Mark Ridley-Thomas Charged Along with Former University Dean in Federal Grand Jury Indictment Alleging Bribery and Fraud Scheme

INDICTMENT LOS ANGELES – Longtime politician Mark Ridley-Thomas and the former dean of the School of Social Work at a university in Southern California were indicted today on federal corruption charges…

Columbia Couple Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Disney Movies on eBay

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Columbia, Missouri, couple pleaded guilty in federal court today to a scheme to smuggle counterfeit Disney DVDs into the United States and sell them on eBay. Tabitha…

Seven men indicted for illegal firearms possession, drugs

SAVANNAH, GA: Seven defendants face federal charges including drug trafficking and illegal possession firearms after separate indictments by a grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia, while recent actions in U.S.…

Unlicensed driver charged after fatally striking child in Buffalo, fleeing scene

BUFFALO, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 37-year-old Kevin J. Mendola of Buffalo was arraigned yesterday morning before State Supreme Court Justice M. William Boller on an…

Two Men Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Trafficking Fentanyl

Florence, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Fernando Contreras-Herrera, 25, and Cesar Inda-Silva, 25, both from Mexico, were each sentenced to eight years in federal…

Two Parents Convicted by Jury in College Admissions Scheme

BOSTON – Two former executives were convicted today by a federal jury in Boston in connection with conspiring to bribe athletic officials to facilitate their children’s admission to the University of Southern…

Here’s what’s happening in the Montana federal criminal courts

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…

Boise Return Preparer Indicted for Tax Fraud

BOISE – A federal grand jury in Boise returned an indictment on September 15, 2021, charging a Boise man with aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns. The indictment…

Teen pleads guilty for police pursuit that injured Buffalo police officer

ROCHESTER, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that a 16-year-old male from Rochester, N.Y. pleaded guilty this afternoon before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case, a designated Youth…

Buffalo man placed on sex offender list after trying to pick up young boy online

BUFFALO, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 67-year-old Mark Jacobell of Buffalo was sentenced this morning before Buffalo City Court Judge Barbara Johnson-Lee to one year of…

Man who threatened New York official over COVID-19 executive orders pleads guilty

OAKFIELD, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 50-year-old Thomas E. Netter of Oakfield, N.Y. pleaded guilty on Friday morning before Buffalo City Court Judge Shannon M. Heneghan…

Felon gets 10 years for accidentally shooting victim in the head, killing them

BUFFALO, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 33-year-old Luis E. Gonzalez of Buffalo was sentenced by Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case as a second felony offender…

Woman heading to jail after befriending older man to steal $177,000 from him

LEON, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 34-year-old Ashley Knopf of Leon, N.Y. was sentenced on Thursday morning before State Supreme Court Justice Paul B. Wojtaszek to…

Gunman gets 25 years to life for botched 7-11 robbery that killed female clerk

CHEEKTOWAGA, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 29-year-old Travis J. Zukic of Cheektowaga was sentenced this morning by Erie County Court Judge James Bargnesi to an indeterminate…

Republican AGs Join Forces To Warn Garland Against ‘Weaponizing’ FBI To Target Parents

Harold Hutchison on October 6, 2021 Republican attorneys general across the country criticized Attorney General Merrick Garland for inserting the federal government into protests against school boards that centered on mask mandates…

Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery

BOSTON – A Boston man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with a November 2020 bank robbery. Angel Robles, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of armed bank…

Kamiah Man Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Murder

COEUR D’ALENE – A Kamiah man pleaded guilty to second degree murder. According to court records, on October 30, 2020, Travis Dewayne Ellenwood, 44, of Kamiah, went out to a local bar…

‘It Was A Game’: ‘Roe’ Baby Says She Will Never Forgive Her Biological Mother For Trying To Use Her For Attention

Pro-abortion activists used Norma McCorvey, her troubled past and her unborn baby to send Roe v. Wade all the way to the Supreme Court. That former baby, who was born before the…

24 Federal Prosecutors Take the Oath of Office in the Northern District of Oklahoma

TULSA, Okla. – Twenty-four federal prosecutors have joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office within the last year and were sworn-in Wednesday by Chief U.S. District Judge John F. Heil III, announced Acting U.S.…

Chillicothe Man Sentenced to 20 years in Prison for Methamphetamine Conspiracy

Peoria, Ill. – A Chillicothe, Ill., man, Jayson McNulty, 44, of the 300 block of South Ridgewood has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, to be followed by 10 years…

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