Gang Members Plead Guilty to Federal Charges in Armed Robbery and Shooting at Beverly Hills Restaurant

LOS ANGELES – Two South Los Angeles men pleaded guilty today to federal charges stemming from an armed robbery earlier this year on the crowded patio of a Beverly Hills restaurant…

North Carolina Inmate Is Sentenced To 30 Months For Threatening To Kill A State Judge, Prosecutor, And Jurors

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Joel Michael Cliett, 45, of Taylorsville, N.C., was sentenced to 30 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, for mailing a threatening communication, announced William T.…

Second Old Forge Man Charged With Bribery And Related Offenses

SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on September 28, 2021, James J. Peperno, Jr., age 57, of Old Forge, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a…

Columbus police officers charged with crimes related to distributing at least 7 kilograms of fentanyl

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Federal agents arrested two officers with the Columbus Division of Police’s drug cartel unit. Marco R. Merino, 44, of Columbus, and John J. Kotchkoski, 33, of Marengo, Ohio,…

Massachusetts Man Charged with Threatening and Harassing Interracial Couple and Obstructing Justice

BOSTON – A Massachusetts man was arrested today and charged with threatening an interracial couple via Facebook Messenger on Jan. 6, 2021, and with attempting to prevent the couple from reporting these…

Lexington Man Sentenced to 27 Months for Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

LEXINGTON, Ky.— Vonnie McDaniels, 32, of Lexington, Kentucky, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison on Monday by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, after being convicted of bank fraud…

Federal Grand Jury Indicts 4 SoCal Defendants in Scheme to Launder Target Gift Cards Purchased by Victims of Scams

LOS ANGELES – Federal authorities this morning arrested two people named in an indictment alleging a scheme to launder the proceeds of scams sent to fraudsters via Target gift cards. …

California Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Eastern Oregon Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Vacaville, California man pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine from California for distribution in Northeast Oregon and Southeast Washington. Noel Lomas…

Burlington County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Large Amounts of Heroin and Cocaine in Camden

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Burlington County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for conspiring to distribute heroin and cocaine in Camden, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig…

Center City Doctor Pleads Guilty to Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances and Filing False Tax Returns and Agrees to Pay $4 Million to Resolve Civil and Related Allegations

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Stephen Padnes, M.D., 79, of Glenside, Pennsylvania, a physician formerly licensed in Pennsylvania, entered a guilty plea before United States…

Washington Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Child to Engage in Sexual Activity

PEORIA, Ill. – On September 21, 2021, United States District Court Judge James E. Shadid sentenced Thomas R. Alt, 28, of Washington, Ill., to 120 months of imprisonment, to be followed by…

Man Sentenced for Role in International Human Smuggling Conspiracy

A Bangladeshi national was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for his role in a scheme to smuggle undocumented individuals from Mexico into the United States. According to court documents, between…

Navajo man sentenced to one and a half years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in Indian Country

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Blaine Morgan, 36, of Crownpoint, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced in federal court on Sept. 24 to one year and six…

Florida Man Who Called for Race-Based Civil War Sentenced on Multiple Firearms Offenses

Miami, Florida – Today, a South Florida federal district judge sentenced Paul Nicholas Miller, 33, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to 41 months’ imprisonment followed by three years’ supervised release for possessing a…

DETROIT CITY COUNCILMAN ANDRE SPIVEY PLEADS GUILTY TO BRIBERY CONSPIRACY

DETROIT – Detroit City Councilman Andre Spivey, 47, of Detroit, pleaded guilty today to conspiring with a member of his staff to commit bribery by accepting over $35,000 in bribe payments in…

Tacoma woman pleads guilty to arson for burning police cars in downtown Seattle

Seattle – A 26-year-old Tacoma, Washington, woman pleaded guilty today to arson for burning five Seattle P0lice vehicles parked in the area of Sixth and Pine in downtown Seattle on Saturday, May…

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $72.6 Million Settlement Of Fraud Lawsuit Against Wells Fargo Bank For Overcharging Foreign Exchange Customers Over Seven Years

Audrey Strauss, 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…

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