Local Firm and Owner Sentenced in COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 12, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Eco Shield, LLC and its owner, Samir Haj, were sentenced in federal court…
Boat Captain in Fatal Maritime Alien Smuggling Incident Near Point Loma Sentenced to 18 Years
Assistant U. S. Attorneys C. Seth Askins (619) 546-6692 and Lyndzie M. Carter (619) 546-8780 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 12, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Antonio Hurtado, the boat captain of the…
Former San Diego Vice Detective, Three Others Indicted for Owning and Operating Illicit Massage Businesses
Assistant U. S. Attorney Jill Streja (619) 546-8401 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 12, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Former San Diego Police Officer Peter Griffin and three others are charged in an…
Philadelphia CBP Officers Arrest Allentown, PA Homicide Suspect
PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested an Allentown, Pa., man on homicide charges today at Philadelphia International Airport. CBP officers arrested Francisco Alfredo Romero-Encarnacion, 31, after he arrived on…
Philadelphia CBP Officers Arrest Allentown, PA Homicide Suspect
PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested an Allentown, Pa., man on homicide charges today at Philadelphia International Airport. CBP officers arrested Francisco Alfredo Romero-Encarnacion, 31, after he arrived on…
Philadelphia CBP Officers Arrest Allentown, PA Homicide Suspect
PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested an Allentown, Pa., man on homicide charges today at Philadelphia International Airport. CBP officers arrested Francisco Alfredo Romero-Encarnacion, 31, after he arrived on…
Goose Creek Man Indicted for Firearm and Law Enforcement Impersonation Charges
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA — A federal grand jury in Charleston returned a two-count indictment against Jeremy Allen Hughes, 39, of Goose Creek, for possessing a weapon after a misdemeanor domestic violence conviction and…
Final Defendants, Including Former Correctional Officer, Sentenced for Prison Corruption Scheme at Jessup Correctional Institution
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced a former Correctional Officer, an inmate, and an outside “facilitator” this week in connection with a federal racketeering conspiracy at the Jessup…
Tarboro Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison for Firearm Offense
WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Tarboro man was sentenced today to 90 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On April 21, 2022, Marquavis Keyon Jones pled guilty…
Federal Assault Charge Follows Early Morning Shootout With Federal Agents
NASHVILLE – Michael Clay, 30, of Nashville, was charged today with assaulting a federal officer, following an early morning shootout that occurred during the execution of an arrest warrant, announced U.S. Attorney…
Waterbury Resident Pleads Guilty to False Statement Charge Involving COVID-19 Vaccine Records
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Phillip M. Coyne, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced that ZAYA POWELL,…
Hampden Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Materials
PORTLAND, Maine: A Hampden man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor today to possessing child sexual abuse materials, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. According to court records, between about February…
Two Killed in Fiery Fatal Newark Crash Overnight
NEWARK, DE – Two people have reportedly died in a double fatal crash that occurred last night in the Newark area. According to the Delaware State Police, the collision occurred, at approximately…
21-Year-Old Shot and Killed in Naples
NAPLES, FL – A 21-year-old male was shot and killed in Naples on Thursday night. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, the fatal shooting took place Thursday evening on the 4000…
New Jersey Mom Knew Her Boyfriend Killed Her Daughter Two Years Ago, Never Told Cops, Collected Child Support
PERTH AMBOY, NJ – Months after they were first contacted about a missing girl who had not been seen by extended family members, New Jersey’s Division of Child Protection and Permanency finally…
Man Charged After Three-Month-Old Baby Left to Die Unattended in Car in Allegheny County
UPPER ST. CLAIR, PA – A three-month-old baby died after being left unattended in a car back in June and this week, the man responsible the child’s death was arrested and charged.…
Putnam County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – James Michael Pritt, 40, of Buffalo, Putnam County, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, for attempted sex trafficking…
U.S. Attorney Announces $3.64 Million Settlement Of Civil Fraud Lawsuit Against Menswear Company And Its Manager For Underpaying Customs Duties Owed On Apparel Imported Into The United States
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, AnnMarie Highsmith, Executive Assistant Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (“CBP”) Office of Trade, and Francis Russo, Director,…
Hope Man Sentenced to 138 months Imprisonment for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine
COEUR D’ALENE – Sean Robert Wathen, 50, was sentenced in United States District Court for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill sentenced Wathen to 138 months in prison…
Butte woman sentenced to prison for stealing more than $600,000 from elderly, blind victim under her guardianship
MISSOULA — A Butte woman who admitted to stealing more than $600,000 from an elderly and blind woman, now deceased, who was under her care, and spending the money instead on lake…