Hollywood massage parlor prostitution, human trafficking ringleader arrested

HOLLYWOOD, FL – The Broward Sheriff’s Office Organized Crime Unit, in conjunction with detectives from the Hollywood Police Department, arrested a Miami woman on Thursday for operating four massage parlors in Broward…

Six Men Facing Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Charge

Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal criminal complaint was unsealed today charging six men for a drug trafficking conspiracy which allegedly distributed cocaine and other drugs in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties as…

Las Vegas Woman Sentenced To Prison For $10 Million Tech Support Fraud Scheme That Exploited Elderly Victims

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ROMANA LEYVA was sentenced to 100 months in prison for participating in a fraud conspiracy that exploited…

Fresno Parolee Indicted for Illegal Firearm Possession

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Desmond Lamar Divine, 20, of Fresno, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney…

Massage parlor owner arrested for prostitution, human trafficking

BROWARD COUNTY, FL – The Broward Sheriff’s Office Organized Crime Unit, in conjunction with detectives from the Hollywood Police Department, arrested a Miami woman on Thursday for operating four massage parlors in…

FBI conducts search at Democrat Senator Henry Cuellar’s home as Dems plan to primary him

Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar said through a spokesperson that he would fully cooperate with the FBI after it conducted a “court-authorized” search of his home Wednesday. “The FBI was present in…

Ex-Pro Skateboarder Sentenced to Over 8 Years in Prison for Selling Methamphetamine and Laundering Bitcoin Drug Proceeds

SANTA ANA, California – A former professional skateboarder was sentenced today to 97 months in federal prison for selling nearly two pounds of methamphetamine and laundering Bitcoin for the darkweb operations of…

Defendant Charged In $1.9 Million Covid-19 Fraud Scheme

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jonathan Mellone, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Labor Office…

Springdale Man Sentenced To 50 Years in Federal Prison for Multiple Child Sexual Abuse Offenses

FAYETTEVILLE – Matthew Ray Lawson, 34, was sentenced today to 50 years in prison without the possibility of parole and ordered to pay $30,000.00 collectively in fines and restitution on three counts…

ICE HSI investigation leads to conviction for harboring undocumented workers

COVINGTON, Ky. — Following a three-day jury trial in federal court, an Alexandria, Kentucky, couple was convicted of harboring undocumented workers. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky Carlton S. Shier,…

Luzerne County Man Sentenced To 57 Months’ Imprisonment For Methamphetamine Trafficking

SCRANTON -The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Richard Notarfrancesco, age 30, formerly of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on January 13, 2022, to 57 months’ imprisonment…

Bakersfield Resident Sentenced to over 16 Years in Prison for Trafficking Narcotics

FRESNO, Calif. — Jorge Chavez, 36, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today to 16 years and eight months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine and marijuana, U.S. Attorney Phillip…

Sioux Falls Men Charged with Possession of a Stolen Firearm and Drug User in Possession of a Firearm

United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that two Sioux Falls, South Dakota, men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of a Stolen Firearm and Drug User in…

Universal Aryan Brotherhood Member Who Killed a Man in 2017 Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Racketeering Conspiracy

Universal Aryan Brotherhood member Dylan Rose, 30, pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. As part of the conspiracy, he admitted to…

Westampton man charged for distribution CSM

WESTAMPTON, NJ -Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Westampton Township Police Chief Stephen Ent announced that a 35-year-old Westampton Township man has been charged with possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material.…

Erie Man to Sentenced 8 Years in Prison for Receiving Child Sex Abuse Materials

ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 8 years in prison and ordered to pay $6,000 in restitution on his conviction of violating federal…

Members of Retail Theft Organization Face Federal and State Charges

Members of a large-scale theft ring have been charged by Federal and State prosecutors for their roles in an organization whose operations crossed state lines and caused more than $10 million in…

ICE HSI, partner, child sexual abuse investigation leads to life sentence for North Dakota man

BISMARCK, N.D. – A southwestern North Dakota man was sentenced in federal court Monday to life in prison for transporting a minor for the purposes of sexual exploitation. The case was investigated…

Clearfield County Woman Pleads Guilty in Meth Distribution Conspiracy

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A former resident of Clearfield County pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Amber Gallaher,…

Indiana man sentenced to 18 years in prison for sex trafficking conspiracy

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Matthew “Stacks” Woods, 32, of Indiana, was sentenced in federal court on Jan. 10 to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by means of force, threats, fraud and coercion and…

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