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…
Boston Man Sentenced for Marijuana and Tax Offenses
BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Springfield for marijuana distribution and tax offenses. Zachary Sweener, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni…
Postal Employee Arrested For Theft Of Mail
Ocala, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the filing of a criminal complaint and arrest of Miranda Delee Farleigh (25, Ocklawaha) for theft of mail matter by a postal employee. If…
East Hartford Residents Charged with Fabricating and Selling Numerous Ghost Guns
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that…
Convicted Felon, Wanted on Aggravated Assault Charge, Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing a Firearm
MACON, Ga. – A Middle Georgia resident with a prior felony found in illegal possession of multiple weapons on two separate occasions—at one time while wanted for aggravated assault in Monroe County, Georgia—pleaded…
Salem Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm While on Post-Prison Supervision
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Salem, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Bernard McEllen Welch, 33, was sentenced to 120 months in prison and…
Toomsuba Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Possession of a Firearm by Convicted Felon
Jackson, Miss. – A Toomsuba man was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in…
Jackson Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Use of a Communication Facility in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime
Jackson, Miss. – A Jackson man pled guilty to unlawful use of a communication facility in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Colonel Steven Maxwell,…
Previously Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Producing and Distributing Sexually Explicit Material Involving Minors
EVANSVILLE – An Evansville man was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for the production and distribution of sexually explicit material involving minors. According to court documents, in February 2018, an…
Boston Woman Sentenced on Federal Firearm Offense
BOSTON – A Boston woman was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. Bianca Blanchard, 34, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Rya…
Portland Area Drug Trafficker Indicted for Kidnapping and Murder of Washington State Man
PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal superseding indictment was unsealed today charging a Mexican National residing in Clackamas County, Oregon for his role in the 2019 kidnapping and murder of a Washington State man and…
Clinic owner sentenced in illegal kickback and money laundering scheme
HOUSTON – A Houston clinic owner has have been ordered to federal prison following her convictions in an illegal kickback and money laundering scheme at a Harwin Drive business, announced U.S. Attorney…
Columbus, Ohio Man Sentenced to 63 Months for Defrauding Employer of Over $4 Million
David Hudson, 56, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced yesterday by Judge Arthur J. Tarnow to sixty-three months in prison for defrauding his employer of over $4 Million, announced United States Attorney Dawn…
Billings meth trafficker sentenced to five years in prison
BILLINGS —A Billings woman who admitted to receiving packages of methamphetamine in the mail for distribution was sentenced today to five years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised…
11 Indicted in Alleged Drug Conspiracy
Jackson, TN – A total of 11 individuals have been indicted for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana and fentanyl. U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr. announced the indictments today.…
Mexican National Sentenced to 57 Months in Federal Prison for Immigration and Drug Offenses
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LUCIANO SOLIS-SANCHEZ, 36, a citizen of Mexico last residing in Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa…
Rhinelander Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Attempted Child Enticement
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Richard M. Duellman, 43, Rhinelander, Wisconsin pleaded guilty and was sentenced today by Chief U.S.…
Baltimore County Hit Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Murder-For-Hire and Extortion Charges
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander today sentenced Stepfen Gerard Gaither, age 30, of Randallstown, Maryland, to 12 years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release,…
Two Florida Men Indicted in Insider Trading Scheme
BOSTON – Two Florida men were indicted today in connection with their alleged roles in a multi-million-dollar insider trading scheme. Kris Bortnovsky, a/k/a “Kris Bort,” 40, of Surfside, Fla., and Ryan Shapiro,…
Hunt Companies to Pay $500,000 To Resolve Fraud Allegations At Dover Air Force Base
WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss announced today that Hunt Companies, Inc. (“Hunt”), one of the largest providers of privatized military housing to the U.S. Armed Forces, has agreed to…
Columbus man sentenced to more than 18 years in prison for robbing auto parts stores at gunpoint
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Columbus man was sentenced in federal court here today to 225 months in prison for armed robbery. Craishon Russell, 32, robbed two auto parts stores at gunpoint…
