40 Alleged Meth Traffickers Charged in Operation Kullvid-20

Fourteen alleged methamphetamine traffickers were arrested on Wednesday in Operation Kullvid-20, to announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. Led by the DEA’s North Texas Strike Force,…

Burlington County Businessman Admits Defrauding Over 75 Victims of More Than $2.7 Million in Scheme to Sell Pesticides He Claimed Would Kill Coronavirus

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Burlington County, New Jersey, man today admitted selling $2.7 million worth of pesticides he claimed were registered with the Environmental Protection Agency as being effective against coronavirus, U.S.…

23 Arrested in Massive Kensington Drug Operation Organized by Father and Son

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood is the poster child of the American drug pandemic. Videos from the neighborhood showing strung out drug addicts fill social media video sharing sites and it…

Federal Jury Convicts Atlanta Man For His Role In Supplying Eutylone To Charlotte Area Drug Traffickers

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal jury in Charlotte has convicted Kenneth Jerome Watkins, 37, of Atlanta, Georgia, of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute Eutylone, announced Dena J.…

Biddeford Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses

PORTLAND, Maine: A Biddeford man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for sexually exploiting a minor and transporting child [censored]ography, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. U.S. District Judge…

Schenectady Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Sexually Exploiting a Child

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Ronald Horton, age 24, of Schenectady, New York, was sentenced today to serve 20 years in prison for sexually exploiting a 5-year-old child. The announcement was made by…

Buffalo Man Convicted By Federal Jury Going To Prison For 30 Years For Selling Dangerous Fentanyl Analogue Which Resulted In the Death Of An Individual

CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jawayne Watkins, 33, aka Weezy, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted by a federal jury of…

Canadian Man Going To Prison For His Role In Scheme That Defrauded Elderly Victims Out Of $2,600,000

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Martin Hogan, 53, of Montreal Canada, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire and…

Noncitizen in Yakima County Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Child Exploitation

Spokane, Washington – On June 3, 2022, United States District Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr., sentenced Lorenzo Jimenez Alanis, 47, of Mabton, Washington, to 15 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine, along…

Two Plead Guilty to Conspiracy in Nigerian Fraud Scheme

Natchez, Miss. – Two defendants in a Nigerian fraud scheme pled guilty today to conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge David Denton of Homeland Security Investigations…

U.S. Marshals Continue Search for Austin Homicide Suspect Sought in Cyclist’s Murder

Austin, TX – The U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force assisting with the fugitive investigation of an Austin woman wanted for homicide has learned that the suspect was dropped off at…

Kalamazoo Man Sentenced To More Than 15 Years In Prison For Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced today that U.S. District Judge Paul L. Maloney sentenced Semaj Williams of Kalamazoo, Michigan to 188 months in…

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Officer Charged With Using And Attempting To Use A Minor To Produce Sexually Explicit Images

Jacksonville, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment against Alejandro Carmona-Fonseca (47, Green Cove Springs) charging him with one count of using a minor child to…

Foreign National Involved in Religious Institution Check Theft Conspiracy Sentenced to Over Three Years in Federal Prison

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore C. Chuang sentenced Marius Vaduva, age 27, of Hollywood, Florida, to 42 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for conspiracy…

Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Over 40 Grams of Fentanyl Pills

FRESNO, Calif. — Mario Garcia, 28, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, between…

California Man to Federal Prison for Iowa Meth Conspiracy

A California man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced June 3, 2022, to more than five years in federal prison. Felton Fitzgerald, 52, from Orange, California, received the prison term after…

Jury returns verdict in Cle Nightclub violent armed robbery

HOUSTON – A 26-year-old security guard working at a downtown Houston nightclub has been convicted of its 2019 violent armed robbery, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. The jury deliberated for 10…

Woodland Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Methamphetamine Conspiracy

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A former resident of Woodland, PA pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Mark Hackett, 34,…

Illinois Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Attempting To Entice A Child To Engage In Sexually Explicit Conduct

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has sentenced Robert W. Rice (56, Westville, Illinois) to 10 years in federal prison for the attempted enticement of a minor and possession…

St. Augustine Man Pleads Guilty To Illegally Purchasing Firearms

Jacksonville, FL –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Adam Taylor (32, St. Augustine) has pleaded guilty to illegally purchasing firearms. Taylor faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal…

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