Terrebonne Parish Man Indicted for Over a Kilo of Fentanyl and Multiple Firearms

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JON VERDIN, age 25, of Terrebonne Parish, La., was charged February 11, 2022, in a three (3) count indictment by a federal grand jury with narcotics and firearms…

Utica Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Frank Hunter, 37, of Utica, New York, was sentenced yesterday to serve 121 months in federal prison for his role in a drug conspiracy that trafficked cocaine, fentanyl…

Felons In Possession Of Firearms Are Sentenced In Federal Court

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell sentenced today a Hickory, N.C. man to 77 months in prison for a federal firearms violation, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for…

St. Bernard Parish Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Airline Baggage Scam

NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DONMONICK MARTIN, age 30, of Chalmette, Louisiana, pled guilty on February 9, 2022 to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation…

Genocide Games: How China’s Human Rights Abuses Went From Unthinkable To Undeniable

Philip Lenczycki on February 17, 2022 Eight countries and hundreds of human rights organizations have condemned China for committing human rights violations against minorities. Yet NBC’s coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics…

Former Fort Dix Correctional Officer Sentenced to 26 Months in Prison for Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Delivering Contraband to Inmates

NEWARK, N.J. – A former federal correctional officer was sentenced today to 26 months in prison for accepting approximately $50,000 in cash bribes in exchange for delivering contraband to federal inmates, U.S.…

Florida Man Sentenced in Multi-Million-Dollar Medicare Fraud Scheme

BOSTON – A Florida man was sentenced yesterday for his role in a multi-million-dollar Medicare fraud scheme involving durable medical equipment. Nathan LaParl, 34, of Boca Raton, Fla., was sentenced by U.S.…

Founder And Former Chief Investment Officer Of New York Based Investment Adviser Charged With Securities Fraud And Obstruction Of Justice

Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced…

MS-13 Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for RICO Conspiracy and Brutal Murder of Two Teenagers

BOSTON – A member of the violent MS-13 gang was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for RICO conspiracy and for his participation in the murders of two teenagers in Massachusetts—one…

Mexican National Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Illegal Re-entry into the United States

PECOS – On Tuesday, a Mexican national was sentenced to a total of 60 months in prison for unlawfully re-entering the United States after previously being removed by immigration authorities. According to…

Jefferson County Man Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Term for Drug Trafficking

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Port Arthur man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Troy Reese, 20,…

Previously Deported Haitian Citizen Arrested at the Cyril E. King Airport

St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that a citizen of Haiti was arrested on February 14, 2022, at the Cyril E. King Airport on a…

Ithaca Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun and Drug Charges

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – William L. Marshall, 40, of Ithaca, New York, pled guilty yesterday to possessing a loaded semiautomatic handgun as a prior convicted felon, and possessing marihuana with intent to…

Rochester Man Pleads Guilty to Naturalization Fraud

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Simarjeet Singh, age 50, of Rochester, New York, pled guilty today to naturalization fraud for providing false identification information during efforts to avoid deportation and become a United…

Albany Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Jamie Johnson, age 36, of Albany, pled guilty today to conspiring to commit mail fraud and aggravated identity theft. Johnson admitted to filing false unemployment insurance applications online…

Citrus County Man Indicted For Unlawfully Possessing A Machinegun

Ocala, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Dean Dumont (23, Inverness) with possession of an unregistered National Firearms Act firearm (machinegun). If convicted, Dumont…

Former Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith Sentenced to Prison for Obstruction of Justice

DETROIT – Former Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith, 53, of Macomb Township, was sentenced today to 21 months in federal prison after having pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, announced United States…

Grosse Pointe Park Man Sentenced for Scheme to Defraud and Steal Funds from Religious Charity

DETROIT – A Grosse Pointe Park resident was sentenced today to one year in prison and six months at a halfway house on wire fraud charges in connection with obtaining by fraud,…

Haines City Man Sentenced To 3 Years In Federal Prison For Possessing Machinegun Parts

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Anne C. Conway has sentenced Marc Anthony Hayes (48, Haines City) to three years in federal prison for possessing 3D printed auto sear devices. Hayes had…

Gainesville Man Convicted For Failure To Register As A Sex Offender

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Yesterday afternoon, a federal jury in Gainesville convicted Octavius Durdley, 43, of Gainesville, for one count of failing to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration…

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