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…
Jersey City Gang Member Admits Gang-Related Shooting
NEWARK, N.J. – A member of a neighborhood street gang that identifies as “300” operating in Hudson County, New Jersey, today admitted his role in a gang-related shooting, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael…
Torrington Man Charged with Kidnapping Minor
Leonard C Boyle, Acting U.S. Attorney of the District of Connecticut, today announced that CHRISTOPHER JESUS CONSTANZO, 19, of Torrington, has been charged by a federal criminal complaint issued in the District…
Watertown Man Sentenced to 68 Months for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK – Kavon Mason, age 33, of Watertown, New York, was sentenced today in federal court in Binghamton to 68 months in prison after previously pleading guilty to distributing and conspiring…
Schenectady Woman Sentenced For Unlawfully Possessing a Defaced Firearm and Distributing Heroin
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Nakia Barber, age 46, of Schenectady, New York, was sentenced today to time served (approximately 3 months), followed by 3 years of supervised release, for unlawfully possessing a…
Beaver Falls Man Sentenced to Prison for Lying on Firearms Purchase Form
PITTSBURGH, PA- A resident of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced on a charge of making a false statement to purchase firearms, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Judge David…
Delaware County Doctor Sentenced to Three Years for Unlawfully Distributing Oxycodone to Patients in “Pill Mill” Case
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Timothy F. Shawl, M.D., 62, of Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania was sentenced to three years in prison, and two years of supervised…
New York Man Indicted in Credit Card ‘Bust Out’ Scheme to Defraud Banks
NEWARK, N.J. – A New York man was indicted today by a federal grand jury in connection with a scheme to defraud banks by using stolen and altered identities to fraudulently obtain…
California Parents Plead Guilty in College Admissions Case
BOSTON – Two Silicon Valley parents pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with their involvement in the college admissions case. Gregory Colburn, M.D., 63, and Amy Colburn, 61,…
Pathology Practice Agrees to Pay $2.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
NEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey pathology practice will pay $2.4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by making false representations in connection with submissions to the…
Rochester Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material
CONCORD – Michael A Clemence, 36, of Rochester, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of child [censored]ography, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.…
Former Chief Deputy Nassau County Executive Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Obstructing Justice
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Richard “Rob” Walker, the former Chief Deputy County Executive under former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, was sentenced by United States District Judge Joan…
Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl
CONCORD – Antwone Francis, 31, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court to distributing fentanyl, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today. …
Convicted Felon Sentenced to 105 Months for Possessing a Firearm During a Domestic Violence Incident
Memphis, TN – Jenico Burrus, 29, has been sentenced to 105 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm after a…
Houston Man Pleads Guilty To Heroin Conspiracy
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that PATRICK DADE, age 27, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced on December 2, 2021 by United States Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon after…
Bethel Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Opioids
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on December 6, 2021, James Bannister, 57, of Bethel, Vermont pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess…
Jefferson County Agencies Awarded Cold Case Homicide Investigation Grant
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The District Attorney’s Office of Jefferson County (Birmingham Division) and the Jefferson County Memorial Project (JCMP) have been awarded $498,933 of funding through the Department of Justice’s Emmett Till…
Former Executive Officer of the Southern Ute Tribe Sentenced to 13.5 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting a Child
DURANGO – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that McKean Walton, age 52, of Ignacio, Colorado, was sentenced to 13.5 years in federal prison, followed by 10…
Federal Indictment Charges Two Thomson Penitentiary Inmates With Murder and Hate Crime in Connection With Death of Fellow Inmate
ROCKFORD — Two inmates at Thomson Penitentiary in Thompson, Ill., were indicted today by a federal grand jury on murder and hate crime charges relating to the beating death of a fellow…
St. Albans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A St. Albans man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. According to statements made in court, on August 14, 2021, Austin Nathaniel Miller, 24, was stopped by…
South Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A South Charleston man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug trafficking crime. According to statements made in court, Marquise Culbreath-Claytor, 26, was a passenger in a vehicle stopped…
