Philadelphia Real Estate Investor Charged With Witness Tampering Related to Prior Conviction for Bribing Sheriff’s Office Employee

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Behzad Sabagh, a/k/a “Ben Sabagh,” 39, of Philadelphia, PA, was arrested and charged by Indictment with multiple counts of retaliating against…

Seller Of Forged Basquiats And Harings Arrested On Fraud Charges

Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced…

Defendant Pleads Guilty To 2011 Murder

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL CASTILLO, a/k/a “Squirrel,” pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court in connection with the March 10,…

Michael Avenatti Sentenced To Over Two Years In Prison For Attempting To Extort Nike And For Defrauding His Client

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL AVENATTI was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court by United States District Judge Paul G. Gardephe…

Manhattan Doctor Sentenced To More Than 17 Years In Prison For Bribery And Kickback Scheme, And For Distributing Oxycodone And Fentanyl For No Legitimate Medical Purpose

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that GORDON FREEDMAN, a doctor who practiced in New York, New York, was sentenced today in Manhattan…

Two Indicted for Maritime Drug-Trafficking Offenses

Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on August 25, 2020, a federal grand jury indicted Herlin Hernandez-Trinidad (a/k/a “Rainely), and on January 26,…

Serial Cell Phone Store Robber Sentenced to 45 Years in Federal Prison

A Long Beach, California man was sentenced today to 45 years in federal prison after being convicted at trial of committing a spree of violent cell phone store robberies, announced Acting U.S.…

Vinita Veterinarian Sentenced for Failing to Report Arson

A Vinita veterinarian was sentenced in federal court for failing to report an arson and will pay more than $300,000 in restitution to the victims of the crime, announced Acting U.S. Attorney…

Nigerian National Sentenced for Role in Fraud Scheme

In Austin today, a federal judge sentenced Akhabue Ehis Onoimoimilin, aka “David Harrison,” a 29-year-old Nigerian national residing in Houston, to 87 months of imprisonment for his participation in a money laundering…

Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — James Arnold Scott, 45, of Hansford, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the distribution of five grams or more of methamphetamine. According to his own statements and court documents,…

Brooklyn Man Convicted of Kidnapping, Extortion and Other Crimes Related to Commercial Driver License Cheating Scheme

A federal jury in Brooklyn today convicted Akmal Narzikulov of all eight counts of a superseding indictment charging him with conspiracy to unlawfully produce identification documents, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, kidnapping, conspiracy…

Defendant Arrested For Selling Xanax, Heroin, And Fentanyl Causing The Death Of A 20-Year-Old Woman

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Dermot Shea, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), announced that LUIS LEE was charged…

Tax defier found guilty on all counts of filing false liens and obstructing or impeding the administration of the IRS

ATLANTA – A federal jury found Hakim Amal Archible guilty of three counts of filing or attempting to file false liens against federal officials and one count of obstructing or impeding the…

Mega Millions jackpot now at $94 million, winning ticket sold at Tuckerton Rite Aid

There were two third-tier prizewinning tickets sold for the Tuesday, July 6, drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize. One…

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Leader Of “Mike’s Candyshop” Drug Delivery Service Pleads Guilty To Narcotics Distribution That Resulted In The 2018 Death Of Colin Kroll

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ARIEL TAVAREZ, a/k/a “A,” a/k/a “Mike,” pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court to conspiring to distribute…

Dickinson County Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy

A Dickinson County man who conspired to distribute meth pled guilty July 7, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City. Jared Wolthuis, 32, from Milford, Iowa, was convicted of conspiring to distribute…

Youth prison guard smuggled contraband for kids

Tacoma – A former guard at the Green Hill School, a juvenile rehabilitation facility in Chehalis, Washington, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to extortion under the color of…

Trump’s Twitter knock off hacked on first day of operation

If you were one of the millions of President Trump supporters hoping to get censorship-free social media in the form of former Trump aide Jason Miller’s new “GETTR” social media app, you…

Tech and Gaming

Man Arrested on Charge of Illegally Transporting Fireworks, Including Homemade Devices that Caused Huge Explosion in South L.A.

LOS ANGELES – A South Los Angeles man was arrested this afternoon on federal charges of illegally transporting tons of explosives he purchased in Nevada – including dangerous homemade devices that…

Woman Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Controlled Substances Act

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced on Thursday July 1, 2021, that JILL MARTIN, age 39, a resident of New Orleans, pled guilty to participating in a conspiracy…

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