Philadelphia Sex Trafficking Operation Shut Down, Ringleader Gets 30 Years in Prison

PHILADELPHIA, PA – United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Kashamba John, 32, of Atlanta, GA, was sentenced to 30 years in prison, 10 years of supervised release, and ordered to…

Corpus Christi Teacher Sent Pictures of His Genitals to Teenage Girl

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A former Southeast Texas elementary teacher pleaded guilty Thursday to transferring obscene materials to a minor. This investigation was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland…

57 Arrested During Statewide Crime Blitz in Delaware

North Wilmington and New Castle – A multi-agency operation conducted on Thursday, October 22, 2020, at targeted locations in the North Wilmington, Claymont, and New Castle areas has resulted in the arrests of…

Jacksonville Man Gets 20 Years for Taking Naked Photos of Young Child

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan today sentenced Lonnie Lawrence Mercer, Jr. (42, Jacksonville) to 20 years in federal prison, and a 15-year term of supervised release, for possessing…

Mobile Area Drug Ring Bust Nets 48 Arrests by DEA

United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama joined Mobile Police Chief Lawrence L. Battiste, Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran, DEA Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley,…

Garner Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Soliciting 13-Year-Old Girl in Alamance County

GREENSBORO, N.C. – A Garner, N.C., man who traveled to Alamance County to have sex with what he believed to be a 13-year-old girl was sentenced to 30 years in prison today,…

Disgusting Details of Baltimore Prison Guard’s Child Sexual Assault Case Revealed

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher today sentenced Thomas Michael Mannion, Jr., age 46, of Parkville, Maryland, to 400 months in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for…

Man Nabbed for Smuggling Cocaine from Texas to Buffalo

BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Lance Parker, 43, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to conspiring to possess…

33 Latin Kings Gang Members Sentenced in Del Rio Federal Court

DEL RIO, TX – In Del Rio, a federal judge has sentenced 33 members and associates of the Austin, San Antonio and Uvalde Chapters of the Latin King’s Central Region of Texas…

Ocean Springs Woman Embezzled $2M From Company, Didn’t Pay Taxes on Take

Gulfport, Miss – Lisa Gordon-Scruggs, 53, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to 36 months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for…

Fresno Man Charged for Rape and Molestation While Out on Bail in California

FRESNO, CA – A man who was out of jail on bail for another crime is now back in jail, this time for raping and molesting a 15-year-old girl. Detectives with the Central…

Charleston’s Diamond “Dime-Bag” Floyd sentenced to more than 11 years for armed drug trafficking

Charleston, S.C. — United States Attorney Peter M. McCoy, Jr., announced today that Diamond Floyd, also known as “Dime-Bag”, 24, of Charleston, was sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison after pleading…

Fort Bend Sex Trafficking Operation Leads to 46 Arrests

FORT BEND, TX — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Houston, Texas, and the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday the results of an operation…

$5M Reward for ICE Most Wanted Fugitive

NEW YORK – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York announced Friday that a former Venezuelan official and member the agency’s Most Wanted List has been designated as a…

Chinese National Sentenced for Laundering Millions for Mexican Drug Cartels

A Chinese national was sentenced today to five years in prison and ordered to forfeit more than $4.2 million for laundering drug proceeds generated by large-scale cocaine trafficking in the United States.…

Alexandria Ghost Gun and Machine Gun Conversion Device Dealer Pleads Guilty

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Fairfax man pleaded guilty today to dealing in firearms without a license. According to court documents, Davud Sungur, 20, has never had a federal firearms license. Beginning around…

Buffalo, SC Man Charged for Sexual Exploitation of Minors

BUFFALO, SC– South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Christopher Allen Todd, 22, of Buffalo, S.C., on six charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children…

Alleged Southern California Narcotics Traffickers Among Those Charged in International Crackdown Targeting Darknet Dealers

LOS ANGELES – As part of an international effort to disrupt narcotics trafficking on the darknet, members of the Los Angeles Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) Task Force today announced cases…

Human Sex Traffickers Sentenced to 15 and 7.5 Years in Prison

Spokane, WA – William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Robert S. Tillman, age 30, of Sacramento, California, and Brandon C. Campbell, age 23, of…

Horry County Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of Minors

COLUMBIA, S.C. –South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Theodore Woolings Bye, III, 35, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., on 26 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet…

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