Shore Man Heading to Prison for 5 Years for Child Luring

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on July 8, 2022, Richard Hoffman, 27, of Mays Landing, was sentenced by the Honorable Guy P. Ryan, P.J.Cr.P, to five years New Jersey…

Federal Charges Filed Following Record-Breaking Methamphetamine Seizure

Assistant U.S. Attorney Blanca Quintero (619) 546-7118 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – July 8, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Four men were charged today with federal drug trafficking offenses following the seizure of more than 5,000…

Former National Guard member sentenced to 4 years in prison for possession of images of child rape and abuse

Seattle – A 56-year-old Maple Valley, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to four years in prison and 15 years of supervised release for possession of child…

Mexican national caught with 9+ kilograms of methamphetamine pleads guilty to federal drug crime

ST. LOUIS – A man from Mexico who was caught with more than nine kilograms of methamphetamine in St. Charles, Missouri pleaded guilty Friday to a federal drug crime. Juan Manuel Barajas-Magana,…

Man Sentenced to 63 Months for Alien Smuggling Resulting in Death

PHOENIX, Ariz. –Rafael Almanza-Guillen, 41, of Mexico, was sentenced Wednesday by United States District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to 63 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Almanza‑Guillen previously…

Woodland Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Woodland, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 70 months in prison followed by 4 years of supervised release on his conviction…

Hazleton Man Sentenced To 25 Years’ Imprisonment For Methamphetamine Trafficking And Pandemic Fraud Offenses

SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Fredy Mendoza, age 34, formerly of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion,…

Dutch National Sentenced for Malbis Chevron Robbery and High-Speed Flight from Border Patrol Agents in Texas

MOBILE, AL – A Dutch national was sentenced to 27 months in prison for robbing a gas station in Daphne in March 2020 and engaging in high-speed flight from a U.S. Border…

Orangetown Man Indicted After Undercover Operation to Nab Child Predators Online

ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY – An Orangetown man has been arrested and charged with attempted criminal sexual act with a minor and disseminating obscene materials to minors after being caught in an undercover…

Four individuals, including owners of a freight forwarding company, charged for exporting 600 stolen outboard engines to Mexico

Miami, Florida – Four Florida residents — Carlos Orlando Ledesma, 56, Nadia Esperanza Ledesma, 45, and Roberto Marrero-Cisneros, 65 (all from Miami), and Osmani Valdivia Perez, 55 (from Lehigh Acres), were arrested…

Woman Accused of Murder in Texas Charged with Misuse of Passport while Leaving the United States

NEWARK, N.J. – An Austin, Texas, woman was charged today for using a passport belonging to another individual when she flew out of Newark Liberty International Airport, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger…

State Prisoners Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unemployment Insurance Fraud

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Reginald Thornton, age 29, and Lord Paulin, age 41, were sentenced today to federal terms of imprisonment for defrauding pandemic-related unemployment insurance programs while they were serving state…

Federal Grand Jury A Indictments Announced- July 2022

United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the July 2022 Federal Grand Jury A. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments returned…

San Diego Resident Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in 15-Year-Old’s Death

SAN DIEGO – Kaylar Junior Tawan Beltranlap of San Diego pleaded guilty today to distributing a counterfeit oxycodone pill laced with fentanyl that killed a 15-year-old Coronado High School sophomore, referred to…

Major black tar heroin conspiracy in Katy lands three men in prison

HOUSTON – Three men have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Esteban Lopez Hernandez, 41,…

Money Transfer Company Ping Pleads Guilty to Failure to Combat Money Laundering

A Texas company that transferred millions of dollars from the U.S. to Africa has admitted that it failed to adequately guard against money laundering, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas…

U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger Recognizes Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara’s Significant Contributions to Cooperative Law Enforcement

NEWARK, N.J. – City of Newark Deputy Mayor and former Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara was recognized today by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey for his unwavering…

Vermont Resident Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Offense

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on July 6, 2022, Robert J. Rideout, 59, formerly of Winooski, was sentenced in United States District Court…

Six Defendants Arrested on Federal Grand Jury Indictment Alleging They Fraudulently Obtained $2 Million in COVID-19 Jobless Benefits

LOS ANGELES – Law enforcement today arrested six defendants charged in a federal grand jury indictment alleging they fraudulently obtained more than $2 million in COVID-19-related unemployment insurance (UI) benefits by…

Colombian Woman Sentenced to 10 Years and $5 Million Forfeiture for Narcotrafficking

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Hilda Maria Gonzalez Lopez, also known as “La Boyaca” and “Daniela,” who aligned herself with powerful members of Los Rastrojos, a breakoff group of the…

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