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…
Ohio man admits to drug charge
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Nathan D. Smith, of Bridgeport, Ohio, has admitted to a methamphetamine charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Smith, 36, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Distribution…
Accounts Payable Clerk Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges
PROVIDENCE – An accounts payable clerk previously employed at a Providence small business today admitted in federal court that he engaged in a scheme to defraud the business by misappropriating more than…
Detroit man sentenced for drug charge
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Patrick Collins, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 15 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Collins, 31, pleaded guilty in…
Candia Man Sentenced to 120 Months for Distribution and Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material
CONCORD – Raymond Ted Estes, 56, of Candia, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material, United States…
Signal Peak Energy fined $1 million, sentenced to three years of probation for violating environmental, worker safety regulations at Roundup coal mine
BILLINGS — Signal Peak Energy LLC, which admitted to willful violation of health and safety standards at its underground coal mine near Roundup by failing to report injuries to workers and improperly…
Uncasville Business Owner Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KATHRYN POCOCK, 59, of Uncasville, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to…
Lynn Woman Indicted for Stealing Social Security Benefits
BOSTON – A Lynn woman was arrested today for allegedly stealing over $50,000 in Social Security benefits. Teresa M. Carrington, 64, was charged with one count of theft of public funds. Carrington…
Connecticut Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Offense
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on January 31, 2022, Tirrell Adams, 36, of Hartford, Connecticut, was sentenced in United States District Court to…
United States Attorney Commemorates National Slavery And Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg highlights efforts by federal, state, and local partners to prevent and combat human trafficking in the Middle District of Florida (MDFL) during National…
Kansas Man Facing Federal Charges in Maryland for Making Threats to Harm the President of the United States and United States Secret Service Agents
Baltimore, Maryland – A criminal complaint was filed on January 28, 2022, charging Scott Ryan Merryman, age 37, of Independence, Kansas, for federal charges of making threats against the President of the…
Erie Woman Admits Taking Her Deceased Father’s Social Security Benefits
ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of theft of government property, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Loraleigh Helen Barber,…
Previously Deported Alien Sentenced To Time Served For Illegal Re-Entry
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on January 28, 2022, Imer Jose Mejia-Morales, age 33, was sentenced to time served (26 days) of…
Former New Jersey Resident Pleads Guilty in Connection with Acadia National Park Triple Vehicular Fatality
BANGOR, Maine: An Indian national man pleaded guilty in federal court today to three counts of manslaughter, two counts of operating under the influence (OUI), and one count of unsafe operation of…
Massachusetts Town Official Indicted for Fraud in Role as Property Manager for a Woonsocket Condominium Association
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The property manager of a Woonsocket, RI, condominium community was arraigned today in U.S. District Court in Providence on five counts of wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Zachary…
High Court of Scotland Denies Appeal of Child Kidnapping Fugitives
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The High Court of Justiciary in Scotland has denied the appeal of three individuals and determined there is no bar to their extradition back to the United States to…
Man Formerly from Cedar Rapids Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Firearm After Multiple Felony Convictions
A man formerly from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who possessed a gun after three prior felony convictions was sentenced January 27, 2022, to more than three years in federal prison. Patrick Derone James,…
North Carolina Man Arrested After Using Snapchat, Grindr to Solicit Teenagers in Southwest Virginia
ABINGDON, Va. – A North Carolina man was arrested January 24, 2022 on criminal charges related to his alleged solicitation of teenage boys in Southwest Virginia using the social media applications Grindr…
After More Than 30 Years with the Department of Justice, United States Attorney Sean R. Berry Announces Retirement
United States Attorney Sean R. Berry of the Northern District of Iowa has announced his retirement effective January 31, 2022. After Mr. Berry’s departure, Tim Duax, currently First Assistant United States Attorney…
Somerset County Man Pleads to Child Sexual Exploitation Charges
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A former resident of Somerset County pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession and distribution of child [censored]ography, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.…
Bristol Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Role in Trafficking Methamphetamine
ABINGDON, Va. – A Bristol, Virginia man, was sentenced on January 21, 2022 to nineteen years in federal prison for distributing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine and for using a firearm…
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