Migrant Gets 20 Years for Scallop Boat Murder
BOSTON – It was murder on the high seas aboard a Massachusetts based scallop boat in 2018 and today, four years later, the Virginia man who committed the crime is finally heading…
MS-13 Gang Member Extradited from El Salvador to Face Racketeering and Murder Charges on Long Island
LONG ISLAND, NY (PRESS RELEASE – DOJ) – José Jonathan Guevara-Castro, also known as “Suspechoso” (Guevara-Castro), an alleged member of the violent transnational criminal organization La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the…
Platinum Partners Portfolio Manager Daniel Small Convicted of Defrauding Bondholders in a Multi-Million Dollar Scheme
Daniel Small, a former portfolio manager for Platinum Partners L.P. (Platinum), was convicted today by a federal jury in Brooklyn on charges of securities fraud and securities fraud conspiracy for his role…
Waterbury Resident Pleads Guilty to False Statement Charge Involving COVID-19 Vaccine Records
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Phillip M. Coyne, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced that ZAYA POWELL,…
Jackson GOP Sued in an Attempt to Force Nomination of Reina for Mayor, Claim of Religious Discrimination
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The rift between Jackson Mayor Michael Reina’s “Republicans for Jackson” and the old-time leaders of the Jackson GOP has been taken to a new level this week, a…
Jury Convicts Florida Man for Using a Minor to Produce Sexually Explicit Material
PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal jury in Portland found a New Smyrna Beach, Florida man guilty today for video recording himself sexually abusing a child he met on social media and sharing the abuse…
Belgrade construction company co-owner sentenced to prison for failing to pay $2.8 million in payroll taxes
MISSOULA — The co-owner of H & H Earthworks, Inc., was sentenced today to 30 months in prison after she admitted to failing to pay the IRS more than $2.8 million in…
Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking and Threatening Representative Kevin Hern
A man known for showing up uninvited to political events and attempting to get close to politicians pleaded guilty Wednesday for cyberstalking and making multiple threatening statements regarding U.S. Representative Kevin Hern…
North Bergen Teen Guilty for 2019 Murder in Spring Valley, New York Going to Prison for 19 Years
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – A North Jersey man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for a murder he committed in New York three years ago. According to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E.…
14-Year-Old Expelled From School After Mom Complained About Gender Identity Questionnaire
14-Year-Old Expelled From School After Mom Complained About Gender Identity Questionnaire Reagan Reese on August 10, 2022 A 14-year-old girl was expelled from a Florida school and transferred to another in January…
Bristol Woman Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Purchasing Firearms for Felons
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LEAH BOUCHER, 30, of Bristol, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to…
Twitter Employee Found Guilty of Spying For Saudi Arabia
Twitter Employee Found Guilty of Spying For Saudi Arabia John Hugh DeMastri on August 9, 2022 Former Twitter employee Ahmad Abouammo was found guilty Tuesday of spying and money laundering on behalf…
Four Charged with $150 Million Fraud on San Diego Technology Company
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Meghan E. Heesch, Nicholas W. Pilchak, and Eric R. Olah NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 9, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Charges unsealed today against four individuals, including two…
New Yorker Indicted for Forcing 17-Year-Old Mexican Girlfriend into Prostitution
NEW YORK, NY – A New York City man has been indicted after forcing his 17-year-old girlfriend from Mexico into prostitution in Queens. According to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, Orlando Ramirez,…
Travel Agent Sentenced To Prison For Fraud On Clients, Cruise Lines And Payment Processors
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Diana M. Hopkins (48, Wimauma) to 37 months in federal prison for wire fraud, access device fraud, and money laundering. As…
Eliot Maine Man Charged With Interstate Stalking
CONCORD, N.H. – Michael Chick, 39, of Eliot, Maine, was charged via complaint in federal court with interstate stalking, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced…
Ahmaud Arbery Killers Receive Second Life Sentence For Hate Crime
Ahmaud Arbery Killers Receive Second Life Sentence For Hate Crime Trevor Schakohl on August 8, 2022 A white man and his father both serving life in prison for 25-year-old black man Ahmaud…
After Eight Years on the Run, NYC Murder Suspect Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison
NEW YORK, NY (PRESS RELEASE) – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Troy Thomas, 37, has been sentenced to 25-years-to-life in prison following a jury trial conviction for the December…
Yonkers High School Student Killed in Hit and Run Crash
Yonkers, NY (PRESS RELEASE) – On Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022, at approximately 12:20 AM, members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to the 600 block of McLean Avenue on a report of…
Cassville High School Teacher Sentenced to 30 Years for Sextortion Scheme
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A southern Missouri high school teacher was sentenced in federal court today for a sextortion scheme in which 11 identified child victims, and dozens more child victims who have…