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.…
Shiprock man charged with assault with a dangerous weapon
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Deon Joe…
Construction Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Bribery
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A construction company owner became the third person to plead guilty for his role in a bid-rigging and bribery scheme involving California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) improvement and repair…
Española man sentenced to two years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Douglas Smith, 71, of Española, New Mexico, was sentenced on Nov. 10 to two years…
Gloster Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine
Jackson, Miss. – A Gloster, Mississippi man was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge David Bramlette, III, to 70 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, announced U.S.…
Meridian Man Sentenced to Prison for Possession of an Unregistered Short-Barreled Shotgun
Jackson, Miss. – A Meridian, Mississippi man was sentenced to one year and eight months in prison for possession of an unregistered short-barreled shotgun, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special…
Vehicle Arson on Menominee Indian Reservation to Cover Up Overdose Death Leads to Prison Sentences
Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that the following three individuals received prison sentences related to an overdose death in Green Bay and a vehicle…
U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit to Co-Sponsor United Against Hate Event in North Idaho
COEUR D’ALENE – U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit along with the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations, DOJ Community Relations Service, and the FBI are convening a United…
Levittown Physician Agrees to Pay Nearly $490,000 to Resolve Controlled Substances Act Violations
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Kenneth Fox, D.O., has agreed to pay $489,025 to resolve allegations that he violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) by failing to…
Lincoln County Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Randall Jim Hughes, 38, of Alkol, was sentenced today to four years and nine months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with…
North Carolina Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Calvin Moore, 33, of Silver City, North Carolina, was sentenced to five years and three months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being…
Athens Man Who Fired at Repo Workers and Fled Arrest Sentenced to Maximum Prison Term
ATHENS, Ga. – An Athens resident with a violent criminal history who shot at two people attempting to repossess a vehicle and then led police on a high-speed chase was sentenced to…
Bristol Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Trafficking Cocaine from Puerto Rico to Connecticut
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on November 10, 2022, JORGE FREYTES, 37, of Bristol, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden…
Clearfield County Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Charges in DEA-Led Investigation
PITTSBURGH, PA – A former resident of Woodland, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to violation of federal narcotics and firearms laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug…
Federal grants to Seattle and King County focus resources on opioid abuse and reentry from criminal justice system
Seattle – U.S. Attorney Nick Brown today highlighted Department of Justice grants awarded to Seattle and King County to assist with issues of opioid abuse and reentry to the community for those…
Palestinian National Indicted for Attempted Coercion of a Minor for Sex
PITTSBURGH – A Palestinian national has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity,…
Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on November 10, 2022, ANGEL LUIS RODRIGUEZ, also known as “Lou Rock,” 45, last residing in Newington, was…
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Exploitation Charges
PITTSBURGH – A former resident of Alexandria, Virginia, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of Travel With Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct, Transportation With Intent to Engage in Criminal…
Dominican Drug Lord Pleads Guilty to Importing Tons of Cocaine into the United States
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico –Dominican drug lord Cesar Emilio Peralta-Adamez, also known as “El Abusador,” plead guilty to drug trafficking charges, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of…
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun, Drug Crimes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Austin Bruce Jeffreys, 28, of Chesapeake, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to crimes arising from a drug-related June 2021 shootout in Huntington. According to court documents and statements made in…
Eastern District of California Completes Prosecution of 20 Defendants in DMV Corruption Cases
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced today the completion of prosecutions of 20 defendants in a series of DMV corruption cases charged in the Eastern District of California. Charges…
KS Priest & NY Businessman Indicted in Scheme to Defraud Foster Care Program
TOPEKA, KAN. – A federal grand jury in Topeka returned an indictment charging a Kansas priest and a New York businessman in connection with a scheme to defraud a foster care organization…
Convicted Felon Charged with Federal Firearms Offenses
BOSTON – A previously convicted felon was indicted by a federal grand jury in Worcester today for allegedly manufacturing and selling firearms – including ghost guns – and unlawfully possessing ammunition. Mickie…
Lehigh Valley Psychiatrist Charged With Stealing From Medicare Through Improper Billing Scheme
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Muhamad Aly Rifai, 49, of Easton, PA, was charged by Indictment with four counts of healthcare fraud stemming from his alleged scheme…
Investigation of prolific fentanyl distribution ring recognized as “Outstanding” work by Director of Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF)
Seattle – U.S. Attorney Nick Brown today congratulated law enforcement partners and members of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for its work being named the outstanding OCDETF investigation in the eleven district Pacific…
Placer County Man Sentenced for Tax Evasion
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Vladimir Alex Avdeyuk, 40, of Lincoln, was sentenced today to one year and a day in prison and ordered to pay $467,057 in restitution for tax evasion and corrupt…
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