Defendant Pleads Guilty to Theft of Funds in Connection with COVID-19 Fraud Case

LAFAYETTE, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Burnell Gabriel Zachary, 37, of Arnaudville, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Carol Whitehurst to receiving…

Natchitoches Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Heroin

SHREVEPORT, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Quintarence D. Morris, 29, of Natchitoches, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Dee D. Drell to…

Hogansburg Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana and Money Laundering

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Adam Jacobs, age 33, of Hogansburg, NY, was sentenced today to serve 70 months in prison for conspiring to distribute marijuana and for money laundering of drug proceeds…

Federal Prosecution of La Placita Robbery Concludes with Final Sentencngs

Bowling Green, Kentucky– Two Honduran nationals, Jonny Alexander Reyes-Martinez and Jorge Santos Caballero-Melgar were sentenced on Monday in U.S. District Court in Bowling Green. Reyes was sentenced to 262 months in prison…

United States reaches a $1.25 Million Settlement with South Carolina Family Practice Clinics for Billing Unnecessary Services to Federal Health Programs

Columbia, South Carolina—- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Colonial Family Practice, LLC, a physician-owned primary and urgent care practice with multiple clinics in South Carolina, has agreed…

Mexican national sentenced to prison for using stolen identity to live, work in Billing community

BILLINGS — A Mexican national who admitted to using personal information stolen from another individual to live and work in the Billings community for years was sentenced today to 51 months in…

Stolen identity scheme sends Jordan man to prison

BILLINGS — A Jordan man who admitted to stealing personal identifying information from family members and acquaintances to obtain credits cards to fund his life and a drug habit was sentenced today to…

CEO Of East Bay-Based Internet Companies Marketing Child-Friendly Services Indicted On Wire Fraud And Securities Fraud Charges

SAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury has indicted Alan Anderson, charging him with wire fraud and securities fraud charges related to a scheme to use materially false and fraudulent pretenses to…

Eight People Charged in South Florida Federal Bank Fraud, Money Laundering Case

Miami, Florida – In a 30-count indictment unsealed today, a Miami federal grand jury charged eight defendants for their roles in a fraudulent check and money laundering scheme. The indictment charges…

Billings man sentenced to prison for bad check scheme, illegal possession of firearm

BILLINGS — A Billings man who admitted to defrauding local businesses by passing stolen and forged checks and to illegally possessing a firearm was sentenced today to five years and five months…

Christian County Man Indicted for Federal Drug and Firearm Offenses

Owensboro, KY. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment on October 13, 2021, charging Nigel Sanders, 31, of Christian County, Kentucky, for Possession with the Intent to Distribute and Distribution of…

Bronx Gang Member Convicted Of Two Attempted Murders

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict yesterday against JOSE CABAN, a/k/a “Nene,” on four counts in a…

Imperial Beach Man Sentenced for Threatening and Tricking Young Girls into Sending Him Sexually Explicit Material

Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Sherwood (619) 546-9690 or Assistant U.S. Attorney Mandy Griffith (619) 546-8970 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – October 20, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Kevin Brito of Imperial Beach was sentenced…

Human Smuggler Pleads Guilty to Operating Phoenix Stash House

TUCSON, Ariz. –Macario Ulises Barragan-Cisneros, 45, of Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday in connection with his role as the operator of a human smuggling stash house located in Phoenix, Arizona.…

14 Defendants Charged with Drug Trafficking Conspiracy and Related Crimes in Racine, Wisconsin, and Elsewhere

Richard G. Frohling, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on October 20, 2021, a federal indictment was unsealed that charged thirteen Racine-area individuals with conspiracy to…

Tulsa Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investor and Banks of Millions of Dollars

A con artist who defrauded a man out of $4.5 million and defrauded banks out of $3.9 million pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. William…

There’s A ‘Nationwide Pushback’ After School Association Compared Parents To ‘Domestic Terrorists’

Samantha Renck on October 20, 2021 Corey DeAngelis, a senior fellow at the Reason Foundation, spoke with the Daily Caller News Foundation’s Samantha Renck about school boards across the country pushing back…

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Federal Jury Convicts Felon in Possession of a Firearm

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal jury convicted a Marion County man on Tuesday of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,…

Wando Man Sentenced to Fifteen Years in Federal Prison for Folly Road Bank Robbery

Charleston, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart, announced today that Quinton Allen Manigault, 26, of Wando, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to…

Suitland Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Coercion of a 14-Year-Old Child

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Sean Levan Henson, age 28, of Suitland, Maryland to 10 years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for…

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