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.…
Littleton Man Charged with Covid Fraud
DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Lawrence Phillip Hernandez, age 58, of Littleton, was charged by information with wire fraud for taking money, which he…
Man Who Robbed a Sand Springs Gas Station and Assaulted the Owner Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
A Sand Springs man was sentenced Friday in federal court for robbing and assaulting a gas station owner, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell sentenced Camaran…
Plymouth Woman Pleads Guilty for her Role in $250 Million Scheme to Defraud the Federal Child Nutrition Program and Separate $4 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Plymouth woman has pleaded guilty to her role in two separate fraud cases, including the $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program and…
Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Compel Labor by Three Minors and to Transporting a Minor with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity
ALEXANDRIA, La. – Assistant Attorney General Clarke and United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Darnell Fulton, 38, of Pineville, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to compel labor by three…
Enterprise Man Sentenced to 92 Months in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of Firearms After a Fatal Shooting
Montgomery, Alabama – On Thursday, November 3, 2022, Dorian Lamont Bell, 42, from Enterprise, Alabama, was sentenced to 92 months in prison for being a felon…
U.S. ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES NEW INITIATIVE FOR ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS
U.S. Attorney Clay Joyner has announced a new initiative to address environmental justice and public health concerns in the Northern District of Mississippi. U.S. Attorney Joyner has designated Assistant United States Attorney…
U.S. Attorney Romero Announces District Election Officer for Eastern District of Pennsylvania Ahead of 2022 General Election
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Eric Gibson will lead the efforts of the Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election…
Monmouth County Man Sentenced to 188 Months in Prison for Leading Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine and Fentanyl Analogue
TRENTON, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 188 months in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and fentanyl analogue, U.S. Attorney…
New Haven Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Distribution and Gun Possession Offenses
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOEL MARTINEZ, JR., 24, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New…
Florida Man Sentenced to 45 Months in Prison for Laundering Funds Related to $50 Million Wire and Securities Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A Florida man was sentenced to 45 months in prison for laundering funds obtained from a $50 million internet-enabled fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Denis…
Federal Jury Convicts Silver Spring Man on Gun and Drug Conspiracy Charges
Greenbelt, Maryland – Late yesterday a federal jury convicted Darryl Colton Frazer, age 34, of Silver Spring, Maryland, on federal gun and drug conspiracy charges. Frazer’s co-defendant, Shamire Moore, age 31, of…
SEPTA Video Surveillance Manager, Equipment Vendor Indicted for Extensive Bribery and Extortion Scheme
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that James Stevens, 69, of Somerdale, NJ, and Robert Welsh, 59, now living in Arizona, were charged by Indictment with conspiracy, bribery, extortion,…
City of Kyle Agrees to Ensure Persons with Disabilities Equal Access to Its Reduced-Fare Transportation Program
AUSTIN – U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff of the Western District of Texas announced today that the City of Kyle (“Kyle” or the “City”) has entered into a settlement agreement with the…
Pittsburgh Felon Charged with Illegally Possessing a Firearm, Ammunition and a Machinegun
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating various federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung…
Ross Township Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Exploitation Charge
PITTSBURGH – A suburban Pittsburgh man has pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of attempted receipt of material involving the sexual exploitation of minors, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung…
West Haven, Vermont Man Sentenced for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that Michael Brillon, 59, of West Haven, Vermont was sentenced to 21 months of imprisonment for unlawfully possessing…
Former Pain Management Doctor Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud
PITTSBURGH – A former physician pleaded guilty today in federal court to a health care fraud charge associated with the pain management practice, Jefferson Pain and Rehabilitation Center, United States Attorney Cindy…
Long Island Man Pleads Guilty to $3 Million Bank Loan Scheme
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Gary Confredo, also known as “Gary Conte,” the former operator of Goldstar Financial Management Corp. (Goldstar), a financial services business based in Commack, New…
Two Area Men Plead Guilty to Felony Charges Stemming From Carjacking and Robbery Offenses
WASHINGTON – Melvin Wiseman, 19, of Washington, D.C., and Demarco Harris, 20, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to felony charges stemming from carjacking and…
New Town, ND, Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Abuse of Minor Female Child
BISMARCK –United States Attorney Jennifer Klemetsrud Puhl announced that on November 3, 2022, U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Traynor sentenced Richard Hall, Age 51 of New Town, ND, to 15 years in…
Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 24 Months for Selling Fentanyl in Salem, New Hampshire
CONCORD – Juan Veras-Marcano, 29, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute more than 170…
Man admits illegally possessing firearms used in Billings casino robbery
BILLINGS — A man today admitted to illegally possessing firearms after two guns used in a casino robbery were recovered from an elementary school playground, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Darwin Dalton…
Third Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Key Role in Beckley-Philadelphia Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy
BECKLEY, W.Va. – Shyheem Woodard-Smith, also known as “Peanut” and “Nut,” 22, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today to interstate travel with the intent to engage in dealing firearms without a license.…
Convicted Leader of Meth, Fentanyl Trafficking Network Sentenced to Prison
ALBANY, Ga. – A documented member of a criminal street gang organization who led a drug distribution network responsible for trafficking more than 150 kilograms of methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin and other illegal…
Waterbury Woman Who Created False COVID-19 Vaccine Records is Sentenced
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Phillip M. Coyne, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced that ZAYA POWELL,…
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