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.…
Saint Louis Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Exploiting a 14-year-old Owensboro Girl
Owensboro, KY – Christopher Bertolett was sentenced yesterday to 30 years in prison for violating federal child exploitation laws. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent…
U.S. Attorney Karam Launches United Against Hate Initiative
SCRANTON – United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam today announced his office’s participation in the Department of Justice’s new initiative to better counter hate crimes and hate incidents in the Middle District…
Eighteen Charged in Methamphetamine Trafficking Case in Levelland
Eighteen alleged methamphetamine traffickers have been federally charged with drug and gun crimes, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. Twelve of the eighteen individuals were arrested…
Silver Spring Dentist Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Federal Prison for Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Medicaid Funds by Recruiting Medicaid Beneficiaries Through the Payment of Kickbacks and Bribes
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang today sentenced Edward T. Buford III, age 70, of Silver Spring, Maryland, to 30 months in federal prison, followed by three years of…
Polk County Doctor Pleads Guilty To Receiving Kickbacks
Tampa, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Dr. Sean Patrick O’Rourke (56, Lakeland) has pleaded guilty to soliciting and receiving remuneration (kickbacks and bribes) in return for ordering medical…
Previously Convicted Randolph County Sex Offender Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material
INDIANAPOLIS – Lance Parsons, 47, of Randolph County, Indiana, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distribution and receipt of child sexual abuse material. According to court…
Boston Man Sentenced for Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy
BOSTON – A drug distributor within a Boston-area drug trafficking organization (DTO) was sentenced yesterday for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving cocaine and cocaine base. Phillip Williams, 38, of…
10 charged in business email compromise and money laundering schemes targeting Medicare, Medicaid, and other victims
ATLANTA – The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against 10 defendants in multiple states in connection with multiple business email compromise (BEC), money laundering, and wire fraud schemes that targeted Medicare,…
Brockton Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Racketeering and Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracies
BOSTON – A Brockton man was sentenced yesterday for racketeering and drug trafficking conspiracies stemming from his involvement in the Boston-based street gang, NOB. Wilson Goncalves-Mendes, a/k/a “Dub,” 26, was sentenced by…
Providence Man Admits to Trafficking Methamphetamine
PROVIDENCE – A Providence man who was arrested by members of the FBI’s Rhode Island Safe Streets Gang Task Force during an investigation into methamphetamine trafficking throughout Rhode Island pleaded guilty in…
Man Convicted for Striking and Killing a Victim with a Water Meter Key
A man who struck and killed another man with a water meter key was found guilty at trial late Thursday, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. A federal jury convicted Kyle Edwin Freeman,…
Biloxi Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute
Gulfport, Miss. — A Biloxi man was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in…
Locust Grove Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison After Robbing Woman at Gunpoint in her Home
A man was sentenced in federal court for going to a female acquaintance’s home after she cashed a $2,900 check and robbing her at gunpoint, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District…
24-Year-Old Tucson Man Sentenced to 14 Months and Fined $10,000 for Alien Smuggling
TUCSON, Ariz. – On November 8, 2022, Michael Ernesto Abril, 24, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 14 months in prison, followed by three…
Bapchule Man Sentenced to Nearly Six Years for Shooting
PHOENIX, Ariz. – On November 1, 2022, Anthony Manuel, 38, of Bapchule, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to 71 months in prison, followed by three years…
Mount Airy Man Sentenced to 180 Months of Imprisonment
GREENSBORO – A Mount Airy, North Carolina, resident was sentenced today in federal court in Greensboro for drug and firearms offenses, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston of the Middle District…
Former San Fernando Valley Couple Extradited to the United States from Montenegro to Begin Prison Sentences for $20 Million Fraud Scheme
LOS ANGELES – A Southern California couple who fled to Montenegro to avoid serving lengthy prison sentences in a large COVID-relief fraud scheme were returned to the United States last night…
Smyrna Man Sentenced To 10 Years in Federal Prison For Attempted Dover Home Invasion
WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Willilam Bailey, 39, of Smyrna was sentenced on November 16, 2022 to 10 years in federal prision…
Slidell Woman Sentenced for FEMA Fraud
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – SCHSHINETIA ANDERSON, age 44, a resident of Slidell, Louisiana, was sentenced on November 17, 2022 for FEMA fraud announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. The defendant was sentenced…
Kalispell meth trafficker sentenced to six years in prison
MISSOULA — A Kalispell man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in Flathead County for about two years after law enforcement found more than a pound of the drug, firearms, and cash belonging…
Jury Finds District Man Guilty of Burglary and Other Charges for Multiple Domestic Violence Incidents at Same Home
WASHINGTON – Devon Kelly, 43, of Washington, D.C., has been found guilty of burglary, unlawful possession of a firearm, and other property-related offenses involving multiple domestic…
Vacaville Felon Indicted for Manufacturing DMT and Illegal Possession of a Firearm
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against Robert Charles Crist, 56, of Vacaville, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and manufacturing a…
Virginia Man Convicted For Investment Scheme
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal jury in Charlotte has convicted Michael Mandel Baldwin, 53, of Alexandria, Virginia, for orchestrating an investment scheme that defrauded victims of more than $800,000, announced Dena J.…
Two Sacramento Men Indicted for Conspiracy, Bank Fraud, Possession of Stolen Mail, and Possession of Mail Keys or Locks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment today against Carlos Aranda, 40, and Daniel Hunt, 37, both of Sacramento, charging them with conspiracy, bank fraud, and possession of…
Portland Woman Faces Federal Charges for Role in Local Fraud Ring
PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal grand jury in Portland has returned an indictment charging a local woman for her alleged role in a fraud ring that used the stolen identities of multiple victims in…
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