New Jersey is Home to America’s Safest Drivers, New Report Claims
Trenton, NJ – If you live in New Jersey or have ever driven through New Jersey, you might have just raised your eyebrows, but a new study actually suggests New Jersey is…
Louisville CBP Continues to See and Seize Counterfeit Designer Watches
LOUISVILLE, Ky— From September 10-30 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Port of Louisville seized 66 separate shipments containing 3,345 counterfeit designer watches worth $67.07 million, and the…
Three Gang Members Arrested in the RGV
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrested a Mara-Salvatrucha gang member and two Gulf Cartel members. On Oct. 4, Corpus Christi Border Patrol Station agents responded to…
Two Packages Containing 26 lbs. Of Ketamine Seized by Indianapolis CBP
INDIANAPOLIS— On September 29, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Indianapolis seized two shipments containing a total of 26 pounds of smuggled ketamine. Both shipments were arriving from the United…
Bangladeshi national sentenced to prison for his role in a human smuggling conspiracy
LAREDO, Texas – A Bangladeshi national was sentenced Tuesday to more than three years in federal prison for his role in a human smuggling conspiracy to smuggle noncitizens from Mexico into the…
USBP Agents Arrest Sureño Gang Member
INDIO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a gang member Friday afternoon. The incident occurred at about 3 p.m., when Indio Border Patrol Station received…
Co-Conspirator of Former Norfolk Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Bribery Scheme
NORFOLK, Va. – A Franklin, Tennessee, man pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit honest services mail fraud by paying bribes to secure medical services contracts for the Norfolk City Jail. “The…
Felon Receives 57-Month Sentence for Firearm Possession
Memphis, TN – Deeric Walton, 25, has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr., announced…
Ex-President of Ohio Healthcare Management Company Sentenced to Prison in $59 Million Check Kiting Scheme Targeting S&T Bank
PITTSBURGH, PA – The former president of an Ohio healthcare management company has been sentenced in federal court to 42 months imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release on…
New York Accountant Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the United States
A New York certified public accountant pleaded guilty today to conspiring with a small business owner to defraud the IRS. According to court documents, John Savignano, of White Plains, conspired with co-defendant…
Former Taliban Commander Charged with Killing American Troops in 2008
A federal grand jury in New York unsealed a superseding indictment today charging an Afghanistan national with federal terrorism-related offenses spanning approximately 2007 to 2009 and stemming from his role as a…
Former Long Island Doctor Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Conspiring to Illegally Distribute Oxycodone
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Tameshwar Ammar, a former medical doctor in Roslyn, New York, was sentenced by United States District Judge Denis R. Hurley to five years’ imprisonment…
Meth Trafficker Receives Over 6 Years in Federal Prison
NEW BERN, N.C. – CiGi Potter, 37, of Pitt County North Carolina, was sentenced to 80 months in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of 500 grams…
Alabama Woman Pleads Guilty to Two Counts of Providing False Statements During Purchases of Firearms in Central Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. – An Alabama woman, April Alexandra Soriano, 31, formerly of the 1800 block of East Bertman Avenue, in Springfield, Illinois, pleaded guilty on October 6, 2021, to making false statements…
Georgia Man Charged with Drug Trafficking in McLean County
PEORIA, Ill. –Tidas Thompson, also known as Titus Thomas, 44, of Stockbridge, Georgia, was indicted on September 21, 2021, for charges related to drug trafficking and firearms. The indictment alleges that Thompson…
Cedar Rapids Man Convicted of Attempted Enticement of a Minor and Traveling with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct
PEORIA, Ill. – A federal jury deliberated for just under 90 minutes before returning a guilty verdict against Joseph Allen Wilcher, 40, of the 1800 block of Western Drive SW in Cedar…
Former Taliban Commander Charged With Killing American Troops In 2008
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Mark J. Lesko, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New…
Erek L. Barron Sworn-In as the 49th United States Attorney for the District of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland – Chief United States District Judge James K. Bredar today swore in Erek L. Barron as the 49th United States Attorney for the District of Maryland. As the United States…
Former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Emergency Dispatcher Indicted For Producing And Distributing Materials Depicting Children Being Sexually Abused
Jacksonville, Florida – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Scott Matthew Yotka (47, Jacksonville) with producing and distributing materials depicting young children being sexually abused. Yotka faces a minimum…
Red Lake Man Indicted for First Degree Murder, Assault with Intent to Murder in the Shooting Death of a Red Lake Tribal Police Officer
MINNEAPOLIS – A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment against a Red Lake man for fatally shooting a Red Lake tribal police officer, assaulting with intent to murder four other officers,…
Business Owners Plead Guilty in Two Separate Tax Fraud Cases
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The owners of separate and unrelated businesses pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence to charges they failed to report substantial amounts of income to the Internal Revenue Service…
