Late-night slaying in Virginia Beach ends with murder charge for 21-year-old
Man gunned down in Virginia Beach as suspect charged with second-degree murder VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – A 20-year-old Newport News man was shot and killed early Saturday morning on North Great Neck…
Anchorage Man Sentenced to Seven Years for Carjacking
ANCHORAGE – An Anchorage man was sentenced on Friday by U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Kindred to seven years in federal prison for carjacking a vehicle with a minor inside it. …
Longtime Leader of South Los Angeles Street Gang Found Guilty of RICO Conspiracy, Including Participating in Rival’s Murder
LOS ANGELES – A federal jury today found a long-time senior leader of the South Los Angeles-based East Coast Crips (ECC) street gang guilty of federal criminal charges for conspiring to…
Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Over Seven Years In Prison For Armed Robberies Of Cell Phone Stores
LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man was sentenced today to seven years and 10 months in prison for his role in two armed robberies of cell phone stores in the Las…
Portland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Covid-Relief Funds
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland man was sentenced to federal prison today for perpetrating a scheme to steal funds intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Benjamin Tifekchian, 48, was sentenced to…
Sugar Creek Man Sentenced to 10 Years Following Motorcycle Chase
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Sugar Creek, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm after fleeing on his motorcycle from a police officer. William M. Peters,…
Asheville Man Is Sentenced To More Than Six Years In Prison For Illegal Gun Possession, After Using Straw Buyer To Obtain A Firearm
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Travis Shaqwann Fair, 32, of Asheville, was sentenced to 80 months in prison and three years of supervised release today for illegal possession of a firearm, announced Dena J.…
Santa Clarita Man Sentenced to Nearly 3½ Years in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-Relief Loans
LOS ANGELES – A Santa Clarita man was sentenced today to 41 months in federal prison for attempting to steal millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) COVID-relief loans for…
Taylor County man sentenced for a meth charge
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Richard Kevin Isner, of Flemington, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 12 months and one day of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.…
Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm and Drug Crime
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Huntington man pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm and to possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. According to court documents, Christopher…
Lewis County man sentenced for firearms charge
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Matthew J. Duncan, of Weston, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 57 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Duncan, 25, pleaded…
Bethel Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced that TIMOTHY P. DRAPER, 54,…
South Florida Man Found Guilty Of International Money Laundering
Tampa – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Cornelius “Neal” Singleton (60, Miramar) guilty of two counts of international money laundering. Singleton faces up to…
Detroit Man Sentenced for Federal Drug Crime
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Detroit man was sentenced today to three years and 10 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute…
Lubbock Man Pleads Guilty to Thanksgiving Week Threat Against Ex-Wife
A Lubbock man pleaded guilty today to threatening to kill his ex-wife, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. Gene Garcia Solis, 48, was charged via criminal…
Former Butte County Man Pleads Guilty to Theft of FEMA Benefits in Connection with Paradise Camp Fire
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Andrew Keffer, 44, previously of Chico, pleaded guilty today to theft of government property: specifically, FEMA benefits issued in connection with the 2018 Camp Fire, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert…
Attorney Convicted of Tax Fraud Offenses
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden today found DERON D. FREEMAN, 47, of Glastonbury, guilty of tax fraud offenses. …
Mexican Citizen Sentenced to over 5 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl in Bakersfield
FRESNO, Calif. — Jesus Adrian Pena-Gamez, 33, a Mexican national unlawfully residing in Bakersfield, was sentenced today to five years and three months in prison for possessing with the intent to distribute…
Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Drug Crime
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Huntington man pleaded guilty today to the distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, Tekoa Rivers, 22, admitted that he sold fentanyl on…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Provides Update on Investigation Into the Murder of Laquan McDonald
CHICAGO — On April 13, 2015, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced a joint federal and state investigation into the Oct. 20, 2014, fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald. …
Dennehotso Woman Sentenced to Over 7 Years for Shooting
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Jerryctana Woolboy, 31, of Dennehotso, Arizona, was sentenced last week by U.S. District Judge Michael T. Liburdi to 85 months in prison. Woolboy previously pleaded guilty to Assault Resulting…
Cherokee County Man to Federal Prison for Meth and Firearm Charges
A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine while also illegally possessing firearms was sentenced on April 14, 2022, to 42 months in federal prison. William Hageman, 56, from rural Cherokee County, Iowa,…
Dubuque Veterinarian Pleads Guilty in Fake Dog Prescription Scheme
A licensed Iowa veterinarian who wrote Tramadol prescriptions for fake dogs in order to obtain the controlled substance at local pharmacies pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Kristi Michelle…
Sioux Falls Man Charged with Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet. Elliott…
Woodbury County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking
A man who possessed methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it was sentenced in federal court on April 15, 2022, to 90 months’ imprisonment. Donovan Lang, 27, from Sioux City, Iowa, pled guilty…
St. Francis Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on April 11, 2022, by Chief Judge…
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