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…
Repeat Felon Sentenced to Statutory Maximum Resulting from PSN Investigation
COLUMBUS, Ga. – A convicted felon with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced to ten years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm, the statutory maximum under federal sentencing guidelines. Charleston Magee,…
Bronx Man Convicted Of Possessing Ammunition In Connection With August 2020 Shooting
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ROBERT GONZALEZ pled guilty today to possessing ammunition after having been convicted of a felony in connection…
Middlesex County Man Gets 24 Months in Prison for Setting Fire to Cop Car During George Floyd Riot
TRENTON, N.J. – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for attempting to interfere with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder when he attempted…
North Carolina Tax Preparer Sentenced for False Returns
A North Carolina man was sentenced yesterday to 33 months in prison for assisting in the preparation of a false tax return and for filing a false personal income tax return. According…
Two Charged with Defrauding HUD Program
PITTSBURGH- Two residents of Upper St. Clair, PA, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, on conspiracy and fraud charges, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.…
Two Southwestern PA Men Charged with Defrauding HUD Program
PITTSBURGH – Two southwestern Pennsylvania residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, on conspiracy and fraud charges, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. The four-count…
Rhode Island Man Convicted for Illegally Obtaining and Selling Sixteen Firearms, Lying to Federal Agents
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A federal jury in Providence on Wednesday convicted a Warwick man on charges that he acted as an unlicensed federal firearms dealer when he purchased and took possession of…
Lackawanna County Man Charged With Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on October 19, 2021, Douglas Richard Spencer, age 39, of Jefferson Township, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a…
Long-Time Fugitive Sentenced To 51 Months In Prison For Scheme To Steal 94,000 Debit And Credit Cards From Michaels’ Stores In 19 States
CAMDEN, N.J. – A California man was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to steal 94,000 credit and debit cards from customers at approximately 80…
Former Danbury Resident Sentenced to More than 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 DOMINGO ST. HILAIRE ROSARIO, 57, formerly of Danbury, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L.…
Columbia Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison
Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced that James Eric Hampton, Jr., 37, of Columbia, was sentenced to seven years in federal prison today after pleading guilty…
North Carolina Tax Preparer Sentenced for False Returns
A North Carolina man was sentenced yesterday to 33 months in prison for assisting in the preparation of a false tax return and for filing a false personal income tax return. According…
Gulfport Man Pleads Guilty to Firearm Offense
Gulfport, Miss. – A Gulfport man pled guilty today to being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special…
Chicago Investment Manager Sentenced to 17 Years in Federal Prison for Swindling $10 Million From Clients and Lenders
CHICAGO — A Chicago investment manager who swindled more than $10 million from clients and lenders has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison. SHAWN BALDWIN owned and controlled various investment…
Defendant Pleads Guilty to Theft of Funds in Connection with COVID-19 Fraud Case
LAFAYETTE, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Burnell Gabriel Zachary, 37, of Arnaudville, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Carol Whitehurst to receiving…
Natchitoches Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Heroin
SHREVEPORT, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Quintarence D. Morris, 29, of Natchitoches, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Dee D. Drell to…
Australian National Sentenced To More Than 9 Years In Prison For Multimillion-Dollar Text-Messaging Consumer Fraud Scheme
Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL PEARSE, an Australian national who was extradited to the United States from Australia in January 2021, was…
Brooklyn Man Charged With Enticement Of Two 14-Year-Old Children
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Ricky J. Patel, the Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Department of Homeland…
Hogansburg Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana and Money Laundering
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Adam Jacobs, age 33, of Hogansburg, NY, was sentenced today to serve 70 months in prison for conspiring to distribute marijuana and for money laundering of drug proceeds…
Federal Prosecution of La Placita Robbery Concludes with Final Sentencngs
Bowling Green, Kentucky– Two Honduran nationals, Jonny Alexander Reyes-Martinez and Jorge Santos Caballero-Melgar were sentenced on Monday in U.S. District Court in Bowling Green. Reyes was sentenced to 262 months in prison…