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…
Meth trafficker linked to Mexican drug cartel sentenced to 40 years in prison
DALLAS — A Mexican national tied to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years in federal prison for her role in a major methamphetamine trafficking and money…
North Carolina man indicted for pulling a gun at pizzeria in alleged hate crime
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A 31-year-old North Carolina man has been indicted on federal civil rights and firearms charges for allegedly threatening eight individuals with a firearm at a Charlotte restaurant because of…
West Virginia woman faked business operation to scam federal goverment out of COVID-19 relief funds
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A St. Albans woman was sentenced Friday to five years of federal probation and ordered to pay $25,830 in restitution after admitting to defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)…
Colombian man charged in $66 million Ponzi scheme targeting hundreds of investors
MIAMI — Efrain Betancourt, Jr., 36, a Colombian citizen, was arrested last week upon entering the United States and charged with orchestrating a $66 million Ponzi scheme through his South Florida payday…
Norfolk man sentenced to over two years for trafficking machinegun parts and firearm possession
NORFOLK, Va. — A Norfolk man was sentenced Friday to two years and three months in federal prison after pleading guilty to trafficking machinegun conversion devices (MCDs) and illegally possessing firearms as…
Two Dominican nationals sentenced for smuggling endangered juvenile eels from Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Two Dominican nationals were sentenced this week for illegally harvesting and attempting to smuggle juvenile American eels, also known as glass eels, from Puerto Rico to the…
Mexican national sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violation
In Beaumont, Texas, a Mexican individual who was residing illegally in the U.S. has been handed a federal prison sentence for crimes relating to drug trafficking, as stated by U.S. Attorney Damien…
Guatemalan man indicted for illegal reentry into the United States after prior deportation in Connecticut
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A federal grand jury has indicted a 40-year-old Guatemalan citizen, Rafael Vincente Vincente, for illegally reentering the United States after being deported, U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery announced…
Department of Justice Announces New Trump Indictment Weeks Ahead of Election
The legal drama surrounding former President Donald Trump just took another twist with federal prosecutors narrowing the scope of their election interference case against him. This move follows a recent Supreme Court…
Laredo man sent to prison after shooting
LAREDO, Texas – A 29-year-old Laradoan has been ordered to federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Jimmy Lara pleaded guilty Feb.…
Rochester Man Who Fled Police Pleads Guilty To Gun Charge
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Joshua Massey,…
Getzville Man Going To Prison For Threatening To Kill Police Officers
CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Benjamin Bolton, 38, of Getzville, NY, who was convicted of using social media…
Kenmore Man Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Charge
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Devon Clark…
Statement From U.S. Attorney Jason M. Frierson On National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
LAS VEGAS – The U.S. Attorney’s Office released the following statement from U.S. Attorney Jason M. Frierson for the District of Nevada today to commemorate National Human Trafficking Prevention Month and National Day…
Grand Junction Man Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death
DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Bruce Holder, age 57, of Grand Junction, was sentenced to life in federal prison. Holder was convicted of conspiracy…
California-Based Company, Company President Plead Guilty in Scheme to Violate the Export Control Act
PROVIDENCE – Tao Jiang, the president and owner of Broad Tech System, Inc., a California-based electronics distribution company, today admitted to a federal judge in Providence that he and his company participated…
Man Sentenced for Three Richmond Armed Robberies
RICHMOND, Va. – A Richmond man was sentenced today to 14 years in prison after committing three armed robberies between January and February of 2022. According to court documents, on January 6,…
Henrico Man Pleads Guilty in $1.1 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
RICHMOND, Va. – A Henrico man pleaded guilty today to defrauding the Small Business Administration by obtaining over $1.1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans on behalf of two defunct companies…
San Antonio septuagenarian convicted of trafficking $1 million in marijuana
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 70-year-old San Antonio woman has pleaded guilty to possessing with the intent to distribute more than 90 kilograms of marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. On…
California Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
FORT SMITH – A Redlands, California man was sentenced today to 121 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release on one count of Possession with the Intent to Distribute…
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