Operator of Missouri Aircraft Supply Businesses Pleads Guilty in $7 Million Fraud Scheme

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Joleen D. Simpson,…

July 19, 2022

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Jury convicts foreign citizen in Mission harboring conspiracy

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McALLEN, Texas – A federal jury in McAllen has convicted a 27-year-old Mexican citizen for conspiracy and harboring and transporting aliens within the country, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. The jury…

July 19, 2022

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Former Highland Park Police Detective Sentenced to 2 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl-laced Heroin

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DETROIT – A former Detective with the Highland Park Police Department was sentenced to two years in prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl-laced heroin, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.…

July 19, 2022

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Windsor Resident Admits Defrauding Employer and its Lender of More Than $700K

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Vanessa Roberts Avery, 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, announced that MARGARET…

July 19, 2022

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Brighton Man Arrested for $1.5 Million COVID-Relief Fraud

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BOSTON – The owner of a Massachusetts-based food truck business has been arrested and charged in connection with allegedly filing fraudulent loan applications in order to obtain $1.5 million in pandemic relief…

July 19, 2022

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New Jersey Man Sentenced for Sending Threatening Communications to Black Maryland Woman and Her Family

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Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced Michael Marotta, age 26, of Sewell, New Jersey to three years of probation with a 30-day term of community confinement, preceded by…

July 19, 2022

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Former Enforcer for New Bedford Latin Kings Chapter Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy

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BOSTON – A former member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) was sentenced today on racketeering charges. Jose Vasquez, a/k/a “King Fearless,”…

July 19, 2022

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Macon Man Sentenced to the Statutory Maximum Prison Sentence for Distributing Child Sexual Assault Material

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MACON, Ga. – A Macon resident was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison after he assumed the social media identity of a 12-year-old girl using threats and then forced the victim to…

July 19, 2022

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Final Cherry Hill Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Participating in Racketeering Conspiracy Including Murdering an Individual Believed to be a Rival Gang Member

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Baltimore, Maryland – Travis Alewine, a/k/a “Sticks,” age 30, of Baltimore, Maryland pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise in connection with his membership in the “Hillside” gang,…

July 19, 2022

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Fairfield Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Reginald Lamont Thomas, 47, of Fairfield, pleaded guilty today to nine counts of bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According…

July 19, 2022

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Johnstown Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Possessing Firearms and Ammunition

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JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A former resident of Johnstown, PA pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Hasus L.…

July 19, 2022

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Prostitution Sting Arrest Results in Nine-Year Prison Sentence for Norman Man with Multiple Felony Convictions Found in Possession of Firearm

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Earlier this week, EUGENE DESHON HALL, 41, of Norman, was sentenced to serve more than nine years in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm after previously being…

July 19, 2022

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Two Men from Wounded Knee Charged with First Degree Murder

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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that two Wounded Knee, South Dakota, men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for First Degree Murder, Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury,…

July 19, 2022

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Phoenix Man Charged with Assaulting Federal Officer During Arrest for Transporting Illegal Aliens

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TUCSON, Ariz. – Last week, Brandon Hall, 33, of Phoenix, Arizona, and Martina Vega, 41, of Superior, Arizona, were charged by criminal complaint with Conspiring to Transport Illegal Aliens While Placing in…

July 19, 2022

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Four People Charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl in Northeastern South Dakota

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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that four South Dakota residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. Jevon McLeod, a/k/a “Buddy Traffick”,…

July 19, 2022

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Department of Justice Press Releases

The Justice Department today announced a complaint filed in the District of Kansas to forfeit cryptocurrency paid as ransom to North Korean hackers or otherwise used to launder such ransom payments. In…

July 19, 2022

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Rapid City Man Sentenced for Drug Distribution

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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on July 8, 2022, by Judge…

July 19, 2022

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Kyle Woman Indicted for First Degree Murder

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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Kyle, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for First Degree Murder and Felony Child Abuse and Neglect. Billie…

July 19, 2022

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Bronx Man Involved in Brazen Burglary Ring Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Federal Prison

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Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSEPHER Y. CARTAGENA, 26, of the Bronx, New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea…

July 19, 2022

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Campbell County Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of a Firearm

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COVINGTON, Ky. – A Bellevue, Ky., man, Perrin George March V, 27, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, before U.S. District Judge David Bunning, to illegal possession of a firearm. According to March’s plea…

July 19, 2022

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