HSI El Paso-led multi-agency operation results in recovery of 24 missing children

EL PASO – A multi-agency effort, led by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), has resulted in the recovery of 24 missing and/or runaway children throughout…

Federal Grand Jury A Indictments Announced – June

Acting United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the June 2021 Federal Grand Jury A. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments…

17 Indicted in Large-Scale Methamphetamine, Heroin, and Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracies

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned two indictments Thursday against a total of 17 defendants for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.…

Tallahassee Man Convicted Of Enticing A Minor To Engage in Prostitution

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – This morning a federal jury in Tallahassee convicted Jirard Quin Kincherlow, 39, of Tallahassee, on the sole count of coercing or enticing a minor to engage in prostitution. The…

Dominican National Guilty of Health Care, Identity Fraud

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETS – A Dominican national pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to false statement and Social Security fraud charges. Juan Baez, 57, who previously resided in Roslindale, pleaded guilty…

Bucks County Drug Manufacturer and Two Executives Charged With Conspiracy to Defraud the FDA

PHILADELPHIA , PENNSYLVANIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that generic drug manufacturer KVK-TECH, Inc., headquartered in Newtown, PA, Murty Vepuri (69), and Ashvin Panchal, (50), also of Newtown,…

CBP seizes 6.2 Tons of Khat in Two Separate Shipments

NEWARK, N.J. — You probably have never heard of Khat, good thing U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of New York/Newark are quite familiar with this stimulant. On…

If Biden doesn’t build a wall, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he will

If Joe Biden doesn’t build a border wall and make Texas safe from illegal immigration, Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday said he’ll do it himself. “I will announce next week the plan…

Jury Convicts Springfield Man for Attempted Child Enticement

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS – A federal jury convicted a Springfield, Ill., man, Rafael Mercado Berrios, aka Jose Berrios, 42, of the 1200 block of N. 4th St., on June 4, of attempted enticement…

Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty to Submitting False Documents to USCIS

HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT – Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ARASH VAKHSHOURI, 42, of Las Vegas, Nevada, pleaded guilty today to submitting false documents to…

Repeat offender Gets 10 years for possession of images of child rape and abuse

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – A 68-year old SeaTac, Washington man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 10 years in prison and 15 years of supervised release for possession of…

Lancaster Man Going To Prison For A Decade For Selling Heroin And Fentanyl That Led to Death

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joshua Levine, 24, of Lancaster, NY, who was convicted of conspiring to distribute heroin and fentanyl, was sentenced to…

Oncologist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison in Pill Mill Conspiracy

An oncologist has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for running a pill mill, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah. Arrested in DEA Dallas’…

Michigan Man Living in the Philippines Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Child Exploitation Offense

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JASON KELLER, 35, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 78 months…

Madera Man Pleads Guilty to Poly-Drug Conspiracy

FRESNO, Calif. — Patrick Maldonado, 46, of Madera, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According…

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Seattle man charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization

Seattle – A Seattle man was arrested on Friday, May 28, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on criminal charges related to his alleged efforts to join Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS),…

Two Malaysian Nationals Sentenced for Illegally Exporting Firearm Parts to Hong Kong

BOSTON – Two Malaysian nationals were sentenced today in federal court in Boston for conspiring to illegally export firearm parts from the United States to Hong Kong. Lionel Chan, 36, of Brighton,…

Robstown man gets huge sentence for sexual exploitation of a child

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS – A 53-year-old local man has been ordered to federal prison for conspiring to entice a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing child…

Houston consulting company admits to H-1B visa fraud conspiracy

HOUSTON, TEXAS – Cloudgen LLC has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit H-1B visa fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Cloudgen LLC is a consulting and strategic solutions company located…

Yorba Linda Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Operating Illegal ATM Network that Laundered Bitcoin and Cash for Criminals

SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County man was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for operating an illegal virtual-currency money services business that exchanged up to $25 million…

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