Cumberland cops break up street fight, make drug bust hours later
Cumberland, MD – Police made two separate arrests Sunday night and early Monday, including a downtown street disturbance that turned violent and a traffic stop that uncovered methamphetamine. Officers responded to Pershing…
Two Rhode Island Men Indicted in Large-Scale Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy
BOSTON – Two Rhode Island men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their alleged roles in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy that spanned across Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York.…
Salem Area Drug Trafficker and Ghost Gun Manufacturer Indicted in Federal Court
PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment today charging a Salem, Oregon man for distributing counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and operating the largest known privately made firearm or…
Winnemucca Man Sentenced To Prison For Firearms Theft Conspiracy
RENO, Nev. — A Winnemucca man who admitted to his role in a conspiracy to steal multiple firearms from a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) was sentenced today to three years and four…
Bank Teller Sentenced for Embezzling Customer Funds
NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DEMETRIA MYERS SILVIO, age 32, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on March 15, 2022 for Wire Fraud, in violation of…
Haverhill Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution
BOSTON – A Dominican national was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston on fentanyl distribution charges. Bernardito Carvajal, 30, who most recently resided in Haverhill, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District…
Former City of Chicago Alderman Sentenced to More Than a Year in Federal Prison for Using Political Funds To Pay Personal Expenses
CHICAGO — Former City of Chicago Alderman RICARDO MUNOZ was sentenced today to 13 months in federal prison for using money from a political fund to pay personal expenses. While serving as…
Former State Legislator, Justice of the Peace, Sentenced to Prison for Filing False Tax Return
TUCSON, Ariz. – Keith Allan Bee, 56, of San Tan Valley, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge James A. Soto to six months in prison for filing a false tax…
Grant County man sentenced for drug charge
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – William Glenn Vance, of Petersburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to three years of probation for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Vance, 44, pleaded…
Justice Department Honors Fifth Annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced the recipients of the Fifth Annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing. This year’s awards recognize the exceptional work of 18 law…
Ohio man sentenced for drug distribution
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Tyler Oliver, of St. Louisville, Ohio, was sentenced today to 37 months of incarceration for a drug distribution charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Oliver, age 36,…
Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Offering to ‘Break’ Sex Trafficking Victim
A 39-year-old man who volunteered to torture a sex trafficking victim for money was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad…
Pender County Narcotics Trafficker Receives 14+ Years in Federal Prison
NEW BERN, N.C. – Elmer “E.J.” Holmes, Jr., 38, of Pender County, was sentenced to 175 months in prison for (1) Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more…
Grant County woman sentenced for drug charge
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Carrie A. Aughtry, of Petersburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to five years of probation for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Aughtry, also known…
Man sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexual abuse at Kirtland Air Force Base
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Zechariah Freemen, 45, was sentenced in federal court today to 10 years and one month for sexual abuse. A federal jury convicted Freeman on July 30, 2021. A federal…
Martinsburg residents admit to drug and firearms charges
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Quasym Divad John Finch and Brittany Marie Breeden, both of Martinsburg, West Virginia, have admitted to drug and firearms charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Finch, 30,…
Two Massachusetts Police Officers Receive Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Policing
BOSTON – Two Massachusetts Police Officers were among the 18 law enforcement officers from across the Nation recognized today by Attorney General Merrick Garland at the Fifth Annual Attorney General’s Award for…
Pablo meth dealer sentenced to more than six years in prison
MISSOULA —A Pablo man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine and heroin in the Lake County community was sentenced today to six years and six months in prison, to be followed by five…
Stoughton Man Arrested for $400,000 COVID-Relief Fraud
BOSTON – A Stoughton man was arrested and charged today in connection with allegedly filing a fraudulent loan application in order to obtain over $400,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan funds.…
Sioux City Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting a Child
A Sioux City man who sexually assaulted a child pled guilty March 10, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Juan Pablo Hernandez, age 44, from Sioux City, Iowa was convicted of…
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former Suburban Chicago Police Officer for Allegedly Extorting Cash Payments From Local Towing Businesses
CHICAGO — A police officer in Harvey, Ill., threatened to interfere with local towing companies’ ability to compete for city work unless they paid him cash and other benefits, according to a…
Man Pleads Guilty to Two Bank Robberies
A Bixby man pleaded guilty Thursday to robbing two Oklahoma banks of nearly $320,000, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. In a blind plea, Jerry Ray Brown, 44, admitted to two counts of…
Portland Police Bureau Officer to Receive Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing
PORTLAND, Ore.—The Justice Department announced today that a Portland Police Bureau (PPB) officer has been selected to receive the Attorney’s General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing. Officer Kristen Schmidt, of…
Former CEO of Santa Clarita Valley Financial Services Company Sentenced to Nearly 3 Years in Prison for $2.3 Million Ponzi Scheme
LOS ANGELES – The former CEO of a Valencia-based financial services company was sentenced today to 33 months in federal prison for helping to run a Ponzi scheme that defrauded dozens…
Robertsdale Man Sentenced in Firearms Case
MOBILE, AL – A Robertsdale man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, Joshua John Soudelier, 42, was arrested…
Gary Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison
HAMMOND- Fredrick Jenkins, 39, of Gary, Indiana was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime,…
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