Former Union County Postal Employee Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Conspiring to Commit Bank Fraud and Fraudulently Attempting to Obtain SBA Loans

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for stealing checkbooks and credit cards from the mail while employed as a U.S. Postal…

Montgomery County Man Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison After Shooting into County Democratic Party Headquarters

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Anthony Francis Nero, 48, of Norristown, PA, was sentenced to three years and one month in prison, and three years of supervised…

Burlington Man Who Set Deadly Fire in Apartment Building Charged for Murder, Arson

PEMBERTON, NJ – A man who set fire to an apartment complex, killing one man and injuring two other victims has been charged today for murder and arson. According to police, on…

Four Men Severely Beat Victim on Chestnut Street

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Philadelphia police are searching for four men who viciously beat a suspect on Chestnut Street in April. This week, the department released video surveillance footage of the suspects in…

Arsonist Charged for Setting Multiple Fires Across Berlin Township

Berlin Township, N.J. – A Philadelphia man has been arrested and charged for setting multiple fires in one business and damaging multiple others during a string of burglaries in Berlin Township, announced…

Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Law Enforcement Officers During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

WASHINGTON – A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty today to two felony charges, including for assaulting law enforcement officers, during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on…

Maryland Man Found Guilty Of Murder For Hire, Robbery And Drug Trafficking

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Kevin Coles, age 36, of New York, NY and Hagerstown, Maryland, was found guilty yesterday of multiple…

Five Members of Violent Chester, PA Drug Gang Plead Guilty to Multiple Narcotics and Firearm Offenses

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Issac Barrett, 35; Kaleaf Gilbert, 30; Darnell Bell, 31; Terrance Womack, 35; and Jamar Bright, 33; all of Chester, PA, pleaded guilty…

Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Law Enforcement Officer During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

WASHINGTON – A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty today to a felony charge for assaulting law enforcement officers during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan.…

Eighth Person Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Trafficking Oxycodone and Xanax Pills

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Gloucester City, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for conspiring to distribute oxycodone pills and selling Xanax pills, making him the eighth person…

Essex County Man Convicted of Using Credit Cards Stolen from U.S. Mail to Defraud Banks and Commit Identity Theft

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was convicted today for his role in scheming with at least one U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee and others to steal credit cards…

Sex Trafficking Conspiracy Member Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Lakeya Aldridge age 41, of Federalsburg, Maryland to nine years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy…

Woman Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Related Fraud

ABINGDON, Va. – A Southwest Virginia woman, who collaborated with more than 30 others in a scheme to cheat the government out of more than $499,000 in unemployment benefits, pleaded guilty this…

Couple Charged for Over 250 Vehicle Burglaries Around Pennsylvania

YARDLEY, PA – The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office has charged a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde after they were identified as suspects in over 250 motor vehicle theft and burglaries statewide. Attorney General…

Bergen County Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Filing Phony Tax Returns

NEWARK, N.J. – A Bergen County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 24 months and two days in prison for his role in a scheme to file fraudulent tax returns in…

Sex Trafficking Conspiracy Leader Sentenced to 17 Years in Federal Prison

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Joshua Lankford a/k/a “20-20”, a/k/a “Light Bright”, a/k/a “Yellow”, age 33, of Federalsburg, Maryland, to 17 years in federal prison, followed by…

Cumberland County Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Participating in Straw Purchases to Obtain Firearms

TRENTON, N.J. – A Cumberland County, New Jersey, man with a prior felony conviction was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for participating in straw purchases to obtain firearms that he…

Armed Bank Robber Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GEORGE BRATSENIS, 73, last residing in Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New…

Scranton Man Sentenced To 42 Months’ Imprisonment For Committing Aggravated Identity Theft While Serving A Term Of Federal Supervised Release

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Robert Cagle, age 57, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on April 4, 2022, to 24 months’…

North Carolina Man Convicted by Federal Jury for Gunpoint Robbery of Puppies from Lancaster County Breeder

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Christopher Lamont Stimpson, Jr., 23, of Greensboro, North Carolina, was convicted of committing a gunpoint robbery of a Lancaster County puppy breeder…

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