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…
Dating Abuse Impacts Millions of Teens Every Year
ANCHORAGE – Dating abuse impacts millions of teens and young people every year. According to loveisrespect.org, one in three teens in the United States will experience physical, sexual or emotional abuse from…
Drug User Who Possessed Multiple Firearms Sentenced to Seven Years’ in Federal Prison
A man who illegally possessed multiple firearms was sentenced today to seven years’ in federal prison. Devonte Wright, age 21, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a May 24, 2021…
Grand Jury Indicts Convicted Felon Who Allegedly Fired BB Guns at Planned Parenthood in Pasadena with Violating FACE Act
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury today returned a five-count indictment that charges a San Gabriel Valley man who allegedly fired BB guns at the Planned Parenthood facility in Pasadena…
Minneapolis Felon Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 108 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition as a felon. Acting U.S.…
Defendant in Marijuana and Cocaine Conspiracy Sentenced
EL PASO – A defendant in a marijuana and cocaine conspiracy case was sentenced on Wednesday to nine years in prison for his role in the conspiracy. According to court documents, Vicente…
Man Who Threatened to Kill a United States Magistrate Judge Gets Five Years in Federal Prison
Miami, Florida – A St. Lucie County man who made death threats to a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Southern District of Florida death was sentenced today in Tampa, Florida to five…
Navajo man in court for charges related to shooting in Coolidge
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – On February 10, 2022, Peter Oka, 30, of Coolidge, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, appeared for his preliminary and detention hearing for charges of…
Alabama Man Indicted for Transporting a Minor Across State Lines for Sexual Activity
PECOS – A federal grand jury in Pecos returned an indictment yesterday charging an Alabama man with transportation of a minor across state lines to engage in criminal sexual activity. According to…
Mayor of Stonecrest and bookkeeper plead guilty to theft of COVID-19 relief funds
ATLANTA – Jason Lary, the former mayor of Stonecrest, and Lania Boone, a bookkeeper for the entity that administered COVID-19 relief funds awarded to Stonecrest, have pleaded guilty to charges related to…
Hamden Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Heroin and Crack
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHRISTOPHER RODRIGUEZ, also known as “Rico,” 33, last residing in Hamden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin…
Two Plead Guilty in Conspiracy to Retaliate Against A Witness
ROANOKE, Va. – – A pair of Roanoke men who conspired to retaliate against a witness, to distribute fentanyl, and to possess a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, pleaded guilty recently…
First of six consultants indicted in Amazon bribery scheme sentenced to prison
Seattle – The first of six consultants indicted in September 2020, for a fraud and bribery scheme targeting Amazon.com and its online Marketplace, was sentenced today to 10 months in prison and…
Beckley Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Gun Crimes
BECKLEY, W.Va. – Michael Bryant, 62, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to federal drug and gun crimes. According to court documents, Bryant admitted selling fentanyl to a confidential informant on three separate…
Tennessee Man Admits Distributing Fentanyl
BECKLEY, W.Va. – Mario Lavonta Ward, 46, of Tennessee, pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. According to court documents, Ward admitted that on June 8, 2021 he sold a quantity…
Columbia Man Sentenced for Meth Trafficking
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Columbia, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for methamphetamine trafficking after he received a large package of methamphetamine shipped from California to distribute locally. Bryan…
Honduran National Sentenced for Illegal Reentry
BOSTON – A Honduran national residing in Fall River was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegal reentry. The defendant was previously convicted on state charges of three counts of…
Santa Clara man sentenced to ten years in prison for firearm and drug crimes
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Gabriel Lucero, 33, of Santa Clara, New Mexico, was sentenced in federal court on Feb. 10, to ten years in prison for firearm and drug offenses. On July 3,…
Curwensville Felon Sentenced for Unlawfully Possessing Ammunition
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Curwensville, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 24 months in prison and 3 years’ supervised release on his conviction of unlawful…
Orchard Park Gang Associate Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison on Drug and Firearm Charges
BOSTON – An associate of the Orchard Park gang was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for firearm and drug charges arising from his involvement in a Boston-area drug trafficking organization.…
Kentucky Businessman Pleads Guilty to Decade-Long Scheme to Defraud
Memphis, TN – Charles A. “Chuck” Jones, 51, a Kentucky businessman, has pleaded guilty to a decade-long scheme and conspiracy to defraud the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) E-Rate Program. Joseph C. Murphy,…
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