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…
Maryland Woman Pleads Guilty to Paying Bribes in Return for Non-Public Information About Traffic Crash Victims
WASHINGTON – A Maryland businesswoman pleaded guilty today to paying cash bribes to an officer with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in return for information contained…
Arlington Man Sentenced for Production and Receipt of Child Sexual Abuse Material
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – An Arlington man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for production and receipt of child [censored]ography. “The defendant engaged in devastating acts of sexual exploitation against a…
Two Lyon County Men Sentenced for Causing 3,900-Gallon Oil Spill into Yellow Medicine River
MINNEAPOLIS – Two Lyon County men have each been sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to pay $1,138,772.06 in restitution for causing thousands of gallons of oil to spill into…
Narcotics Dealing Couple Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Charges and Assault on of a Federal Officer
Greenbelt, Maryland – Alicia Marie Walls, age 28, of Bowie, Maryland; and Andrew Joseph Trimmer, age 32, of Bowie, Maryland pleaded guilty on October 4, 2021 to conspiracy to distribute and possess…
Spokane Native Vanessa R. Waldref to be Sworn in as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington
Spokane, Washington – On October 7, 2021, Vanessa R. Waldref will be sworn in as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington. In a ceremony that will be held…
Ford County Man Convicted of Enticement of a Minor
PEORIA, Ill. – A federal jury deliberated for just over 90 minutes before returning a guilty verdict this afternoon against Robert Shawn Anderson, 52, of the 300 block of Spruce Street in…
Aryan Circle Gang Leader Sentenced for Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Santa Fe, Texas, man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a violent gang-related beating in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney…
Former Treasurer of Volunteer Fire Department Charged with Bank Fraud
A Kaufman County man who allegedly took out fraudulent loans in the name of his volunteer fire department has been charged with making a false statement to a bank, announced Acting U.S.…
Large Scale Methamphetamine Distributor Sentenced to over a Decade in Federal Prison
A man who distributed over five kilograms of methamphetamine in the Dubuque area between 2018 and 2019 was sentenced today to more than ten years in federal prison. Alan Julson, age 40,…
Former Rogers Company Executive Pleads Guilty To Role In Workers’ Comp Billing Fraud/Kickback Conspiracy
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.—A former executive with a Rogers medical supply and billing company pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, health care fraud, fraud to obtain…
Jury Declares Key West Money Launderer Guilty
Miami, Florida – Following a three-day trial, a federal jury in Key West, Florida found Sean Kerwin Bindranauth, 44, guilty of laundering $1 million derived from romance and investment fraud scams targeting…
Two Former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Deputies Sentenced to 50 Months Imprisonment for Their Roles in Kickback and Bribery Scheme Involving Contract for Privatization of Work Release Program in St. Tammany Parish
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DAVID HANSON, age 63, from Abita Springs, Louisiana, and CLIFFORD “SKIP” KEEN, age 53, from Covington, Louisiana, were each sentenced today to…
Grand Jury indicts St. Louis woman for conspiracy to commit arson for burning of St. Louis 7-Eleven on June 1, 2020
ST. LOUIS – Nautica Turner, a 26 year-old female from St. Louis, made her initial appearance before the Honorable Shirley P. Mensah in federal court today in relation to the charge of…
Shooting, wounding of pedestrian in Crow Agency sends Lodge Grass man to prison for seven years
BILLINGS — A Lodge Grass man who admitted to shooting and wounding a pedestrian from his vehicle in Crow Agency was sentenced today to seven years in prison to be followed by…
Man sentenced to prison for assaulting dating partner on Fort Belknap Indian Reservation
GREAT FALLS — A man who admitted beating his dating partner on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation and causing her substantial injuries was sentenced today to 18 months in prison to be…
Judge sentences St. Louis man to 156 months in prison for carjacking and weapons charges
ST. LOUIS – Najee Neal, 30, of St. Louis, Missouri, appeared before United States District Court Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on today’s date for sentencing. Neal previously pleaded guilty in July and was…
Drug trafficker sentenced for meth and cocaine conspiracy
LAREDO, Texas – A 45-year-old Laredo resident has been ordered to federal prison for his role as a leader-organizer in a meth distribution conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Federico…
Judge sentences St. Louis man to 255 months in prison for conspiracy and distribution of cocaine base “crack”
ST. LOUIS – On today’s date, United States District Judge Stephen R. Clark sentenced Bryan Kimble, 32, of St. Louis, Missouri, to 255 months in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base and three counts of distribution…
New Jersey Couple Resentenced for Child Abuse
NEWARK, N.J. – A former U.S. Army major and his wife today were sentenced for a third time for their respective roles in abusing their adopted children – who all were less…
Feds forgive FEMA loans to Toms River, Berkeley, others hit by Superstorm Sandy
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) commends the federal government for its total forgiveness of FEMA Community Disaster Loans (CDL) awarded to local governments and boards of…