Lewiston Man Sentenced to 3 ½ Years for Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm
PORTLAND, Maine: A Lewiston man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District …
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Former Mayor of Trujillo Alto Sentenced for Accepting Bribes
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The former mayor of the Municipality of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, José Luis Cruz-Cruz, was sentenced today to 24 months in …
Statement of U.S. Attorney Breon Peace on Mccann et al.
Hi, I’m United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace. Thank you all for joining us today. With me today are: Keechant …
East Windsor Man Admits Recording His Sexual Abuse of Minor
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARK ROMAN, 54, of East Windsor, waived his right to be indicted …
Independence Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearms
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Independence, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and for …
Rochester, Minnesota Man Sentenced to 2 Years for Illegal Gun Possession
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Rayshawn Earl Motley, 32, Rochester, Minnesota was sentenced …
Former Louisiana State Senator and Chair of State Political Party, Sentenced to 22 Months Imprisonment for Role in Nearly Seven-Year Scheme to Defraud Campaign Entity, Donors, and Political Party Organization
NEW ORLEANS – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that former Louisiana State Senator and Chair of State Political Party “A,” KAREN CARTER PETERSON, age …
Repeat Offender Sentenced to 6 Years for Drug Trafficking & Violating His Supervision
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Marcus Payton, 38, Beloit, Wisconsin, was sentenced today …
Meridian Women Indicted for Embezzling More Than $1.7 Million From Black Canyon Irrigation District
BOISE – A federal grand jury in Boise returned an indictment charging Catherine Skidmore, 55, of Meridian, with 25 counts of wire fraud and 24 …
Baltimore fentanyl organizations shut down by federal indictments
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Two Baltimore-based drug trafficking organizations that supplied large amounts of fentanyl to West Virginia and caused at least two deaths have …
Two Plead Guilty To Conspiring To Traffic Stolen Medical Products From The Battle Creek Veterans Affairs Medical Center
A Pennsylvania man has been federally charged with related crimes GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced today …
Hudson County Man Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine
NEWARK, N.J. – A Hudson County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 51 months in prison for conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to …
Child Predator to Serve 20 Years in Prison, Pay $100K to Victims
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man was sentenced last week to serve 20 years in prison and pay $100,000 in restitution for the sexual …
Bridgeport Man Sentenced to Prison for Child Exploitation Offense
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL NASTU, 63, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge …
Covington Man Sentenced for Possessing Thirty-Three Firearms in Violation of The Federal Gun Control Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MICHAEL MALONE, age 38, a resident of Covington, Louisiana, was sentenced on January 10, …
Baltimore Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Federal Prison for Murder-For-Hire
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin today sentenced Daquante Thomas, a/k/a “Glock,” age 20, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 35 years in federal …
East St. Louis Man Sentenced to 104 Months for Possessing a Firearm with an Automatic Switch
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – An East St. Louis man received a prison sentence of 104 months on Tuesday in a U.S. District Court after …
Four Gun Traffickers Charged with Selling Over 50 Firearms in Brooklyn
Prosecution Is First In New York To Publicly Charge the Gun Trafficking Provisions of The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Earlier today, at the federal courthouse …
U.S. Attorney Announces Sextortion Indictment And Seeks To Identify Additional Victims
Provides tips for parents and kids on protecting themselves from growing threat on Snapchat and other social media platforms GRAND …
Federal Law Enforcement Partners Commemorate National Human Trafficking Awareness Day–January 11, 2023
PORTLAND, Ore.—Today, federal law enforcement partners from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon, FBI Portland Field Office, and Homeland Security Investigations Seattle …
Former insurance agent pleads guilty to defrauding customers by creating life insurance policies in their names without victims’ knowledge
CINCINNATI – A former insurance agent pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to defrauding dozens of victims in the Cincinnati and Dayton area. Specifically, …
Preston County man guilty of keeping a drug house for a Mexico to West Virginia drug operation
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A Bruceton Mills, West Virginia man was found guilty of his role in a methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin drug …
Former Drug Treatment Clinic Owner Sentenced for Meth Trafficking
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The former owner of an Olathe, Kansas, clinic that treated opioid addiction has been sentenced in federal court for possessing methamphetamine …
Previously Deported Mexican National Sentenced To 8 Months’ Imprisonment For Second Illegal Reentry Conviction
SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on January 10, 2023, United States District Judge Robert D. Mariani …
Republic Of Liberia Man Sentenced To 12 Months In Prison For Hindering Deportation
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Emmanuel Tenneh, age 29, an alien who resided in Lancaster …
