Man Charged with Drug and Firearms Offenses
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been charged by superseding indictment before a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal firearms and narcotic laws, Acting United…
Virginia Man Sentenced for Distributing Methamphetamine, Illegal Possession of a Firearm
ABINGDON, Va. – A Wytheville, Virginia man was sentenced earlier this month to 248 months in prison for distributing more than 500 grams of methamphetamine and illegally possessing a firearm. Following a…
Four Defendants Face Federal Indictment in Alleged Racketeering Conspiracy to Smuggle Contraband into Maryland’s Metropolitan Transition Center in Exchange for Bribes
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging four defendants with a racketeering conspiracy at the Metropolitan Transition Center (MTC), in Baltimore, Maryland. The indictment charges two former correctional…
Grand Jury Returns Two Indictments
Green Bay Man Charged with Possessing Methamphetamine for Distribution Michael Soun, 35, Green Bay, Wisconsin, is charged with possessing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The indictment alleges…
Queens Man Charged With Murdering Woman in Life Insurance Scheme
A superseding indictment was filed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Cory Martin with murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire. Martin was previously charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated…
South Bend, Indiana Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison
SOUTH BEND – Armand White, 34 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after pleading guilty to brandishing a firearm during…
Prosser, Washington Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl and Other Controlled Substances
Spokane – Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that David Barnes Nay, age 42, of Prosser, Washington, was sentenced on October 20, 2021, after having…
Former Gary Police Officer Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charge for Assaulting Arrestee
Terry Peck, 46, a former police officer with the Gary Police Department, was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Hammond, Indiana, for using excessive force against an arrestee. The indictment…
Bibb County to Receive Ballistics Tank to Test Fire Guns Recovered from Crime Scenes
MACON, Ga. – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office has been approved to purchase a ballistics tank using money from a Department of Justice Project Safe Neighborhood’s (PSN) grant. Ballistics tanks are specially designed…
Two Defendants Convicted For Operating Multimillion-Dollar Business Email Compromise And Money Laundering Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned guilty verdicts yesterday against OLUWASEUN ADELEKAN, a/k/a “Sean Adelekan,” and TEMITOPE OMOTAYO for conspiracies…