Ms-13 Gang Leader Pleads Guilty to a Racketeering Conspiracy

Baltimore, Maryland – Jorge Guerra-Castillo, a/k/a “Pelon”, age 40, of Silver Spring, Maryland, an MS-13 leader, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to participate in racketeering activities, including two murders and two attempted…

Prosecutors in Big Bend Area Battle Human Smuggling and Illegal Reentry

ALPINE, TEXAS – Federal prosecutors have secured indictments against 89 defendants this month in cases involving human smuggling, illegal reentry into the U.S., and drug trafficking. “Our Assistant U.S. Attorneys in Alpine…

Felon Sentenced For Selling Methamphetamine

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A Henderson man was sentenced on Thursday to six years in prison for distributing methamphetamine. According to court documents, between March 6 and April 3, 2018, Kenneth Hall,…

MS-13 Fugitive Extradited from Guatemala to Face Charges for Killing Four Young Men in a Long Island Park

Henry Edenilson Salmeron, a member of the violent transnational criminal organization La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the “MS-13,” and fugitive from justice, was extradited from Guatemala to the United States yesterday…

Centreville Man Pleads Guilty to Coercion and Enticement of a Minor

Baltimore, Maryland – William Tyler Beck, age 30, of Centreville, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to coercion and enticement of a minor. The plea was announced by Acting United States Attorney for the…

Daytona Drug Dealer Busted in Martin County

MARTIN COUNTY, FLORIDA – 24-year old Maxwell Alexander Vega, (he asked that you please call him Don), tells his customers they must be cautious around the fentanyl he is going to sell…

Previous Drug Offender and Cocaine Supplier Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

Baltimore, Maryland – Troy Lee Neal, age 42, of Elkton, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine. Neal has prior criminal…

Indictment Charges 4 Ecuadoran Nationals for Participating in Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Ramsey E. Covington, Acting Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England; Matthew B. Millhollin, Special Agent…

Brown County, Ohio man sentenced to 17 years in prison for distributing images of child sexual abuse

CINCINNATI – Wayne Cusimano, 55, of Hamersville, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 204 months in prison for distributing child [censored]ography through Kik messenger chat groups. According to court documents,…

California Man Convicted for Large-Scale Fentanyl Analogue Pill Mill Operation

TRENTON, N.J. – A California man was convicted today of conspiracy and manufacturing, distributing, and possessing with intent to manufacture and distribute a fentanyl analogue, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.…

Final Defendant Sentenced In Eleven-Defendant Battle Creek Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN —United States Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that on July 12, 2021, Ricardo Mercado-Lozano, also known as Heriberto Diaz-Lozano and Eddie Diaz, a citizen…

31 Charged in New Jersey statewide child predator operation

TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced arrests of 31 individuals who are charged with sexually exploiting children online. The 31 men were arrested in “Operation 24/7,” a collaborative operation launched…

United States Files Complaint and Reaches Agreement on Stipulation with Limetree Bay Terminals LLC and Limetree Bay Refining LLC Relating to Petroleum Refinery in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), filed a complaint in federal court in the U.S. Virgin Islands against Limetree Bay Terminals…

Ringleader of Extensive Sinaloa Cartel-Linked Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking Network Sentenced

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The ringleader behind an extensive drug trafficking ring was sentenced today to 33 years in prison for distributing large amounts of fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine in Newport News and…

Border Pesticide Initiative Results in Prosecution of 50 defendants for Smuggling Dangerous Chemicals

Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – July 9, 2021 SAN DIEGO – A San Diego-based effort to block the smuggling of dangerous Mexican pesticides into…

Baltimore Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking Four Minor Victims

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Court Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Sean Dean, age 29, of Baltimore, Maryland to 10 years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for…

Two Indicted for Maritime Drug-Trafficking Offenses

Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on August 25, 2020, a federal grand jury indicted Herlin Hernandez-Trinidad (a/k/a “Rainely), and on January 26,…

Nigerian National Sentenced for Role in Fraud Scheme

In Austin today, a federal judge sentenced Akhabue Ehis Onoimoimilin, aka “David Harrison,” a 29-year-old Nigerian national residing in Houston, to 87 months of imprisonment for his participation in a money laundering…

Massachusetts Man Sentenced To Prison For Fraudulent Scheme To Evade Payroll Taxes And Workers’ Compensation Requirements In Construction Industry

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Dennis Alexander Barahona (38, Chelsea, Massachusetts) to 18 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to…

$1.4 Million in Meth and Cocaine Stopped at Border

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized hard narcotics in four separate, unrelated incidents that totaled over $1,400,000 in street value. “In an effort to…

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