Seven More Charged for Involvement in Staged Automobile Accident Scheme

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today the August 26, 2021 Indictment of ASHLEY McGOWAN (“McGOWAN”), age 35; LERTRICE JOHNSON (“L. JOHNSON”), age 45; DAVIENQUE JOHNSON (“D.…

Attorney General James and DEA Announce Takedown of 12-Person Cocaine Trafficking Ring in Western New York

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New York Division announced today the arrests of 12…

Montgomery Man Pleads Guilty To String Of Bank Robberies In Central Alabama

Montgomery, Ala. – On Tuesday, September 7, 2021, Jamie Josuhnta Ryans, 27, from Montgomery, Alabama, pleaded guilty to robbing four banks during a two-month period in 2019, announced Acting United…

Garner Man Sentenced to 156 Months for Human Trafficking

RALEIGH, N.C. – Antoine Lamar Wallace, of Garner, was sentenced today to 156 months in prison for sex trafficking of a minor and aiding and abetting. According to court records and evidence…

Cheektowaga Couple Indicted on Murder, Assault and Gun Charges for Shooting That Killed Toddler, Injured Three Adults on Donovan Drive

Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 22-year-old Dequan I. Richardson and 25-year-old Jonay B. Robinson of Cheektowaga were arraigned this morning before Erie County Court judge Susan Eagan on…

New Zealand Police Kill ‘ISIS-Inspired’ Terrorist After He Stabs 6 People

New Zealand police shot and killed a terrorist inspired by ISIS after he stabbed and wounded six people in a grocery store Friday. The man entered a supermarket in the city of…

Ex-President and CEO of Long Beach Substance Abuse Treatment Provider Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Health Care Fraud

LOS ANGELES – The former president and chief executive officer of a Long Beach substance abuse treatment provider was sentenced today to 84 months in federal prison for participating in a…

Owner Of Purported Sports Marketing Agency Facing Federal Charges In Ponzi Scheme

NASHVILLE –Katie Lynn Mancuso, 40, of Nashville, was charged today with bank fraud and wire fraud, resulting from a fraudulent scheme in which she received more than $2.8 million from investors, announced…

Convicted felon sentenced to additional prison time after threatening witness and judge

BRUNSWICK, GA: A convicted felon and gang member has been sentenced to more than a decade of additional time in federal prison after admitting he threatened a witness and a judge. Wilbert…

Gunmen who Shot and Killed a 3-year-old boy face up to 25 Years in Prison

Cheektowaga, N.Y. – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 22-year-old Dequan I. Richardson and 25-year-old Jonay B. Robinson of Cheektowaga were arraigned this morning before Erie County Court judge…

Assault Suspect gets 60 days in Jail after Victim died during recovery

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 26-year-old Avery D. Hunter of Buffalo was sentenced this afternoon before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case to 60 days…

Virginia Man Gets 4 Years in Prison for Randomly Attacking Two in Buffalo

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 41-year-old Carlos Cherry of Reston, V.A. was sentenced this afternoon before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case to 4 years…

New York Man Charged After Threatening Public official on Facebook Messenger

Oakfield, N.Y. – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 49-year-old Thomas E. Netter of Oakfield, N.Y. was arraigned this morning before Buffalo City Court Judge Shannon M. Heneghan on…

Two Dayton residents plead guilty in identity & financial fraud scheme

DAYTON, Ohio – Two Daytonians pleaded guilty in federal court to crimes related to a conspiracy to steal checks, credit cards, debit cards, bank account information and Social Security numbers to enrich…

Man shot and killed after a confrontation with suspect

On August 29, 2021, at 7:27 am, Columbus Police Officers responded to a shooting in the 2000 block of Berrell Ave. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, 34-year-old Talynn Key, unresponsive and…

Ontario Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Methamphetamine

BOISE – Oliver “Juice” Yardley, 45, of Ontario, Oregon, pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. announced today. Yardley was indicted by a federal grand jury in…

Two Men Plead Guilty to Aggravated Identity Theft

BOISE – Atilla Ferenc Orban, 37, and Hakim Slaft Hannaoui, 33, pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. announced today. Orban and Hannaoui were indicted by…

Marion Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Fraud

A man who received over $13,000 in fraudulently obtained CARES Act unemployment funds was sentenced today to nine months in federal prison. Brian Lynn Whorton, age 55, from Marion, Iowa, received the…

Former Airline Pilot from Kenosha County Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on August 24, 2021, Devery Moses (age:29), a former airline pilot from Kenosha, Wisconsin, was sentenced to…

Poplar woman admits trafficking oxycodone on Fort Peck Indian Reservation

GREAT FALLS – A Poplar woman suspected of being a long-time distributor of oxycodone pills on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation admitted drug trafficking and money laundering crimes today, Acting U.S. Attorney…

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