Virginia man arrested after assault reported on Washington Street in Cambridge
Cambridge, MD – A 24-year-old Virginia man was arrested after police say he pulled a woman to the ground by her hair during an argument in Cambridge. The Cambridge Police Department said…
Berkeley County man admits to drug charge
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Edson Velasquez-Lopez, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Velasquez-Lopez, 51, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Unlawful…
California Man Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Four Kilos of Meth Aboard Bus
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Desert Hot Springs, California, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to smuggling more than four kilograms of methamphetamine from Los Angeles, Calif., to Indianapolis, Indiana aboard…
Wheeling man admits to drug charge
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Edgar Eugene Hatten, of Wheeling, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Hatten, 41, pleaded guilty today to one count of…
Enfield Man Admits Defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to Receive Benefits
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Christopher Algieri, Special Agent in Charge of the Department of Veteran Affairs, Office of the Inspector General, Northeast Field Office; and…
Hardy County man admits to drug charge
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Scott Allen Greenwalt, of Moorefield, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Greenwalt, 49, pleaded guilty today to one count of…
Clifton Park Doctor Sentenced to 37 Months for Unlawful Drug Distribution
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Adrian Morris, age 65, of Clifton Park, New York, formerly a licensed psychiatrist specializing in addiction recovery, was sentenced today to serve 37 months in prison for distributing…
Member of the Karon Foster Carjacking Crew Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Participate in Racketeering
Baltimore, Maryland – Malik Evans, age 25, of Baltimore City, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the…
Mallinckrodt Agrees to Pay Nearly $234 Million to Resolve Allegations Related to Price Increases
BOSTON – Pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt ARD, LLC (formerly known as Mallinckrodt ARD, Inc. and previously Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), has agreed to pay $233,707,865 as part of a settlement to resolve allegations that…
Monaca Man Distributed Cocaine to Lower Level Dealers and Drug Users
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Monaca, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, United…
Aliquippa Felon Sentenced to 5 Years for Drug and Gun Law Violations
PITTSBURGH, PA — A resident of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 60 months in jail on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute…
Romanian National, Part of ATM-Skimming Conspiracy, Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison
ROANOKE, Va. – A Romanian national, who traveled to the United States and participated in an ATM skimming conspiracy, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison. Marius Catalui, 47, pleaded guilty…
Darknet drug trafficker pleads guilty to conspiracy and firearm charges
Seattle – 28-year-0ld Nicholas Partlow of Issaquah, Washington, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to drug and gun charges, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Partlow admits selling drugs on…
Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Throwing Explosive Device Into Suburban Chicago Restaurant
CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for using an explosive device to damage a suburban Chicago restaurant. On June 1, 2020, DIEGO VARGAS, 27, of…
Man shot in Southeast D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Washington D.C. Police Department needs your help identifying suspects involved in a shooting that occurred on Friday, March 4th on the 2400 block of Minnesota Avenue in Southeast…
Second National from the Dominican Republic Pleads Guilty to Firearm and Narcotics Charges Stemming from Haulover Bay, St. John Shootout
St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Joan Morales Nolasco, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller in the…
Louisville Man Sentenced to over 18 Years for Trafficking Methamphetamine in Knox County
LONDON, Ky. – Courtney Leo Pierce, 32, of Louisville, was sentenced late Friday to 220 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier, for methamphetamine trafficking. A federal jury…
North Carolina Man Charged with Wire Fraud, Securities Fraud, and Money Laundering in Connection with Ponzi Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A North Carolina man was charged today for defrauding at least 25 people by operating a Ponzi scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. David Schamens, 64, of Greensboro,…
Inmate at Maryland Correctional Institution Jessup Sentenced to Over Four Years in Federal Prison for Participating in a Racketeering Conspiracy
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced inmate Jerrard Bazemore, a/k/a Tic, age 36, to 51 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a racketeering…
New York Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Role in Bank Fraud
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Bronx, New York, man was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for his role in a scheme to steal bank customer identities and then use the information…
Charlotte Man Is Sentenced To More Than 11 Years For Carjacking And Firearms Offenses
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Jontez Xavier McLeod, 27, of Charlotte, to 141 months in prison today for carjacking and gun charges, announced Dena J. King, U.S.…
Mercer County Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Illegal Possession of Weapon
TRENTON, N.J. – A Mercer County, New Jersey, man with prior felony convictions was sentenced to 108 months in prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger…
FBI Impersonator Guilty of Wire Fraud, Stalking
FRESNO, Calif. — On Friday, March 4, 2022, after a four–day trial, a federal jury found Ivan Isho, 44, of Peoria, Arizona, guilty of two counts of wire fraud, one count of…
Georgia man who used COVID relief funds to buy Pokemon card sentenced to prison
DUBLIN, GA: A Laurens County, Georgia man has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting he lied to obtain a COVID-19 disaster relief loan, then used a large portion of the money…