Australian Citizen Sentenced for Visa Fraud
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Paul J. Carter, also known as Paul Hamilton, and formerly known as Paul Cristallo, was sentenced today to time served (6 days in jail), and to pay a…
High-ranking member of violent drug trafficking ring sentenced to nine years in prison
Seattle – A significant drug distributor for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to nine years in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. …
Manchester Convenience Store Owner, Worker, Admit Defrauding Federal Food Stamp Program
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAVED SAEED, 52, and DASTGIR SAEED, 68, both of South Windsor, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet…
Tucson Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Death
TUCSON, Ariz. – Last week, Oscar S. Acuna, Jr., 35, of Tucson, Arizona, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of fentanyl. Sentencing is scheduled for July 12, 2022, before United States…
Foreign National Who Fled and Was Later Extradited from the United Kingdom Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank and Wire Fraud in Relation to Theft of Over 2,600 Checks from Religious Institutions
Greenbelt, Maryland – Florin Vaduva, age 31, of Dania Beach, Florida pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud. As part of his plea agreement, Vaduva will be…
Bennington Man Charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Gavin Wilcox, 31, of Bennington, Vermont was arraigned today on an indictment that alleges Wilcox unlawfully possessed a…
Arizona Man Caught With Over 5 Kilograms of Cocaine in Iowa
Scott Pride, 69, from Tucson, AZ, plead guilty May 5, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City to possession with intent to distribute cocaine. At the plea hearing, evidence showed that on…
Sioux City Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine
A Sioux City man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine pled guilty May 9, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Jose Luis Estrada, age 37, from Sioux City, was convicted of conspiracy…
Defendants Appear In Court To Face Charges In High School Drug Advertising And Distribution Cases
SAN JOSE – The Office of the United States Attorney filed federal criminal complaints charging Benjamin Reily Bliss; Louis Alexander, aka Lulu; and Brandon William Carranza-Arthur with crimes related to the distribution…
Third Man Charged in Connection with Plot to Kill Haitian President
Miami, Florida – A Haitian citizen was extradited from Jamaica to the United States on Friday to face criminal charges in the Southern District of Florida related to his alleged involvement in…
Springfield, Illinois, Man Sentenced to 96 months in Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor and Use of Interstate Facilities to Attempt to Transmit Information about a Minor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A Springfield, Illinois, man, Matthew Wetzel, 37, of the 800 block of East Edward Street, was sentenced on May 5, 2022, to 96 months in prison for attempted enticement…
Suburban Chicago Manufacturing Executives Guilty of Scheming To Hire Undocumented Workers
CHICAGO — Two siblings who operated a suburban Chicago manufacturing company have pleaded guilty in federal court to knowingly hiring undocumented workers. KENNETH KUZELKA, 64, of Chicago, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy…
MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Multiple Murders
Baltimore, Maryland – Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar today sentenced Oscar Armando Sorto Romero, a/k/a “Lobo,” age 23, to life in federal prison for a racketeering conspiracy and for racketeering,…
Blawnox Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Materials
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Blawnox, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 60 months’ imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release on his conviction for possession of material depicting…
Bowie County Man Guilty of $5 Million COVID-Relief Fraud
TEXARKANA, Texas– A Maud, Texas, man has pleaded guilty to COVID-relief fraud in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Samuel Yates, 32, pleaded guilty to two counts…
Leader of the Violent “Clan del Golfo” Multi-Billion Dollar Drug Trafficking Organization Extradited from Colombia to Face Federal Indictment
Dairo Antonio Úsuga David, known by various aliases including “Otoniel,” was extradited this morning to the United States from Colombia to face charges in the Eastern District of New York of leading…
Statement of U.S. Attorney Breon Peace on United States v. Úsuga David
“Good afternoon, I’m Breon Peace, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Thank you all for being here this afternoon in person and online. With me today are: Anne…
Former Liberian Rebel General Charged With Immigration Fraud
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Laye Sekou Camara, a/k/a “K-1,” a/k/a “Dragon Master,” 43, of Mays Landing, NJ,was arrested and charged by Criminal Complaint and subsequent Indictment…
Two Charged for Illegal Cockfighting in Violation of the Animal Welfare Act in Bakersfield
FRESNO, Calif. — Today, a federal grand jury charged Jorge Calderon-Campos, 41, and Horacio Ortega-Martinez, 35, both Mexican nationals residing in Bakersfield, in separate indictments with unlawful possession of animals for an…
Haverstraw Man Charged for Assembling Ghost Guns
ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY – The growing problem of ghost guns being used in violent criminal acts is increasing and the Rockland County law enforcement community is working hard to stem the problem…