28-Year-Old Sentenced on Drug and Firearm Charges
Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Daniel Rojas, 28, was sentenced on June 2, 2022, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, as an addict in possession of a firearm and…
Illinois Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Attempting To Entice A Child To Engage In Sexually Explicit Conduct
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has sentenced Robert W. Rice (56, Westville, Illinois) to 10 years in federal prison for the attempted enticement of a minor and possession…
Wapato Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Federal Prison After Killing Four People While Drunk Driving
Yakima, Washington – On May 31, 2022, U.S. District Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr. sentenced Leland James Finley, 28, of Wapato, Washington, to 57 months in federal prison for Involuntary Manslaughter and Assault…
Omak Man with Prior Felony Conviction Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Violent Shooting on The Colville Indian Reservation
Spokane, Washington – U.S. District Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr., sentenced Justin Dean Friedlander, 34, of Omak, Washington, to 46 months in federal prison for a shooting on July 4, 2021. Judge Mendoza…
Philadelphia Man Sentenced to Over Ten Years for Armed Bank Robbery and Firing Gun While Trying to Escape
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Eugene Johnson, 54, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison, and five years of supervised release…
Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Shooting a Gun on Federal Property During the May 2020 Protests
INDIANAPOLIS – Tyrone Ross, 30, Indianapolis, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Ross is prohibited from possessing firearms due to multiple…
Southampton Woman Pleads Guilty to Elder Fraud Scheme
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Mara Ficarra pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail, wire and bank fraud. The proceeding was held before United States District Judge Joanna Seybert. …
Ramah Navajo man charged with abusive sexual contact
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that Tony…
Suburban Chicago Home Sleep Testing Company To Pay $3.5 Million To Settle Federal Health Care Fraud Suit
CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago diagnostics company that provides home sleep testing will pay $3.5 million to the United States to settle a civil lawsuit accusing the company of defrauding Medicare and…
Farrell, PA Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms and Ammunition
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Farrell, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, United States Attorney Cindy K.…
Third defendant sentenced for trafficking guns to Barbados
ATLANTA – Rashad Sargeant has been sentenced for his role in trafficking firearms to Barbados. Together with his co-defendant, David Johnson, Sargeant shipped at least 30 firearms to Barbados after obliterating the…
Trio from South Dakota and Colorado Federally Indicted for Kidnapping, Carjacking, and Firearm Offense Against FBI Employee
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that three individuals, one who resides in South Dakota and two who reside in Colorado, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Kidnapping,…
Three-Year-Old Belcamp Girl’s Death Being Investigated as Homicide
BELCAMP, MD – Harford County Police have a suspect in custody in relation to the cardiac arrest of a three-year-old girl that led to her death. On Friday, deputies assigned to the…
Winston & Strawn Highlights Recent Court Victories for LGBTQ+ Rights
CHICAGO, June 2, 2022 — Winston & Strawn LLP kicked off the firm’s recognition of Pride Month with three high-profile legal victories advancing rights and protections for the LGBTQ+ community. Winston &…
South Shore Landscaper Pleads Guilty to Underreporting $1.5 Million in Taxable Income
BOSTON – The owner of a residential and commercial landscaping business operating in the South Shore area pleaded guilty today in connection with his failure to report approximately $1.5 million in income…
Former Honolulu Police Officer Indicted and Arrested for Child Sex Offenses
HONOLULU – Mason Jordan, age 31, appeared in federal court in Albuquerque, New Mexico, today after his arrest there yesterday on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, coercion and enticement of…
Four New York Men Sentenced to Prison for Identity Theft Scheme
BOISE – Four New York men were sentenced to federal prison for an identity theft scheme designed to obtain iPhones on Sprint customer accounts. According to statements made in court, Winston Torres,…
Houma Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Funds
NEW ORLEANS – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that NICOLE COCKERHAM (“COCKERHAM”), age 42, of Houma, Louisiana, pled guilty on June 2, 2022 to Theft of Government Funds, in violation…
FEDERAL JURY FINDS TWO CALIFORNIA MEN GUILTY ON FIREARM TRAFFICKING CHARGES
United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that DARWIN THOMAS, age 34, and PHILLIP FLORES, age 37, both of Los Angeles, California, were found guilty by a federal jury of conspiracy to…
Steven Carrillo Sentenced to 41 Years in Prison for Murder and Attempted Murder for Role in Drive-By Shooting at Federal Courthouse in Oakland
SAN FRANCISCO – Steven Carrillo was sentenced today to 41 years in prison for murder and attempted murder in connection with the May 29, 2020, drive-by shooting at the Ronald V. Dellums…