Essex County Man Faces Criminal Restraint, Aggravated Assault and Weapons Charges
Santos Vanegas, 54, faces criminal restraint, aggravated assault and weapons charges following his Sept. 13 arrest in Essex County.…
Jackson Backed Down From Controversial Religious Chicken Slaughter Ban
Jackson Township’s 2019 HEART Ordinance prompted fears of a Kaporos ban, but the final law expressly exempted qualifying religious slaughter.…
Toms River Hosting Medicare Meeting Before Open Enrollment Begins
TOMS RIVER, NJ — Toms River residents preparing for Medicare open enrollment can attend an informational meeting Wednesday at the township Senior Center. The general membership meeting will begin at noon Sept.…
Box Elder Man Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Sex Crimes
Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Box Elder, South Dakota, man convicted of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet was…
New Orleans Man Sentenced To 46 Months in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that TORREL KNOX (“KNOX”), age 28, of New Orleans, Louisiana was sentenced to imprisonment on August 19, 2021 by U.S. District Court…
Cryptocurrency CEO Sentenced to Five Years in $4 Million Crypto Scheme
The inventor of cryptocurrency AriseCoin was sentenced today to five years in federal prison for duping investors out of more than $4 million, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of…
Foreign national found guilty of smuggling over $1M in meth
LAREDO, Texas – A Laredo federal jury has convicted a 32-year-old Mexican citizen for conspiracy to import and importation of meth, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. The jury deliberated for…
Conspirator in Scheme to Defraud a Maryland Company of More Than $2 Million Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison
Baltimore, Maryland – Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar today sentenced Chonnathason Has, a/k/a Bora Has, age 54, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to three years in federal prison, followed by three years…
Second Convicted Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison After Shooting at Cedar Rapids Apartment Complex
A man who fired a handgun into the air at an apartment complex while children were playing nearby was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison. Sedrick Mac Johnson, Jr., age…
Frankfort Man Convicted of Murder
LONDON, Ky. – A Frankfort, Kentucky man, Patrick Baker, 43, was convicted on Wednesday, by a federal jury sitting in London, of first-degree murder committed during a drug trafficking crime. …
Marion Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Fraud
A man who received over $13,000 in fraudulently obtained CARES Act unemployment funds was sentenced today to nine months in federal prison. Brian Lynn Whorton, age 55, from Marion, Iowa, received the…
Michigan Man Charged with Traveling Across State Lines Intending to Engage in Sexual Conduct with a Child
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Robert Hardin, age 75, of Michigan, was charged today with interstate travel with the intent to engage in sexual conduct with a minor. The announcement was made by…
Billings methamphetamine trafficker sentenced to 12 years in prison
BILLINGS — A Billings man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine after law enforcement officers seized about eight pounds of the drug and three loaded handguns from his vehicle during a stop near…
Newark Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Armed Jewelry Heist in Elizabeth, New Jersey
NEWARK, N.J. – A Newark man was sentenced today to 360 months in prison for his role in the September 2017 armed robbery of a jewelry exchange in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Acting…
Las Vegas Tax Preparer Sentenced For Filing False Tax Returns
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A Las Vegas tax preparer was sentenced today to two years in prison for filing fraudulent tax returns for her clients over approximately five years, causing a total…
Sedalia Man Sentenced for Tax Evasion
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Sedalia, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for tax evasion. Duane Dixon, 59, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner to three years…
Georgia psychotherapy services provider to pay $2 million to resolve false claims allegations
ATLANTA – Carenow Services, LLC, a Roswell-based psychotherapy services provider, as well as its CEO Leena Karun (collectively “Carenow”), have agreed to pay $2 million to settle allegations that they violated the…
Salt Lake City Man Sentenced for Distribution of Alpha-PHP Across Wasatch Front
SALT LAKE CITY – Brent Orton, 63, of Salt Lake City, has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for possessing the Schedule 1 narcotic Alpha Pyrrolidinohexanophenone, commonly known as “Alpha…
Co-Founder And Former CEO Of Palo Alto-Based Start-Up Technology Company Headspin Charged With Securities Fraud And Wire Fraud
SAN FRANCISCO – Manish Lachwani, co-founder and former CEO of technology company Headspin, was arrested today on charges of securities fraud and wire fraud perpetrated to raise money from investors, announced Acting…
Two Sentenced in Connection with Drug Trafficking in Brattleboro, Vermont
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Jorge Delaoz, 52, of Brattleboro, Vermont, and Matthew Sinclair, 25, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, have been sentenced in connection…
Second of 3 Brothers Sentenced for Attempting to Steal Guns from Federal Firearms Licensees
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment on a charge of conspiracy, United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. United States District Judge…
Tilton Man Sentenced to 180 Months for Methamphetamine Trafficking
CONCORD, N.H. – Stefan Gauthier, 35, of Tilton, was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, Acting United…