Bergen County Man Sentenced To 97 Months In Prison For Decade-Long $60 Million Fraud Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – A Bergen County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 97 months in prison on March 30, 2022 for orchestrating a long-running bank and securities fraud scheme, which led to…

Two Men Sentenced to Prison for Heroin Distribution

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Two men, William E. Sykes, Jr., 54, and Dionte Marquell Brown, 25, both of Silvis, Illinois, were sentenced on March 29, 2022, for their roles in a conspiracy…

New Yorker Who Killed Wife, Injured Daughter During Stabbing Rampage Gets 19 Years in Prison

NEW YORK, NY – A New York man, Jawad Hussain, 60, has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for fatally stabbing his wife and injuring his daughter in January 2019, according…

Wrong-Way Drunk Driver who Killed Two, Including Teen in Westchester County Sentenced to Prison

ARDLEY, NY – Jamie Paucar, the drunk driver who drove the wrong way down a street causing a head-on collision that killed two in January of 2020 is heading to prison. Paucar,…

Chula Vista Man Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Pills that Caused Overdose Death of 20-Year-Old

Assistant U. S. Attorney Jennifer E. McCollough (619) 546-8773 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – March 29, 2022 SAN DIEGO –Jonathan Mefford was sentenced in federal court today to 190 months in prison for…

Former Lawrence County Attorney Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Federal Program Theft

FRANKFORT, Ky. – The former County Attorney for Lawrence County, Michael T. Hogan, and his wife and legal secretary, Joy M. Hogan, 41, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, before U.S. District Judge Gregory…

New York Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Role in Kidnapping

NEWARK, N.J. – A Bronx, New York, man was sentenced today to 180 months in prison for his role in a kidnapping in Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.…

New Jersey GOP Congressional Candidate Slapped with DUI, Reckless Driving Charges

BELLMAWR, NJ – A New Jersey Republican Congressional Candidate who had previously served time in prison for a drunk driving charge that resulted in the death of a 19-year-old in 2007 has…

Former Worcester Housing Official Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for $2.3 Million Property Development Fraud Scheme

BOSTON – A former employee of the City of Worcester’s Housing Development Office and Executive Office of Economic Development was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for her role in a…

Jordan Palmer joins U.S. Attorney’s Office

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced today that Jordan Palmer has joined the office as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Wheeling. Palmer will serve in the office’s civil…

Jackson Heights Teen Indicted After Drug Deal Gone Wrong Turned Deadly

NEW YORK, NY – A drug deal went wrong and turned deadly when Joseph Barahona, 19, along with two others, tried to steal marijuana from an 18-year-old man by holding him at…

Ocean Gate Financial Auditing Firm Should Be Also Held Liable For Missing Decade of Theft by Mayor

OCEAN GATE, NJ – Last week, it was announced that Ocean Gate Mayor Paul Kennedy was caught stealing thousands of dollars from municipal resources in a well-orchestrated scam against the people of…

Englewood Health Appoints New Physician Leaders in Three Specialties

“We thank our former chiefs, Drs. Marc Arginteanu, David Henick, and David Abramson, for their years of dedicated service to Englewood Health, our patients, and the communities we serve,” said Warren Geller,…

Connecticut Man Admits Role in New Jersey Political Consultant’s Murder for Hire Plot

NEWARK, N.J. – A Connecticut man today admitted his role in a murder-for-hire scheme in which a New Jersey-based political consultant paid him and another man to kill a longtime associate, U.S.…

New York Construction Company Owner Indicted for Death of 5-year-old Killed in Wall Collapse

BROOKLYN, NY – A Valley Stream building contractor, Nadeem Anwar, 46, owner of City Wide Construction and Renovations, Inc., was indicted on manslaughter charges of a 5-year-old girl after a wall he…

Mississippi Man Sentenced for Violation of the Federal Gun Control Act

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 TRAVIS LEON MOORE, age 39, was sentenced in the United States District Court after pleading…

Man from El Paso pleads guilty to hostage taking

ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Jonathan Gonzalez, 35, of El Paso, Texas, pleaded guilty in federal court on March 18 to an indictment charging him with one count of conspiracy to take a hostage…

Siskiyou Man Convicted of Bribery of a Public Official, Conspiracy to Commit Bribery, and Manufacturing More than 100 Marijuana Plants

On March 18, 2022, a federal jury convicted Chi Meng Yang, 36, of Montague, of bribery of a public official, conspiracy to commit bribery, and manufacturing more than 100 marijuana plants, U.S.…

Connecticut Man Admits Role in a Murder for Hire

NEWARK, N.J. – A Connecticut man today admitted his role in a murder for hire scheme in which a New Jersey-based political consultant paid him and another man to kill a longtime…

Ex-Savannah B&B manager sentenced to prison for embezzling more than half a million dollars

SAVANNAH, GA: The former manager of a Savannah bed and breakfast has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting she embezzled more than $500,000 from her employer. Chiquita Blake, 47, of Pooler,…

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