Lewis Center man pleads guilty to $2 million romance scam, PPP fraud
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Lewis Center man pleaded guilty in federal court today for his role in conspiring to launder the proceeds of online romance …
Department of Justice Press Releases
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Berkeley County man sentenced for drug possession
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Walter Lee Evans, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 131 months of incarceration for a drug distribution charge, Acting …
Texas man admits to role in drug distribution operation
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Michael Alcendor, of Houston, Texas, has admitted to his role in methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin drug distribution operation, Acting …
Judges sentences member of major drug trafficking organization for conspiring to distribute
ST. LOUIS – United States District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig sentenced David M. Foston to 125 months in prison today. The 49-year-old St. Louis, Missouri …
3 Cincinnati men plead guilty for dealing fentanyl
CINCINNATI – The lead of three defendants charged in a narcotics conspiracy punishable by at least 10 years and up to life in prison pleaded …
Bloomington man pleads guilty to shooting at female U.S. Marshal
VICTORIA, Texas – A 20-year-old Bloomington man has admitted to assaulting a federal marshal, announced acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Today, Jose Luis Vasquez …
Federal Inmate Found Guilty of Possessing Foot-long Knife
ABINGDON, VIRGINIA – A federal jury convicted an inmate at United States Penitentiary (USP) Lee in Jonesville, Virginia, on June 1, for illegally possessing a …
Detroit Oxy Dealer Sentenced to 15 years in Federal Prison for Narcotics Charges
Bismarck, NORTH DAKOTA – Acting United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced that U.S. District Court Judge Daniel M. Traynor sentenced Mario R. Garmoo, age …
New Jersey Company Fined $325,000 And Sentenced To A Two Year Term Of Corporate Probation For Committing An Osha Violation That Resulted In A Worker’s Death
SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Dana Container, Inc., (“Dana”), a company headquartered in …
McLean County Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Distribution of Heroin Resulting in Death
PEORIA, ILLINOIS – A Bloomington, Ill., man, Jacob R. Schultz, 36, of the 500 block of W. Seminary St., was sentenced on June 3, 2021, …
Former Scranton Police Officer Charged With Federal Bribery Violation
SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Thomas McDonald, age 47, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was …
Pittsburgh Pagans Motorcycle Club Vice-President Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms
PITTSBURGH, PA – The vice-president of the Pagans Motorcycle Club, Pittsburgh Chapter pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal firearms laws, …
Convicted Felon Charged with Possession of two Fully Automatic Machine Guns
Miami, Florida — A prior convicted felon from Miami with alleged ties to the national “Bloods” gang and the local “77 Street” gang has been …
Providence Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Trafficking Cocaine
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who took possession of a package containing more than a kilogram of cocaine shipped from Puerto Rico moments after …
Bronx Gang Member Sentenced To Life In Prison For 2011 Murder Of Bolivia Beck
BRONX, NEW YORK – Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that KAREEM DAVIS, a/k/a “Reem,” was sentenced …
United States Attorney’s Office Announces Tina L. Nommay as Acting United States Attorney
HAMMOND- The United States Attorney’s Office announced that Tina L. Nommay is now the Acting United States Attorney. The Vacancies Reform Act (VRA), 5 …
Detroit Man Sentenced to 240 Months for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Overdose
LEXINGTON, Ky.— Martinus Shamar Watts, 32, of Detroit, was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison on Friday, by U.S. District Judge Karen K. Caldwell, …
Former Boston Police Sergeant and Officer to Plead Guilty in Overtime Fraud Scheme
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETS – A former Boston Police Sergeant and a former officer have agreed to plead guilty in connection with an ongoing investigation of overtime …
Bank Robber Pleads Guilty in US Court
Jackson, Mississippi – A Jackson man pled guilty in U.S. District Court yesterday to robbing a local bank, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca …
Two Charged by Federal Grand Jury for Covid-19 Fraud
DENVER, COLORADO – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Russell Foreman and Chandler Simbeck were indicted by a Federal Grand …
Convicted Felon Gets 13 Years in Prison for Drug Crimes and Gun Possession
DENVER, COLORADO – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that James Robert Cude, age 46, of Canon City, Colorado, was sentenced …
Man Charged after Threatening to kill a Woman at Knifepoint
TULSA, OKLAHOMA – A Tulsa man was charged by Criminal Complaint today for assaulting a woman with a knife and threatening to kill her, announced …
Man Sentenced for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
TULSA, OKLAHOMA – A Tulsa man was sentenced today in federal court after being convicted of possessing child [censored]ography, also known as child sexual abuse …
Mission Man Indicted for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Mission, South Dakota – Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury …
New York based cocaine trafficker heading to prison for running international drug ring
