Police Blotter

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GLADSTONE BENJAMIN, JR., 30, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in …

BOSTON – A New Hampshire man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to drug and firearm offenses. Brandon Ortiz, 25, of Manchester, N.H., pleaded guilty to possession with …

BOSTON – A Tewksbury woman has been charged in a superseding indictment for allegedly embezzling more than $1.8 million from her employer and collecting unemployment assistance while employed fulltime. Joanne …

PIKEVILLE, Ky.- Eugene Sisco, III, 36, of Pikeville, Ky., was sentenced Tuesday to serve 125 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier, after a jury convicted him …

MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 10 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release for impersonating a federal officer. Acting U.S. Attorney Charles J. …

BOSTON – A registered nurse pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester in connection with tampering with morphine prescribed to a nursing home resident in her care.  Gwen Rider, …

LAFAYETTE, La. – William Malone, 46, of Mobile, Alabama, was sentenced today after having been convicted by a jury in October 2021 on child exploitation charges, announced United States Attorney …

TUCSON, Ariz. – Last week, Sara Belen Coltz, 38, of Norfolk, Virginia was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 120 months in prison, followed by a lifetime …

BOISE – A Nampa man pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm. According to court records, on June 29, 2021, during arrest on an outstanding warrant, David Valdez, 40, …

Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Ibrahim Aksakal was sentenced by United States District Judge Joanna Seybert to 27 months’ imprisonment for conspiring to commit health care and …

Miami, Florida – On February 24, 2022, U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon sentenced Javon Travis Thomas, 32, of Fort Pierce, to 46 months in federal prison for his possession …

BOSTON – A Texas woman was sentenced today for her involvement in a scheme to fraudulently claim COVID-19-related unemployment assistance. Donna Wasson, 37, of San Antonio, Texas, was sentenced by …

TEXARKANA, Texas – A Leesburg man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking and firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Nathan Paul …

ABINGDON, Va. – An Abingdon man, who concealed bank accounts from a federal bankruptcy court during his Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, pleaded guilty last week to one count of bankruptcy …

URBANA, Ill. – A Kankakee County, Illinois, man, Joshua Koenig, 29, of the 200 block of South Randolph Street in Bradley, Illinois, was sentenced today to 96 months’ imprisonment for …

BOSTON – A member of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) was sentenced today on racketeering charges. Robert Lara, a/k/a “King Rizz,” 29, of Boston, was …

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – SIDNEY SIMON, age 37, a resident of New Orleans, was charged on March 4, 2022 in a five-count indictment by a federal grand jury for being …

A Waterford man was sentenced today to 50 years in federal prison after having pleaded guilty to production of child [censored]ography and commission of an offense against a child by …

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JAMES WATTS, age 50, a resident of Amite, Louisiana, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon yesterday to a one count superseding bill …

NASHVILLE – A federal indictment unsealed today, charges two Spring Hill, Tennessee women with conspiracy to commit tax fraud and 12 counts of employment tax fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Mark …

            CONCORD – Edwin Quezada, 33, of Lawrence, Massachusetts pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to transfer firearms to an out-of-state resident by unlicensed …

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Rasheed Karreem (38, Jacksonville) to eight years and four months in federal prison for distributing cocaine base, also referred …

LAREDO, Texas – A 36-year-old man has been charged with bulk cash smuggling, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against Modesto Zepeda …

ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of violating federal tax laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. …

LAREDO, Texas – A 41-year-old Laredo resident has entered a guilty plea for his role in a conspiracy to smuggle goods into the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. …