Boston Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking
BOSTON – A Boston man has been indicted on sex trafficking and cocaine charges stemming from his alleged maintenance of a drug and sex trafficking hub operating out of a tent at…
Eastern Shore Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of More Than 300 Grams of Crack Cocaine with Intent to Distribute
Baltimore, Maryland – Marcus Pitts, age 49, of Berlin, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for…
Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $527K Worth of Cocaine in Three Seizures
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted alleged cocaine in three separate enforcement actions that have a combined estimated street value of…
Former Village of Brewster Police Department Officer Pleads Guilty to Bribery Scheme
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Wayne Peiffer, a former police officer in Brewster, New York, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act extortion and conspiracy to commit bribery in…
Sex Trafficking Conspiracy Leader Sentenced to 17 Years in Federal Prison
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Joshua Lankford a/k/a “20-20”, a/k/a “Light Bright”, a/k/a “Yellow”, age 33, of Federalsburg, Maryland, to 17 years in federal prison, followed by…
3 Universal Aryan Brotherhood Gang Members Sentenced for their Roles in a Racketeering Enterprise
Three Universal Aryan Brotherhood gang members were sentenced this week in federal court for conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise that committed acts of murder, kidnapping, the trafficking of methamphetamine and firearms,…
3 area residents from Turkey charged with conspiring to illegally bring individuals into United States
CINCINNATI – A federal grand jury has charged three individuals from Turkey who live in the Cincinnati region with conspiring to bring illegal Turkish immigrants into the United States via Mexico. …
Three Drug Traffickers Sentenced to 48 Years After Striking Police Vehicle
Three drug traffickers who attempted to run a sheriff’s office vehicle off the road have been sentenced to a combined 48 years in federal prison, announce U.S. Attorney for the Northern District…
Georgia Cocaine Trafficker And Money Launderer Is Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell handed down a 30-year sentence to the leader of a drug and money laundering organization operating across the Carolinas, announced Dena J.…
Baltimore Sex Trafficker Admits to Recruiting a 14-Year-Old Minor Near a Group Home to Engage in Commercial Sex
Baltimore, Maryland – Kyle David Robinson, age 29, of Baltimore, Maryland pleaded guilty today to sex trafficking of a minor. The plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of…
Jamaican Police Officer Used Her Body to Smuggle Over 1,000 Grams of Cocaine from Jamaica to South Florida
Miami, Florida – A police officer from Jamaica has pled guilty in federal district court in Fort Lauderdale to importing cocaine into the United States. As part of her guilty plea, 42-year-old…
Eleven Charged with Arranging Sham Marriages and Submitting Fraudulent “Green Cards” Applications for over 400 Non-Citizens
BOSTON – Eleven California-based individuals have been indicted in connection with running a large-scale marriage fraud “agency” that allegedly arranged hundreds of sham marriages entered into for the primary purpose of circumventing…
7 MS-13 MEMBERS CHARGED WITH DOUBLE MURDER INSIDE FEDERAL PENITENTIARY IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS RESULTING IN NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN OF FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM
BEAUMONT, Texas – A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas returned an indictment this week in Beaumont charging seven inmates at U.S. Penitentiary Beaumont, who are members of the…
Mexican National Sentenced for Smuggling Humans Resulting in Death
EL PASO – On Monday, a Mexican national was sentenced to 72 months in prison for his role in a human smuggling organization. According to court documents, Israel Ulloa-Osorio, 27, was an…
Man Pleads Guilty to Delaware County Murder and Assault
A Jay man pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court for shooting and killing his mother and wounding a second victim, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Christopher Weeley, 42, pleaded guilty to second…
Law enforcement cooperation shuts down stash house with narcotics and undocumented individuals
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo South Station, together with local law enforcement partners, shut down a stash house yielding the apprehension of several undocumented individuals and…
Boat Captain Pleads Guilty in Maritime Alien Smuggling Incident Resulting in Three Deaths
Assistant U. S. Attorneys C. Seth Askins (619) 546-6692 and Lyndzie M. Carter (619) 546-8780 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – April 6, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Antonio Hurtado pleaded guilty in federal court…
Colombian National Apprehended at the St. Croix Henry E. Rohlsen Airport Sentenced to Federal Prison After Falsely Representing to be a Citizen of the United States
St. Croix, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Andres Bejarano, age 34, a Colombian national, appeared before District Court Judge Wilma A Lewis and was sentenced today on…
Former South Florida Police Officer Guilty of Attempting to Sexually Exploit Child
Miami, Florida – A former police officer with the Sewall’s Point, Florida Police Department has pled guilty in Ft. Pierce federal court to attempting to sexually entice a 15-year-old boy and produce…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol stops human smuggling attempt
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents stopped a human smuggling attempt at the Interstate Highway 35 checkpoint north of Laredo, Texas, involving a tractor-trailer. The incident occurred during the early…
