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.…
Two Manatee County Fentanyl Dealers Sentenced To Federal Prison
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle today sentenced Raphael Simean Bennett, Jr. (35, Bradenton) and Andre Renodd Ackerman, Sr. (34, Palmetto) for their respective roles in a conspiracy to…
Preston County man admits to drug and firearms charges
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – David Ray Deberry, of Terra Alta, West Virginia, has admitted to drug and firearms charges, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Deberry, 34, of Terra Alta, West…
U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition And Guilty Plea Of Israeli Securities Trader For Participating In A Global Insider Trading Ring
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of…
Jefferson County man admits to firearms charge
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Warren Long, of Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, Acting United States Randolph J. Bernard announced. Long, 33, pleaded guilty today to one count…
Pittsburgh Felon Charged with Possessing a Stolen Firearm and Fentanyl
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been charged by criminal complaint with possessing a mixture of fentanyl and a stolen firearm, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.…
Metropolitan Police Department Officer and Maryland Woman Indicted for Bribery Scheme to Provide Personal Identifying Information of Traffic Crash Victims in Exchange for Cash Payments
WASHINGTON – A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Officer and a Maryland woman were indicted on charges in connection with a bribery scheme to unlawfully provide information…
Former Boston Police Sergeant Pleads Guilty in Overtime Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – A former Boston Police Sergeant pleaded guilty today in connection with an ongoing investigation of overtime fraud at the Boston Police Department’s evidence warehouse. William Baxter, 62, of Hyde Park,…
Alleged NCAA ticket fraudster taken into custody
HOUSTON – A 46-year-old California resident has been charged in a nationwide ticket scam that included a Texas A&M football game, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. A Houston federal grand…
Justice Department files lawsuit against the State of Georgia to stop racially discriminatory provisions of new voting law
ATLANTA – The U.S. Justice Department announced today that it filed a lawsuit against the State of Georgia, the Georgia Secretary of State, and the Georgia State Election Board over recent voting…
Middlesex County Man Charged with Conspiring to Defraud New Jersey Banks by Depositing $1 Million in Stolen Checks.
NEWARK, N.J. – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man was indicted today for his role in a scheme to defraud banks of more than $1 million using stolen and counterfeited checks and…
Philadelphia Man Who Raped Child for Eight Years Indicted for Concealing His Crimes to Obtain U.S. Citizenship
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Sumo Dukulah, 47, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged by Indictment on the charge of procurement of citizenship by false statement. According…
Ohio Haunted House Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Crime
COLUMBUS, OHIO – David Fachman, 59, of New Albany, Ohio pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of willful failure to pay over tax to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). …
Jury Convicts Former Police Officer For Attempting To Entice A 14-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sexual Activity And Soliciting Child Sex Abuse Images
Jacksonville, Florida – A federal jury has found Andrew Christian Hammock (48, Boca Raton) guilty of attempting to entice a 14-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity and produce visual depictions of…
Nogales Man Sentenced for Drug Charge After Tunnel is Discovered Under His House
TUCSON, Ariz. – Jovany Alonso Robledo-Delgado, 35, of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Scott H. Rash to 41 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised…
Owner of Chicago-Area Restaurant Franchises Sentenced to More Than a Year in Prison for Underreporting $2.5 Million in Taxes
CHICAGO — The owner of five Chicago-area Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant franchises has been sentenced to more than a year in federal prison for filing false corporate tax returns that underreported $2.5 million…
Jury Convicts Two Men for Bribery and Kickback Conspiracy Involving U.S. Department of Defense Contracts
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A federal jury convicted two men today for participating in a bribery and kickback conspiracy involving a contract for the U.S. Department of Defense’s Office of Inspector General (DoD…
Imposter sent to prison after claiming to be federal immigration officer
LAREDO, Texas – A 53-year-old Laredoan has been ordered to federal prison after he admitted to wire fraud and extortion under color of official right, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.…
Former Sacramento Man Charged with Engaging in Monetary Transactions with Money from Wire Fraud Scheme
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against former Sacramento resident, William A. Sassman, 53, now residing in Orange County, charging him with knowingly engaging in monetary…
Federal Jury Convicts St. Paul Man For Cocaine Possession
MINNEAPOLIS – A federal jury convicted a St. Paul man for drug possession with intent to distribute after being arrested with six kilograms of cocaine in his vehicle, announced Acting U.S. Attorney…
Rochester Resident Who Posted Molotov Cocktail Recipe On Social Media During Protests Pleads Guilty To Civil Disorder
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Ryan Howe a/k/a Rylea Autumn, 27, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S.…
Two More Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JAMES “CURTIS” WILLIAMS (“WILLIAMS”), age 66 of Gibson, Louisiana, and RYAN WHEATEN (“WHEATEN”), age 53, of Lafayette, Louisiana, entered a…
Portsmouth Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Benefits for Virginia Prison Inmates
NORFOLK, Va. – A Portsmouth woman pleaded guilty today to her involvement in a fraudulent scheme to obtain over $300,000 in pandemic-related unemployment benefits by using the personal identifying information of over…
Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Misusing a Social Security Number
BOSTON – A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to fraudulently using another person’s Social Security number. Manuel Maria German Familia, 30, who previously resided in Lawrence, pleaded…
New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Consumer Product
PORTLAND, Maine—A Dover, New Hampshire man pleaded guilty today in federal court to one count of tampering with a consumer product, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced. According to court records,…
Vallejo Felon Indicted for Possession of a Firearm
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against Jacob Harding-Abeyta, 28, of Vallejo, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip…