Ghanaian National Sentenced for Online Romance Fraud Scheme
NORFOLK, Va. – A Ghanaian national was sentenced on Friday to 40 months in prison for wire fraud as part of his scheme to defraud victims on a dating website. “The defendant…
Homestead Man Sentenced for Role in Braddock-Area Drug Case
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Homestead, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to time served and two years of supervised release with 180 days home confinement, on his conviction of…
Hammond Man Sentenced to 117 Months of Imprisonment
HAMMOND-Salvador Alvin, 26, of Hammond, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon following his guilty plea to possessing with intent to distribute cocaine and possessing a firearm in…
Belfry Man Sentenced to 197 Months for Conspiracy to Distribute 500 grams or more of Methamphetamine
LONDON, Ky.— A Belfry, Ky., man, Brian Keith Wells, 45, was sentenced on Monday to 197 months in prison, by U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier, for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams…
Aiken County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Jamal Rashad Justice, 41, of Aiken, S.C., on 10 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes…
‘Our Values Are On Trial’: Bradley Foundation Prize Winners Stress Liberty In Times Of Crisis
The winners of the Bradley Prizes stressed the importance of individual liberty during times of crisis in their speeches Monday, arguing freedom was under siege and that conservative values were more important…
Another teenager, 14, shot and killed in Columbus
COLUMBUS, OH – On Monday, September 13, 2021, at 10:03 pm, Columbus Police Officers were called to 1500 block of Arlington Ave. on a report of a shooting. On arrival, officers found…
School bus carrying 15 girls involved in serious crash in Lakewood
LAKEWOOD, NJ – A school bus heading to a private all-girls school in Lakewood carrying 15 children was involved in a crash that left one car on its side and the bus…
New York Governor Hochul under fire for school mask policy after this photo goes viral
On her first day in office, Governor Kathy Hochul announced a new, comprehensive plan to help ensure a safe, productive return to schools this fall in the midst of rising COVID-19 numbers fueled…
Tulsa Man Sentenced to 47 months in Prison for Domestic Violence Assault
A Tulsa man was sentenced Monday in federal court for assaulting and strangling his former intimate partner, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge Claire V. Eagan sentenced Terrance DuJuan…
Indian national admits to role in government impersonation call center scam
HOUSTON – A 37-year-old Indian citizen who was illegally residing in Houston has entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Between April…
Texas plastics corporation will pay nearly $3M for violating Clean Air Act
HOUSTON – Formosa Plastics Corporation has agreed to pay $2.85 million in civil penalties and improve its risk management program to resolve alleged violations of the Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions of the…
Cresson, PA Man Sentenced to Nearly 22 Years in Prison and 20 Years’ Supervised Release for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Cresson, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 262 months in prison and 20 years of supervised release on his conviction of production…
Jury Convicts Foreign Service Officer and Former Spouse for Obtaining U.S. Citizenship by Fraud
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A federal jury convicted a California woman and Russian-born man on Friday on charges of conspiracy and obtaining U.S. citizenship by fraud. According to court records and evidence presented at…
Guilty Plea in a Mail Theft and Bank Fraud Scheme Committed Throughout Northern California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Richard Beldon Waters III, 29, of Contra Costa County, pleaded guilty today to bank fraud and possession of stolen U.S. mail, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According…
South Bend Man Sentenced To More Than 24 Years In Federal Prison For Child Sex Abuse
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — Alexander Scott Yossett, 28, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced to 293 months (more than 24 years) in federal prison for committing sexual…
Methamphetamine trafficking sends Belt man to prison
GREAT FALLS — A Belt man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in Cascade County was sentenced today to 38 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, Acting…
United States Attorney’s Office District of Arizona August 2021 Immigration and Border Crimes Report
I. Illegal Reentry After Deportation (8 U.S.C. 1326) 212 individuals were charged in August with illegal reentry A. 180 of those 212 individuals had previously been convicted of non-immigration criminal offenses in…
Navajo woman sentenced to 19 years in prison for manslaughter in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Trudy Martinez, 30, of Bread Springs, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced on Sept. 10 in federal court to 19 years in…
High-Ranking Member of Los Zetas Cartel Sentenced in Eastern District of Texas to a Term of Life Imprisonment
PLANO, Texas – A Mexican national and high-ranking member of the Los Zetas cartel received a life sentence for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney…