Mexican national sentenced in South Carolina for trafficking over 8 kilos of fentanyl
Florence, SC – A 68-year-old Mexican national with a long history of drug crimes and prior deportations was sentenced Friday to more than eight years in federal prison for importing fentanyl into…
Member of Moultrie Meth Trafficking Network Sentenced
ALBANY, Ga. –A Moultrie, Georgia, resident and participant in a methamphetamine trafficking network operating in the area was sentenced to prison for her crime. Melissa Barrow, 48, of Moultrie, was sentenced to…
Man Sentenced to Two Years for Hoax Bomb Threats
A Wichita Falls man who called in fake bomb threats was sentenced today to two years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. Tommy…
Waterbury Man Charged with Federal Firearm and Drug Offenses
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned a three-count indictment charging DARTRE BOOKER, 27, of Waterbury, with…
South Bay Woman Charged with Attempted Arson of Bank Branch
LOS ANGELES – A South Bay woman was charged today in a federal grand jury indictment alleging she threw a Molotov cocktail inside a bank in Torrance after having a dispute…
Mexican national pleads guilty to federal carjacking
ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Gael Rodriguez, 20, of Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court on March 23 to an information charging him with carjacking. Rodriguez will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has…
Four defendants in insurance company robbery face federal charges
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Four New Mexico defendants are facing federal charges, accused of robbing an insurance company in Gallup, New Mexico. According to court records, on Dec. 4, 2021, Amber Yazzie, 27,…
Lawrence Man Arrested for Fentanyl Distribution Involving Multiple Large Pill Press Machines
BOSTON – A Lawrence man was arrested today on drug distribution charges involving counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl. Miguel Angel Fajardo, 32, was arrested and charged with one count of possession with…
Hollygrove Man Sentenced to Term Federal Probation
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Kintrell WILLIAMS, a/k/a “Trell,” age 43, was sentenced in federal court on March 23, 2022 before U.S. District Court Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to 6 months of probation…
Former Member of Massachusetts Latin Kings Leadership Sentenced for Racketeering Conspiracy
BOSTON – A former Inca, or leader, of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) was sentenced yesterday on racketeering charges. Juan Liberato, a/k/a “King Prodigy,” 37, was sentenced…
Credit Union President Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Susan Irene Romero, 64, of Gilbert, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi to 26 months in prison and ordered to pay $2,360,000 in restitution.…
Linden Police Looking For Burglary Suspect
LINDEN, NJ – The Linden Police Department is asking the public for assistance to help identify a suspect wanted for a pair of burglaries that took place Thursday morning. According to police,…
Dominican Republic National Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Kilograms of Cocaine by Boat
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A man from the Dominican Republic pleaded guilty today to transporting over 300 kilograms of cocaine in a “go-fast” boat traveling from Colombia to the Dominican Republic. According to…
Orleans Parish Man Sentenced on Weapons and Narcotic Charges
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that defendant KIRK THOMPSON, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on March 23rd by U.S. District Court Judge Lance Africk to 117…
Arizona Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Distribution of Methamphetamine and Money Laundering
BENTON, Ill. – Jose Angulo, 51, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced on Thursday, March 24, 2022, to 30 years imprisonment for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Money Laundering, and Distribution of Methamphetamine. Evidence established during…
West Plains Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Meth Conspiracy
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A West Plains, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine in Howell, Greene, and Texas counties.…
Federal Jury Convicts South Charleston Man of Methamphetamine Conspiracy
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – After two days of trial, a federal jury convicted Timothy Wayne Dodd, 46, of South Charleston, of conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine. Evidence at trial…
Barbour County man admits to meth charge
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Jonathan Andrew Swiger, of Belington, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Swiger, 33, pleaded guilty today to one count of…
Miami Man Found Guilty for Murdering an Uber Driver During a Carjacking
Miami, Florida – Jorge Aponte Figueroa (“Aponte Figueroa”), 25, of Miami, Florida, was found guilty by a Miami jury of one count of carjacking resulting in death and one count of discharging…
Phony Investment Adviser Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that Joshua Louis Rupp, 37, previously of West Olive, Michigan, was sentenced to 16 years in prison…
Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Over 200 Pressed Fentanyl Pills Disguised as Oxycodone
BOSTON – A Boston man pleaded guilty today to drug trafficking activities involving over 200 pressed fentanyl pills disguised as oxycodone. Diamondez Pierre, 24, pleaded guilty to possession of fentanyl with intent…
Winooski Woman Charged with Distribution of Methamphetamine
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that Julie Overfield, 62, of Winooski, Vermont was arrested Wednesday during the execution of a search warrant at…
South Georgia pastor, tax preparer admits CARES Act fraud
BRUNSWICK, GA: A South Georgia man holding himself out as a pastor, mortician, restaurateur, and tax preparer has admitted lying to receive COVID-19 small business assistance. Mack Devon Knight, 45, of Kingsland,…
Cincinnati man who sex trafficked teen sentenced to more than 15 years in prison
CINCINNATI – A Cincinnati man who sex trafficked a minor female with his half-brother was sentenced in federal court here today to 188 months in prison and 15 years of supervised release.…
Justice Department Finds that Indiana State Nursing Board Discriminates Against People with Opioid Use Disorder
INDIANAPOLIS – Today, the Justice Department found that the Indiana State Board of Nursing (Nursing Board) violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by prohibiting nurses who take medication to treat Opioid…
Brothers From Chicago Charged in Labor Trafficking Conspiracy
CHICAGO — Two brothers from Chicago have been arrested on a labor trafficking charge for allegedly forcing undocumented Mexican immigrants to work in the construction trade. AGUSTIN ARIAS LOPEZ, 30, and JUAN…
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