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…
Man Sentenced to Prison after String of Grocery Store Robberies
RICHMOND, Va. – A Richmond man was sentenced today to 11 years in prison for committing robberies at four commercial grocery stores over the course of four days before taking law enforcement…
Removed Columbian National Indicted for Illegally Re-entering the U.S.
PITTSBURGH – One Columbian national has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of Reentering the United States, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.…
Williamsburg Businessman Convicted of Tax Fraud
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A federal jury convicted a Williamsburg man yesterday on charges of filing false tax returns and failure to file a tax return. According to court records and evidence…
KC Man Who Stole Gun from Murder Victim Sentenced for Illegal Firearm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, man who stole a firearm from the victim of a fatal shooting in a liquor store parking lot has been sentenced in federal court…
Illinois Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking Two Victims Deceived with Promises of Help with Their Modeling Careers
LOS ANGELES – A Chicago man has been sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for luring two victims – both of whom were 19 at the time – from Canada…
Leader of Money Laundering Network Responsible for Laundering Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds Sentenced
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Chinese national and naturalized U.S. citizen was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for conspiring to launder tens of millions of dollars in drug proceeds on behalf…
Nine Therapists Arrested in Scheme to Defraud Program for Developmentally Disabled Children
A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Marsiste Adolphe, Margaret Dominique-McLain, Mercedes Falcon, Tracy Gibson, Roselee Johnson, Jeannette Monclova, Manuel Moore, Kikelomo Ogundiran, and Dino Paolicelli with…
Leader of Money Laundering Network Responsible for Laundering Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
The leader of a money laundering network was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for laundering tens of millions of dollars in drug proceeds on behalf of foreign drug trafficking organizations. …
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Members and Associates of Alleged Louisville Drug Trafficking Organization
Louisville, Kentucky – Multiple members and associates of an alleged local drug trafficking organization and street gang known as “Everybody Shines Together,” or, “EST,” were arrested over the past week in Louisville…
Stock Trader Arrested And Charged With Securities Fraud For Using His Twitter Account To Operate A Pump-And-Dump Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Ricky J. Patel, Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), announced…
10 Foreign Nationals Charged In Years-Long, Multimillion-Dollar Investment And Impersonation Scheme
Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Philip R. Bartlett, Inspector in Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”), Thomas Fattorusso,…
Bloods Gang Member Is Sentenced To More Than 13 Years For Drug Trafficking
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney ordered Robert Allen McClinton, 32, of Charlotte, to serve 135 months in prison and eight years of supervised release on drug trafficking…
State Inmate Sentenced to Federal Prison for Arranging Sale of a Firearm and Meth Sales from Behind Bars
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Rhode Island state prison inmate who arranged by telephone from within the prison to sell a firearm and methamphetamine to an individual outside the prison whose telephone number…
New York Man Admits Role in Bank Fraud
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Bronx, New York, man today admitted his role in a scheme to steal bank customer identities and then use the information to steal more than $600,000, Acting U.S.…
Hanover Paving Company Owner Agrees to Plead Guilty to Tax Evasion
BOSTON – The owner of a commercial and residential paving business in Hanover has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with an income diversion scheme. William E. Dyer,…
Iowa Man with Prior Federal Drug Conviction Pleads Guilty to Another Federal Drug Crime
A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine pled guilty October 21, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City. Dustin Joe Martinez, 33, from Sutherland, Iowa, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. …
Convicted Felon Sentenced To More Than 14 Years In Federal Prison For Possessing Firearms And Narcotics
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Leon Grant, Jr. (40, St. Petersburg) to 14 years and 2 months in federal prison for possession with the intent to…
Iowa Man with Prior Federal Drug Conviction Pleads Guilty to Heroin and Firearm Charges
Steven Springer, 54, from Hampton, Iowa, pled guilty on October 21, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City, to conspiracy to distribute heroin while possessing a firearm in furtherance of that crime.…
Lawrenceburg Man Sentenced to 180 Months for Armed Methamphetamine Trafficking
FRANKFORT, Ky.— A Lawrenceburg, Ky., man, Denero Evans, 32, was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison on Tuesday, by U.S. District Judge Gregory VanTatenhove, after pleading guilty to possession with intent…
Non-Profit Ceo Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison After Pleading Guilty to Wire Fraud in Connection with the Misuse of Federal Funds Intended for the Treatment of Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Glenda Hodges, age 72, of Clinton, Maryland, yesterday to two years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after Hodges…