Ex-NASA employees admit to luxury home mortgage fraud scheme
HOUSTON – A Missouri City couple who once worked at NASA admitted Friday to running a years-long mortgage fraud scheme tied to the financing of their luxury home, federal prosecutors said. Noreen…
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Structuring Financial Transactions
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – An Ohio man pleaded guilty today to structuring financial transactions to evade reporting requirements. According to court documents and statements made in court, Gary McComas, 26, of Chesapeake, Ohio,…
Huntington Man Sentenced to More Than 18 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Crime
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Joseph Ira Patterson III, 38, of Huntington, was sentenced today to 18 years and four months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for possession…
Gang Member Sentenced to 10 Years for Firearm and Drug Charges
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking and firearm violations. According to court documents, on March 26, 2020, law enforcement officers…
Hartford Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Carjacking Offense
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ARNO SMITH, 60, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 84…
Convicted Felon Sentenced for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition
BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced today for illegal possession of a semiautomatic pistol and ammunition. Shaquille Lee, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to 46…
Local man sent to prison for violently abducting ex-girlfriend
HOUSTON – A 24-year-old Conroe man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of kidnapping of a minor victim from Northwest Houston, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Roaim Shams…
Middleborough Man Charged with Firearm Offense
BOSTON – A Middleborough man has been charged in connection with his alleged theft and attempted sale of three firearms from FedEx packages he was responsible for delivering. Frank P. O’Toole, 39,…
Texas Man Charged with Participating in Scheme to Defraud Spokane Resident of $345,000
Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that a federal grand jury returned an Indictment charging David Joseph Osinski, age 57, a…
Former Federal Correctional Officer Sentenced to Prison for Lying About Engaging in Unlawful Sexual Activity with Jail Inmate
LOS ANGELES – A former correctional officer at the federal jail in downtown Los Angeles was sentenced to a prison term today for lying to investigators about his sexual activity with…
Mill Valley Man Pleads Guilty To Unlicensed Firearms Manufacturing And Trafficking
SAN FRANCISCO – James William Palmer pleaded guilty in federal court today to the unlicensed manufacturing and dealing of firearms, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,…
Pennsylvania Man Arrested for Making Threats of Violence Against FBI
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania man has been arrested on charges of making threats of violence against FBI personnel. Adam Bies, 46, of Mercer, was arrested late Friday in Mercer. He made his…
Federal Jury Finds Two San Francisco Residents Guilty For Respective Roles In Shootout Resulting In Murder
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal jury handed down guilty verdicts in the cases against Robert Manning and Jamare Coats for their respective roles in the March 23, 2019, shootout at the Fillmore…
Oregon Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Kidnapping Ex-Girlfriend
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for kidnapping his ex-girlfriend and transporting her from her home in Ilwalco, Washington to Rainier, Oregon. James Donald Cooley, 61, a resident…
Alien Smuggling Coordinator Pleads Guilty to Bribing Former Border Patrol Agent
TUCSON, Ariz. – Luis Alfredo Quintero-Gonzalez, 36, of Mexico, pleaded guilty on August 11, 2022, for Conspiracy to Commit Bribery and Alien Smuggling. Sentencing is scheduled for October 25, 2022, before United…
Individuals Charged with Labor Racketeering in the Port of San Juan
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On August 11, 2022, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging 7 defendants with running a criminal enterprise dedicated to…
Sumter Woman and Georgia Man Indicted for Firearms Crimes
FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA — A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment against Daeja Bryana Hodge, 25, of Sumter, and Kelsey Antonio McCallum, 29, of Gainesville, Ga., for one count of conspiracy, three…
Montgomery Man Convicted of Committing Multiple Armed Carjackings
Montgomery, Alabama – On Friday, August 12, 2022, a federal jury found defendant Johnnie Leeanozg Davis, 36, from Montgomery, Alabama, guilty of committing three armed carjackings. …
Phoenix Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Child
PHOENIX, Ariz. –Last week, Avery Ulate, 39, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Michael T. Liburdi to 300 months in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release. Ulate previously…
Long Island Chiropractor Pleads Guilty to $1 Million Health Care Fraud
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Peter Adamczak, a licensed chiropractor operating in East Meadow, Long Island, pleaded guilty to health care fraud in connection with billing a private insurance…
Lansing Pharmaceutical Sales Representative Sentenced To One Year In Prison For Defrauding Michigan State University Of $1.2 Million For Compounded Drug Prescriptions
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced today that U.S. District Judge Robert J. Jonker sentenced Daniel Brown of Dimondale, Michigan to 12 months and one day in…
