East Chicago Woman Charged Wire Fraud
HAMMOND- Natasha Weeks, age 29, of East Chicago, Indiana, has been charged by way of an Indictment with wire fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tina L. Nommay. According to documents in this…
Leader of drug trafficking organization headed to prison
HOUSTON – A 47-year-old Mexican citizen has been ordered to federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B.…
Quincy Man Sentenced to 192 Months Federal Prison For Enticing A Minor To Engage In Sexual Activity
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Constantino Charrez, 27, of Quincy, Florida was sentenced to 192 months federal prison for coercing or enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity. The sentenced was announced by…
Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced- August
Acting United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the August 2021 Federal Grand Jury B. The grand jury met the week of Aug. 16. The following individuals have been…
Illinois Jury Convicts Iowa Men of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – A federal jury returned a guilty verdict on August 19, 2021, against Michael James Grommet, 36, of Marshalltown, Iowa, and Buddy Hal Gunter, 45, of Waterloo, Iowa, for…
Madera and Fresno Men Sentenced for Interstate Drug Shipments
FRESNO, Calif. — Patrick Maldonado, 45, of Madera, and Elias Zambrano Jr., 41, of Fresno, have been sentenced to eight years in prison and two years and three months in prison, respectively,…
Mississippi Man Sentenced for Interstate Bank Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme
Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Patrick Graves, 35, of Mississippi, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska for Bank Fraud and Identity Theft. Chief United States District…
Fresno Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Being Felon in Possession of Ammunition
FRESNO, Calif. — Simon Meza Jr., 38, of Fresno, was sentenced Friday, Aug. 20, 2021 by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to four years in prison for being a felon in possession…
Jacksonville Man Sentenced To 10 Years For Using Facebook To Attempt To Entice 14-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sexual Activity
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Michael Jonathan Paul (50, Jacksonville) to 10 years in federal prison for attempted online enticement of a minor to engage in…
Owings Mills Man Facing Federal Charges for Conspiracy to Commit Visa Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Oluwatoyin Aborisade, a/k/a “Thoyinstar”, a/k/a “Toyin”, age 43, of Owings Mills, Maryland, for the federal charges of conspiracy to commit…
Keene Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking
CONCORD – Joshua Schneider, 34, of Keene, pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to distribution of fentanyl and possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute,…
Group With Ties to Racially Motivated Violent Extremists Including two Former Marines Facing Additional Charge of Targeting Energy Facilities
RALEIGH, N.C. – Today, Paul James Kryscuk, 35, Liam Collins, 21, Jordan Duncan, 26, and Joseph Maurino, 22, were charged via a third superseding indictment obtained in the Eastern District of North…
Distributor of deadly fentanyl pills sentenced to 7 years in prison
Seattle – A 23-year-old Mount Vernon, Washington, woman was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 7 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa…
Columbia Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Exporting Stolen Vehicles to Africa
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III, sentenced Asomah Maamah, age 49, of Columbia, Maryland to seven years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after…
Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses in Stanly County
GREENSBORO, N.C. – A Mount Gilead man was sentenced today in federal court in Greensboro for knowingly possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and for distribution of fentanyl, announced Acting United…
Mexican National Found Guilty of Transporting Unaccompanied Minor from Mexico
DEL RIO – Today a federal jury convicted a Mexican national for illegally transporting an unaccompanied child from Mexico. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Victor Manuel Monsivais, 67,…
U.S. Defense Contractor and Employees Sentenced for Procurement Fraud Scheme
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Hampton-based U.S. defense contractor, its owner, and four of its employees were sentenced yesterday and today. The owner was sentenced to 58 months in prison, and his…
Former Bixby High School Teacher Pleads Guilty After Recording Inappropriate Video of his Students
A former Bixby High School teacher who was caught using his cell phone to inappropriately record underneath a female student’s skirt pleaded guilty today in federal court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint…
Phoenix Man Sentenced to Federal Prison For Sex Crimes
Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Phoenix, Arizona, man convicted of Attempted Commercial Sex Trafficking of a Minor and Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet was…
Federal and State Authorities Reach Settlement with Blessing Hospital Over Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Claims
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois, has agreed to pay approximately $2.82 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims for medically unnecessary cardiac…
