Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced- August
Acting United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the August 2021 Federal Grand Jury B. The grand jury met the week of Aug. 16. The following individuals have been…
Anaheim Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy in Stanislaus and San Joaquin Counties
FRESNO, Calif. — Jose Reyes-Pineda, 48, of Anaheim, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, Reyes and co-defendants Genaro Serrato-Calles,…
Man charged with murder 40 years after he allegedly killed his wife with an ax
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK — A man who found his wife dead in their home with an ax embedded in her head is being charged with her murder nearly 40 years later. Jim…
Three South Lake Tahoe Residents Charged with Drug Trafficking and Texas Man Charged with Trafficking Firearms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned three indictments on Aug. 19, charging four individuals with drug and gun crimes committed in and around South Lake Tahoe, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip…
Nigerian National Sentenced to 51 Months for Laundering Proceeds of Online Elder Exploitation
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Nigerian National residing in Indianapolis, Ismaila Fafunmi, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison on Friday, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, for charges related to a…
Madera and Fresno Men Sentenced for Interstate Drug Shipments
FRESNO, Calif. — Patrick Maldonado, 45, of Madera, and Elias Zambrano Jr., 41, of Fresno, have been sentenced to eight years in prison and two years and three months in prison, respectively,…
Drug Courier with 32 Pounds of Methamphetamine Sentenced
FRESNO, Calif. — Alejandro Lopez, 51, of Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico, was sentenced today to seven and a half years in prison for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip…
Indian National Sentenced to 10 Years for Attempted Enticement of a Minor
Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Pradish Jehan Selvaraj, 35, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for Attempted Enticement of a Minor. Chief United States…
Fresno Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Being Felon in Possession of Ammunition
FRESNO, Calif. — Simon Meza Jr., 38, of Fresno, was sentenced Friday, Aug. 20, 2021 by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to four years in prison for being a felon in possession…
Georgia Man Guilty of Operating High-Volume Drug “Market” sentenced to 20 Years in Prison, Additional Co-Defendants Sentenced this Week
ALBANY, Ga. – Multiple co-defendants involved in a high-volume drug trafficking operation located in a southwest Georgia city were sentenced to federal prison for their crimes this week. On Thursday, August 19,…
Fall Creek Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Illegal Possession of Firearm
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Roy Hopp, 41, Fall Creek, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William…
Mexican National Sentenced to 10 Years for Attempting to Entice Minor
EL PASO – Today a Mexican national was sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to entice a minor. According to court documents, Cayetano Lopez, 50, of Mexico, attempted to entice…
Mexican wanted in Albuquerque for rape caught trying to re-enter U.S. by border agents
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), officers at the Laredo Port of Entry, detained a male subject wanted for rape out of Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office, located in Albuquerque, New…
Boat Operators Plead Guilty in Smuggling Death in La Jolla
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Jimmy N. Rotstein (619) 546-8573, Colin M. McDonald (619) 546-9144, and Victor P. White (619) 546-8439 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 18, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Victor Alfonso…
Former Bixby High School Teacher Pleads Guilty After Recording Inappropriate Video of his Students
A former Bixby High School teacher who was caught using his cell phone to inappropriately record underneath a female student’s skirt pleaded guilty today in federal court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint…
Federal Jury Convicts Ripley Felon for Illegally Possessing Firearm and Ammunition
Memphis, TN – Michael Shane Rogers, 37, of Ripley has been found guilty of illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr., announced the guilty verdict…
Vacaville Felon Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of Ammunition
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Guy Joseph Bass, 29, of Vacaville, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of ammunition, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, On…
United States Attorney’s Office District of Arizona July 2021 Immigration and Border Crimes Report
I. Illegal Reentry After Deportation (8 U.S.C. 1326) 144 individuals were charged in July with illegal reentry A. 127 of those 144 individuals had previously been convicted of non-immigration criminal offenses in…
Tulsa Man Sentenced to 210 Months in Federal Prison for Strangling his Wife to Death
A Tulsa man who strangled and killed his wife in 2019 was sentenced today in federal court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. “Brandon Smith was sentenced to 210 months in federal…
Joint Law Enforcement Investigation Leads To The Indictment Of 25 Defendants On Federal Drug And Gun Charges
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Acting U.S. Attorney William T. Stetzer announced today that a multi-agency investigation into methamphetamine trafficking and illegal firearm possession in Western North Carolina has led to federal drug and…