Three Individuals Charged in Orleans County Drug Conspiracy

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated two individuals were arrested on February 15, 2022, in Westfield, Vermont on federal charges relating to the distribution of…

Federal Jury Convicts Mint Hill Man Of Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal jury in Charlotte has convicted Brandon Grunwaldt, 46, of Mint Hill, N.C., of sexual exploitation of a minor, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western…

Bordentown man arrested for having lewd images of children

by Joel Bewley, BCPO BORDENTOWN, NJ – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Bordentown Township Police Chief Brian Pesce announced that a 36-year-old Bordentown Township man has been charged with possessing and…

Local man sent to prison for targeting children via Instagram

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 31-year-old Corpus Christi resident has been ordered to federal prison for coercing a child via the internet in order to have sex with her, announced U.S. Attorney…

Drug Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Selling the Fentanyl that Resulted in Death of User; Longest Sentence to Date

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Stephen H. Wong (619) 546-9464 and Mikaela L. Weber (619) 546-9734 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 14, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Jahvaris Lamoun Springfield was sentenced in federal…

Woman Arriving at Cyril E. King International Airport Sentenced for Attempting to Smuggle 76 Kilograms of Marijuana

St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Idesha Patricia Sterrod, age 32, was sentenced to time served and two years of supervised release for attempting to…

Santa Cruz County Resident Pleads Guilty To Murder And Attempted Murder After Drive-By Shooting At Federal Courthouse

SAN FRANCISCO – Steven Carrillo pleaded guilty today to first degree murder and attempted murder in connection with the May 29, 2020, drive-by shooting at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and…

Alabama Man Indicted for Transporting a Minor Across State Lines for Sexual Activity

PECOS – A federal grand jury in Pecos returned an indictment yesterday charging an Alabama man with transportation of a minor across state lines to engage in criminal sexual activity. According to…

Suspected Ecuadorian Drug Trafficker Extradited to San Diego for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine

Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua Mellor (619) 546-9733 and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole Bredariol (619) 546-8419 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 11, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Pedro Cornelio Pilligua Iduarte, the owner…

Two South Bay Executives Charged With Fraud In Obtaining “Specialty Occupation” Visas

SAN JOSE – Namrata Patnaik and Kartiki Parekh appeared in federal court today to face an indictment charging them both with visa fraud and conspiracy to commit visa fraud and further charging…

Sioux City Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Meth

A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine pled guilty February 8, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. William Thompson, 62, from Sioux City, Iowa, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. …

Cheektowaga Man Arrested On Drug And Gun Charges

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that James Fox, 38, of Cheektowaga, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with maintaining a drug premises and possession of…

State College Man Indicted For Possession Of Firearms And Ammunition By A Convicted Felon

WILLIAMSPORT- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Ronald Hertzog, age 59, of State College, Pennsylvania, was indicted on February 10, 2022, by a federal grand…

Five Members of a Family-Run Sex Trafficking Organization Receive Lengthy Prison Sentences in Brooklyn Federal Court

Five members of a family-run sex trafficking organization were sentenced this week to prison terms of nearly 40 years in prison by United States District Judge Allyne R. Ross in federal court…

Defendant Pleads Guilty To April 2020 Murder

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Andres Bello pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court to the April 18, 2020 murder of Jorge…

Modesto Man Charged with Drug Trafficking and Illegal Firearms Possession

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Reymundo Jose Mendez, 40, of Modesto, charging him with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possessing a firearm…

Former Professional Football Player Sentenced to Probation for Using a Telephone to Facilitate Drug Trafficking

CONCORD – Jeffrey Paul Hatch, 42, of Savannah, Georgia, formerly of Manchester, was sentenced to three years of probation for using a telephone to facilitate drug trafficking, United…

Former Ohio resident extradited from Ghana pleads guilty to laundering proceeds of online romance scams

Columbus, Ohio – Samuel Antwi, a citizen of Ghana and former Columbus resident, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to crimes resulting from his involvement in laundering money obtained through online romance…

Springfield Man Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking Cocaine and Money Laundering

BOSTON – A Springfield man was sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in federal court in Worcester for his role in a conspiracy to traffic drugs from California to Western Massachusetts and launder…

Public voice and principal salesperson for Team Xecuter piracy group sentenced to 3+ years in prison for conspiracy

Seattle – The public face of a notorious video game piracy group was sentenced today to 40 months in prison for two federal felonies, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Gary Bowser, 52,…

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