Queens Woman Sentenced to More Than 16 Years’ Imprisonment for Teaching and Distributing Information About Weapons of Mass Destruction

Today in federal court in Brooklyn, Noelle Velentzas was sentenced to 16 ½ years’ imprisonment by United States District Judge Sterling Johnson, Jr. for her role in planning a terrorist attack in…

June 16, 2021

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Columbus man sentenced for selling cocaine

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WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Deontre Christian Johnson, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced today to 57 months of incarceration for a drug charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Johnson, also known…

June 16, 2021

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Ohio woman sentenced for role in drug conspiracy

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WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Marisa Page, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced to three years of probation for her role in a drug conspiracy that spanned several states, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J.…

June 16, 2021

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Gang Members Charged in Connection with Murder and Attempted Murder as Part of RICO Conspiracy

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NEWARK, N.J. – A member of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips appeared in court today on charges that include attempted murder and murder as part of a RICO conspiracy, Acting U.S. Attorney…

June 16, 2021

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East Longmeadow Man Convicted of Placing Firebomb at Entrance of Jewish Nursing Home

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BOSTON – An East Longmeadow man was convicted by a federal jury yesterday in connection with placing a lit firebomb at the entrance of a Longmeadow senior health care facility in April…

June 16, 2021

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Ohio man admits to methamphetamine and firearms charges

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CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – John Palmer, of Lore City, Ohio, has admitted to drug and firearms charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Palmer, 57, pleaded guilty today to one count…

June 16, 2021

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Dominican Republic Man Charged with Illegally Reentering the United States

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ST. THOMAS – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that a Dominican Republican national was arrested Friday, June 11, 2021, on St. Thomas on criminal charges related to allegedly illegally reentering…

June 16, 2021

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Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty in Extensive Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Fredericksburg man pleaded guilty today in connection with a conspiracy to illegally straw purchase 62 firearms from federal firearms licensees (FFLs) in Virginia. “The straw purchasing of firearms…

June 16, 2021

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Camden County Man Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Theft of Government Funds with Stolen Electronic Benefits Machine

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CAMDEN, N.J. – A Camden man was sentenced today to 12 months in prison for his role today in a scheme to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in government funds using…

June 16, 2021

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Cleveland man sentenced for selling heroin and fentanyl

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WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Andre Cornell Diggs, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, was sentenced today to 41 months of incarceration for a drug charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Diggs, also…

June 15, 2021

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Cleveland man sentenced for cocaine distribution

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WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Michael Anthony Toler, of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced today to 46 months of incarceration for a drug charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Toler, age 35,…

June 15, 2021

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Cleveland man sentenced for drug charge

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WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Sylvester Deangelo Walker, of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced today to 100 months of incarceration for a drug charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Walker, also…

June 15, 2021

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Upshur County man charged with carjacking and firearms charges

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ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Chad C. Newcome, of Rock Cave, West Virginia, was indicted today on carjacking and firearms charges, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Newcome, 40, was indicted…

June 15, 2021

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Grant County man faces firearms charge

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ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Jeffery Allen McCurdy, of Cabins, West Virginia, was indicted today on a firearms charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. McCurdy, 33, was indicted on one…

June 15, 2021

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Merrimac Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Sex with a Minor

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Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on June 11, 2021, Zachary C. Wood (age: 45) of Merrimac, Wisconsin, was sentenced to ten years…

June 14, 2021

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Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-Related Unemployment Benefits for Prison Inmates

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RICHMOND, Va. – A Glen Allen woman pleaded guilty today to mail fraud for her role in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain pandemic-related unemployment benefits for 22 prison inmates, which she shared…

June 12, 2021

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Chicago Man Arrested on Child Exploitation Charges

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BOSTON – A Chicago man was arrested yesterday and charged with sexual exploitation of children and receipt of child [censored]ography. Ernesto Herrera, 32, of Chicago, Ill., was charged by criminal complaint with…

June 5, 2021

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Defrauding disabled vets: Two companies settle $1.12 million fraud case

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – 360 Patriot Enterprises, LLC (360 Patriot), located in Alexandria, Virginia, and its former minority shareholder, 360 Ventures LLC (360 Ventures), located in Wilmington, Delaware, agreed to pay a combined $1.12…

June 4, 2021

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Las Vegas Man Sentenced For Stealing Nearly $185,000 From Nevada’s Unclaimed Property Fund

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — A Las Vegas man was sentenced on Tuesday to five years and 10 months in prison for assuming others’ identities to steal nearly $185,800 from the Nevada State…

June 3, 2021

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Virginia Company Agrees to Settle Civil Fraud Allegations for Paycheck Protection Program Loans

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – KC Investments Group, Inc. (KC Inc.) and its sole individual owner, Sunu P. KC, of Chantilly, have agreed to pay $230,414.65 to settle civil fraud allegations that KC Inc.,…

June 2, 2021

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