Armored truck heist in Chicago Loop ends with suspect shot and cash recovered
CHICAGO – A 23-year-old man was charged in federal court Friday after allegedly attacking an armored truck driver and stealing a bag of cash during a brazen daylight robbery in the Loop.…
Man Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Customers Who Bought Cryptocurrency-Mining Computers And Miner Hosting Services
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that CHET STOJANOVICH, a/k/a “Chester J. Stojanovich,” pled guilty today to wire fraud for defrauding more than a…
Edmund Thornton Pleads Not Guilty to Failing to Register As a Sex Offender
The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Edmund Thornton, 65, who until recently lived in East Calais, pleaded not guilty today in United States District Court in Burlington…
Armed New London Drug Dealer Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GIOVANNI SIERRA, 29, of New London, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to…
High-level drug distributor sentenced to ten years in prison
Seattle – A 36-year-old resident of Bothell, Washington, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to ten years in prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, announced U.S. Attorney Nick…
California Drug Trafficker Arrested in Southern Oregon Sentenced to Federal Prison
EUGENE, Ore.—A California man with multiple prior felony drug trafficking convictions over more than two decades was sentenced to federal prison today after he was arrested transporting nearly two kilograms of methamphetamine…
Inmate admits to the stabbing of another inmate
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Ronnie Legette, an inmate at United States Penitentiary Hazleton, in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, has admitted to stabbing another inmate, killing him, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.…
Federal Jury Convicts Tampa Man Of Double Murder
Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Jy’Quale Samari Grable (20, Tampa) guilty of conspiracy, robbery, and first-degree premediated murder. Grable faces a…
Felon Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking, Money Laundering, and Firearm Offenses in Terre Haute
TERRE HAUTE – Steven Francis, 56, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug…
Federal Grand Jury in Louisville Indicts New York Man for His Role in “Grandparent Scam” Targeting Senior Victims
Louisville, KY – A federal grand jury in Louisville returned an indictment in October charging a New York man with conspiracy to commit mail fraud for his role in a “grandparent scam”…
Man Who Sexually Abused Sleeping Woman Sentenced to More than Fifteen Years in Prison
A man who sexually abused a sleeping woman was sentenced today to more than fifteen years in federal prison. Robin Roberts, age 67, from the Meskwaki Settlement, received the prison term after…
Newport News Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Purchase of a Firearm Used in Three Local Shootings
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Newport News man pleaded guilty yesterday to the unlawful purchase and possession of a firearm that was used in three community shootings. According to court documents, Khalil…
Liberty County Man and Woman Behind My Buddy Loans Sentenced for Fraud Related to COVID Relief
TEXARKANA, Texas– A Cleveland, Texas man and woman have been sentenced to federal prison for wire fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Clifton Pape,…
Chenango County Man Sentenced to 87 Months for Drug and Firearm Offenses
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Jonas Whaley, age 37, of Chenango County, New York, was sentenced today to 87 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a…
Felon Previously Convicted and Incarcerated on Gun, ID Theft, and Domestic Assault Charges Sentenced for Bank Robbery
PROVIDENCE – A Providence man with nine previous criminal convictions, including convictions on firearms, fraud, aggravated identity theft, and domestic assault charges, was sentenced today to nearly five years in federal prison…
District Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Killing Man on Street in Southeast Washington
WASHINGTON – Cecil Smith, 29, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 10 years and nine months in prison for fatally shooting a man last year…
Camden County Woman Sentenced to 159 Months in Prison for Role in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Camden County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced today to 159 months in prison for her role in a scheme to obtain money through fraudulently obtained refund checks issued by the U.S. Treasury, U.S. Attorney Philip…
Baltimore Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking at Least Three Women
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III today sentenced Ryan Odell Oliver, a/k/a “Dre,” “Fame,” and “Foreign,” age 40, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 15 years in federal prison, followed…
Mobile Drug Dealer Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison
MOBILE, AL – A Mobile man was sentenced to ten years in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, Broderick J. Carson, 40, was arrested by narcotics detectives in…
Prince George’s County Man Pleads Guilty to a Federal Wire Fraud Conspiracy to Obtain Over $750,000 in COVID-19 CARES Act Loans and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Greenbelt, Maryland – Jaleel Phillips, age 25, of Capital Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal wire fraud conspiracy, in relation to a scheme to unlawfully obtain COVID-19 relief loans and…
Indiana Man Arrested on Felony Charges for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON — An Indiana man has been arrested on felony charges, including assaulting law enforcement officers with a dangerous weapon, for his actions during the breach…
Essex County Felon Sentenced to 93 Months in Prison for Possessing Two Firearms, Drug Trafficking, and Possession of Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking
NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 93 months in prison on weapons and drug charges, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Teriek Edwards, 44, of…
Fresno Man Charged in $4+ Million Ponzi and COVID-19 Benefits Fraud Schemes
FRESNO, Calif. — Royce Newcomb, 60, of Fresno, charged in connection with schemes estimated to have defrauded investors and the government out of more than $4.2 million was arrested today in Fresno,…
Sex Offender Who Possessed Millions of Child Sex Abuse Images and Videos Pleads Guilty
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RICHARD E. SMITH, 67, of Southington, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven…
Nashua Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Food Stamps and Medicaid Benefits
CONCORD – Kaylie Esquivel Arizmendi, 32, of Nashua, pleaded guilty in federal court to making false statements, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today. …
Felony Lane Gang Participant Sentenced To Federal Prison
NASHVILLE – A Florida man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Nashville, Tennessee, to 57 months in federal prison for his role in a bank fraud conspiracy, while using methods…
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