Jury Finds That Charlotte Man Previously Convicted Of Federal Crimes Violated The Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal jury in Charlotte has returned a verdict against Malcom Bynum, for fraudulently transferring a piece of property to a relative in violation of the Federal Debt Collection…

Charlotte Woman On Federal Supervised Release Indicted For COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal grand jury has returned a criminal indictment charging Nkhenge Shropshire, 48, of Charlotte, with wire fraud conspiracy, for allegedly submitting fraudulent loan applications to the U.S. Small…

Charlotte Business Owner Is Indicted For Selling Stolen iPhones Overseas

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Charlotte business owner is facing federal charges for allegedly selling stolen Apple iPhones (iPhones) and other electronic devices overseas, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western…

Charlotte Man Is Sentenced To 11 ½ Years For Robbing A Metro T-Mobile Store At Gunpoint

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. sentenced Joseph Antwan Faulk, 37, of Charlotte, to 138 months in prison and three years of supervised release for robbing a…

Charlotte Man Convicted Of Using Stolen Identities To Defraud Government-Funded COVID-19 Relief Programs Is Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that Keon Taylor, 31, of Charlotte, was sentenced to five years in prison and three years of supervised release for using stolen…

Former Charlotte Attorney Is Sentenced To 10 Years For Online Enticement Of A Minor

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A former Charlotte attorney was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. to 10 years in prison for the online enticement of a minor, announced Dena…

Charlotte Man Is Sentenced To More Than 11 Years For Carjacking And Firearms Offenses

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Jontez Xavier McLeod, 27, of Charlotte, to 141 months in prison today for carjacking and gun charges, announced Dena J. King, U.S.…

Charlottesville Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A Charlottesville woman pleaded guilty today to altering and forging checks she obtained without the consent of the check owners. Samantha Leigh Thomas, 38, pleaded guilty to one count…

Charlotte Man Is Sentenced To 10 Years For Illegal Gun Possession

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Trevon Darnell Hopkins, 27, of Charlotte, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and two years of supervised release for illegal gun possession, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney…

Inmate dies of drug overdose while being processed at Charlotte County Jail

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FL – During the intake process, a 21-year-old man showed signs of medical distress and was transported to Shorepoint Health Punta Gorda, where he later passed as a result of…

Unidentified body found inside Port Charlotte’s Maria Manor Community

Port Charlotte, FL – A maintenance worker at the Maria Manor community discovered a body and alerted local authorities Wednesday morning. While completing yard work inside the Maria Manor community, located at…

Suspect apprehended for burglary of Port Charlotte business

PORT CHARLOTTE, FL – The owner of a Port Charlotte business reported missing funds after reviewing receipts from recent transactions. Once the discovery was made, the owner began reviewing surveillance footage and…

Charlotte Man Is Sentenced To Prison For Firearms Offense

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Acting U.S. Attorney William T. Stetzer announced that Darryl Damon Leach, 36, of Charlotte, was sentenced yesterday to 94 months in prison and three years of supervised release for…

Four Charlotte Men Are Sentenced To Prison For Bank Fraud

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – On Wednesday, November 16, 2021, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. sentenced four Charlotte men to prison for their involvement in a bank fraud and identity theft scheme,…

Charlotte Man Convicted Of Armed Robbery And Firearms Offenses Is Sentenced To 26+ Years In Prison

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Acting U.S. Attorney William T. Stetzer announced today that Ron McQuay Garland, 39, of Charlotte, was sentenced to 319 months in prison and five years of supervised release, for…

Charlotte Woman Is Sentenced To More Than Nine Years For Assaulting A U.S. Probation Officer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Tamara Devonna McClellan, 32, of Charlotte, was ordered to serve 115 months in prison late yesterday for assaulting a federal Probation Officer, announced William T. Stetzer, Acting U.S. Attorney…

Inmate shanked at Charlotte County Jail

At approximately 8:00pm on Wednesday, November 3, an inmate at the Charlotte County Jail attacked another inmate with a metal object, stabbing him once in the neck and once on the elbow. There…

Charlotte Tax Preparer Is Sentenced To More than Five Years For $3 Million Tax Fraud

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. sentenced Andrivia Wells, 54, of Charlotte, today to 70 months in prison for tax fraud, announced William T. Stetzer, Acting U.S. Attorney…

Charlotte Man Is Sentenced To Nine Years For Robbing Store Owner At Gunpoint

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. sentenced Solomon Davon Gilliam, 37, of Charlotte today to 108 months in prison for robbing a store owner at gunpoint, announced William…

Charlotte Man Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For Return Scheme Targeting Amazon

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Hudson Hamrick, 31, of Charlotte, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer today and pleaded guilty to wire fraud, for executing a return scheme that defrauded Amazon of…

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