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Hilario Renato Mendoza Beltran, age 48, and a citizen of Peru, was sentenced today to 87 months in prison for conspiring …
Dolgeville Man Sentenced to 24 Months for Passport Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Timothy John Walsh, age 63, formerly of Dolgeville, New York (currently residing in California), was sentenced today to serve 24 months …
Former Madison County Resident Sentenced to 17 Years for Sexually Exploiting a Child
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – John T. Flinn, age 27, of Canastota, New York was sentenced yesterday to serve 17 years imprisonment to be followed by …
Six charged for illegal gun possession
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon and ATF Special Agent in Charge John B. DeVito announced that the following defendants …
Office Manager for San Antonio Dermatologist Indicted on Federal Fraud and Identity Theft Charges
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – A former office manager of a prominent local dermatology practice waived pre-trial detention today and agreed to remain in federal custody …
Medical Device Manager gets 14 months for his scheme to defraud his employer
Seattle, Washington – A former manager of a Snoqualmie, Washington medical device company was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 14 months …
Serial Mail Thief gets 10 Years in Prison
Miami, Florida – A 26-year-old Miami man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for stealing mail and packages from mailboxes, porches, and …
Repeat offender Gets 10 years for possession of images of child rape and abuse
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – A 68-year old SeaTac, Washington man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 10 years in prison and 15 …
MS-13 gang Member Pleads Guilty to Murder
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETS – A member of the MS-13 gang pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to RICO conspiracy and admitted to his participation …
New Orleans cocaine dealer hit with gun charge pleads guilty
NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BRADLEY BRIGHT, 32, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today to possessing a firearm …
Chicago Man Arrested on Child Exploitation Charges
BOSTON – A Chicago man was arrested yesterday and charged with sexual exploitation of children and receipt of child [censored]ography. Ernesto Herrera, 32, of Chicago, …
Drug dealers arraigned in Missoula federal court hearings
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the …
Independence Man Sentenced for Illegal Firearm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Independence, Missouri man who fled from law enforcement officers several times on a four-wheeler was sentenced in federal court today …
Internal Revenue Service Agent Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Wire Fraud
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Bryan Cho, also known as “Yong Hee Cho,” a Special Agent with Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, pleaded …
Jacksonville Woman Pleads Guilty To Aggravated Identity Theft And Fraud Charges
Jacksonville, Florida – Zipporan Carmel Peters (32, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Peters faces up to …
Mark Sand & Gravel Co. To Pay $1.75 Million For Allegedly Using Substandard, Unauthorized Road Construction Materials
MINNEAPOLIS – Mark Sand & Gravel Co. has agreed to pay $1.75 million in damages for allegedly violating the federal False Claims Act and the …
Captial Heights Man Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison for Counterfeit Currency
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Ricco Darnell Taylor, age 32, of Capital Heights, Maryland to 41 months in federal prison, …
Counselor Involved in Wide-Ranging Medicaid
HARTFORD, CT – Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CORTNEY DUNLAP, 36, of Burlington, waived his right …
Philadelphia Man Convicted of 2017Armed Robbery of Germantown Avenue Bar
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Lawrence Laws, 28, of Philadelphia, PA, was convicted today at trial of Hobbs Act …
Maryland Tax Preparer Sentenced for Tax Fraud Conspiracy
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm today sentenced Anita Fortune, age 56, of Alexandria, Virginia, to 30 months in federal prison, followed …
Dubuque New Year’s Day Shooter Sentenced to Federal Prison
A felon who, after an argument, shot wildly on a populated street, was sentenced today to over eight years in federal prison. Derrick Damon Timmons, …
St. Louis man pleads guilty to unlawful purchase of firearms
ST. LOUIS – Jelanie Reeves, 26, of St. Louis, Missouri, pleaded guilty to one count of making false and fictitious statement in order to acquire firearms. …
Takoma gun, drug traffickers sentenced to prison
Tacoma – Two Tacoma residents pleaded guilty this week in U.S. District Court to drug-distribution charges that carry mandatory-minimum sentences, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa …
Defrauding disabled vets: Two companies settle $1.12 million fraud case
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – 360 Patriot Enterprises, LLC (360 Patriot), located in Alexandria, Virginia, and its former minority shareholder, 360 Ventures LLC (360 Ventures), located in Wilmington, …
Former Boston Police Officer Charged in Overtime Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – A former Boston Police officer has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with an ongoing investigation of overtime fraud …
Owner Of Carlisle Area Trucking Business Charged With Covid-Relief Fraud
HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Keith McConnell, age 43, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, was charged by …