U.S. Attorney Announces Recent Law Enforcement Actions as Part of Federal Violent Crime Strategy

MINNEAPOLIS – U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger, along with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, today announced recent enforcement actions in the Twin Cities and in Rochester resulting in the arrest of…

Mexican Man Convicted for Conspiracy & Transporting Illegal Aliens within the U.S.

Gulfport, Miss. – A Mexican man was found guilty of multiple federal felonies related to smuggling illegal aliens. Abel Michua-Tototzin, 37, was found guilty on August 17, 2022, following a three-day trial…

South Jersey Man Coerced Underage Males to Send Photos for Blackmail on SnapChat

PALMYRA, NJ – Police in Palmyra have a rrested a man on 75 counts of child endangerment after he was caught blackmailing young boys into sending nude photos of themselves. According to…

Texas Prisoner Indicted on Federal Drug Trafficking Crimes Related to Prison Yard Drone Drops

SHERMAN, Texas – A Texas prison inmate man has been arrested and charged with federal violations related to a drone drop scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit…

Mexican National Sentenced to 17 Years for Child Sexual Exploitation

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Mexican national who was illegally in the United States has been sentenced in federal court for soliciting [censored]ographic images and videos from an 11-year-old victim over Facebook Messenger.…

Son of gun trafficker sentenced for role in exporting firearms to Mexico

HOUSTON – The 18th member of a trafficking cell responsible for sending hundreds of firearms to transnational criminal organizations in Mexico has been ordered to federal prison for his role in the…

Federal Jury Finds Mexican National Guilty of Firearms Violations

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A federal jury convicted a Mexican national for illegal possession of 11 firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. Following a two-day trial before U.S. District Court Judge…

Connecticut Man Indicted in Human Smuggling Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Connecticut man was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Worcester for conspiracy to commit human smuggling offenses. Fagner Chaves De Lima, 41, of East Hartford, Conn., was…

Illinois Family Charged with Kidnapping, Forced Labor, and Conspiracy for Coercing Two Minors and a Third Victim in Years-Long Forced Labor Scheme

WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in the Central District of Illinois returned a nine-count indictment charging Domingo Francisco-Juan, Lorenza Domingo-Castaneda, and Catarina Domingo-Juan, siblings and Guatemalan nationals, with conspiracy to commit…

Ten Indicted in Southeastern Massachusetts Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

BOSTON – Ten individuals were indicted today by a federal grand jury in Boston for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed fentanyl throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode…

Third Defendant Pleads Guilty to Involvement in Nigerian Fraud Scheme

Jackson, Miss. – A third defendant in a Nigerian fraud scheme pled guilty today to conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge David Denton of Homeland Security Investigations…

New York Man Sentenced To 24 Months’ Imprisonment For Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain 892 iphones From Sprint

WILLIAMSPORT- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Ian Keith Thompson, age 32, of New York, New York, was sentenced today to 24 months’ imprisonment to…

Violent robber receives massive sentence for multiple crimes

HOUSTON – A 27-year-old Honduran national who illegally resided in the Houston area has been ordered to prison for 29 years, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Denis Matute pleaded guilty Nov, 2021.…

Mexican National Pleads Guilty To Federal Firearm And Immigration Offenses

Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Rey Daniel Facio-Garcia (27, Mexico) today pleaded guilty to two indictments— one charging him with possession of a firearm affecting commerce…

Charleston Man Thought Undercover Agent Was 14-Year-Old Girl, He Was Wrong

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA — A Charleston man thought he was propositioning a 14-year-old girl from West Virginia online. Instead, he was chatting with a federal agent and later arrested. Scott Ashley Cascone, 48,…

MS-13 Gang Member Extradited from El Salvador to Face Racketeering and Murder Charges on Long Island

LONG ISLAND, NY (PRESS RELEASE – DOJ) – José Jonathan Guevara-Castro, also known as “Suspechoso” (Guevara-Castro), an alleged member of the violent transnational criminal organization La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the…

Queens Postal Workers Charged With Bribery Scheme And Theft Of Mail Linked To Covid-19 Benefits Fraud

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Daniel B. Brubaker, Inspector in Charge, New York Division of the United States Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”), Matthew Modafferi,…

New York City Man Sentenced for Possessing Ammunition as a Felon

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Stephon Williams, age 38, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced yesterday to serve 41 months in federal prison for possessing ammunition as a previously convicted felon. The announcement…

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…

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