Carbon County Man Charged With Drug Trafficking

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Roberto Magobet, age 44, of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, was indicted on May 31, 2022, by a federal…

Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Pills that Caused Death of Thirty-Five-Year-Old

Assistant U. S. Attorney Sean Van Demark (619) 546-7657 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—June 1, 2022 SAN DIEGO — Drug dealer Saul Caro pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that he sold the…

Former U.S. Marine Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr. Sentenced for Leading International Cocaine Distribution Organization

Assistant U. S. Attorney Kyle Martin (619) 546-7726 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – June 1, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr., a former U.S. Marine with dual U.S. and Mexican citizenship,…

Two men indicted for international conspiracy to ship Fentanyl, other drugs into United States through Dark Web connections

BRUNSWICK, GA: Two men from Canada and the United Kingdom have been indicted in the Southern District of Georgia on federal charges alleging an international operation used the Dark Web to distribute…

Stockton Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison for Firearms Trafficking and Methamphetamine Distribution

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Vin Whealen Gaines Jr., 33, of Stockton, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to six years and five months in prison for conspiracy to deal…

Dallas Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking Children

PLANO, Texas – A Dallas man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for sex trafficking of children in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.…

Four Individuals Indicted for Money Laundering Conspiracy

CONCORD –Sunna Sepetu, 35, of Nashua, Nafis Quaye, 45, most recently of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, Stella Osabutey, 36, of Worcester, Massachusetts and Samuel Ansah, 31, whose whereabouts…

Lexington Man Convicted of Possessing Stolen Trade Secret

BOSTON – A Lexington man was convicted on Thursday, May 26, 2022 of possessing a stolen trade secret, the first-ever conviction following a criminal trial of this kind in the District of…

Men Charged with Trafficking 16-Year-Old Runaway

Two men who allegedly trafficked teenage girls have been federally charged, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. LaDarius Alton Smith, 33, and Ulises Rene Garcia, 22,…

U.S. Attorney’s Office Provides Update on Federal Prosecutions and Ongoing Strategies To Combat Violent Crime in Chicago

CHICAGO — With the summer months approaching, John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, today provided an update on federal prosecutions and strategies to combat violent…

Jamaican National Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison for Mail and Wire Fraud

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ACDANE CAMPBELL, age 25, a resident of Jamaica, was sentenced on May 26, 2022 by U.S. District Court Judge Susie Morgan to…

Springfield Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking a Minor

BOSTON – A Springfield man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for a sex trafficking offense involving a minor. Carlos Casillas, 48, was indicted on one count of sex trafficking…

Honduran National and MS-13 Member Sentenced To Federal Prison

NASHVILLE – Franklin Pineda-Caceras, aka “Bomba,” 22, of Honduras, was sentenced yesterday to 90 months in federal prison for drug distribution and firearms crimes, announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the…

Former Kauai County Council Member Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison

HONOLULU – United States District Judge Derrick K. Watson sentenced Arthur Brun, age 50, a former member of the Kauai County Council, yesterday to serve 20 years in federal prison for drug…

Orleans Parish Woman Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Credit Card Conspiracy and Identity Theft

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LAKISHA WILLIAMS, age 41, of New Orleans, was sentenced today to nine years in prison by U.S. District Judge Barry W. Ashe…

Trinitarios Gang Member Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Trafficking Multiple Guns, Ammunition, Cocaine and Fentanyl

BOSTON – A member of the Trinitarios street gang was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with trafficking firearms, ammunition, cocaine and fentanyl in the Greater Lawrence area. Arismendy…

Firearms Charge Brought Against Fresno Man Arrested in Operation No Fly Zone

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Andre Marcele Grigsby, 50, of Fresno, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition,…

No Bond for Fort Pierce Man Charged in Federal Court with Child Sexual Exploitation

Miami, Florida – Today, following a hearing, a federal magistrate judge ordered that 21-year-old Blaine Korbin Hulten remain behind bars pending his trial on charges of sexually enticing a child, producing child…

Federal Drug and Gun Charges Brought Against Fresno Man

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today against Antonio Sorondo Jr., 49, of Fresno, charging him with conspiring to traffic fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, illegally possessing firearms,…

U.S. Soldier Indicted in Romance Scheme

TOPEKA, KAN. – A federal grand jury in Topeka indicted a U.S. Army service member for allegedly participating in a scheme to fraudulently obtain approximately $149,476 from at least 25 individuals. According…

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