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.…
Three District of Columbia Men Indicted on Federal Charges for Armed Robberies and Carjackings in D.C. and Maryland
WASHINGTON – Three men, all from Washington, D.C., have been indicted on federal charges stemming from a series of armed robberies and carjackings that took place…
Syracuse Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Drug Conspiracy and Distribution
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Eric F. Jackson, aka “The Mexican,” aka “Pops,” age 49, of Syracuse, was sentenced Tuesday to 180 months in prison for his leadership of a drug-trafficking organization that…
Dilkon Woman Sentenced to 51 Months for Abusing and Injuring a Young Child
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Melody Gwen Nez, 32, of Dilkon, Arizona, was sentenced on November 21, 2022, by United States District Judge Dominic W. Lanza to 51 months in prison, followed by three…
Real Estate Developer and Attorney Both Admit to Multimillion-Dollar Mortgage Fraud Scheme
TRENTON, N.J. – A New Jersey real estate developer and attorney each admitted today to conspiring to orchestrate a mortgage fraud scheme that led to over $3.5 million in losses, U.S. Attorney…
Ambulance Company Settles Allegations of Billing Medicare for Unnecessary, Non-Emergency Ambulance Transportation
Fairview Heights, Ill. – HealthOne Critical Care Transport Service, Inc. d/b/a MedicOne Medical Response (“MedicOne”) of Marion, Illinois, has agreed to pay $302,124.37 in a civil settlement agreement resolving allegations the company improperly billed…
Denver Felon Sentenced to Prison for 46 Months for Illegal Possession of a Weapon
DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces James Ernesto Martinez, age 33, of Denver, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for possession of a…
Orange County Pharmacist Found Guilty of 22 Felonies for Her Role in $11 Million Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Military’s Health Care Plan
LOS ANGELES – A licensed Orange County pharmacist has been found guilty by a jury of nearly two dozen federal criminal charges for her role in a health care fraud scheme…
Rochester Man Charged With Threatening A Board Member Of The Rochester Islamic Center
CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that William M. Putnam, 53, of Rochester, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with transmitting in interstate…
Four Defendants Arrested, Charged With Selling Drugs And Guns In The Medina, NY, Area
CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that four defendants were arrested and charged in two separate criminal complaints with selling cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine…
Cedar Rapids Man Who Was Found with Over $135,000 in Drug Money Pleads Guilty to Possessing Meth with Intent to Distribute and Possessing Firearm as a Drug User
A man who possessed methamphetamine with intent to distribute it and who possessed a firearm as an unlawful drug user, pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Joshua Ryan Gorrell,…
Milford Man to Federal Prison for Meth Conspiracy
On November 22, 2022, Justin Haubrich, 46, from Milford, Iowa, was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison. Haubrich pled guilty June 28, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City, to conspiracy…
Kansas Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Armed Robbery of West St. Paul Menards
MINNEAPOLIS – A Kansas man was sentenced to 77 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for an early morning armed robbery of a Menards store in West St.…
Former Stamford Attorney Admits Defrauding Clients of More Than $700K
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that WILLIAM McCULLOUGH, 62, of Westerly, Rhode Island, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday before…
Previously Deported Dominican National Sentenced To 18 Months’ Imprisonment For Illegal Reentry Following Removal For An Aggravated Felony
SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Tomi Moscat-Lara, age 44, a native and citizen of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced by United States…
Albuquerque defendant back in court after absconding while on pre-trial release
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that a federal…
Lower Brule Man Charged with Burglary and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
PIERRE – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for First Degree Burglary and Assault with a…
Porcupine Man Sentenced to Federal Prison
RAPID CITY – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that a Porcupine, South Dakota, man convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter was sentenced on November 21, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey…
Parmelee Man Sentenced for Abusive Sexual Contact with a Minor
PIERRE – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that a Parmelee, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact with a Minor was sentenced on November 21, 2022, by Chief…
Rapid City Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearms
RAPID CITY – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm…
Delaware Man Sentenced to 45 years in Federal Prison for Trafficking over 150 Kilograms of Cocaine and Laundering the Proceeds
WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that on Monday, November 21, 2022, Third Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas, sitting by designation in the District of…
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Making Threatening Communications
BOSTON – A Florida man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Springfield to sending threatening communications to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Drummond Neil Smithson, 31, pleaded guilty to one count…
Belleville Woman Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Elderly Identities
BENTON, Ill. – On Tuesday, November 22, 2022, Ashley McKinney, 39, of Belleville, Illinois, was sentenced to 54 months in federal prison for Identity Theft, Conspiracy to Commit Bank and Wire Fraud, and Money…
Arizona Man Indicted in Federal Court for Interstate Stalking and Harassment of Indianapolis Couple
INDIANAPOLIS – Patrick Kearney, 40, of Saddlebrook, Arizona, was indicted by a federal grand jury for interstate stalking, transmitting threats via interstate communications, and making harassing telephone calls to an Indianapolis couple.…
North Carolina Man Sentenced to 6 ½ Years for Gunpoint Robbery of Puppies from Lancaster County Breeder
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Christopher Lamont Stimpson, Jr., 24, of Greensboro, North Carolina, was sentenced to six years and six months in prison, three years of…
Boston Man Arrested for Distributing 7,000 Pills Containing Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogue
BOSTON – A Boston man was arrested yesterday for a drug distribution offense involving fentanyl and a fentanyl analogue known as para-fluorofentanyl. Melvin Cordero, 40, was indicted on one count of distribution…
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