Two Men Charged With Obstructing Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON — Two men have been arrested and charged with crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint…
Owner of Blair Pharmacy Pleads Guilty to Providing Illegal Payments to Independent Marketers to Induce Them to Refer Business to His Pharmacy
Baltimore, Maryland – Matthew Edward Blair, age 48, of Timonium, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to payment of illegal remunerations to encourage independent marketers to refer federal health care related business to Blair’s…
Milwaukee Man Federally Indicted for Six Carjackings
Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced on December 3, 2021 that a Milwaukee man was indicted for six carjackings in the Milwaukee and Oak Creek areas. Madison Tyler, age 20,…
Gold Dealers Sentenced for Financial Crimes and Gun Crimes
Assistant U. S. Attorney Daniel Silva (619) 546-9713 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—December 3, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Global Gold Exchange, LLC and its managers, Richard M. Owen, James Warren, and Jeffrey Morrow, were…
U.S. Law Enforcement Targets Fraud Facilitators, Doubling Last Year’s Enforcement
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Department of Justice, FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and five other federal law enforcement agencies announced the completion of the fourth annual Money Mule Initiative, which targeted networks…
MS-13 Gang Associate Pleads Guilty to Participating in the 2017 Murders of Four Young Men in a Central Islip Park
Anderson Sanchez, an associate of the Leeward Locos Salvatruchas clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, a transnational criminal organization, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Central Islip…
Maryland Attorney Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Over $8 Million Escrow Fraud
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation…
Jury finds North Carolina man guilty for lying during sentencing in previous case involving theft of company’s trade secrets
SAVANNAH, GA: A North Carolina man previously convicted for conspiring to steal trade secrets from aircraft manufacturing companies faces additional prison time after a federal jury convicted him for committing perjury in his…
Federal Indictment Returned Against Nursing Director for Producing Fraudulent COVID Vaccine Cards and Lying to Federal Investigators
Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that a Federal Grand Jury in Columbia returned a multiple-count indictment in connection with the production of fraudulent COVID-19…
Pomona Parolee Sentenced to Nearly Three Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Humvee from Army Reserve Center in Upland
LOS ANGELES – A Pomona man was sentenced today to 34 months in federal prison for stealing a military Humvee from the Army Reserve Center in Upland and then briefly leading…
Anchorage Couple Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Drugs and Money Laundering
ANCHORAGE – Two people were sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess to federal prison for distributing drugs and money laundering. May Saelee, aka “The First Lady,” 47, was sentenced…
Michigan Man Arrested For Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON — A Michigan man was arrested today for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session…
Two Iranian Nationals Indicted in Local Cryptojacking Case
ST. LOUIS – Yesterday, a federal grand jury indicted Danial Jeloudar and Saeeid Safaei for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Both defendants are Iranian nationals believed to be living abroad. This…
Chester County Man Sentenced to 1 ½ Years in Prison for Stealing Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Jacob Fulton, 33, of Coatesville, PA, was sentenced to one year and six months in prison, five years of supervised release, and…
Hartford Man Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Gun Offenses
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JONATHAN CONTRERA, also known as “Hollywood,” 29, of Hartford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Michael…
Long Island Attorney Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Stealing Wrongful Death Inheritance from Child
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Vincent J. Trimarco, Jr., an attorney admitted to practice law in New York State since 1997, was sentenced by United States District Judge Joan…
Local Man Faces Federal Charges for Hoax Bomb Threats Directed at Multiple Schools and a Hospital in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment today charging a former resident of Newberg, Oregon with calling in hoax bomb threats to three schools and one hospital in Oregon.…
Jackson Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crimes
Jackson, Miss. – A Jackson man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special…
Suburban Chicago Woman Charged in Federal Court in Connection With Alleged Child Sex Trafficking
CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago woman has been arrested after she allegedly arranged for a child to engage in commercial sex acts with customers at hotels. JAMARI HODGE, also known as “Hypnotic”…
Stockton Man Sentenced to over 11 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking of a Child
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Angel Jesus Sanchez-Manriquez, 22, of Stockton, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley to 11 years and three months in prison for sex trafficking of a…