Federal Jury Finds Convicted Felon Guilty of Firearm Possession
Memphis, TN – After a two-day trial, Gary Crawford, 32, has been found guilty of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. United …
The U.S. Attorney’s Office For The Northern District Of Florida Collects $4.3 Million Dollars In Civil And Criminal Actions In Fiscal Year 2022
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced today that the Northern District of Florida collected $4,367,699.63 …
Kentucky Man gets 15 Years for Attempted Sex Crimes with a Minor
BENTON, Ill. – A man from Benton, Kentucky was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison in a U.S. District Court on Tuesday after pleading …
Colchester Man Charged in Connection with Swanton Drug-Related Homicide
Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney’s Office stated Dominique Troupe, 36, of Colchester, was arraigned today before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle …
East Providence Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Applying for COVID-Relief Business Loans
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – An East Providence man who submitted eight fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $375,000 in COVID-19 relief business loans guaranteed by the …
Man Indicted for Smuggling in Aliens unlawfully into the United States in a Crime that Resulted in the Death of a Three-Year-Old Haitian Boy
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment on January 4, 2023, charging Alcibades De …
Douglas County Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Manufacturing Illegal Short-Barreled Rifle and Selling Drugs
EUGENE, Ore.—A Douglas County, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for manufacturing and selling an illegal short-barreled rife and selling several ounces of …
Port of Long Beach Dockworker Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Count for Fraudulently Billing Union’s Health Plan for Sexual Services
LOS ANGELES – A dockworker at the Port of Long Beach pleaded guilty today to participating in a scheme that submitted fraudulent bills to …
U.S. Attorney Announces Federal Charges Against Man Who Carried Out Machete Attack In Times Square On New Year’s Eve
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Merrick B. Garland, the Attorney General of the United States, Christopher A. …
Repeat offender sent to prison again
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 37-year-old member of the Texas Syndicate prison gang has been ordered to federal prison for possessing firearms as a convicted …
Knott County Man Sentenced to 298 Months for Armed Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – A Pippa Passes, Ky., man, Tony Minor, 44, was sentenced on Tuesday to 298 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge …
Texas Chicano Brotherhood general sent to prison
VICTORIA, Texas – A 53-year-old resident of Harlingen has been ordered to prison for his role in a cocaine conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. …
Pharr woman sentenced for trafficking cocaine with husband and others
VICTORIA, Texas – A 47-year-old South Texan has been ordered to prison after admitting to trafficking cocaine from Hidalgo County to other states across the …
United States Attorney Will Thompson to Address West Virginia Board of Education
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Will Thompson will appear before the West Virginia Board of Education during its 9 a.m. meeting on Wednesday, January …
Morris County Man Admits Defrauding Department of Veterans Affairs and Threatening Federal Agent
NEWARK, N.J. – A Morris County, New Jersey, man today admitted defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of more than $118,000 in disability benefits …
Downstate Man Sentenced For Trafficking In Prohibited Wildlife
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini …
Windsor Resident Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Defrauding Employer and its Lender of More than $700K
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARGARET BOISTURE, 51, of Windsor, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge …
Logan County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Anthony Ryan Webb, 42, of Ethel, pleaded guilty today to distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, …
Five Florida Men Sentenced for Conspiracy and Interstate Transportation of over $1.3 Million of Stolen Perfume
NEWARK, N.J. – Five men were sentenced today for their roles in a conspiracy to transport over $1.3 million worth of stolen perfume products out …
South Florida Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Unlawfully Dispensing Narcotics
MIAMI – Dr. Ronald Lubetsky was sentenced today to five years in prison by U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks for unlawfully dispensing narcotics—specifically oxycodone …
Richmond Man Sentenced for Using a Firearm while Trafficking Drugs
RICHMOND, Va. – A Richmond man was sentenced to five years in prison today for using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to …
Mexican National Sentenced to 96 Months in Federal Prison for Possession of Firearm and Distribution of Methamphetamine
WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Porfirio Jimenez-Arizmendi, age 31, a Mexican national unlawfully in the …
Scott County Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Georgetown, Ky., man, Ralph Tackett, 66, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison on Monday, by Chief U.S. District Judge …
St. Paul Felon Charged with Illegal Possession of a Firearm
MINNEAPOLIS – A St. Paul man has been charged in a federal indictment for illegal possession of a firearm as an armed career criminal, announced …
Minneapolis Man Sentenced to 12.5 Years in Prison Child Sex Trafficking
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Minneapolis man was sentenced to 150 months in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for sex trafficking a …