Rapid City Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Meth Trafficking Conspiracy
Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man who pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance …
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Minnesota man Sentenced in Federal Court for Abusive Sexual Contact
Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Browns Valley, Minnesota, man convicted of abusive sexual contact was sentenced on June 7, 2021, …
Sioux Falls Woman Sentenced for Meth and Launder Trafficking Conspiracy
Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance (methamphetamine) and Conspiracy …
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Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson sentenced LEONARD DALE HEADLEY, 62, of Fort Washakie, Wyoming on June 9, 2021 for failure to register as …
Kidnapping Charges Added to Shasta Lake Restaurant Owners Charged with Forced Labor and Harboring of Aliens
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment Thursday adding the charges of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and kidnapping to the previous …
Nigerian national busted for immigration fraud at Newark Airport
NEWARK, NJ – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that a Nigerian national was arrested on June 4, 2021, at the Cyril E. King Airport …
New Jersey Proud Boy Arrested for Violent Entry and Obstruction Capitol Breach
ROCKAWAY, NJ — Today, agents with the FBI’s Newark Field Office arrested a New Jersey man and self-identified Proud Boy for crimes related to the …
Martinsburg woman sentenced for role in drug trafficking enterprise
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Barbara Jean Feltner, of Martinsburg West Virginia, was sentenced today to 10 months of incarceration for her role in a drug …
Three Arrest for Cross-Border Kidnapping operation
LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA – Law enforcement officials have arrested three men allegedly involved in a ring that kidnapped at least six people near the U.S.-Mexico …
Madison Trumpster charged for crimes committed at U.S. Capitol during insurrection
WASHINGTON — Today, an Alabama man was arrested for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint …
Dana Point chiropractor guilty for $2 million in healthcare fraud
SANTA ANA, California – A former Orange County chiropractor was found guilty by a jury today of federal criminal charges accusing her of defrauding health …
Russian nationals indicted for $11 million in bank fraud in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Three Russian men and a naturalized U.S. citizen have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a …
Three adult Flint gang members sentenced for beating of 15-year-old boy
FLINT – Doniel “50” Heard, 38 of Canton, Talasha “First Lady Red” Willis 31 of Flint, Kimberly “Boss Lady Red” Perryman, 34 of Mt. Morris, …
Meth dealer sentence for 104-pound haul
A man who distributed pounds of methamphetamine was sentenced June 4, 2021, to nearly two decades in federal prison. Henry Wilke Eilders, age 43, from Cedar Rapids, …
2 Defendants Plead Guilty To Rioting For Their Roles In Arsons During May 2020 Violent Protests In Rochester
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that two defendants pleaded guilty before U.S. …
New Haven Man Sentenced to 2 More Years in Federal Prison for Violating Supervised Release
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RODNEY SNAPE, 40, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. …
Jury Convicts Springfield Man for Attempted Child Enticement
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS – A federal jury convicted a Springfield, Ill., man, Rafael Mercado Berrios, aka Jose Berrios, 42, of the 1200 block of N. 4th …
Former Olympic Figure Skater Arrested For Role In Defrauding U.S. Small Business Administration Of Over $1.5 Million
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of …
Saraland Man Sentenced to More Than Twenty Years in Methamphetamine and Firearms Case
SARALAND, ALABAMA – United States Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama announced that William Thomas Carver II, 44, of Saraland, was …
Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty to Submitting False Documents to USCIS
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT – Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ARASH VAKHSHOURI, 42, of Las Vegas, Nevada, pleaded …
New Haven Heroin and Fentanyl Dealer Charged
NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT – Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of …
Federal Jury Convicts Brandon Man Of Trafficking Fentanyl Resulting In Death
Tampa, Florida – A federal jury has found Christopher A. Defilippis (43, Brandon) guilty of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death and possession with the …
Montgomery Meth Dealer Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison
CHARLESTON, West Virginia – A Montgomery man charged as a result of a long-term investigation known as “Second Wave” was sentenced today to 10 years …
California Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia – A Los Angeles, California man pleaded guilty today to federal drug charges. According to court documents and statement made in court, …
Drug Dealer pleads guilty to distributing Meth and possessing firearm
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia – An Akron, Ohio man pleaded guilty today to distributing methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. …
McKees Rocks Woman Sentenced for Role in Crack Cocaine Trafficking Ring
