Kitchen fire displaces two in Southeast DC apartment
Key Points WASHINGTON, DC – Flames erupted inside a Southeast Washington apartment Saturday morning, forcing two residents out of their home and prompting a quick response from the DC Fire and EMS…
New Orleans Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accident in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that on March 23, 2022 ISHAIS PRICE (“PRICE”), age 41, of New Orleans, Louisiana, entered a plea of guilty today…
Former Paraguayan Congresswoman Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Role in International Money Laundering Conspiracy
TRENTON, N.J. – A former member of Paraguay’s Congress was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for her role in an international money laundering conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Cynthia…
Ex-Savannah B&B manager sentenced to prison for embezzling more than half a million dollars
SAVANNAH, GA: The former manager of a Savannah bed and breakfast has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting she embezzled more than $500,000 from her employer. Chiquita Blake, 47, of Pooler,…
Hanover Man Admits to Using Ghost Gun to Shoot at United States Secret Service Security Guards
Greenbelt, Maryland – Jeremiah Peter Watson, age 24, of Hanover, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to assault on a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon; and using, carrying, and brandishing a…
Teens Assault and Rob Victim in Northeast D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two teens were arrested on Monday, and charged with Robbery (Force and Violence) stemming from an offence also on Monday on the 500 Block of Riggs Road in Northeast…
33 Year-Old Killed in Eastern Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a Homicide that took place on March 17th on Rutland Avenue in Eastern Baltimore. According to Police, “At approximately 6:41 a.m., officers responded…
Genesis Petroleum Resolves Federal Environmental Claims Involving 13 Gas Stations Located in Long Island And Westchester, New York and New Jersey
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and Lisa Garcia, Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2, announced that the United States has…
Las Vegas Man Charged For Series Of Armed Robberies
LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man made his initial appearance in federal court yesterday for allegedly robbing two banks and seven other businesses at gunpoint over a two-month period. Alcede Molyer…
Ice Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison
PEORIA, Ill. –A Pekin, Illinois, man, Sean E. Ward, 49, of the 2200 block of Court Street, was sentenced on March 22, 2022, to six-and-a-half years in prison, to be followed by…
South Side Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in DS44 Gang’s Drug Activity
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 46 months’ imprisonment followed by a six-year term of supervised release on his conviction of violating federal…
Helena man sentenced to prison for bank fraud in COVID-19 relief scheme
GREAT FALLS – A Helena man who admitted lying in a scheme to receive more than $400,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) for coronavirus…
Couple Indicted and Arrested for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud and Money Laundering
SAN JUAN, P.R. – On March 23, 2022, the Federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Fernando Gallardo-Álvarez and his consensual partner Olga Rivera-Dávila with a…
Two Promoters of Nationwide Tax Scheme Sentenced to Prison
Orlando, FL – Two men were sentenced to prison yesterday for conspiring to defraud the United States by promoting a nationwide tax fraud scheme to more than 200 participants in at least 19…
Former Manager at U.S. Auto Manufacturer Allegedly Accepted Over $3.4 Million in Bribes from Foreign Parts Supplier Seeking Contract
LOS ANGELES – A former manager at a U.S.-based automobile manufacturing company was taken into custody this morning after being indicted this week on a federal bribery charge alleging he solicited…
Head of the Gulf Cartel indicted
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Jose Alfredo Cardenas-Martinez aka El Contador has been indicted in the Southern District of Texas on various charges related to his position as the head of the Cardenas family…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Settles Disability Discrimination Allegations with the Massachusetts Trial Court Concerning Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
BOSTON – United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins announced today that an agreement has been reached with the Massachusetts Trial Court to resolve allegations that its drug court violated the Americans with…
Avery Co. Man Is Sentenced To Prison For Bank Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Elenilson Ceron, 25, of Newland, N.C., was sentenced today to 26 months in prison for using stolen identification documents to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced Dena…
Two Defendants Charged In Non-Fungible Token (“NFT”) Fraud And Money Laundering Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas Fattorusso, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation…
Phoenix Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Selling Fentanyl that Led to Woman’s Death
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Reyes Luis Holguin, 29, of Phoenix, Arizona, agreed this week to pay $6,103 in restitution to the family of a young mother whose life was taken by fentanyl she…
22 Year-Old Shot in Northwest Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on March 22nd on the 6800 Block of Reisterstown Road in Northwest Baltimore. According to investigators, At approximately 8:17…
Man wanted for groping teen girl in Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, NY – New York City Police detectives in Staten Island are seeking to identify a male suspect who is alleged to have groped a young girl in the area of…
21 Year-Old Shot Multiple Times in Northeast Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place on the 2800 Block of Clifton Park Terrace on March 22nd. According to Police, “At approximately 12:56 a.m.,…
Nelsonville man sent to prison after teen son shot and killed 11-year-old with his gun
ATHENS, OH – A man whose 14-year-old son shot and killed an 11-year-old boy with his gun is headed to prison for four to six years, according to Athens County Common Pleas…
21-year-old stabbed and killed outside his home during fight in Rockville
ROCKVILLE, MD – A 21-year-old was stabbed and killed outside of his home on Reprise Drive in Rockville on Monday during an altercation with another man, the Rockville Police Department reported. The…
Police confront, shoot man with knife in stairwell responding to 9-1-1 call
BUFFALO, NY Police in Buffalo responding to a 9-1-1 call were met by a man armed with a knife in a stairwell claiming somebody was trying to kill him. According to Erie…
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