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.…
Terlingua Man Sentenced to Prison for Running a Child Obscenity Website
MIDLAND – A federal judge today sentenced 65-year-old Thomas Alan Arthur to 40 years in federal prison for operating a website dedicated to publishing writings that detailed the sexual abuse of children.…
Former Boston Police Officer Pleads Guilty in Overtime Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – A former Boston Police officer pleaded guilty today in connection with an ongoing investigation of overtime fraud at the Boston Police Department’s (BPD) evidence warehouse. Joseph Nee, 48, of Randolph,…
Barnstable Man Charged with Firearm Trafficking
BOSTON – A Barnstable man was charged on Tuesday, June 15th in connection with selling three “ghost guns” to an undercover officer. Jacob Linhares, 34, was charged by criminal complaint with one…
Turkish National Charged with Wire Fraud and Illegally Exporting Defense Articles to Turkey
BOSTON – A Turkish national was arrested today and charged in federal court in Boston in connection with fraudulently having various parts and machine components for the United States military made by…
Former Stockton Man Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Prison for Unemployment Benefits Fraud and Identity Theft
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Robert Joseph Maher, 42, formerly of Stockton, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to six years and three months in prison for mail fraud and…
Getaway Driver in Bank Robbery Sentenced
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Florida man was sentenced today for a bank robbery in Anniston, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr.…
KC Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Illegal Firearm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm. Kenneth E. Barbee Jr., 34, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann…
Stockton Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms Trafficking
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Johnnie Earl Ross III, 20, of Stockton, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to deal firearms without a license and possession of an unregistered machine gun, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip…
Laplace Man Pleads Guilty to Violations of The Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts
NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that ELI JUAN MOORE, age 25, a resident of LaPlace, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on June 17, 2021 to an Indictment. In…
Johnston Man Arrested in Ankeny Explosives Investigation
Des Moines, Iowa – A Johnston man was arrested Friday night on criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in the manufacture and possession of an explosive device that was located in…
Navajo man sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison for assault in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Matthew Ramone, 32, of the Thoreau, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced on June 14 in federal court to three years and…
Fort Myers Registered Child Sex Offender Sentenced To 15 Years For Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Images, Videos
Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell today sentenced Brenton Lawrence Frank (30, Fort Myers) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing images and videos depicting the sexual…
Illegal migrant Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Bribe a Federal Officer
Jackson, Miss. – An illegal alien from Mexico pled guilty today to attempting to bribe a federal officer, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Jack P. Staton, Acting Special Agent…
Two Pulaski County Constables Convicted of Conspiring to Violate the Civil Rights of Others
LONDON, Ky. – Two Pulaski County Constables were convicted late Friday, by a federal jury sitting in London, of federal civil rights violations and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. After approximately…
Kenyan National Pleads Guilty to Fraud Conspiracy Involving Romance Scams
BOSTON – A Kenyan national pleaded guilty today in connection with her role in a fraud conspiracy involving romance scams targeting individuals in the United States. Florence Mwende Musau, 36, a Kenyan…
Monongalia County man sentenced for firearms charge
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Joshua Lee Grapes, of Pursglove, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 25 months of incarceration for firearms charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Grapes, 40, plead…
Bladen County Political Consultant Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Property and Social Security Fraud
GREENVILLE, N.C. – A Bladenboro man pleaded guilty today to theft of government property and Social Security fraud. According to court documents, Leslie McCrae Dowless, 65, defrauded the Social Security Administration by…
Stanly County Man Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Amaud Jaquane Allen, aka Bookie, of Albemarle, North Carolina, was sentenced today to 132 months in prison for distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents, Homeland Security Investigations working…
Newburyport Physician Agrees to Resolve Allegations of Illegal Prescribing of Opioid Controlled Substances
BOSTON – A Newburyport physician has agreed to resolve allegations that he improperly prescribed opioid controlled substances outside the usual course of his professional practice. Guido Navarra, M.D., an internist practicing in…
Five Charged in Scheme to Export to Russia Thermal Imaging Scopes and Night Vision Goggles in Violation of Arms Export Control Act
LOS ANGELES – Federal authorities have arrested two Illinois residents named in an indictment that accuses five defendants of conspiring to unlawfully export to Russia defense articles – specifically, thermal imaging…
Pendleton County mail carrier sentenced for attempted election fraud
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Thomas Cooper, a mail carrier in Pendleton County, was sentenced today to five years of probation, with the first six months home confinement, for attempted election fraud, Acting…
Detroit Man Who Robbed Credit Union and Crashed Getaway Car Near Vandenberg Air Force Base Sentenced to 2½ Years in Federal Prison
LOS ANGELES – A Michigan man was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison for robbing a credit union – and two days later attempting to rob a bank then…
Snellville man arrested for fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship
ATLANTA – Mezemr Abebe Belayneh has been arraigned on criminal charges related to his alleged lies to obtain U.S. citizenship. The defendant allegedly concealed his involvement in the late 1970s Red Terror…
Former Cedar Rapids Hospital Employee Sentenced for Accessing Ex-Boyfriend’s Medical Records
A former Cedar Rapids hospital employee, who wrongfully accessed and distributed her ex-boyfriend’s medical records, was sentenced on June 14, 2021. Jennifer Lynne Bacor, age 41, from Las Vegas, Nevada, received probation…
Fort Dodge Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Crack Cocaine and Firearm Convictions
A man who distributed crack cocaine and illegally possessed firearms was sentenced June 16, 2021, to more than 11 years in federal prison. Preston Mosley, age 35, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, received…
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