Hardin man sentenced to seven years in prison for raping woman on Crow Indian Reservation

BILLINGS – A Hardin man who admitted to raping a woman on the Crow Indian Reservation after meeting her in a Hardin casino was sentenced today to seven years in prison followed…

Federal Grand Jury A Indictments Announced – June

Acting United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the June 2021 Federal Grand Jury A. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments…

Metropolis Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Preparing False Returns

Metropolis, Ill. – Shawn Nowlin, 55, of Metropolis, Illinois, has been sentenced to one year in prison for assisting in the preparation of false federal tax returns. Court records show that Nowlin…

Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing and Attempting to Sell Large Amounts of Fentanyl, Cocaine and Methamphetamine

FRESNO, Calif. — Jose Mario Quintero Beltran, 31, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According…

Claymont Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Fake Oxycodone Pills that Contained Fentanyl

WILMINGTON, Del. – A Claymont, Delaware man was sentenced today to over 10 years in federal prison for possessing fake oxycodone pills containing fentanyl with intent to distribute. According to court documents,…

17 Indicted in Large-Scale Methamphetamine, Heroin, and Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracies

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned two indictments Thursday against a total of 17 defendants for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.…

Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-Related Unemployment Benefits for Prison Inmates

RICHMOND, Va. – A Glen Allen woman pleaded guilty today to mail fraud for her role in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain pandemic-related unemployment benefits for 22 prison inmates, which she shared…

Kidnapping Charges Added to Shasta Lake Restaurant Owners Charged with Forced Labor and Harboring of Aliens

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment Thursday adding the charges of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and kidnapping to the previous charges of conspiracy to commit forced labor,…

Saraland Man Sentenced to More Than Twenty Years in Methamphetamine and Firearms Case

SARALAND, ALABAMA – United States Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama announced that William Thomas Carver II, 44, of Saraland, was sentenced today for his participation in a…

Detroit Man Sentenced to 240 Months for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Overdose

LEXINGTON, Ky.— Martinus Shamar Watts, 32, of Detroit, was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison on Friday, by U.S. District Judge Karen K. Caldwell, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute…

AP: Snowboarder dies after getting caught in avalanche

Guilty Verdict in Case of Unpermitted Snowboard-Instruction Business on Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, Within the Inyo National Forest

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — After a one–day bench trial, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston found Jason E. Murchison, 37, of Huntington Beach, guilty today of one count of operating an unpermitted business…

Office Manager Pleads Guilty To Embezzling More Than $1 Million From His Former Employer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Richard Allen Clark, 55, of Lenoir, N.C., appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David C. Keesler today and pleaded guilty to federal charges for embezzling more than $1 million from…

Teacher charged for rape after affair with former student at Delcastle Technical High School

Wilmington– Delaware State Police have arrested 48-year-old James Berman, a former Delcastle Technical High School teacher for multiple counts of Rape after accusations of a sexual relationship with a former student. On…

Charlotte Woman Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For Falsely Obtaining Coronavirus Relief Loan

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jasmine Johnnae Clifton, 24, of Charlotte, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David C. Keesler today and pleaded guilty to wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining a COVID-19 loan for almost…

Four Plead Guilty to Multi-State Dogfighting Conspiracy

RICHMOND, Va. – Four defendants pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Virginia to federal dogfighting and conspiracy charges for their roles in an interstate dogfighting network across the District of Columbia,…

Dallas Brothers Convicted of Supplying Heroin in Overdose

PLANO, Texas – Two Dallas brothers have been found guilty of drug violations related to a 2019 overdose in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.…

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

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Today, one day before a jury trial was scheduled to begin, Hack Townsend Culling Jr., 28, of Fairfield, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm,…

Parolee Pleads Guilty to Jailhouse COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Fraud

FRESNO, Calif. — Christina Smith, 38, who was on parole and had previously been incarcerated at the Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla, pleaded guilty in federal court today to conspiracy…

Madera Man Pleads Guilty to Poly-Drug Conspiracy

FRESNO, Calif. — Patrick Maldonado, 46, of Madera, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According…

Two Arkansas Physicians Sentenced to a Total of 150 Months in Federal Prison for Prescription Fraud

FORT SMITH – Fort Smith physician and Rogers physician were sentenced today on one count each of Distribution of a Controlled Substance without an Effective Prescription. The Honorable Judge P. K. Holmes…

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