Multi-Year Investigation Leads to Indictment of 26 Defendants and Seizure of Nearly 500,000 Counterfeit Pills Laced with Fentanyl

Assistant U. S. Attorney Owen Roth (619) 546-7710 and Assistant U.S. Attorney Shauna R. Prewitt (619) 546-7937 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – June 14, 2022 SAN DIEGO – A two-year investigation has led…

Alleged Health Care Fraudster Ordered Detained Pending Trial After Being Arrested on a Jet Ski Headed Toward Cuba

Miami, Florida – Yesterday, a federal judge in Miami ordered that a Hialeah resident who allegedly submitted more than $4 million in fraudulent health care claims to Medicare be detained pending trial,…

Former Pinch Elementary Counselor Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Crimes

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The former counselor at Pinch Elementary in Kanawha County pleaded guilty today to attempted production of child [censored]ography and attempted enticement of a minor. According to court documents and…

Binghamton Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Offense

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Adam Baldwin, age 41, of Binghamton, New York, pled guilty yesterday to attempted possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla…

Syracuse Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of “Molly”

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Frederick A. Powers, age 42, of Syracuse, pled guilty yesterday to distributing N-Ethylpentylone, also known as “molly,” a Schedule I controlled substance. The announcement was made by United…

Mexican National Sentenced for Shooting at U.S. Border Patrol Agent

DEL RIO – Today Sergio Trevino, 35, a Mexican national was sentenced to a total of 214 months in prison for shooting at two U.S. Border Patrol agents near Brackettville. According to…

St. Petersburg Child Sex Trafficker Sentenced To 40 Years In Federal Prison

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has sentenced Julius Arline (31, St. Petersburg) to 40 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for engaging in…

South Euclid Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Role in Methamphetamine Conspiracy

A South Euclid man was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Thursday, June 9, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Donald C. Nugent after he previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess…

Passing Storm Wreaks Havoc in South Jersey Neighborhood, Tornado Confirmed

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – A passing storm Thursday morning caused a considerable amount of damage to homes in the area of Deer Park Circle. At around 5:17 am, a strong wind event…

Pesticide Smuggling Ringleader Sentenced to 8 Months in Prison

For Further Information, Contact:Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976 SAN DIEGO – Sofia Mancera Morales, the ringleader of a pesticide smuggling organization, was sentenced to eight months in custody…

Navy Sailor Sentenced for Sexual Exploitation of Children

NORFOLK, Va. – A Newport News man was sentenced today to 25 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for sexually abusing a child. According to court documents, Travis…

Former Tungsten Heavy Powder & Parts CEO Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Export United States Defense Articles including to The People’s Republic of China

For Further Information, Contact:Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kareem A. Salem (619) 546-8904 and John Parmley (619) 546-7957 SAN DIEGO – Joe Sery, former owner and chief executive officer of Tungsten Heavy Powder &…

Ithaca Man Sentenced for Gun and Drug Felonies

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – William L. Marshall, age 40, of Ithaca, New York, was sentenced yesterday to serve 33-months in federal prison in connection with his previous plea of guilty to possessing…

Toronto Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Operating Dozens of Illegal Asian Brothels in Three Countries

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Canadian man was sentenced to federal prison today for his leadership role in an international sex trafficking organization operating dozens of illegal Asian brothels in the United States, Canada and…

Columbus man convicted for drug trafficking

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that a federal jury returned a guilty verdict on Sergio Ruiz, 57, of Columbus, New…

One Kilo of Heroin, Guns, $500k in Jewelry Seized in Hudson County Drug Bust

JERSEY CITY, NJ – A fou-month-long investigation by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force, United States Department of Homeland Security Investigations, and other agencies led to the seizure of over…

Pittsburgh Man Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Drug Laws

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Pittsburgh’s Northside neighborhood pleaded guilty in federal court to a violation of the federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.…

Schenectady Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Sexually Exploiting a Child

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Ronald Horton, age 24, of Schenectady, New York, was sentenced today to serve 20 years in prison for sexually exploiting a 5-year-old child. The announcement was made by…

Sovah Health to Pay United States $4.36 Million to Settle Claims of Controlled Substance Act Violations

ABINGDON, Va. – Sovah Health has agreed to pay the United States $4.36 million to settle claims that the hospital system violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) on numerous occasions between 2017…

Noncitizen in Yakima County Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Child Exploitation

Spokane, Washington – On June 3, 2022, United States District Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr., sentenced Lorenzo Jimenez Alanis, 47, of Mabton, Washington, to 15 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine, along…

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