Fourteen Gang Members and Associates Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy and Fentanyl Trafficking

MINNEAPOLIS – A superseding indictment was unsealed today in the District of Minnesota charging 14 additional members and associates of the Minneapolis Highs gang with racketeering (RICO) conspiracy and fentanyl trafficking. Additional…

Pennsylvania Man Admits $4.8 Million Cares Act Loan Fraud Scheme

TRENTON, N.J. – A Pennsylvania man admitted to his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain over $4.8 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) for…

Owner of New Jersey Businesses Charged with $3.2 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – An owner of several New Jersey businesses was charged with fraudulently obtaining over $3.2 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.…

Dual Brazilian/U.S. Citizen Indicted For Producing, Distributing, Receiving, And Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Octavio Nogueira Pessoa (31, Largo) with three counts of production, one count of distribution, one count…

Mexican Mafia Associate Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – November 13, 2023 SAN DIEGO – Juan Castro of San Diego was sentenced today in federal court to 10 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release…

Florida Calls for Removal of Student Visa Holders Linked to Terrorism

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida’s Attorney General Ashley Moody is pressing the Biden administration for urgent action in revoking student visas tied to antisemitic activities on U.S. college campuses. In a coordinated effort…

Maryland MS-13 Gang Members Sentenced to Federal Prison for a Murder Conspiracy

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Endy Arturo Gaitan Campos, a/k/a “Clandestino,” age 30, of Hyattsville, Maryland, yesterday to 10 years in federal prison, followed by three years of…

Two MS-13 Gang Members Sentenced for Murder Conspiracy

Two La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members were sentenced for conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering in connection with their participation in the Weedams Locos Salvatrucha (WLS) clique of the…

Sentence imposed for enticing child via social media

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 37-year-old resident of Los Fresnos has been sentenced for enticement of a child, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Guadalupe “Pete” Azocar pleaded guilty March 21. U.S. District…

Border Patrol Agents Assist in Arrest of a Male Citizen of Colombia

PORT CLINTON, OHIO – Jorge Chalarca-Hoyos, a 27-year-old citizen of Colombia was convicted in Ottawa County Court and sentenced to 3 years in state prison. In addition to his conviction, Chalarca-Hoyos was…

Border Patrol Agents Assist in Arrest of a Male Citizen of Columbia

PORT CLINTON, OHIO – Jorge Chalarca-Hoyos, a 27-year-old citizen of Columbia was convicted in Ottawa County Court and sentenced to 3 years in state prison. In addition to his conviction, Chalarca-Hoyos was…

Here’s What’s On The Agenda For House Republicans After Electing A Speaker

Here’s What’s On The Agenda For House Republicans After Electing A Speaker Arjun Singh on October 26, 2023 The House of Representatives has a busy legislative agenda between the present and the…

Four Charged Smuggling Cocaine Through Speaker Deliveries

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly reported that four individuals from Uniondale were arraigned on Friday on drug charges. Following the execution of search warrants at two locations,…

TERENCE P. JEFFREY: What Chuck Schumer Failed To Mention During His Beijing Press Briefing

TERENCE P. JEFFREY: What Chuck Schumer Failed To Mention During His Beijing Press Briefing Terence P. Jeffrey on October 19, 2023 It was a rare moment of bipartisan consensus in Washington, D.C.…

Florida Couple Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Evade $42 Million in Duties for Illegally Importing and Selling Plywood

A Florida husband and wife, Noel and Kelsy Hernandez Quintana, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to import plywood contrary to the Lacey Act and customs laws, and to selling plywood products that…

Lawrence Man Sentenced for Disaster Fund Fraud Scheme

BOSTON – A Lawrence man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for using stolen identities to fraudulently obtain over $450,000 in Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds from the Small Business…

Lakeland Man Sentenced To More Than 15 Years For Production, Distribution, And Possession Of Child Sexual Abuse Material

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven has sentenced Illya Frederick Plavljanich II (36, Lakeland) to 15 years and 6 months in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release,…

Firearms Trafficker Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Supplying Weapons and Ammunition to Sinaloa Cartel

NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – October 18, 2023 SAN DIEGO – Alfredo Lomas Navarrete, a prolific firearms trafficker, was sentenced in federal court today to 15 years in custody for his role in…

Five persons arrested in Great Falls fentanyl trafficking investigation arraigned on charges

GREAT FALLS — Five persons arrested as part of a multi-agency narcotics investigation appeared for arraignment today on federal indictments alleging fentanyl trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Officers from…

Multiple Corporate Defendants Sentenced For Clean Air Act Violations

Court Orders Millions of Dollars in Fines for Disabling Emissions Controls on Semi-Trucks GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today…

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