Sinaloa Cartel Drug Trafficker and Money Launderer Sentenced to 188 Months in Prison

Assistant U. S. Attorney Larry Casper (619) 546-6734 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – January 11, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Roberto Gallegos-Lechuga, a drug trafficker and money launderer for the Sinaloa Cartel, was sentenced…

Leader of multimillion-dollar tobacco tax fraud and money laundering conspiracy sentenced to prison

Seattle – A leader of a scheme to cheat Washington State out of more than $10 million in tobacco excise taxes was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 26…

U.S. Attorney’s Office Recognizes National Human Trafficking Prevention Month

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina reaffirms its commitment to combating all forms of human…

Peoria Man Sentenced to 190 Months in Prison for Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute

PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria, Illinois, man, Dustin R. Test, 39, of the 1900 block of South Stanley Street, was sentenced on January 6, 2022, to 15 years and 10 months’ imprisonment,…

Phil Murphy says New Jersey schools need age-appropriate active shooter drills

TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation (A-5727/S-3726) which requires school security drills to be age-appropriate and to prevent unnecessary traumatization of schoolchildren. Among other requirements, the legislation prohibits the use of…

Taney County Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Child Sexual Exploitation

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Merriam Woods Village, Missouri, man has been sentenced in federal court for the sexual exploitation of children. Mark Nicholas Cobb, 60, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann…

Louisville Man Sentenced to Over 14 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

Jackson, Miss.- A Louisville, Mississippi man was sentenced to 175 months in prison for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Vernon “Jeb”…

Brandon Man Sentenced to Ten Years for Distribution of Methamphetamine

Jackson, Miss. – A Brandon man was sentenced to 120 months in prison, to be followed by 5 years of supervised release and $2,250 in restitution, for distributing methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Darren…

South Florida Man Who Recorded Himself Sexually Abusing Child Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

Miami, Florida – Yesterday, United States District Court Judge Aileen M. Cannon sentenced Nicholas Antonio Zamudio-Hernandez, 19, of Vero Beach, Florida, to 360 months in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for…

Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud in Relation to Multiple Religious Institutions

Greenbelt, Maryland – Marius Vaduva, age 27, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud. As part of his plea agreement, Vaduva will be ordered…

Nine MS-13 Gang Members Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy

A federal judge in the District of Maryland unsealed a superseding indictment today charging nine members of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) with racketeering conspiracy involving murder, extortion and money laundering. MS-13 is…

Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Sex-Trafficking During Miami Super Bowl

Miami, Florida – A New Haven, Connecticut man who coerced two women and a girl into selling themselves for sex in Miami during Super Bowl LIV was sentenced yesterday in Ft. Lauderdale,…

Maryland MS-13 Gang Members Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy

Greenbelt, Maryland – A superseding indictment charging members of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) with racketeering conspiracy involving murder, extortion, and money laundering was unsealed today as to eight defendants. A federal grand…

Boston Man Sentenced for Marijuana and Tax Offenses

BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Springfield for marijuana distribution and tax offenses. Zachary Sweener, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni…

Luzerne County Woman Sentenced For Methamphetamine Trafficking And Pandemic Fraud Offenses

SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Christina Covey, age 34, formerly of Drums, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States District Judge Malachy E.…

Two Portland Gang Members Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Firearm Possession

PORTLAND, Ore.—This week, in separate criminal cases, two Portland gang members were sentenced to federal prison for illegally possessing firearms as convicted felons. On January 4, 2022, Timothy DeWayne Smith, Jr., 28,…

Former Puyallup, Washington, resident pleads guilty to pressuring young girls to send him sexually explicit images

Seattle – A 23-year-old Seattle man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to receipt of child [censored]ography, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Nicholas Marshall, resided in Puyallup, Washington during…

Pennsylvania Man Admits Bank Fraud Conspiracy that Operated in South Jersey and Southeastern Pennsylvania

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Pennsylvania man today admitted his role in a bank fraud conspiracy that targeted over 12 financial institutions in southern New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S. Attorney Philip R.…

New York Man Who Supplied Southeastern Connecticut Drug Trafficker with Cocaine is Sentenced

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GEOFFREY GORDON, 51, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced today via videoconference by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden…

Federal Grand Jury A Indictments Announced- January 2022

United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the January 2022 Federal Grand Jury A. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments returned…

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