Luzerne County Man Charged With Straw Purchase Of A Firearm

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on November 2, 2021, Dashea Simmons, age 25, of Pittston, Pennsylvania, was charged by a federal grand…

North Carolina Man Convicted of Multi-State Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A federal jury convicted an Edenton, North Carolina man yesterday on charges of conspiring with others to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, possessing cocaine with the…

Bonifay Doctor Pleads Guilty To Federal Income Tax Crimes

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Ahmad T. Ismail, 70, of Bonifay, Florida, pled guilty on Wednesday to the subscription and transmission of multiple fraudulent federal income tax returns, announced Jason R. Coody, Acting United…

Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Supplying Heroin To Open-Air Market on Chicago’s West Side

CHICAGO — The leader of a drug trafficking organization has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for supplying heroin to an illegal open-air market on the West Side of Chicago.…

Two Businessmen Charged With Running Fencing Operation Out of Suburban Chicago Stores

CHICAGO — Two businessmen have been charged in federal court with running a fencing operation out of their suburban Chicago stores. ZIAD I. ZAYED, also known as “Zee,” 46, and MOSAS I.…

11 Central Ohio men convicted of conspiring to illegally smuggle hundreds of guns to Canada for profit

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Eleven defendants have been convicted and sentenced in a conspiracy to smuggle at least 200 firearms from Ohio to Canada for tens of thousands of dollars. Abdulwahab Sharif…

Dothan Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Truck Bombing

Montgomery, Alabama – Today, Acting U.S. Attorney Sandra J. Stewart announced the sentencing of a Dothan man for detonating a truck bomb in an attempt to kill the driver. On…

South Florida Liquor Store Owner Goes to Federal Prison for Tax Evasion

Miami, Florida – A Lake Worth, Florida man who did not report his liquor store’s cash sales to the IRS was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday in federal district court…

Jury Convicts Felon of Sex Trafficking, Drug, and Firearm Charges

A federal jury convicted a Norfolk man yesterday on charges of sex trafficking, fraud, conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and other drugs, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to…

Taos Pueblo man pleads guilty to sexual abuse of a minor

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Elliot Romancito, 27, of Taos, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Taos Pueblo, pleaded guilty in federal court on Nov. 3 to sexual abuse of a…

St. Louis man convicted by federal jury for being a felon in possession of a firearm

ST. LOUIS –On November 2, 2021, a jury convicted Robert Harrison, 41, of St. Louis of one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm after a two-day trial. Sentencing…

Federal Jury Convicts Idaho Falls Man for Trafficking Methamphetamine

POCATELLO – A federal jury sitting in Pocatello convicted an Idaho Falls man of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, attempted possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, and deported alien found in the…

Hattiesburg Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

Hattiesburg, Miss. – A Hattiesburg man pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad Byerley of…

Jefferson Davis County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

Hattiesburg, Miss. – A Jefferson Davis County man was sentenced to 120 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special…

Federal Jury Convicts Chicago Man of Sex Trafficking Several Children

CHICAGO — A federal jury today convicted a Chicago man on sex trafficking charges for recruiting several children to engage in sex acts for money. The jury in U.S. District Court in…

Two Men Sentenced for Drug Trafficking on the Menominee Indian Reservation

Richard G. Frohling, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that two men received sentences related to their involvement in drug trafficking on the Menominee Indian Reservation on…

Madison Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement by a Bank Officer

Jackson, Miss. – A Madison man pleaded guilty to embezzlement by a bank officer, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau…

Syracuse Man Sentenced for Role in Drug Conspiracy

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Luis Carrasquillo, age 34, of Syracuse was sentenced today to serve 71 months in federal prison for his membership in a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, and his…

Syracuse Man Sentenced for Drug Sales

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Wilfredo Fuentes, age 36, of Syracuse was sentenced today to serve 96-months in federal prison for distributing heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine in Syracuse, announced United States Attorney Carla…

North Highlands Man Charged with Drug Trafficking Offense

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Alberto Arriaga Velazquez, 40, of North Highlands, charging him with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney…

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