Tangipahoa Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Methamphetamine

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – A Ponchatoula man pleaded guilty on July 7, 2021, to distributing methamphetamine. According to court documents, AARON NAKEENEN WOMACK, 24, distributed methamphetamine from a residence in Ponchatoula, Louisiana,…

Border Pesticide Initiative Results in Prosecution of 50 defendants for Smuggling Dangerous Chemicals

Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – July 9, 2021 SAN DIEGO – A San Diego-based effort to block the smuggling of dangerous Mexican pesticides into…

Crimes Against Children Task Force Arrests 4 Individuals for Sexual Exploitation Offenses

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal grand jury in San Juan, Puerto Rico returned the following indictments, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. Luis X.…

Baltimore Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking Four Minor Victims

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Court Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Sean Dean, age 29, of Baltimore, Maryland to 10 years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for…

Dalton Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses

BOSTON – A Dalton man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield to child sexual exploitation offenses. James LaFrance, 65, pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual exploitation of children. U.S.…

Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Import and Distribute Fentanyl

A federal jury convicted a Rhode Island man today for conspiring to import and distribute fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, continuing criminal enterprise, money laundering conspiracy, and multiple obstruction offenses. According to court…

Two Indicted for Maritime Drug-Trafficking Offenses

Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on August 25, 2020, a federal grand jury indicted Herlin Hernandez-Trinidad (a/k/a “Rainely), and on January 26,…

Southwest Washington registered sex offender sentenced to 20+ years in prison for producing images of child rape and abuse

Tacoma – A registered sex offender from Skamania County was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 251 months in prison for production of child [censored]ography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa…

Philadelphia Drug Dealer Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Federal Prison

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Philadelphia, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to 70 months in prison and four years’ supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws…

Massachusetts Man Sentenced To Prison For Fraudulent Scheme To Evade Payroll Taxes And Workers’ Compensation Requirements In Construction Industry

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Dennis Alexander Barahona (38, Chelsea, Massachusetts) to 18 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to…

Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Marijuana and Tax Offenses

BOSTON – A Boston man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Springfield to marijuana and tax offenses. Zachary Sweener, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute marijuana, one…

Wilmington Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearms Offenses

WILMINGTON, Del. – A Wilmington man was sentenced yesterday to 11 years in federal prison by the Honorable Colm F. Connolly, for possession with intent to distribute crack and powder cocaine and…

Eastern District of Texas Delivers Another Blow Against White Supremacist Prison Gang

BEAUMONT, Texas – Three individuals connected to the Aryan Circle (AC) prison gang have pleaded guilty to federal violations, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. Anthony Levi Cochran, 39, of…

Leader Of “Mike’s Candyshop” Drug Delivery Service Pleads Guilty To Narcotics Distribution That Resulted In The 2018 Death Of Colin Kroll

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ARIEL TAVAREZ, a/k/a “A,” a/k/a “Mike,” pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court to conspiring to distribute…

Melrose Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Scam

BOSTON – A Melrose man pleaded guilty on Thursday, July 1, 2021 in connection with his role in an unemployment insurance fraud scheme. Alan Neal Scott, 68, pleaded guilty to four counts…

Dickinson County Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy

A Dickinson County man who conspired to distribute meth pled guilty July 7, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City. Jared Wolthuis, 32, from Milford, Iowa, was convicted of conspiring to distribute…

One Man Pleads Guilty, Another Sentenced For Their Roles In Buffalo Area Drug Ring

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Antoine Gilbert a/k/a Twan, 43, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District…

Former Customs and Border Protection Officer Sentenced on Child Exploitation Charge

Miami, Florida — Defendant Fabio Lopez, 62, of Weston, Florida was sentenced last week by a federal district judge in Fort Lauderdale to 10 years in federal prison and a lifetime of…

Tampa Woman Sentenced To Twenty Years For Distribution Of Heroin And Fentanyl Resulting In Death

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Leslie Pagan (40, Tampa) to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl and distribution of heroin…

Romanian National Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty for His Role in A Conspiracy to Steal Checks Intended for Religious Institutions

Greenbelt, Maryland – Daniel Velcu, age 43, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal bank and wire fraud conspiracy, in which the conspirators received approximately $1,244,056.77 in stolen checks intended…

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