Stanly County Man Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Amaud Jaquane Allen, aka Bookie, of Albemarle, North Carolina, was sentenced today to 132 months in prison for distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents, Homeland Security Investigations working…

Five Charged in Scheme to Export to Russia Thermal Imaging Scopes and Night Vision Goggles in Violation of Arms Export Control Act

LOS ANGELES – Federal authorities have arrested two Illinois residents named in an indictment that accuses five defendants of conspiring to unlawfully export to Russia defense articles – specifically, thermal imaging…

Registered sex offender sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession of images of child rape and abuse

Seattle – A registered sex offender, originally from Arkansas, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 10 years in prison, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Johnathon R.…

Snellville man arrested for fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship

ATLANTA – Mezemr Abebe Belayneh has been arraigned on criminal charges related to his alleged lies to obtain U.S. citizenship. The defendant allegedly concealed his involvement in the late 1970s Red Terror…

Pittsfield Man Sentenced for Marijuana and Tax Offenses

BOSTON – A Pittsfield man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield for marijuana and tax offenses. Jacob Sweener, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to…

Leader of Pittsburgh Heroin Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty, Faces 10 Years to Life at Sentencing

PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh resident pleaded guilty in federal court to violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Trevon Kendrick, 28, pleaded guilty to one count…

Man Convicted of Abusive Sexual Conduct Aboard an Airplane Gets Max Prison Term

COLUMBIA, SC – Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina M. Rhett DeHart, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina William T. Stetzer and FBI Special Agent…

Pesticide Smuggler Sentenced to 90 Days in Custody; Ordered to Pay $10,000

Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – June 18, 2021 SAN DIEGO –Felix Gutierrez Valencia of Perris, California, was sentenced in federal court today to 90…

Rapid City Men Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that two Rapid City, South Dakota, men convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance were sentenced by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.…

Members of Albuquerque drug trafficking organization charged with possessing, trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – John Seibel, 25, Robert Pettit, 51, and Barbara Dockery, 64, all of Albuquerque, appeared in federal court today for their parts in a drug trafficking organization run by…

United States Attorney’s Office District of Arizona May 2021 Immigration and Border Crimes Report

I. Illegal Reentry After Deportation (8 U.S.C. 1326) 281 individuals were charged in May with illegal reentry A. 230 of those 281 individuals had previously been convicted of non-immigration criminal offenses in…

Man Convicted Of Abusive Sexual Conduct Aboard An Airplane Is Sentenced To Two Years In Prison

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Siva K. Durbesula, 29, of India, who was convicted by a jury of abusive sexual contact aboard an airplane, was sentenced to two years in prison late yesterday. In…

Head of The Universal Aryan Brotherhood and His Mother charged with Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Charges

OKLAHOMA CITY – Yesterday, a Superseding Indictment was unsealed charging CHANCE ALAN WILSON, 36, of McAlester, and DEANNA DANNETT WILSON, 55, of Wayne, Oklahoma, with conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to…

Former CEO Sentenced for Defrauding Multiple Federal Agencies

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – An Arlington businessman was sentenced today to 21 months in prison with three years of supervised release for making false statements to multiple federal agencies in order to fraudulently…

CBP at Pharr International Bridge Seize $6.5 Million in Narcotics

PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted a load of mixed hard narcotics containing alleged cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin worth…

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Dominican Republic Man Charged with Illegally Reentering the United States

ST. THOMAS – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that a Dominican Republican national was arrested Friday, June 11, 2021, on St. Thomas on criminal charges related to allegedly illegally reentering…

Postal Worker Pleads Guilty To Sealing Over $90,000 In Cash And Stamps From The Postal Service

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Lisa Mesler, 55, of Niagara Falls, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge…

73-year-old woman made ghost guns for the Mexican drug cartels feds say

McALLEN, Texas – A 73-year-old has been charged for selling illegally manufactured and unregistered firearms suppressors destined for a Mexican drug cartel, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Lowery. A federal grand jury…

HSI El Paso investigation results in guilty pleas in mail fraud, aggravated identity theft scheme case

EL PASO, Texas — Two Dominican Republic citizens pleaded guilty June 7 to using stolen personal identification information to obtain high-end electronic devices, such as cell phones, laptop computers, tablets and watches.…

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HSI Sells arrests 12, dismantles human smuggling network

SELLS, Ariz. — A 14-page indictment, unsealed Friday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona, charges 12 people with various human smuggling and money laundering charges resulting from a…