Federal Law Enforcement in Chicago Seizes Private Plane and 100 Kilograms of Cocaine; Three Defendants Arrested

CHICAGO — Three individuals have been arrested on federal charges as part of an investigation that disrupted a suspected Mexico-to-Chicago drug pipeline and resulted in government seizures of a private plane and…

Polson meth trafficker sentenced to more than 13 years in prison

GREAT FALLS — A Polson man convicted by a jury of trafficking methamphetamine in the Helena community was sentenced today to 13 years and eight months in prison to be followed by…

Government News

Informational: Federal Court arraignments

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The…

Great Falls woman admits methamphetamine conspiracy

GREAT FALLS – A Great Falls woman accused of working with others to bring methamphetamine from Las Vegas, Nevada, back to Montana for distribution admitted to a drug trafficking crime on Oct.…

Sixteen Individuals Charged with Racketeering Conspiracy and/or Drug Conspiracy

HAMMOND- Fifteen members and associates of the Sin City Deciples have been charged in a Superseding Indictment with a racketeering conspiracy as well as a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. A sixteenth…

Phoenix Man Sentenced to Over 4 Years for Abusive Sexual Contact

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Yesterday, Virgil Fabian Brown, Jr., 44, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael T. Liburdi to 54 months in prison, followed by ten years of supervised…

Phoenix Man Sentenced to 4 Years for Assault

PHOENIX, Ariz. – On Wednesday, Augustine Apkaw, 34, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to four years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.…

Tribal Member Sentenced to Prison for Drug Conspiracy

Jackson, Miss. – A member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute hydrocodone on the Choctaw…

Man sentenced to prison for meth trafficking in Great Falls and cross- country crime spree involving stolen ATVs

GREAT FALLS — A Florida man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in Great Falls and to transporting $80,000 in stolen ATVs and other property in a cross-country crime spree that ended in…

Government News

Jury Convicts Tulsa Man for the Assault and Attempted Kidnapping of an Intimate Partner

A federal jury today convicted a Tulsa man who assaulted and attempted to kidnap his wife then called her from jail trying to convince her to lie to authorities about the incident,…

Helena woman admits trafficking methamphetamine from Las Vegas into Montana

GREAT FALLS – A Helena woman accused of helping to bring pounds of methamphetamine from Las Vegas, Nevada, into Montana admitted to a drug trafficking crime today, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M.…

ARAPAHOE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO USING AND CARRYING A FIREARM DURING AND IN RELATION TO A CRIME OF VIOLENCE

Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that RONALD BLAISE JENKINS, 25, of Arapahoe Wyoming, pleaded guilty to using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. The…

Government News

Sacaton Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine while on Federal Supervision

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Lawrence Antonio Jackson, 30, of Sacaton, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa to 5 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.…

Defendant Convicted of the First Degree Murder of a Man on a Bicycle

A federal jury convicted a Tulsa man Tuesday of first-degree murder. Prosecutors contended that the defendant shot and killed the victim, who was riding a bicycle, in order to impress members of…

Lower Brule Man Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter

Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, man convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter was sentenced on September 20, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District…

Former Police Officer Who Fled After Sentencing Pleads Guilty to Failing to Surrender for Sentencing

Baltimore, Maryland – James Ian Piccirilli, age 40, of Mt. Airy, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to failing to surrender for service of sentence. Piccirilli also admitted to illegally possessing additional firearms while…

Fed Ex worker stole her daughter’s kitten, mom said

Katie Hardy, an Indiana mom was shocked when her Nest camera footage showed a Fed Ex delivery truck stopping in her driveway and speeding off with her daughter’s kitten. In the video,…

Indiana News

Mobridge Man Convicted by Federal Jury for Assault

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that Luke Newton Mowrer, age 31, of Mobridge, South Dakota, was found guilty of Assault by Striking, Beating, or Wounding as a result of…

Casa Blanca Man Sentenced for Homicide

PHOENIX, Ariz. –Antonio Daniel Bandin, 21, of Casa Blanca, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Michael T. Liburdi to 15 years in prison, to be followed by three years of…

Elderly man walking with a cane in a park

Multiple Defendants in ‘Grandparent Scam’ Network Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy

Note: Click to view the indictment. A federal grand jury in San Diego has returned an indictment against eight defendants for their alleged roles in a federal racketeering conspiracy. The indictment alleges the…

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Federal Law Enforcement in Chicago Seizes Private Plane and 100 Kilograms of Cocaine; Three Defendants Arrested

Polson meth trafficker sentenced to more than 13 years in prison

Informational: Federal Court arraignments

Great Falls woman admits methamphetamine conspiracy

Sixteen Individuals Charged with Racketeering Conspiracy and/or Drug Conspiracy

Phoenix Man Sentenced to Over 4 Years for Abusive Sexual Contact

Phoenix Man Sentenced to 4 Years for Assault

Tribal Member Sentenced to Prison for Drug Conspiracy

Man sentenced to prison for meth trafficking in Great Falls and cross- country crime spree involving stolen ATVs

Jury Convicts Tulsa Man for the Assault and Attempted Kidnapping of an Intimate Partner

Helena woman admits trafficking methamphetamine from Las Vegas into Montana

ARAPAHOE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO USING AND CARRYING A FIREARM DURING AND IN RELATION TO A CRIME OF VIOLENCE

Sacaton Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine while on Federal Supervision

Defendant Convicted of the First Degree Murder of a Man on a Bicycle

Lower Brule Man Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter

Former Police Officer Who Fled After Sentencing Pleads Guilty to Failing to Surrender for Sentencing

Fed Ex worker stole her daughter’s kitten, mom said

Mobridge Man Convicted by Federal Jury for Assault

Casa Blanca Man Sentenced for Homicide

Multiple Defendants in ‘Grandparent Scam’ Network Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy

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