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…

Raleigh Woman Sentenced to More Than 5 Years Imprisonment After Helping Ex-Husband Sexually Exploit a Minor

NEW BERN, N.C. – Kellie Michelle Smith, 43, of Raleigh, was sentenced today to 68 months in prison for possession of child [censored]ography. Smith pled guilty to a single-count Criminal Information on…

Two Defendants Charged in Separate, Covid-19 Vaccination Record Card Frauds

DETROIT – Two defendants have been charged via criminal complaint for their roles in separate frauds related to Covid-19 Vaccination Record Cards, announced Acting United States Attorney Saima S. Mohsin. Joining in…

Jury Convicts Madison County Man of Drug Conspiracy

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Ernest Shaw, Sr. of New Woodstock, New York, was convicted yesterday of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute in excess of five kilograms of cocaine,…

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. …

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…

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…

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…

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…

Vancouver, Washington area man sentenced to 20 years in prison for online sexual exploitation of teens

Tacoma – A Ridgefield, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 20 years in prison and lifetime supervised release, for multiple federal felonies for his scheme to entice…

Baltimore Businessman Charles Nabit Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Transportation of Women to Engage in Prostitution

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Charles “Chuck” Nabit, age 66, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 18 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised…

Fort Mill Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Kyle Frances Quintero, 37, of Fort Mill, S.C., on two charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet…

Former Treasurer of the Detroit Fire Department Union Charged with Stealing Over $220,000 in Union Funds

DETROIT – The former Treasurer of the Detroit Fire Department Union (DFFA) has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with embezzling over $220,000 in union funds, announced Acting United States Attorney…

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Criminal And Civil Charges Against CEO Of Apparel Company For Engaging In Customs Fraud

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Peter C. Fitzhugh, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Department of Homeland…

Convicted Felon Sentenced for Narcotics Trafficking and Manufacturing “Ghost Guns”

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A District Heights, Maryland man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for distributing heroin and cocaine, and for his involvement in manufacturing untraceable “ghost guns” from the…

15 Defendants Indicted for Drug Conspiracy

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A federal grand jury in Kansas City returned an indictment charging 15 people with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms…

Hagerstown Man Facing Federal Charges For Allegedly Falsifying Documents In Order To Obtain COVID Funds

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Jeffrey Bearden, age 47, of Hagerstown, Maryland, with false statements and bank fraud. The criminal complaint alleges that in May 2020,…

Los Angeles-area man sentenced to nearly 3½ years in federal prison for scheming to fraudulently obtain $650,600 COVID relief loan

LOS ANGELES – A Sunland resident has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining a $650,600 Paycheck Protection Program loan under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security…

Multi-agency investigation results in arrest, indictment of ‘drug-kingpin’ associated with Sinaloa Cartel

SELLS, Ariz. – The Mexican leader of a transnational drug trafficking organization was arrested Sept. 10, at in Nogales, Arizona after being removed from Mexico to face federal charges for his role…

Man who raped two children in New Jersey before fleeing to Brazil captured

WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) assisted in the arrest of a 44-year-old Brazilian national by Brazilian authorities on Sept. 10. The suspect was under investigation…

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