VA employee sentenced for stealing
ATLANTA – Kevin Rumph, Jr., has been sentenced to prison for stealing medical supplies from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. “It is disappointing when someone entrusted to help care for our…
Hardy County woman admits to drug charge
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Barbara Ann Thomas, of Moorefield, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Thomas, 49, pleaded guilty today to one…
Maryland man admits to a firearms conspiracy
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Dylan Michael Ward, of Hagerstown, Maryland, has admitted to a firearms conspiracy, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Ward, 22, pleaded guilty today to one count…
Bloods Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murders in Newport News
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A New York man was sentenced today two consecutive terms of life in prison for the murders of two men in Newport News in June and July 2014.…
Louisville Man Sentenced to 32 Years in Federal Prison for Child Exploitation Crimes
LOUISVILLE, KY – A Louisville man was sentenced on Monday to 32 years in prison followed by a life term of Supervised Release for production, attempted production, distribution, and possession of child…
New Bedford Man Arrested on Child Exploitation Charges
BOSTON – A New Bedford man was arrested yesterday in connection with receiving and possessing child [censored]ography. Robert David Austin, 41, was charged with receipt and possession of child [censored]ography. Following an…
Maryland man admits to firearms charge
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Todd Dwayne Mills, Jr., of Hagerstown, Maryland, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Mills, 23, pleaded guilty today to one…
Baytown man gets 60 years for sexually-exploiting children
HOUSTON – A 30-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison on multiple counts involving child [censored]ography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Andrew Blake Delacruz pleaded guilty May 6 to…
Two Virginia Inmates Plead Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Scheme
NORFOLK, Va. – Two men pleaded guilty today to fraudulently obtaining benefits made available as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to court documents, from approximately June 2020 through in or…
Carriere Man Pleads Guilty to Producing Video of a Minor Engaging in Sexually Explicit Conduct
Gulfport, Miss. – A Carriere, Mississippi man pled guilty to producing a video of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge…
Colorado Man Sentenced to More than 9 Years in Federal Prison for Assaulting ATF Special Agent
DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Dallas Michael Theiss, age 24, was sentenced to 110 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release…
Macon Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting Children He Met Online
MACON, Ga. – A Macon resident convicted of child sexual exploitation for coercing multiple juveniles to send him sexually explicit and [censored]ographic images and videos of themselves was sentenced to serve 18 years…
Baltimore man admits to drug trafficking charge
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Tremaine Antonio Davis, of Baltimore, Maryland, has admitted to a drug a charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Davis, 31, pleaded guilty today to one…
New York Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Possessing Firearm as Previously Convicted Felon
TRENTON, N.J. – A New York man with prior felony convictions was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Kevon…
District Clergy Member Found Guilty of Misdemeanor Sexual Abuse of Adult Parishioner
WASHINGTON – Urbano Vazquez, 49, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty yesterday of sexually abusing an adult woman while he was employed as a priest in…
UT Southwestern to Pay $4.5 Million to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substance Act Violations That Permitted Drug Diversion by Staff
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has agreed to pay $4.5 million to resolve allegations that its violations of the Controlled Substances Act allowed hospital staff to divert fentanyl and other…
Owner of tax preparation business and wife plead guilty to committing millions in COVID-19-related fraud and tax fraud
ATLANTA – Tiyari Collins and Farah Collins, husband and wife, have pleaded guilty to defrauding the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) by obtaining approximately $1.9 million in fraudulent loans from the Paycheck…
Individual Who Portrayed Himself as Experienced Stock Trader Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investor
Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Gonzalo Ortiz pleaded guilty to investment adviser fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud an investor of nearly $600,000 by making false representations…
Member of Brooklyn Street Gang Sentenced to 32 Years’ Imprisonment for Racketeering Conspiracy
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Michael Liburd, a member of the Coney Island-based street gang known as the West End Enterprise, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Edward…
Harrison County man sentenced for firearms charges
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Carl David Davis, of Hepzibah, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 63 months of incarceration for firearms charges, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Davis, 32,…