Three illegal alien MS-13 gang members convicted in brutal Baltimore killings
BALTIMORE, MD – A federal jury has convicted three members of the MS-13 gang for a wave of brutal violence in Maryland, including the murders of two young women and multiple attempted…
Drunk Driver Charged for Fleeing Scene of Crash
YARDLEY, PA – A drunk driver was arrested after fleeing the scene of a hit and run crash in Yardley. The incident happened at 2:51 am on Saturday near the 80th block…
U.S. Marshals MCU Operation ‘Fresh Start’ Recovers Sixteen Missing Endangered Children and Makes Five Arrests
New Orleans, LA – U.S. Marshals Service Eastern District of Louisiana New Orleans Task Force (USMS)-led, Missing Child Unit (MCU) Operation “Fresh Start” was conducted in the New Orleans, Louisiana metro area…
Tipster Leads to the Arrest of ‘Fugitive of the Week’ in Nashua
Concord, NH – The United States Marshals Service is pleased to announce that an anonymous tip pointed investigators back to Nashua in the search for “Fugitive of the Week,” Robert Cain. “Fugitive…
Puerto Rico Murder Suspect Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Akron
Akron, OH – This afternoon, members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested wanted fugitive, Luis Joan Diaz-Rojas. Diaz-Rojas, 41, was wanted by the Puerto Rico Police Department for homicide.…
Former Federal Official Sentenced To Prison For Contract Bribery Conspiracy And Tax Fraud
LAS VEGAS – A former official with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) was sentenced today to two years and six months in prison for his role in a bribery scheme involving…
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 32 Years for Kidnapping and Sexual Assault
ASHLAND, Ky. — A Parkersburg, Penn., man, Nathan Thomas Welch, 53, was sentenced on Monday, to 384 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, after previously being convicted of…
Long Haul Truck Driver Sentenced for Transporting Children to Engage in Sexual Activity
EL PASO – Today an El Paso man was sentenced to life in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor. According to court documents, Travis Wayne Vavra, 60, was a long-haul truck…
Folsom Man Pleads Guilty to Scheme Involving the Sale of Stolen MacBooks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Philip James, 35, of Folsom, pleaded guilty today to transporting stolen property interstate, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, from October 2015 through June 2020,…
DOJ and Skagit County health clinic resolve False Claims Act investigation over the use of imported birth control medications
Seattle – The U.S. Department of Justice today reached a settlement with Skagit Family Health Clinic of Mount Vernon, Washington, over the importation of birth control medications that were unlawfully imported from…
Butte woman admits stealing more than $600,000 from victim under her guardianship
MISSOULA — A Butte woman accused of embezzling more than $600,000 from a woman who was under her guardianship and using the money to buy a house on Canyon Ferry, a vehicle…
San Antonio Man Convicted of Firearm Violations
SAN ANTONIO – Today U.S. District Court Judge Fred Biery found Chance Anthony Uptmore, 25, of San Antonio, guilty of one count of being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in…
Great Falls meth trafficker sentenced to 54 months in prison
GREAT FALLS – A Great Falls woman who admitted to working with others to bring approximately seven pounds of methamphetamine from Las Vegas, Nevada, back to Montana for distribution was sentenced today…
Mattoon Sex Offender Sentenced to Over 38 Years in Prison for Child Enticement and Sex Trafficking Crimes
URBANA, Ill. – A Mattoon, Illinois, man, Christopher Ohm, 35, of the 2500 block of Moultrie Ave., was sentenced today to 458 months’ (38 years and two months) imprisonment for enticement of…
Justice Department Announces New Rule to Modernize Firearm Definitions
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Justice announced that it has submitted to the Federal Register the “Frame or Receiver” Final Rule, which modernizes the definition of a firearm. Once implemented, this…
Decatur Woman Sentenced to Probation for Theft of Government Property
URBANA, Ill. – A Decatur, Illinois, woman, Deborah G. Lake, also known as Deborah G. Mitchell and Deborah O’Neill, 70, of the 4800 block of Evergreen Court, has been sentenced to 12…
Six Southern California Companies Ordered to Pay $1.83 Billion in Restitution for Scheming to Avoid Payment of Aluminum Duties
LOS ANGELES – Six Southern California companies today were ordered to pay $1.83 billion in restitution for participating in a conspiracy to defraud the United States through a scheme in which huge…
Off-Duty Police Officer Found Guilty by Jury of Felony Charges For Actions Related to Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON – An off-duty police officer from Virginia was found guilty today by a federal jury of charges for his actions during and after the breach…
Orleans Parish Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – KENDALL GILMER, JR., age 41, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty on April 6, 2022, before U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk to possession with intent…
Baltimore Police Detective Convicted on Federal Charges of Conspiracy to Deprive Civil Rights
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal jury today convicted Robert Hankard, age 45, of Baltimore, Maryland, of multiple federal crimes for providing a BB gun that he knew would be planted on a…
Middletown Man Sentenced to Over 8 Years of Federal Prison for Selling Methamphetamine and Fentanyl and Illegally Possessing Ammunition
WILMINGTON, Del. – A Middletown man was sentenced on April 6, 2022 to 97 months in prison for possessing methamphetamine and fentanyl with intent to distribute, as well as possession of ammunition…
Detroit Man Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Fentanyl
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Detroit man was sentenced today to one year and three months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for the distribution of fentanyl.…
Jefferson County woman sentenced for drug charge
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Kia Johnson, of Ranson, West Virginia, was sentenced today to six months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Johnson, 25, pleaded guilty…
Laredo man sentenced for attempting to smuggle assault rifles into Mexico
LAREDO, Texas – A 29-year-old local man has been sent to prison following his conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Manual Dominquez,…
Lowery appointed U.S. Attorney
HOUSTON – Jennifer B. Lowery has taken the oath of office to remain as chief federal law enforcement officer for the Southern District of Texas (SDTX). “I am extremely grateful to the…
Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Huntington man pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents and statements made in court, on December 30, 2021, officers…
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