Eight Members of a Calhoun County-based Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Ring Arrested

BIRMINGHAM – An indictment charging 12 defendants in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy based in Calhoun County was unsealed today, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge…

Hazelwood man admits selling fatal dose of fentanyl

ST. LOUIS – A man from Hazelwood on Tuesday admitted selling fentanyl that killed a Lake St. Louis man last year. Stephen Paul Jefferson Jr., 37, pleaded guilty in front of U.S.…

Senator Connors Takes Flight in Joint Base Tanker

From the Desk of NJ State Senator Christopher Connors LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – Senator Christopher Connors participated in an orientation flight on a KC-135R Stratotanker with the New Jersey Air National Guard…

Federal Health Care Fraud Charge Filed against Suburban Chicago Physician

CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago physician prescribed opioids to patients without a medical examination or visit and then fraudulently billed Medicare for the nonexistent treatment, according to a criminal charge filed in…

South Carolina man sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking and drug crimes in Montana

BILLINGS — A Charleston, South Carolina, man was sentenced today to 30 years in prison, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for his conviction in a large sex trafficking…

Two Separate Cases Involving Sex Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Crimes Result in Sentences of 60+ Years in Federal Prison for Three Defendants

LAFAYETTE, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced the resolution of two cases involving sex crimes. United States District Judge James D. Cain, Jr. sentenced the three defendants as follows:…

VEX Robotics World Championship Announces Elementary, Middle School, and High School Champions

The largest robotics community in the world united to celebrate STEM excellence. Teams showcased game strategy, design, and teamwork skills at this global event. The 2022 world champions include the following teams:…

Former CPA Sentenced for Submitting False Documents to the IRS

LONDON, Ky.– A former Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Charles Marshall Stivers, 59, of Manchester, Kentucky, was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison on Tuesday, by U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom,…

Mastermind of $11.1 million Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme sentenced to fifteen years

ATLANTA – Darrell Thomas has been sentenced after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud and to money laundering for masterminding a scheme to obtain 14 fraudulent loans…

Tax service owner admits to failing to pay federal withholdings

HOUSTON – A CEO has pleaded guilty to failing to truthfully account for and to pay over withholdings of federal income and FICA taxes from the wages of his employees to the…

U.S. Attorney’s Office Commemorates National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

SHREVEPORT/LAFAYETTE/ALEXANDRIA/LAKE CHARLES/MONROE, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown joins the Department of Justice and communities nationwide in observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week which has been observed during this week…

Aberdeen Township Monthly Crime Report

ABERDEEN, NJ – The Aberdeen Police Department has released the following arrest report documenting crimes charged in the month of March 2022. These entries are provided as is and have not been…

Informational: Federal Court arraignments

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared during the week of March 28 through April 1 before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the…

McGregor Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possession of Stolen Firearms

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A McGregor man has been sentenced to 120 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for illegally possessing stolen firearms. Acting U.S. Attorney Charles J.…

Pablo meth dealer sentenced to more than six years in prison

MISSOULA —A Pablo man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine and heroin in the Lake County community was sentenced today to six years and six months in prison, to be followed by five…

Convicted Felon Sentenced To 25 Years in Prison for Armed Robberies of Two Banks and Minneapolis Apparel Store

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 300 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for a Hobbs Act robbery and multiple armed bank robberies.…

Meridian Man Sentenced to Over 7 Years in Prison for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon

Jackson, Miss. – A Meridian man was sentenced to 92 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in…

Duluth Souvenir and T-Shirt Store Owner Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion

DULUTH, Minn. – A Duluth man has been sentenced to one year and a day in prison and ordered to pay $620,362 in restitution for evading taxes by failing to report his…

U.S. Marshals Arrest Former Illinois Police Officer After 8 Years on the Run

Urbana, IL – The U.S. Marshals Service Arizona WANTED Violent Offender Task Force and USMS Mexican Investigative Liaison, in conjunction with the USMS Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force (GLRFTF), arrested Jan.…

Sex Trafficking Trial Ends in Guilty Verdict against Houston Man

LAFAYETTE, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Kevondric Fezia, 26, of Houston, Texas, has been found guilty by a federal jury in Lafayette on sex trafficking charges. United States…

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