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.…
St. Louis Man Admits to Pulling Trigger in Fatal East St. Louis Bank Robbery
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Jaylan D. Quinn, 23 of St. Louis, Missouri, pled guilty in a U.S. District Court on Wednesday to fatally shooting a security guard while robbing First Bank…
Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Possession
PITTSBURGH – A former resident of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession with the intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl, United States Attorney…
McKeesport Man Pleads to Possessing Multiple Drugs
PITTSBURGH – A resident of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin and crack cocaine, United States Attorney Cindy K.…
Meriden Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Charge
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GERARDO NUNEZ-IRIZARRY, also known as “Indio,” 44, of Meriden, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer…
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Connecticut Drug Ring
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MYRON BROWN, also known as “Farid,” 49, of Chester, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond…
Newport News Attorney Sentenced for Tax Fraud
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Newport News woman was sentenced today to 52 months in prison and ordered to pay a $200,000 fine for evading the assessment of her 2015 and 2016…
Albuquerque attorney sentenced to prison for tax fraud
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Robert Fiser was sentenced to one year and three months in prison. Fiser, 62,…
Central California Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Abducting and Sexually Abusing an Oregon Minor He Met Online
EUGENE, Ore.—A Mariposa, California man was sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison today after he abducted and repeatedly sexually abused an Oregon minor he met online. Deven Richard Dearing,…
Film Producer Pleads Guilty To Bank Robbery
Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Nacoe Ray Brown (54, Baltimore, MD) has pleaded guilty to bank robbery and to violating the terms of his supervised release.…
Belleville Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and Transportation with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Larry W. Hale, 54 of Belleville, Illinois, was sentenced to 15 years in the Bureau of Prisons in a U.S. District Court on Wednesday for Sexual Exploitation…
Two Memphis Men Sentenced for Federal Firearms Crimes
Memphis, TN – Daniel Kirtman, 25, and Michael Thomas, 24, have been sentenced to a total of 15 years in federal prison for federal firearms crimes. Kirtman was sentenced to eight years…
Rocheport Woman Indicted for $1.5 Million Fraud Scheme
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Rocheport, Mo., woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for using her payroll services business in a $1.5 million fraud and embezzlement scheme. Kathryn L.…
Jet Medical and Related Companies Agree to Pay More Than $700,000 to Resolve Medical Device Allegations
WASHINGTON – Pennsylvania-based medical device distributor Jet Medical Inc. (Jet) agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve criminal allegations relating to a migraine headache treatment, and Jet and two related companies agreed to…
Nine Men Charged with Roles in Gang-Led Drug and Gun Trafficking Network
NEWARK, N.J. – Nine members of a drug and gun trafficking network led by Latin King gang members in Union and Middlesex counties have been charged with drug and weapons offenses, U.S.…
Final defendant sentenced in gang-related South Georgia meth-trafficking conspiracy
SAVANNAH, GA: The final sentence in a major methamphetamine trafficking operation signals the end of a prosecution that saw nearly three dozen defendants sent to prison after pleading guilty. Kristin Sheppard, a/k/a…
Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Developer Charged in Multi-Million Dollar International Fraud Scheme
A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Aurelien Michel, a French national residing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with defrauding purchasers of “Mutant Ape Planet” NFTs,…
Woman Arrested for Interfering with Security Screening Personnel at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Nathalia Carolina Rosado with Interfering with Security Screening Personnel at the Luis Muñoz…
Providence Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Participating in Fraud Schemes Before and After His Initial Arrest for Bank Fraud
PROVIDENCE – A Providence man who admitted to participating in check cashing fraud schemes, and who continued to do so while on federal pre-trial release after his arrest on related charges, was…
Doddridge County man who engaged in shootout with police indicted on federal gun charges
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A Doddridge County, West Virginia, man was indicted on federal firearm charges after engaging in a shootout with law enforcement last spring. Richard Edward America, III, age 45,…
Two Men Guilty of Federal Charges Related to January 2022 Shooting in Davenport
DAVENPORT, IA – On January 4, 2023, a federal jury convicted a Davenport man of being a felon in possession of a firearm related to his involvement in a January 29, 2022,…
CFO of KC Company Sentenced for $3 Million Embezzlement Scheme, Filing False Tax Returns
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A former Overland Park, Kansas, man was sentenced in federal court today for embezzling $3.1 million from his employer and failing to pay nearly $1 million in taxes…
Chinle Man Sentenced to More Than 30 Years for Murder and Arson
PHOENIX, Ariz. –Alberto Toddy, 35, of Chinle, Arizona, was sentenced on December 19, 2022, by United States District Judge Dominic W. Lanza to 365 months in prison, followed by five years of…
U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit to Co-Sponsor United Against Hate Event in Treasure Valley
BOISE – U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit along with the College of Idaho, the Wassmuth Center for Human Rights, DOJ Community Relations Service, and the FBI are convening a United Against Hate meeting…
Restaurant manager sentenced to prison for embezzling $300,000 from employer
ATLANTA – Scott Spilberg has been sentenced to prison for embezzling over $300,000 from his employer by using his company charge card for personal visits to adult entertainment clubs. “Spilberg was trusted…
Criminal Prosecutions Significantly Increase Under Leadership of United States Attorney Will Thompson during Fiscal Year 2022
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Will Thompson had a momentous first year as the chief federal law enforcement officer for the Southern District of West Virginia. A series of successful…
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