Ex-NASA employees admit to luxury home mortgage fraud scheme
HOUSTON – A Missouri City couple who once worked at NASA admitted Friday to running a years-long mortgage fraud scheme tied to the financing of their luxury home, federal prosecutors said. Noreen…
Justice Department launches sweeping reforms to curb suicides in federal custody
Washington, DC – The Justice Department announced a slate of more than 50 new measures Friday aimed at reducing suicides among adults held in federal custody, unveiling one of the most extensive…
San Fernando Valley man admits $5.9M Ponzi scheme targeting elderly churchgoers
Los Angeles, CA – A West Hills man has agreed to plead guilty to running a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme that preyed on elderly church parishioners and other investors with false promises of…
Johnstown man sentenced to 10 years in prison for fentanyl trafficking
Johnstown, PA – A Johnstown man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Friday after being convicted of distributing fentanyl, prosecutors announced. Nathaniel Jackson, 49, received the 120-month sentence from U.S.…
Bowie man indicted on federal gun charge in D.C. safety crackdown
Washington, DC – A Maryland man has been indicted on a federal firearms charge as part of the Justice Department’s “Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful” initiative, prosecutors announced Thursday. Tyzell Myrick, 29,…
MS-13 members plead guilty to savage murder spree in Houston
Eight MS-13 members plead guilty in brutal racketeering case tied to murders and witness intimidation Houston, TX – Eight members of the violent international street gang MS-13 have pleaded guilty to federal…
Dallas fentanyl dealer gets 24 years after teen dies from overdose
Dallas man sentenced to 24 years for selling fentanyl that killed 17-year-old DALLAS, TX – A Dallas man who sold fentanyl pills that caused the death of a 17-year-old boy has been…
Baltimore man wins $50,400 on Bonus Match 5 with lucky birthday numbers
BALTIMORE, Md. — A Baltimore City man is celebrating a $50,400 Maryland Lottery win after his birthday-number picks paid off on a Bonus Match 5 ticket he purchased in May. The longtime…
Bloods-linked drug ring smashed in Newark after feds make 18 arrests
NEWARK, N.J. — A major drug trafficking network tied to the Bloods street gang was dismantled in Newark last week following a 14-month federal investigation that resulted in 18 arrests and federal…
Feds arrest agitators for trashing property and menacing agents
OMAHA, Neb. — Four individuals were arrested Wednesday after being caught on camera damaging federal property and threatening federal agents during a protest in response to a recent immigration enforcement operation, U.S.…
ICE busts Jersey couple in alleged illegal green card sham
CAMDEN, N.J. — A Cherry Hill man and a Newark woman are facing federal charges after an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Newark uncovered an alleged…
Lakewood Fire Department promotes captain and swears in new firefighter
LAKEWOOD, N.J. — The Lakewood Board of Fire Commissioners, alongside Fire Chief Jonathan Yahr and Fire District Administrator Yehuda Beer, announced the promotion of Career Fire Lieutenant Robert J. Leon Sr. to…
Deported, armed, and on the run — Nebraska bust ends in 70-month sentence
LINCOLN, Neb. — A 20-year-old Salvadoran national has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison following a multi-agency investigation that began with a stolen truck and ended in a high-speed…
ICE removes convicted killer with extensive U.S. criminal record
ICE Deports Previously Convicted Manslaughter Offender **Houston, TX** - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported Orbelin Benitez-Carbajal, a 49-year-old convicted of manslaughter, back to Mexico. He was removed on Sunday.…
ICE Continues Arresting the Violent Criminal Illegal Aliens the Left is Trying to Protect
NEWARK, NJ – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested multiple fugitives involved in serious crimes, including homicide, human trafficking, and sexual offenses. Many of these individuals, who were illegally present…
Georgia environmental manager sentenced to prison for $1.2 million fraud scheme targeting employer
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Michael Mayfield, a former environmental manager at the Mars Wrigley factory in Flowery Branch, Georgia, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for defrauding his employer of…
New York dermatology practice settles discrimination case over refusal to treat HIV-positive patient
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Advanced Dermatology, P.C., a New York-based dermatology practice with locations across the metropolitan area and other states, has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the…
Repeat drug offender sentenced to 24 years in federal prison for trafficking cocaine with children in car
RALEIGH, N.C. – Harold Vernard Greene, Jr., 45, was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison after being convicted of drug trafficking in an investigation that uncovered direct ties to Mexico-based narcotics…
Hawaiian Gardens man sentenced to 25 years for selling fentanyl-laced drugs that caused fatal overdose
LOS ANGELES – A 47-year-old man from Hawaiian Gardens has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl-laced drugs that caused the fatal overdose of an 18-year-old in 2020,…
California man sentenced to nearly six years for $2 million investment fraud scheme
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Gustavo Guzman, 61, formerly of Fullerton, California, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison and two years of supervised release for orchestrating an investment fraud scheme that defrauded…
Houston man sentenced to 10 years for role in meth-laced counterfeit pill operation
HOUSTON – A 37-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking operation that manufactured and distributed counterfeit pills laced with methamphetamine, federal…