Police Blotter

ANCHORAGE – An indictment was unsealed charging an Alaska businesswoman with tax evasion and filing false tax returns that underreported income from the business she owned. The indictment charges that …

NEW ORLEANS –  U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RANDI LEWIS (a/k/a “Teddy,” a/k/a “Teddy P.”), age 34, from Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty on November 2, 2022 before United …

Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Patrick Brian Hines has pleaded guilty to willful evasion of the payment of taxes. Hines faces a maximum penalty …

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Dwayne Pickett, also known as “Waynehead,” was arraigned before Judge James R. Cho on a three-count indictment charging him with unlawful firearms trafficking …

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that Scott Chandler, 47, of Pittsford, Vermont, was sentenced today to serve one year and one …

TUCSON, Ariz. – Adrian Guadalupe Valdez, 45, of Wendel, Idaho, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Scott H. Rash to 42 months in prison for smuggling ammunition …

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ADAM ROGAS, the co-founder and former CEO, CFO, and member of the board of directors …

U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery today announced that Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Francis will lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s efforts in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Paul Lujan was sentenced on Nov. 2 to three years and six months …

FLINT – A Flint man pleaded guilty today to committing two carjackings—one where he held a gun to a woman’s head, and the other where he beat and kicked a …

CINCINNATI – A Cincinnati man has been charged with committing a federal hate crime by physically assaulting a victim based on the victim’s race.   Darrin Johnson, 26, was indicted …

DETROIT – Four individuals were arrested today on charges of kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping in November 2021 when the defendants are alleged to have kidnapped and beaten an …

WILLIAMSPORT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Aaron Walter Gray, age 37, of Ashland, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday to 93 months’ imprisonment …

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that LEROY GIBBS and JULIO FIGUEROA each pled guilty to accepting bribes for awarding no-bid contracts …

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A former resident of Cairnbrook, PA pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. …

AUGUSTA, GA:  Ten people have been indicted in an Augusta-area drug trafficking conspiracy linked to another large-scale drug trafficking prosecution. As described in the newly unsealed indictment in USA v. …

The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that John O’Hara, Jr., 43, of White River Junction, Vermont, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington …

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Danielle Condron, age 35, of White Haven, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday to two years’ probation …

BOSTON – Two Lawrence men have been arrested for allegedly distributing fentanyl and targeting veterans at the Bedford Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Deiby Bladimil Casado Ruiz and Pedro Antonio Sanchez …

United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on October 27, 2022, Dr. Manuel Thomas (age: 49), a former pediatrician, had been sentenced by …

HOUSTON – The former administrative and community outreach coordinator for the Houston Health Department (HHD) has pleaded guilty to bribery, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery along with Assistant Attorney …

MARLBORO, NJ – Two Virginia residents were arrested and charged for an armed home invasion and robbery that took place in Marlboro on September 24th. Detectives with the Monmouth County …

ATHENS, OH – The Athens County Prosecutor’s Office has announced the arrest of Brian Hart, 32, of Albany, for the murder of his father, 54-ear-old Brian Swart. Hart allegedly killed …

MIDDLETOWN, DE – A serious motor vehicle crash has forced police to shut down the southbound lane of US-13 near Middletown Thursday afternoon. The closure could impact the evening commute. …

NEW YORK – A man who set fire to a Queens restaurant’s outdoor dining area and caused damage to two nearby vehicles has been arrested by the New York City …