Department of Justice Begins Third Distribution of Forfeited Funds to Compensate Victims of Fraud Scheme Facilitated by Western Union

The Department of Justice announced today that the Western Union Remission Fund began its third distribution of approximately $66 million in funds forfeited to the United States from the Western Union Company…

Previous Drug Offender and Cocaine Supplier Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

Baltimore, Maryland – Mark Williams, a/k/a Swanny, age 52, of Elkton, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine. Williams has prior…

Albany Man Sentenced for Scamming Charities with Elaborate Drug Diversion Scheme

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Defendant Lorenzo Hodges, 62, of Albany, NY, was sentenced today to one and a half years in prison, three years of…

Maryland’s “Vax Cash” drawing announces another $40k winner

A former county health department worker is the latest winner to claim a $40,000 prize in the $2 Million VaxCash Promotion. Although the winner from the June 24 drawing chose to remain anonymous,…

Maryland News

Two Ohio men hit million dollar payout on scratch off tickets

FAIRFIELD, OH – Harold Maggard and Garrett Riethmaier of Fairfield are celebrating a $1 million win on Millions. The pair will share the annuity prize of $40,000 a year for 25 years. After…

Ohio News

Jackson Township officials subpoenaed by Department of Justice agents

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Federal agents have issued subpoenas to past and present Jackson Township officials as the Department of Justice continues pushing forward in the federal civil rights lawsuit filed against…

New Jersey News·Politics

Omaha Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Gun Charge

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA – A Nebraska man was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger to 37 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised…

Sixty Defendants Charged in Nationwide Takedown of Sinaloa Cartel Methamphetamine Network

For more information contact: Assistant U. S. Attorney Matthew J. Sutton (619) 546-8941, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole Bredariol (619) 546-8419, and Assistant U. S. Attorney Amy B. Wang (619) 546-6968 Click…

Killeen Couple Admit to Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme Involving Mass Transportation Benefit Program at Fort Hood

WACO – Today, 42-year-old Kevin Romulus Pelayo and 37-year-old Cristine Furio Fredericks admitted to conducting a multi-million-dollar scheme to defraud the U.S. Army with respect to a mass transportation benefit program at…

Camden Man Convicted of Illegal Possession of Weapon

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Camden man was convicted today of unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Marshall Onuorah, 31, of Camden, New Jersey, was convicted…

Jury Convicts Cedar Park Man for Impersonating an FBI Agent

WACO – A federal jury yesterday convicted 52-year-old Jonathan Jefferson Ferris on two counts of impersonating a federal agent. Evidence presented during trial revealed that on multiple occasions in July and August…

South Windsor Man Charged with Defrauding Grandparents of $679K

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced…

McKean County Man Pleads Guilty to Purchasing Meth on the Dark Web for Distribution

ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Kane, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal drug laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Michael Carter,…

Brownsville, PA Man Gets Lengthy Sentence for Producing and Possessing Sexually Exploitive Visuals of Minors

PITTSBURGH – A former resident of Washington County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 28 years’ incarceration, consecutive to any state court sentence, and lifetime supervised release on his conviction…

Mexican National Sentenced to 15 Years for Methamphetamine Trafficking

RALEIGH, N.C. – A Mexican national was sentenced today to 180 months in prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents and information…

Former FEMA Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining the Proceeds of Covid-19 Paycheck Protection Program Loan

Baltimore, Maryland – Tyrese Carter, age 21, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, in connection with a scheme to obtain the proceeds of a COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program Economic…

Turtle Creek Woman Admits Role in Fentanyl Trafficking Scheme

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of narcotics trafficking, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Marleka Robinson, age 26,…

Meriden Man Admits Trafficking Heroin from Bridgeport Markets

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that EDDY ANTONIO TORRES MOREL, 50, of Meriden, pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of conspiracy to possess…

Leader and 14 Members of Newark Drug Trafficking Ring Charged

NEWARK, N.J. – Fifteen people were charged today for their roles in a Newark heroin and crack cocaine distribution organization that sold hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of illegal drugs out…

Judge sentences Chesterfield man for sex trafficking

ST. LOUIS – United States District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig sentenced Jeremy Rogers, 45, of Chesterfield, Missouri, to 10 years imprisonment on today’s date. Rogers pleaded guilty, in February, to one count…

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