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…
Justice Department Obtains Consent Decree in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Owners of Minneapolis Area Rental Properties
MINNEAPOLIS – The Justice Department today announced that it has obtained a consent decree with Reese Pfeiffer and several other defendants to resolve allegations that Pfeiffer violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA)…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Partners with the Justice Department to Combat Redlining
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island announces today that it is partnering with the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division as it launches the department’s new…
Agents Arrest 17 People in Large-Scale Multi-State Drug Trafficking Ring Involving Fentanyl, Heroin, Crystal Methamphetamine and Firearms
ST. LOUIS – This week the Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Marshals Service, and United States Postal Inspection Service arrested 17 people in Missouri, Arizona, California, and Mexico linked to an organized…
Justice Department Announces New Initiative To Combat Redlining
[KANSAS CITY, KAN.]— The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas announced its partnership with the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division as it launches the department’s new Combatting Redlining Initiative. Redlining…
Knoxville Man Pleads Guilty To Murder-For-Hire Charge
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On October 25, 2021, Nelson Paul Replogle, 59, of Knoxville, Tennessee, entered a guilty plea to one count of Murder-For-Hire in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section…
Indictment Unsealed Charges Three in Fraud Scheme Targeting Rhode Island Seniors
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A federal indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in Providence on Friday charges three individuals with allegedly participating in a so called “Grandparent Scam” to defraud at least eleven…
Two Harrisburg Men Sentenced For Drug Trafficking Offenses
HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Tyquann Langston, age 26, and Donza Brown, age 58, both of Harrisburg, were sentenced by U.S. District Court…
Man Residing in Bakersfield Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Attempting to Sell Large Amount of Fentanyl, Cocaine and Methamphetamine
FRESNO, Calif. — Jose Mario Quintero Beltran, 31, a citizen of Mexico unlawfully residing in Bakersfield, was sentenced today to nine years in prison for possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl,…
Omaha Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine
Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Jose Ivan Marino-Meza, 25, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today by United States District Judge John M. Gerrard to 11 years and three months…
Proctor Man Sentenced for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on October 25, 2021, Robert Callahan, 37, of Proctor, Vermont, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William K.…
Lincoln Couple Sentenced for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Raymond Michael Maestas, 28, and his wife, Jaesa Suzanne Vaughn, 28, both of Lincoln, Nebraska, were sentenced today by United States District Judge John…
Outdoor Apparel Company Owner Guilty of Violating National Forest Service Regulations as part of Marketing Campaign
GRAND JUNCTION – David Lesh was found guilty of violating National Forest Service regulations for snowmobiling at Keystone Resort, which was closed in April 2020. United States Magistrate Judge Gordon P. Gallagher…
Jacksonville Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Federal Prison For Using The Internet To Attempt To Entice And Meet A 12-Year-Old Child For Sex
Jacksonville, Florida – United States District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Wayne Dale Epps, Jr. (36, Jacksonville) to 12 years in federal prison for using the internet to attempt to entice…
Additional Carjacking and Firearm Charges Added to Federal Indictment Accusing Chicago Man of Murdering Rideshare Driver
CHICAGO — A newly filed federal indictment adds additional carjacking and firearm charges against a Chicago man accused of murdering a rideshare driver during a carjacking earlier this year. EDMOND HARRIS, 18,…
Fresno Man Sentenced to over 2 Years in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
FRESNO, Calif. — Eugene Dajohn Marshall, 31, of Fresno, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to two years and eight months in prison, for being a felon in possession…
Two Thomson Penitentiary Inmates Sentenced to Additional Prison Time for Assaulting Another Inmate
ROCKFORD — Two Thomson Penitentiary inmates have been sentenced to additional prison time for assaulting another inmate. U.S. District Judge John J. Tharp, Jr. on Thursday sentenced JASON MACKENZIE, 40, to eight years in…
HSI, joint law enforcement partner, investigation leads to a dozen human trafficking arrests
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A two-day undercover operation aimed at addressing human trafficking in middle Tennessee, resulted in the arrest of 12 individuals accused of seeking illicit sex from minors. The operation was…
Human smuggler pleads guilty to operating Phoenix stash house
TUCSON, Ariz. – A Mexican national pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to his role as operator of a human smuggling stash house in Phoenix, following a probe by U.S. Immigration and…
Phoenix Man Sentenced to Over 4 Years for Abusive Sexual Contact
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Yesterday, Virgil Fabian Brown, Jr., 44, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael T. Liburdi to 54 months in prison, followed by ten years of supervised…
Doctor and Owner of Medical Practice Indicted for Health Care Fraud
TUCSON, Ariz. – On Wednesday, a federal grand jury returned a fifty-count indictment, charging Linh Cao Nguyen, M.D., 48, of Peoria, Arizona, with Health Care Fraud, False Statements Relating to a Health…