Everton Man Sentenced for Illegal Firearm
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – An Everton, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing the firearm he was carrying at the time he was arrested for rape and sex trafficking…
Teachers, Parents Challenge New Hampshire’s Anti-CRT Legislation In Federal Lawsuit
Anti-CRT legislation in New Hampshire is being challenged by teachers and parents in a complaint filed Monday in federal court. The New Hampshire affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), along…
Jury Convicts 3 Participants in a Prison Drug-Smuggling Operation
PITTSBURGH – Noah Landfried, Michel Cercone, and Anthony Smith were convicted at the conclusion of a six-day jury trial of conspiring to distribute Schedule I and II controlled substances between 2017 and…
Milwaukee Man Federally Indicted for Seven Armed Robberies of Tow Truck Drivers
Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced that on December 14, 2021, that a Milwaukee man was indicted for seven armed robberies of tow truck drivers in the Milwaukee area between…
Milwaukee Man Indicted on Federal Sex Trafficking Charges
Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced today that a federal grand jury had returned an indictment charging Samuel Spencer (age 49) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with three counts of sex trafficking…
Columbus Man Convicted of Tampering with a Witness in a Federal Gun Case
COLUMBUS, Ga. – A Columbus resident with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced to prison after he orchestrated others from jail to compel a witness in a separate federal case against him…
13 year-Old Charged with Homicide for Killing 5 year-Old Sibling
PENNS HILLS, PENNSYLVANIA – On November 22, 2021 at approximately 5:33 PM, officers of the Penn HillsPolice Department responded to a call of a shooting incident in the 100 block of the…
Monroe County Man Sentenced To 10 Years’ Imprisonment For Attempted Online Enticement Of A Minor To Engage In Sexual Activity
SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Earnest Lee Pittman, Jr., age 46, of Cresco, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on December 14, 2021 to ten years’…
Mishawaka Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison
SOUTH BEND – Antonio Wells, 32 years old, of Mishawaka, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Robert L. Miller after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of…
Davenport Uncle and Nephew Sentenced to Prison for Drug and Firearm Charges
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Two Davenport men, Donnie Spencer, age 70, and Rafiel Lee Owens, age 35, were sentenced on Monday, December 13, 2021 by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose.…
DC Man Sentenced for Multi-Kilogram Cocaine Conspiracy
A Washington, DC man was sentenced yesterday to 70 months in prison for conspiring to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. According to court documents, since at least July 2019, Marcelin…
ICE attends memorial in El Salvador remembering victims of El Mozote massacre 40 years later, coinciding with Human Rights Day
WASHINGTON – Representatives from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center (HRVWCC) traveled to El Salvador this week to remember the victims of the largest single…
San Diego Man Indicted for Multimillion-Dollar Investment Scheme
Assistant U. S. Attorney Andrew J. Galvin (619) 546-9721 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 14, 2021 SAN DIEGO – A indictment unsealed today charges San Diego resident Denny Bhakta with securities fraud…
Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Investigation Leads to 30 Years in Prison for Shreveport Man
SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that a Shreveport man was sentenced today by United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote for his involvement in a drug trafficking…
Illegal Possession of Firearm Lands Man in Federal Prison
SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Christopher D. Smith, 25, of Shreveport, Louisiana, has been sentenced by Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to…
KC Man Crashed Stolen Car Into House, Sentenced for Illegal Firearm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, man who crashed a stolen car into a house after smoking methamphetamine was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm. William…
Portland Man Sentenced in Connection with Drive-By Shooting
PORTLAND, Maine—A Portland man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. Chief U.S. District Judge…
Springfield Man Indicted for Child Sexual Exploitation
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Missouri, man who contacted hundreds of children through a teen dating website was indicted by a federal grand jury today on child sexual exploitation charges. Kody Ryan…
CEO of Shreveport Federal Credit Union Pleads Guilty to Charges in Federal Court
SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Helen Godfrey-Smith, 72, of Shreveport, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote to making and using…
Henderson Man Sentenced To Prison For Child Sex Trafficking And Related Offenses
LAS VEGAS – A Henderson, Nevada, resident was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for engaging in sexually explicit conversations over Facebook with three girls, requesting nude photos from them, and…