Mexican Citizen Sentenced to 60 Months for Trempealeau County Cocaine Conspiracy

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Karlett Salazar Zagal, 23, a citizen of Mexico living in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty…

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Postal Service Letter Carrier Pleads Guilty To Stealing Mail

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that JAVONTE RICHARD, age 29, of New Orleans, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to Theft of Mail by a Postal Service employee in…

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Former Postal Employee Admits Fraud in Connection with Unemployment Insurance Benefits

NEWARK, N.J. – A former U.S. Postal Service USPS employee today admitted that he conspired to fraudulently obtain unemployment insurance benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Ross Clayton, 31, of Irvington,…

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Former Department of Homeland Security Employee Convicted of Scheme to Defraud the United States

WASHINGTON – A former Acting Branch Chief of the Information Technology Division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS-OIG) was convicted today by a jury…

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Postal Worker Sentenced for Issuing Money Orders Without Receiving Full Payment

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States District Judge Lance M. Africk sentenced SHANNEL SMITH, age 41, of Orleans Parish, Louisiana, to three (3) years of probation for issuing money orders without receiving…

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Federal Jury Convicts Hopkins Man for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Eleven Overdose Deaths

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A federal jury found a Hopkins, Minnesota man guilty of distributing controlled substances, including fentanyl, which resulted in the deaths of eleven people and caused serious bodily injury…

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California Marketer Sentenced for Paying Millions in Kickbacks to Unlawfully Induce Prescriptions

INDIANAPOLIS – Manuel J. Bojorquez, 44, of Anaheim, California, was sentenced to 36 months of probation, with 18 months to be served on home confinement, and ordered to pay over $3.3 million…

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Philadelphia Psychiatrist to Pay $3 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Workers’ Compensation Claims

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Dr. Harry Doyle and his wife, Sonya Doyle, of Philadelphia, PA, have agreed to pay a total of $3 million to resolve…

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Key West Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Federal Prison for Laundering Victim Funds to Nigeria

Miami, Florida – A Key West man was sentenced yesterday to 180 months’ imprisonment for laundering approximately $1 million of victim funds that were illegally obtained from romance and investment fraud scams…

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A federal grand jury in Knoxville, Tennessee, returned an indictment charging two individuals and four companies with participating in a conspiracy to fix prices of DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs sold on the…

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New London Man Who Received Cocaine Mailed from Puerto Rico is Sentenced

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAUL ROBLES, 38, of New London, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven…

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Charles Phelps, Member Of A Prison Gang, Sentenced To 156 Month For Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – On March 14, 2022, Charles Phelps, 36, currently of Nashville, Tennessee, was sentenced to 156 months by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, in the United States District Court for…

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GEORGIA MAN CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF FIREARMS WITH OBLITERATED SERIAL NUMBERS THAT WERE MAILED TO ST. THOMAS

ST. THOMAS, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that Tyrone Ortiz, 37, of Rex, GA, appeared before Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller yesterday for an advice of rights hearing following his…

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Columbus man pleads guilty to robbing 2 mail carriers at gunpoint

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Columbus man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to two separate armed robberies of United States Postal Carriers. Brandon J. Campbell, 20, admitted to using violence…

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Woodbury County Man Sentenced to over 19 years for Meth Conspiracy

A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine while he illegally possessed a gun was sentenced March 10, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Matthew Sandoval, 28, from Sioux City, Iowa, received…

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Winter Storm Expected To Turn Into Bomb Cyclone

Winter Storm Expected To Turn Into Bomb Cyclone Harry Wilmerding on March 11, 2022 A winter storm is expected to turn into a bomb cyclone Saturday, delivering snow, winds and dangerous travel…

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Federal Jury Convicts Leader Of A Prison Gang On Three Counts Of Drug And Money Laundering Offenses

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – Following a six-day trial in United States District Court at Greeneville, a jury convicted Charles Elsea, Jr., 44, a longtime inmate of the Tennessee Department of Corrections, of conspiracy…

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Postal Employee on Disability Pleads Guilty for False Statements

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Randy Goodwin, 56, of Belleville, Illinois, pled guilty today to a two- count information charging him with making false statements to obtain federal disability compensation under the Federal Employees’…

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Former Post Office Manager and Two Illinois Men Federally Charged for Conspiracy Involving Theft of $1.7 Million in Checks from the Mail

INDIANAPOLIS – James Lancaster, 40, of Indianapolis, the former manager of customer service at Indianapolis’ New Augusta Post Office, has been charged in federal court with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and…

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New Haven Residents Charged with Trafficking Cocaine and Fentanyl

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge…

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Mexican Citizen Sentenced to 60 Months for Trempealeau County Cocaine Conspiracy

Postal Service Letter Carrier Pleads Guilty To Stealing Mail

Former Postal Employee Admits Fraud in Connection with Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Former Department of Homeland Security Employee Convicted of Scheme to Defraud the United States

Postal Worker Sentenced for Issuing Money Orders Without Receiving Full Payment

Federal Jury Convicts Hopkins Man for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Eleven Overdose Deaths

California Marketer Sentenced for Paying Millions in Kickbacks to Unlawfully Induce Prescriptions

Philadelphia Psychiatrist to Pay $3 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Workers’ Compensation Claims

Key West Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Federal Prison for Laundering Victim Funds to Nigeria

New London Man Who Received Cocaine Mailed from Puerto Rico is Sentenced

Charles Phelps, Member Of A Prison Gang, Sentenced To 156 Month For Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine

GEORGIA MAN CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF FIREARMS WITH OBLITERATED SERIAL NUMBERS THAT WERE MAILED TO ST. THOMAS

Columbus man pleads guilty to robbing 2 mail carriers at gunpoint

Woodbury County Man Sentenced to over 19 years for Meth Conspiracy

Winter Storm Expected To Turn Into Bomb Cyclone

Federal Jury Convicts Leader Of A Prison Gang On Three Counts Of Drug And Money Laundering Offenses

Postal Employee on Disability Pleads Guilty for False Statements

Former Post Office Manager and Two Illinois Men Federally Charged for Conspiracy Involving Theft of $1.7 Million in Checks from the Mail

New Haven Residents Charged with Trafficking Cocaine and Fentanyl

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