Federal Judge Sentences Three Cocaine Traffickers To Prison

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr., handed down prison sentences of up to 25 years to three cocaine traffickers, announced William T. Stetzer, Acting U.S. Attorney for…

Former Bronx Public Charter School Teacher Charged In Connection With His Sexual Exploitation Of Former Students

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Jacqueline Maguire, the Acting Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”),…

Man who Kidnapped Teenager from Minnesota and Brought her to Iowa Sentenced to Over a Decade in Prison

A man who maintained a long term online grooming relationship with a minor teenager via social media, which ended with him secretly driving her to Iowa and hiding her in a park…

Judge Sentences Convicted Murderer to More than 18 Years in Prison for Federal Drug and Gun Law Violations

PITTSBURGH – Douglas Tyrone Williams, Jr., aka “Chrome”, currently age 41, formerly of Penn Hills, PA and East Pittsburgh, PA, was sentenced on August 5, 2021 by Chief United States District Judge…

Bronx Man Convicted Of Murder, Robbery, And Drug Trafficking Offenses

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict Friday against KASHEEN SAMUELS, a/k/a “Kash,” a/k/a “JR,” on five counts,…

Stanislaus County Woman Sentenced for Using Her Sister’s Social Security Number to Hide Employment Income from the Social Security Administration

FRESNO, Calif. — Linda Expose, 56, of Salida, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to two years in prison for aggravated identity theft, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A.…

Absecon man indicted for home invasion

MAYS LANDING- On Aug. 4, 2021, an Atlantic County Grand Jury handed up an indictment against an Absecon man in connection to a home invasion robbery that occurred on September 15, 2020, in…

Atlantic County News·New Jersey News

Justice Department Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Property Manager and Owners of California Apartment Buildings

Note: View the Spanish translation of this press release here. LOS ANGELES – The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement to resolve a lawsuit alleging that Filomeno…

Kodiak Fisherman Sentenced Federal Prison and $1 million Fine for Falsifying Fishing Records

ANCHORAGE – A Kodiak, Alaska, man was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Kindred to six months in federal prison, a $1,000,000 fine, 126 days in a halfway house and 80…

International Drug Trafficking Organization Member Sentenced for Trafficking Nearly Four Tons of Cocaine

RICHMOND, Va. – A Guatemalan national was sentenced today to 17 and a half years in prison for his role as a transportation manager in a large-scale Guatemalan drug trafficking organization (DTO).…

Bronx Man Convicted Of Murder-For-Hire Conspiracy, Drug Trafficking, And Firearms Offenses

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict yesterday against SYDNEY SCALES, a/k/a “Moe Black,” a/k/a “Sid,” on five…

Fox Chapel Cardiologist Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving More Than $13 Million of Insurance Billings

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court following his conviction at trial on two counts of health care fraud, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman…

Lycoming County Man Charged With Filing False Tax Returns

WILLIAMSPORT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on August 3, 2021, Joseph Rinker, age 51, of Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, was charged by criminal information…

Corrupt Puerto Rico Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Murder And Racketeering

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that WILLIAM VAZQUEZ-BAEZ, a former member of the Puerto Rico Police Department (“PRPD”), pled guilty today in…

Mission Woman Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Mission, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on August 2, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto…

Suspect charged for sexual assault against juvenile

MIDWAY PARK, FL – A suspect has been charged for the July 4th sexual assault against a minor. On July 4, 2021, Onslow County Sheriff’s Office Special Victim’s Unit received a report…

Florida News·Police Blotter

Tacoma couple caught with more than 23 pounds of methamphetamine sentenced to lengthy prison terms

Seattle – A Tacoma couple who had large quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine and MDMA in their home were sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma for being armed drug traffickers, announced…

Former Metro Employee of Trust Bank Sentenced to Serve 30 Months in Federal Prison for $2.3 Million Embezzlement and False Federal Income Tax Return

OKLAHOMA CITY – Yesterday, JORDAN GLEN YOUNG, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for wire fraud and signing a false federal income tax return, in connection with…

Ten Chicago-Area Residents Charged in Bank Fraud Schemes Involving Counterfeit Postal Service Money Orders

CHICAGO — Ten Chicago-area residents have been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly scheming to cash counterfeit U.S. Postal Service money orders. The defendants deposited the counterfeit USPS money orders into…

ValueWise CEO Michael Mann Sentenced to 144 Months in Prison for $100 Million Fraud

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Michael T. Mann, age 51, was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for running a complex scheme that caused more than $100 million in losses to banks,…

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