Drug task force takes down Fentanyl dealers with $2 million worth of deadly drug

CAMDEN, NJ (CCPO News) – Last Friday, the Camden High Intensity Drug Task Force (HIDTA) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Cherry Hill Office, under the direction of HSI Newark working with local…

Dominican Republic Man Living on St. Thomas Pleads Guilty to Illegally Reentering the United States

Our nation-wide commitment to reducing gun crime in America. – click here – Public Service Announcement from the US Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of the Virgin Islands The Elder Justice Program stems from the…

Man Caught Transporting Meth and Guns at Tulsa Airport Pleads Guilty

A man found transporting methamphetamine by aircraft into Tulsa’s Richard L. Jones Jr. Airport pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Badlands Justice McNally, 29, of Tulsa…

Quemado Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Harboring and Causing Serious Bodily Injury to an Illegal Alien

DEL RIO – A Quemado man was sentenced last week to 235 months in prison for harboring and causing serious bodily injury to an illegal alien. According to court records, Jorge Estrada-Torres,…

Two Brothers from Ohio Sentenced for Overdose Death from Fentanyl

DETROIT – Two brothers from Oregon, Ohio have been sentenced on charges of distributing and conspiring to distribute fentanyl resulting in the overdose death of a victim, announced Acting United States Attorney…

Virginia Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Production and Receipt of Child Sexual Abuse Material

A Virginia man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for the production and receipt of child [censored]ography. Abraham Razook, 43, of Arlington, pleaded guilty to one count of production of…

Arlington Man Sentenced for Production and Receipt of Child Sexual Abuse Material

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – An Arlington man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for production and receipt of child [censored]ography. “The defendant engaged in devastating acts of sexual exploitation against a…

Jury Declares Key West Money Launderer Guilty

Miami, Florida – Following a three-day trial, a federal jury in Key West, Florida found Sean Kerwin Bindranauth, 44, guilty of laundering $1 million derived from romance and investment fraud scams targeting…

Oregon Man Pleads Guilty To His Role In Cross Country Marijuana Conspiracy

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 OREGON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO HIS ROLE IN CROSS COUNTRY MARIJUANA CONSPIRACY BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Robert…

Former Priest Pleads Guilty on the First Day of Trial to Coercion and Enticement of a Minor to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity

Baltimore, Maryland – Fernando Cristancho, age 65, of Bel Air, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to coercion and enticement of a minor who he met through the church to engage in illegal sexual…

Buffalo Man Charged With International Email Scam Targeting Businesses And Defrauding Victims Out Of Hundreds of Thousands Of Dollars

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Eric Iwu aka James, 32, a Nigerian citizen currently residing in Buffalo, NY,…

Laredo CBP Officers Seize Hard Narcotics Worth Over $1.1 Million

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized narcotics in two enforcement actions that totaled over $1,100,000 in street value. “Throughout the pandemic, the dedicated employees…

Smugglers caught moving 250 kilos of cocaine in the Caribbean

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Reef Shark transferred custody of two smugglers and offloaded approximately 250 kilograms cocaine at Coast Guard Base San Juan Saturday, following Coast Guard…

Coast Guard intercepts $51 million cocaine shipment in the Caribbean

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge crew offloaded approximately 1,700 kilograms of seized cocaine at Coast Guard Base San Juan Friday, following the disruption go-fast vessel smuggling…

Border Patrol Agents Seize over $1.2 Million in Cocaine and Fentanyl at Pharr International Bridge

PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge Cargo Facility intercepted $1,233,000 in alleged cocaine and fentanyl in two incidents. “CBP officers intercepted these…

Border Patrol Agents rescue 69 migrants from inside a tractor-trailer

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — U.S. Border Patrol Agents assigned to an immigration checkpoint in Las Cruces, New Mexico, encountered a tractor-trailer smuggling 69 migrants during the early hours of Sept. 30. Las…

Leader Of Cellphone Account Takeover Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that defendant HENRY PEREZ pled guilty today to leading a multi-year cellphone account takeover fraud conspiracy. PEREZ impersonated…

New York Woman Admits Entering Sham Marriage in Immigration Fraud Case

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on October 1, 2021, AUDREY BONET JOHNSON, 34, of Brooklyn, New York, pleaded guilty in New Haven…

Colombian Dentist Sentenced For Fraud And Misuse Of A Visa

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – U.S. District Court Judge Aida Delgado sentenced Juan Carlos Pérez-Camacho to three years’ probation for fraud and misuse of a visa in relation with a I-130, Petition…

Rockford Man Charged With Illegal Possession of Firearms

ROCKFORD — A Rockford man was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury for allegedly illegally possessing multiple firearms earlier this year. The first count of the indictment alleges that on April 30,…

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