New Mexico Man Sentenced to Nearly 22 Years in Federal Prison for Fraud, Money Laundering, and Obstruction Conspiracies

United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that John Rick Winer, age 68, of New Mexico, convicted for his role in fraud, money laundering, and obstruction of justice conspiracies, was sentenced on…

Riverside County Man Found Guilty of Fraud for Misusing COVID-Relief Business Loan on Personal Expenses, Including Luxury Cars

LOS ANGELES – A Riverside County man who purported to own a pothole-repair company was found guilty by a federal jury today of fraud charges for using hundreds of thousands of…

Former Water District General Manager Indicted for $25 Million Water Theft and Tax Violations

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment today against Dennis Falaschi, 75, of Aptos, California, charging him with conspiracy, theft of government property, and filing false tax returns,…

Owner of Queens Pharmacies Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud

BROOKLYN, NY – Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Aleah Mohammed was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for carrying out multiple schemes to defraud health care programs, including obtaining more…

Howard County Crime Report for April 1-7

HOWARD COUNTY, MD – The Howard County Police Department has released a weekly crime report for the week of April 1-7 that includes the most newsworthy criminal reports for the week. The…

Linden Driveby Shooting Being Investigated

LINDEN, NJ – A driveby shooting in Linden luckily missed everyone, but police are now investigating. On Monday morning at about 3:50 a.m., Linden Police Officers responded to E. Henry St in…

More Human Stash Houses Located in the Rio Grande Valley

EDINBURG, Texas– Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners work together to disrupt three human smuggling stash houses. On March 30, at approximately 10:00 a.m., RGV…

State Police Release Images of Vehicle Involved in Unsolved January Road Rage Shooting

MOUNT EPHRAIM BOROUGH, NJ – The New Jersey State Police have released images of a vehicle that was used by a shooter wanted for the January 24th road rage-inspired murder in Mount…

Road Rage Leads To Fatal Shooting On I-76 In Mt. Ephraim

CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ – The NJ State Police is asking for assistance in a road rage investigation which left Louis E. Ciccanti Jr. dead from a gunshot wound in a single car…

District Heights Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Illegal Possession of a .357 Caliber Machinegun and for Cocaine Distribution

Greenbelt, Maryland – Larry Clinton Proctor, age 33, of District Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to federal charges of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and cocaine, and to illegal possession…

Smugglers Continue to Place Human Lives at Risk

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted six migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 125 arrests. Agents rescued 86 migrants from a trailer and two more from a…

Former Yale Med School Employee Pleads Guilty, Admits Stealing and Selling $40 Million in Electronics

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Joleen D. Simpson,…

Man Arrested For Firearm and Drug Related Offenses in Silver Spring

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD – Raycoldo Brandon Jr., 23, of Washington DC, was arrested and charged by the Montgomery County Department of Police – 4th District Community Action Team, for possession of a…

One Dead, One Critical after Aspen Hill Crash

ASPEN HILL, MD – A serious crash in Aspen Hill Wednesday has claimed one life and sent another person to the hospital in critical condition. The Montgomery County Police Department has reported…

South Georgia pastor, tax preparer admits CARES Act fraud

BRUNSWICK, GA: A South Georgia man holding himself out as a pastor, mortician, restaurateur, and tax preparer has admitted lying to receive COVID-19 small business assistance. Mack Devon Knight, 45, of Kingsland,…

Federal Jury Convicts Suburban Chicago Man of Laundering Drug Proceeds on Behalf of Traffickers in Mexico

CHICAGO — A federal jury has convicted a suburban Chicago man of laundering illegal narcotics proceeds on behalf of drug traffickers in Mexico. In the summer and fall of 2017, HUAZHI HAN…

Hartford Residents Charged with Trafficking Massive Quantity of Fentanyl

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a federal…

U.S. Citizen Arrested Attempting to Smuggle Heroin, Meth & Fentanyl Through the Highway 86 Checkpoint

SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen attempting to smuggle narcotics through an immigration checkpoint Friday morning. At approximately 9:10 a.m., a black Mercedes…

Leader Of Fort Myers Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To More Than 24 Years In Federal Prison

Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Marvin Harris, Jr., aka “Mesh” (23, Fort Myers), to 24 years and 5 months in federal prison for conspiring to…

Birmingham Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Charges

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Birmingham man pleaded guilty this week to drug and gun charges, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Drug Enforcement Administration Assistant Special Agent in Charge Towanda Thorne-James. LaMarcus…

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