Armored truck heist in Chicago Loop ends with suspect shot and cash recovered
CHICAGO – A 23-year-old man was charged in federal court Friday after allegedly attacking an armored truck driver and stealing a bag of cash during a brazen daylight robbery in the Loop.…
Colombian National Sentenced To Over Eleven Years For Trafficking Narcotics On The High Seas And Endangering The Lives Of U.S. Coast Guard Members
Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge Charlene E. Honeywell has sentenced Billy Rengifo Saaverda (44, Medellin, Colombia) to 11 years and 3 months in federal prison for conspiring to possess with intent…
U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow Announces More than 23 Million Dollars in Justice Department Grants
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announced today that the Department of Justice has awarded $ 143,935 to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program in the District of…
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender
SIOUX FALLS – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on October 11,…
Tax Fraud Lands Three Tax Preparers in Prison
MIAMI – Today, a federal district judge in Miami sentenced three tax preparers—Nixon Cyrius Cherfils, 47, Kerline Pierre, 43, and Jonas Augustin, 49, for conspiracy to file false tax returns. Cherfils, the…
Former City of Atlanta official convicted for accepting bribes
ATLANTA – A federal jury has convicted former City of Atlanta Commissioner of Watershed Management Jo Ann Macrina for accepting bribes from an Atlanta contractor in exchange for steering city business worth…
Illegal Immigrant Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Reentry and Violation of Supervision
A man who illegally re-entered the United States was sentenced on October 12, 2022, to 10 years’ imprisonment, in federal court in Sioux City. Miguel Rodriguez-Chavez, 38, from Mexico, pled guilty on…
Four New Orleans Men Sentenced to Multiple Life Sentences for Murdering a Federal Witness
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LOUIS AGE JR., and AGE JR.’s son, LOUIS AGE III, a/k/a “Big Lou”, RONALD WILSON a/k/a “Tank”, and STANTON GUILLORY a/k/a “Nan-Nan”,…
One Iowan and Two Mexicans Sentenced to Federal Prison for Agreeing to Distribute Meth and Fentanyl in Waterloo
Three men who were involved in a Mexico‑based drug trafficking organization were sentenced today to significant time in federal prison. Levi Dull, age 43, from Cedar Falls, Iowa, received the prison term…
U.S. ATTORNEY RACHELLE AUD CROWE ANNOUNCES $91,731 IN JUSTICE DEPARTMENT GRANTS TO SUPPORT LOCAL PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAMS
Fairview Heights, Ill. – U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe announced today that the Department of Justice has awarded $91,731 to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program in the Southern District of Illinois. Funding will…
New York man sentenced to ten years in prison for attempted enticement of a child
Seattle – A 29-year-old Brooklyn, New York man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to ten years in prison for attempted enticement of a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Nick…
Prisoner Pleads Guilty to Escaping from Bloomfield Halfway House
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHARLES HARRISON, 34, pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport federal court to escaping from the custody of the Attorney General.…
Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl
Joshua Christopher Astorga, 29, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, on Feb. 8, 2022, Astorga was…
District Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Killing of Man Near Mount Vernon Square Metro Station
WASHINGTON – William Whitaker 21, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today to a charge of second-degree murder for his role in the slaying of a man…
U.S. Attorney’s Office to Open a Staffed Branch Office in Tri-Cities, Washington
Richland, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, today announced that a fully-staffed branch of the United States Attorney’s Office will be opening in Richland,…
Mexican National Sentenced to 108 Months Following Record-Breaking Seizure of Fentanyl and Meth
SAN DIEGO – Carlos Martin Quintana-Arias of Mexico was sentenced in federal court today to 108 months in prison in connection with the record-breaking seizure of 17,584 pounds of methamphetamine and 388.93…
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Man for Carjacking, Drug, and Weapons Violations
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that on October 13, 2022, TEVIS STANTON, age 21, a resident of Orleans Parish, was charged in a four-count indictment for…
Aurora Man Indicted for Making False Statements to Licensed Firearms Dealers
DENVER- The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Jordan James Martinez, 24, of Aurora, was indicted by a federal grand jury for making false statements to purchase firearms…
Tucson Man Sentenced to 87 Months for Abusive Sexual Contact with a Child
TUCSON, Ariz. – On October 6, 2022, Norris Jose, 40, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 87 months in prison followed by a lifetime…
San Fernando Valley Woman Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Defrauding Health Insurers by Submitting Claims for Botox Injections
LOS ANGELES – A San Fernando Valley woman was sentenced today to 72 months for conspiring to defraud health insurance companies by causing millions of dollars in fraudulent claims to be…
Real Estate Agent and Her Husband Sentenced for Fraud Using Stolen Personal Identifying Information
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Merrifield couple was sentenced today for stealing at least nine people’s identities and using the stolen personal identifying information (PII) to fraudulently buy a luxury vehicle, lease high-end…
Denver Man Found Guilty of Drug and Weapon Charges
DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces a federal jury convicted Scott Lowe, 38, of Denver, of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a…
Denver Man Found Guilty of Drug and Weapons Charges
DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces a federal jury convicted Scott Lowe, 38, of Denver, of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a…
Health care clinic and home health owners sentenced for fraud
HOUSTON – Two individuals have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions of conspiracy to commit and committing health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. A federal jury convicted…
Syracuse Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Offender Registration Violation
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Douglas Gustafson, age 36, of Syracuse, pled guilty yesterday to violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and United States…
U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. Announces $91,149 in Justice Department Grants to Support Project Safe Neighborhoods
U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced today that the Department of Justice has awarded $91,149 to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program in the Middle District of Louisiana. Funding will support…
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