Sioux City Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy

Jesse Chavez, 43, from Sioux City, Iowa, pled guilty June 28, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City, to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. In 2015,…

Mexican National & Tax Fraud Fugitive Arrested After Six Years

NASHVILLE – A Oaxaca, Mexico, man was arrested this morning, after being sought for the past six years, following his indictment in a conspiracy to file fraudulent federal income tax returns, announced…

Hickory Man Is Sentenced To Nearly 20 Years In Prison On Drug And Gun Charges

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell sentenced Koby Dale Tevepaugh, 32, of Hickory, N.C., to 235 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for drug…

Gang Members And Others Who Used Violence To Take Control Of New York Fire Mitigation Industry Charged With Racketeering And Extortion

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Ricky J.…

U.S. Attorney Romero Announces Arson Charges Against Philadelphia Man for Pizza Shop Fire That Resulted in Death of Firefighter

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Al-Ashraf Basem Khalil, 28, of Philadelphia, PA, was arrested on June 24, 2022, after being charged by Criminal Complaint with arson on…

Brockton Man Pleads Guilty in Sophisticated Drug Trafficking Conspiracy that Operated Using the Dark Web

BOSTON – A Brockton man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to his role in a highly sophisticated drug trafficking operation that manufactured and distributed a multitude of controlled substances…

New Haven Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Role in Lottery and Romance Fraud Schemes

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RALPH PIERRE, 32, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to…

Former Airline Employee and Aircraft Part Sellers Charged in Kickback and Money Laundering Scheme

An indictment was unsealed earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Keily Nunez, Julien Levy, Ivan Santos and Ramnik Soni with conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and money laundering…

Springfield, Illinois, Man Convicted of Attempted Enticement of a Minor

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A federal jury returned a guilty verdict on June 23, 2022, against Stacey Furlow, 61, of the 3000 block of North Peoria Road in Springfield, Illinois, for attempted enticement…

Wichita Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking

WICHITA, KAN. – A Kansan man has been sentenced to a total of 295 months in prison for drug trafficking crimes. According to court documents, in March 2022, a federal jury convicted…

Robert Gatchell Joins Remark Holdings, Inc. as Senior Executive Vice President of Operations

Will Build Remark’s Smart Safety Platform (SSP) as Part of Remark Security Services and Brings More Than 20 Years of Operations and Security Experience Having Previously Served as Head of Emergency Management for…

Charlotte Man Is Sentenced To More Than 12 Years In Prison For Sex Trafficking Of A Minor

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Dajuan Akeem Blair, 26, of Charlotte, was sentenced to 151 months in prison today for sex trafficking of a minor, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western…

Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Multiple Drug, Gun and COVID-19 Fraud Crimes

CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Joseph Bella, 49, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine, being…

Two New York Men Charged for Conspiracy to Distribute 110 Kilograms of Cocaine

NEWARK, N.J. – Two New York men were charged today with conspiring to distribute approximately 110 kilograms of cocaine as part of an international drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger…

South Florida Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Attempted Online Enticement of a Minor

Miami, Florida – A federal district judge sitting in Ft. Pierce, Florida sentenced Zachary S. Spiegel, 38, of Jensen Beach, to 120 months in prison after a jury found Spiegel guilty of…

Note: View the Government of Brazil’s announcement here. The Justice Department announced today the seizure of six websites as part of ongoing efforts by the Department of Justice and Homeland Security Investigations…

EDVA Seizes Six Websites Providing Illegal Access to Copyrighted Music

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced today the seizure of six websites as part of ongoing efforts by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the…

Sioux City Man to Federal Prison for Distributing Meth

A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced to over 10 years in federal prison on June 24, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. William Thompson, 62, from Sioux City,…

How A Small Border Town Is Dealing With Huge Consequences Of Biden’s Border Policies

How A Small Border Town Is Dealing With Huge Consequences Of Biden’s Border Policies Jennie Taer on June 24, 2022 Yuma, ARIZONA — The influx of migrants crossing into Yuma, Arizona, has local…

Former Owner of Illicit Massage Parlor Sentenced for Submitting Fraudulent COVID-Relief Loan Applications

BOSTON – The former owner of a massage parlor pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with filing fraudulent applications for pandemic-related loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act in…

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