Catalano Gets Five Years for Endangering Child in CASM Case
FREEHOLD, NJ – John V. Catalano, 36, of Nottingham Way in Freehold, was sentenced to five years in a New Jersey State Prison for second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child –…
Fire Displaces Family in Gloucester Township
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – A family was displaced Tuesday morning by a house fire in Gloucester Township. According to police, at 9:31 am, the Gloucester Township Police Department responded to South Collins…
Man Charged After Three-Month-Old Baby Left to Die Unattended in Car in Allegheny County
UPPER ST. CLAIR, PA – A three-month-old baby died after being left unattended in a car back in June and this week, the man responsible the child’s death was arrested and charged.…
Long Branch Man Sought Inappropriate Encounter with Juvenile, Police
by Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office FREEHOLD, NJ – A joint operation conducted by members of the Prosecutor’s Office working in conjunction with the FBI has resulted in a Long Branch man being…
Newark Teen Assaulted by Brick Inside Sock During Argument with Three Suspects
NEWARK, NJ – A female teen in Newark was assaulted by another wielding a brick inside a sock on Wednesday. According to police, she was struck in the face and then threatened…
Putnam County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – James Michael Pritt, 40, of Buffalo, Putnam County, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, for attempted sex trafficking…
U.S. Attorney Announces $3.64 Million Settlement Of Civil Fraud Lawsuit Against Menswear Company And Its Manager For Underpaying Customs Duties Owed On Apparel Imported Into The United States
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, AnnMarie Highsmith, Executive Assistant Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (“CBP”) Office of Trade, and Francis Russo, Director,…
Hope Man Sentenced to 138 months Imprisonment for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine
COEUR D’ALENE – Sean Robert Wathen, 50, was sentenced in United States District Court for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill sentenced Wathen to 138 months in prison…
Butte woman sentenced to prison for stealing more than $600,000 from elderly, blind victim under her guardianship
MISSOULA — A Butte woman who admitted to stealing more than $600,000 from an elderly and blind woman, now deceased, who was under her care, and spending the money instead on lake…
Two Defendants Charged With Firearms And Narcotics Trafficking
Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Frank A. Tarentino III, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), and…
Massachusetts Fugitive Charged With Possessing Fentanyl And Cocaine
Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Frank A. Tarentino III, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), Ricky…
Toppenish Woman Charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses
Yakima, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that a federal grand jury has indicted Susen Ann Gorst, age 34, of Toppenish, Washington.…
Two Methamphetamine Traffickers Are Sentenced To Prison
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell sentenced Da Lee, 38, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, and Paul Mark James, 52, of Gastonia, North Carolina, to 168 months and 54 months…
Oakland Resident Charged In Scheme To Distribute Drugs In The Tenderloin District Of San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO – The Office of the United States Attorney filed a federal criminal complaint charging Elio Hernandez-Zuniga with distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, announced U.S. Attorney Stephanie…
Tri-Cities Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Aurelio James Gonzalez, 30, of Kennewick Washington was sentenced in federal court in…
Robert Lenard Booth Sentenced To Ten Years For Defrauding Investors Of Over $2 Million In International Boiler Room Scheme
Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ROBERT LENARD BOOTH, a/k/a “Trevor Nicholas,” was sentenced to ten years in prison for defrauding investors of…
Maryland Men Sentenced to Prison Terms for Membership in Computer Fraud and Identity Theft Ring That Targeted State Governments
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Guy Cuomo a/k/a “John Monaco,” age 54, of Frederick, Maryland, was sentenced today to 45 months in prison for computer fraud, misuse of a social security number, aggravated…
Man Pleads Guilty to 2019 Delaware County Murder
A 28-year-old man pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court for taking part in the 2019 Delaware County murder of Jerry Tapp and the shooting of a second victim, announced U.S. Attorney Clint…
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…
Fentanyl Seizures at Border Continue to Spike, Making San Diego a National Epicenter for Fentanyl Trafficking; U.S. Attorney’s Office Prioritizes Prosecutions and Prevention Programs
Assistant U. S. Attorney Adam Gordon (619) 546-6720 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 12, 2022 SAN DIEGO – More deadly fentanyl is being seized by border officials in San Diego and Imperial…