PITTSBURGH, PA – A local woman has been sentenced in federal court to time served and five years’ supervised release on her conviction of conspiracy …
Harrison County man admits to bank robbery
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Clint Monroe Utter, of West Milford, West Virginia, has admitted to the robbery of Summit Community Bank in November 2020, Acting …
Michigan Heroin Dealer gets 15 years
HUNTINGTON, WEST VIGINIA – A Michigan man caught selling drugs in Huntington last year was sentenced today to 15 months in federal prison for aiding …
Chiropractor agrees to pay $2.6M to resolve Allegations of Fraudulent Billing
HOUSTON, TEXAS – A 46-year-old chiropractor and her medical group have agreed to pay in order to resolve allegations of fraudulent billing, announced Acting U.S. …
Berkeley County man sentenced for role in drug conspiracy
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Theodore Richardson, of Martinsburg, west Virginia, was sentenced today to 30 months of incarceration for his role in a drug conspiracy …
California Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently obtaining Unemployment Benefits
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – A California man pleaded guilty today to fraudulently obtaining over $170,000 in unemployment benefits by submitting multiple unemployment claims in other …
Virginia man sentenced for role in drug trafficking operation
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Charles Jackson, of Winchester, Virginia, was sentenced today to 30 months of incarceration for his role in a drug distribution operation, …
Lawrence County Attorney Indicted for Wire Fraud
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – In a newly unsealed federal indictment, the County Attorney for Lawrence County and his legal secretary have been indicted on charges of …
Guatemalan Drug Trafficker Sentenced for Importing Cocaine into US
PLANO, Texas – A Guatemalan man was sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney …
Meth dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distribution
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Coachella, California man was sentenced to federal prison today for transporting five pounds of methamphetamine from Coachella to Aumsville, Oregon. Gerardo Figueroa-Felix, 36, …
Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced for Straw Purchasing Firearms Smuggled to Mexico
SAN ANTONIO – A federal judge sentenced Former Karnes County Sheriff’s Deputy Oswaldo Bernal today to 32 months in federal prison for straw purchasing approximately …
Erie Man Indicted on Fentanyl Charge
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on a charge of violating federal drug …
Career St. Paul Criminal convicted in drive-by shooting case
MINNEAPOLIS – A federal jury today convicted a St. Paul man on charges of illegally possessing a firearm, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk. …
Two Dominican nationals in Miami plead guilty to mail fraud, identity theft
EL PASO, TEXAS – Wilver Jose Polanco-Alvarez, a 26-year-old Dominican Republic citizen residing in Miami, and Jose Eduardo Gomez Salas, a 25-year-old Dominican Republic citizen …
Alabama Felon Sentenced to 5 years for possession of firearm
Montgomery, Alabama – On Thursday, June 3, 2021, Trajazman L. Farmer, a 31-year-old man from Dothan, Alabama, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for …
Moore County Man Sentenced for Immigration Fraud
RALEIGH, N.C. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced that today, in federal court, Antonio C. Paz, age …
Jamaican smuggled 2.8 kilos of cocaine through Newark Airport
NEWARK, N.J. – A Jamaican man today admitted that he smuggled approximately 2.8 kilograms of cocaine into the United States, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. …
Hershey Road Restaurant owner charged for bank fraud, PPP loan fraud
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Scott Levy, age 58, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was charged …
Martinsburg woman sentenced for role in drug conspiracy
ARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Lisa Richardson, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 30 months of incarceration for her role in a drug conspiracy …
Pensacola Insurance Company Owner Arrested On Wire Fraud Charges
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – John Michael Thomas, 51, of Pensacola made his initial appearance today on wire fraud charges related to his business, Thomas Insurance, LLC. …
New Orleans Felon Indicted on Numerous Gun and Drug Distribution Charges
NEW ORLEANS, LA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on June 4, 2021, a Federal Grand Jury indicted QUENTRELL BERTHOLOTTE, age 29 …
U-4 dealer pleads guilty to importing drug from China
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY – A Marshall County, Kentucky man pleaded guilty today to Conspiracy to Distribute U-47700, commonly known as U-4, a Schedule I controlled substance, …
Ohio County man admits to a drug charge
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Mark Joseph Dobrzynski, of Valley Grove, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. …
Drug trafficker who attempted to shoot investigators found guilty on all charges at trial
BRUNSWICK, GA: A Liberty County man whose gun malfunctioned when he attempted to shoot at investigators searching for drugs has been found guilty on all …
Minneapolis George Floyd riot arsonist agrees to $12 million in restitution
MINNEAPOLIS – A Staples man was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for his role in the arsons at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third …