Baltimore Man Charged With First-Degree Murder in Fatal Garrison Boulevard Shooting
Baltimore Police charged Paul Gant with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Adrian Griffin on Garrison Boulevard after a two-week investigation.…
NJ Gas Prices Surge Past $4 a Gallon — Here’s What Commuters Are Spending
New Jersey gas is averaging about $4.27 a gallon, pushing monthly commuting costs toward $240 for some drivers before personal trips are counted.…
Two-Year-Old Girl Tumbles from Seaside Sky Ride; What NJ Rules Say About Amusement Safety
A toddler's fall from the Seaside Heights Sky Ride is raising questions about ride restraints, height limits and New Jersey's amusement safety inspections.…
St. Louis man pleads guilty and is sentenced for being a felon in possession of a firearm
ST. LOUIS – United States District Court Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. accepted a plea of guilty from Edward Wingo, Jr., on today’s date, for the crime of being a felon in…
Darkweb Drug Trafficker Arrested in Operation DisrupTor Sentenced to 6.5 Years in Prison
A darkweb cocaine and heroin trafficker has been sentenced to 6 ½ years in federal prison for drug conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. Aaron Brewer – a…
Manhattan Doctor Sentenced To More Than 17 Years In Prison For Bribery And Kickback Scheme, And For Distributing Oxycodone And Fentanyl For No Legitimate Medical Purpose
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that GORDON FREEDMAN, a doctor who practiced in New York, New York, was sentenced today in Manhattan…
Charleston Rioter Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison
Charleston, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Abraham Jenkins, 26, of Charleston, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to civil…
Tulsa Man Pleads Guilty to Carjacking and Robbery
A 19-year-old Tulsa man arrested for a series of robberies and carjackings that occurred in Tulsa and Broken Arrow pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. In…
Man Charged in Connection With Shooting of Federal Agents in Chicago
CHICAGO — A criminal complaint filed today in federal court accuses a man of forcibly assaulting two federal agents and a task force officer in Chicago yesterday morning. EUGENE MCLAURIN, 28, of…
Two Indicted for Maritime Drug-Trafficking Offenses
Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on August 25, 2020, a federal grand jury indicted Herlin Hernandez-Trinidad (a/k/a “Rainely), and on January 26,…
Mexican National Sentenced for $10 Million Marijuana Growing Operation in Daviess County
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Mexican national who has been deported seven times after illegally entering the United States was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a Daviess County,…
Cryptocurrency Fraudster Sentenced To 15 Years For Money Laundering And Securities Fraud In Multi-Million Dollar Investment Scheme
SAN FRANCISCO – Roger Nils-Jonas Karlsson, citizen of Sweden, was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for securities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering charges that defrauded thousands of victims. The…
Former Rochester CEO Pleads Guilty To Defraduing His Own Company
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Michael Margiotta, 50, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles…
Lexington Doctor and Wife Charged in Superseding Indictment in International Money Laundering and Health Care Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – A Lexington doctor and his wife, who works as his office manager, were charged today in a superseding indictment in connection with an international money laundering scheme involving importing illegal,…
Southwest Washington registered sex offender sentenced to 20+ years in prison for producing images of child rape and abuse
Tacoma – A registered sex offender from Skamania County was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 251 months in prison for production of child [censored]ography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa…
Cooke County Felon Sentenced for Federal Firearms Violations
PLANO, Texas – A Gainesville convicted felon has been sentenced to federal prison for firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. William Randall…
Serial Cell Phone Store Robber Sentenced to 45 Years in Federal Prison
A Long Beach, California man was sentenced today to 45 years in federal prison after being convicted at trial of committing a spree of violent cell phone store robberies, announced Acting U.S.…
Jersey City Gang Member Charged with Murder
NEWARK, N.J. – An alleged member of a Jersey City, New Jersey, gang has been charged with the March 31, 2020, murder of a Jersey City resident, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A.…
St. Jude Medical Agrees to Pay $27 Million for Allegedly Selling Defective Heart Devices
Baltimore, Maryland – St. Jude Medical, Inc. (St. Jude) has agreed to pay $27 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that, between November 2014 and October 2016, it knowingly…
Vestavia Hills Father and Son Arrested in Bank Fraud Scheme
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Today, a father and son were arrested and charged in a bank fraud scheme in which they provided fraudulent information to financial institutions for the purpose of purchasing boats,…
Hampshire County woman admits to role in drug trafficking operation
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Jessica Lee Lynch, of Augusta, West Virginia, has admitted to her role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Lynch, age 38,…
El Cajon Resident Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Pills that Caused Death of Nineteen-Year-Old
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Michael A. Deshong and Adam Gordon (619) 546-9290 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—July 8, 2021 SAN DIEGO—Olatunde James Temitope Akintonde of El Cajon pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting…
Clay County Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding FEMA
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Rebecca F. Bragg, 37, pleaded guilty to fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency benefits. According to court documents, in June 2016, at the time of a major…