Cumberland cops break up street fight, make drug bust hours later
Cumberland, MD – Police made two separate arrests Sunday night and early Monday, including a downtown street disturbance that turned violent and a traffic stop that uncovered methamphetamine. Officers responded to Pershing…
CEO of Local Financial Firm Sentenced in Multi-Million Dollar Securities and Tax Fraud Scheme; Forfeits Millions
Assistant U.S. Attorney Carl F. Brooker, IV (619) 546-7994 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – March 17, 2022 SAN DIEGO – David John Nava of La Jolla was sentenced in federal court today to…
D.C Stabbing Suspect Captured on Surveillance Camera
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Metro Police Homicide Division is investigating a stabbing that left one man dead on Monday, March 14th on the 1900 Block of 9th Street in Northwest D.C. The…
Charlotte Woman On Federal Supervised Release Indicted For COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal grand jury has returned a criminal indictment charging Nkhenge Shropshire, 48, of Charlotte, with wire fraud conspiracy, for allegedly submitting fraudulent loan applications to the U.S. Small…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Files Lawsuit Against Flint Neurological Centre P.C. For Violating the Rights of Individuals Who Have Disabilities
FLINT, MI — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan today announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Flint Neurological Centre P.C., alleging that the medical practice violated…
California Man Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A California man was charged in federal court today with smuggling more than four kilograms of counterfeit pills that contain fentanyl aboard a bus traveling through Kansas City,…
Judge Sentences Penn Hills Man to 31 Years in Prison for 2014 Armed Robbery Spree
PITTSBURGH – A former resident of Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 31 years’ imprisonment followed by five years’ supervised release on his conviction of firearms charges, United…
Washington County man sentenced to 96 months in federal prison
CAPE GIRARDEAU – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that Eli B. Rawlins, age 35, of Irondale, Missouri, was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for the offense of possession of…
Delaware County Ticket Broker Sentenced to Six Months for Conspiring to Sell Stolen U.S.G.A. Open Tickets Worth Over $1.2 Million
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that James Bell, 70, of Glen Mills, PA, who owns and operates Sherry’s Theater Ticket Agency, Inc. (“Sherry’s Tickets”), was sentenced today by…
U.S. Attorney Announces New COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force
Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today the creation of a new, interagency COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force to combat fraud arising from…
Ohio Man Convicted of Kidnapping and Sexual Assault
ASHLAND, Ky. – A Portsmouth, Ohio, man was convicted on Wednesday, by a federal jury in Ashland, of kidnapping and sexual assault. After an hour of deliberations, following a three-day trial, the…
Charlotte Business Owner Is Indicted For Selling Stolen iPhones Overseas
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Charlotte business owner is facing federal charges for allegedly selling stolen Apple iPhones (iPhones) and other electronic devices overseas, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western…
Maryland Man Sentenced to 7 ½-Year Prison Term for Attacks on Motorists Over Three-Day Period
WASHINGTON – Adrian Proctor, 23, of Fort Washington, Md., has been sentenced to a 7 ½-year prison term for carjacking and other charges stemming from a…
Lancaster Company Agrees to Pay $820,000 for Improper Billing of Defense Intelligence Agency
PHILADELPHIA, PA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Reveal Global Consulting, LLC (“Reveal”) has agreed to pay $820,000 to the federal government to resolve allegations that it violated the…
Two Sentenced in Schemes to Defraud Home Improvement Stores
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Two Providence men who admitted to participating in a scheme to defraud credit card companies and home improvement stores out of more $160,000 were sentenced to federal prison today,…
Wisconsin Man Arrested on Charges For Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON — A Wisconsin man was arrested yesterday for assaulting law enforcement using a deadly or dangerous weapon during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on…
Former Owner of New Jersey Marketing Company Admits Role in $6 Million Compounded Prescription Drug Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – The former owner of a New Jersey marketing company admitted his role in a scheme to defraud public and private health benefits programs of over $6 million for the…
Mexican national pleads guilty to illegal firearms possession
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Elizabeth Talamantes, 39, pleaded guilty on March 16 in federal court to possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Talamantes will remain in custody pending sentencing,…
Union County Man Charged with Illegally Possessing Firearm and Drug Trafficking
NEWARK, N.J. – A Union County, New Jersey, man was charged today with illegally possessing a firearm and possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.…
Connecticut Man Sentenced for $4 Million Tax Fraud
A Weatogue, Connecticut man who conspired with an IRS officer to con the United States out of $4 million in overdue employment taxes has been sentenced to four years in federal prison,…
Leader of Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Benefits Scheme Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay More Than $350k in Restitution
Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that Lawrence Lawson, 41, of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced on March 15, 2022, to 51 months in prison and ordered to pay $355,849 in restitution…
Essex County Man Admits Obstructing Justice while on Pre-Trial Release
NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted obstructing justice while on pre-trial release, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Robert Alexander, 45, of Newark, pleaded guilty by videoconference…
Two Teens Shot in Northeast Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting which occurred on Wednesday. At 8:07pm officers received a shot spotter alert at the 3100 block of Mareco Avenue. According to…
Former AgGeorgia Loan Officer Sentenced for Committing Fraud
MACON, Ga. – A former loan officer convicted of defrauding two agriculture-based financial institutions was sentenced to prison for his crime. William Spigener, III, 33, of Columbus, was sentenced to serve 40 months…
Ecuadorian And Columbian Nationals Found Guilty Of Smuggling Over 400 Kilograms Of Cocaine In The Eastern Pacific Ocean
Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has convicted Luis Elias Angulo Leones (Ecuador, 29), Jhonis Alexis Landazuri Arboleda (Colombia, 33), and Dilson Daniel Arboleda…
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