Federal Indictment Charges Two Men And A Woman For Mail Theft And Bank Fraud Scheme

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal indictment was unsealed in court today, charging two men and a woman for their involvement in a mail theft and bank fraud scheme, in which more than…

Armed felons charged under the U.S. Attorney and Fulton County District Attorney’s Offices’ enforcement operation targeting repeat violent offenders

ATLANTA – Deuntrae Meshari Colley, Antonio Cooper, also known as “Antoine Cooper,” Dexter Hancock, Daeqwan Ray Jackson, also known as “Daequan Ray Jackson,” Donald Johnson, and Drashawn Mitchell, all convicted felons, have…

Four Defendants Charged With COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Margaret Garnett, the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI”), and Jonathan Mellone, Special Agent-in-Charge of…

Border Officials Arrested Around 9,000 Criminal Migrants In Fiscal Year 2021

Border Patrol officials made nearly 9,700 criminal arrests from October 2020 through August 2021, according to Customs and Border Protection data. Of the nearly 9,728 arrests, 325 individuals were associated with gang…

Biden and Harris Endorse Murphy, Trump continues to ignore Jack Ciattarelli

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy today received the endorsements of U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, securing his party’s top-ranking approval. “Governor Murphy is getting folks…

Biden Reverses Trump Rule Blocking Federal Funds From Going To Abortion Businesses

President Joe Biden’s administration is revoking a rule that prevented federal family planning aid from going to health centers that performed or referred abortions. The new rule, which goes into effect Nov.…

Andrew Yang ‘Breaking Up’ With Democrats

Bryan Babb on October 4, 2021 Former Democratic presidential candidate and lifelong Democrat Andrew Yang announced his departure from the Democratic Party in an Oct. 4 blog post. After 25 years as…

Suspect Sought in D.C. Assault Case

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fourth District seek the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred…

Cattle Broker Sentenced to Prison for Wire Fraud, Ordered to Pay $2.1 Million in Restitution

MACON, Ga. – A Georgia cattle broker was sentenced to prison and was ordered to pay millions in restitution after he pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a scheme defrauding an investor…

24 Federal Prosecutors Take the Oath of Office in the Northern District of Oklahoma

TULSA, Okla. – Twenty-four federal prosecutors have joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office within the last year and were sworn-in Wednesday by Chief U.S. District Judge John F. Heil III, announced Acting U.S.…

Federal Grand Jury Indicts 15 For Their Roles in Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization Operating in Kanawha County

Approximately 10 pounds of methamphetamine and 40 firearms seized CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston announced that a federal grand jury has returned two indictments charging 15 individuals…

Houston Man Guilty of Trafficking Fentanyl through Eastern District of Texas

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Houston man has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Jorge Sayon, Jr., 38, pleaded guilty…

Federal grand jury indicts 4 for laundering Target gift cards

LOS ANGELES – Special agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) this morning arrested two people named in an indictment alleging a scheme to launder the proceeds of scams sent to fraudsters via…

Co-defendants Sentenced to Federal Prison Resulting from Eisenhower Parkway Corridor Drug Trafficking Investigation

MACON, Ga. – Four co-defendants found guilty on various methamphetamine distribution charges were sentenced to prison this week as a result of an investigation centered on drug trafficking in and around motels located…

Alabama man sentenced for impersonating a federal officer

NEWNAN, Ga. – Jay Diamond, who has a criminal history with over 30 misdemeanor and traffic convictions, has been sentenced on two counts of false impersonation of a federal Air Marshal. “Flashing…

Some Panera supermarket soup recalled after contamination

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2021 – Blount Fine Foods, a McKinney, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 6,384 pounds of chicken tortilla soup products that may be contaminated with extraneous material, specifically pieces of…

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. …

North Carolina man sentenced to federal prison for distributing opioids through the Dark Web

SAVANNAH, GA: A North Carolina man who ordered and illegally sold highly addictive opioids through the Dark Web has been sentenced to federal prison. Wesley McKeehan, 34, of Salisbury, N.C., was sentenced…

Danbury Man Charged with Multiple Child Exploitation Offenses

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Matthew B. Millhollin, Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Boston, today announced that WAYNE MARCELL, 35, of Danbury…

Texas Man Sentenced to Prison for Filing False Tax Returns with Stolen Identities

A Texas man was sentenced to 70 months in prison today for conspiring to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, in connection with a scheme to file false tax…

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