Joplin Man Sentenced for Meth, Illegal Firearms

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Joplin, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for possessing methamphetamine to distribute and for illegally possessing firearms. Nathan Scott Thomas, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District…

Monrovia Agrees to Ensure Equal Access for Persons with Disabilities to Its Transportation Services Program

LOS ANGELES – The City of Monrovia has entered into a settlement agreement with the United States to ensure that individuals with disabilities have equal access to its transportation services program,…

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Nine Individuals On Drug Trafficking Charges

INDIANAPOLIS – A federal grand jury in Indianapolis returned indictments charging nine people with various charges including several counts of distribution of controlled substances, money laundering, and possession with intent to distribute…

Six Allegheny County Residents Indicted on Drug Charges

PITTSBURGH – Six residents of Allegheny County have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of violating federal narcotic laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen Kaufman announced today. The three…

Syndicato de Nuevo Mexico gang member found guilty in cold case federal murder trial

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – On Sept. 16, a federal jury in Las Cruces, New Mexico, found Angel DeLeon, 43, of Mexico, guilty of murder. DeLeon will remain…

Doctor Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Millions Of Oxycodone Pills Illegally

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that RUVIM KRUPKIN, a former New York state-licensed doctor, was sentenced yesterday to 120 months in prison for…

Bridgeport Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin Distribution Charge

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KEVIN LUCAS, also known as “Dutch,” 61, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to…

Dominican National Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

BOSTON – A Dominican national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for fentanyl trafficking in connection with the seizure of approximately 20 kilograms of heroin and 10 kilos of fentanyl.…

United States Reaches $842,500 Settlement with two Public Universities and the North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service to Resolve Alleged False Claims for AmeriCorps Funds

Acting United States Attorney G. Norman Acker, III, and AmeriCorps today announced settlements with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (“UNC-CH”), East Carolina University (“ECU”), and the North Carolina Commission…

Martinsburg man admits to drug charge

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA –Ian Andre Carr, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Carr, 49, pleaded guilty today to one count…

Illinois Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Iowa Meth Conviction

On September 17, 2021, a man who conspired to distribute meth was sentenced to 15 years’ in federal prison. Adrian Estrada, 29, from Rockford, Illinois, had previously pled guilty on April 10,…

Columbus Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon

Jackson, Miss. – A Columbus man pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of…

Pittsburgh Man Sentenced in West End Drug Case

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to time served with five years of supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, Acting…

Former Fall River Mayor Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison

BOSTON – Jasiel F. Correia II, the former Mayor of Fall River, Mass., was sentenced today in connection with a scheme to defraud investors and extorting and conspiring to extort marijuana vendors…

Albuquerque man sentenced to five years in prison for assault in Indian Country

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Patrick Duran, 32, of Albuquerque and formerly of Dulce, New Mexico, was sentenced on Sept. 20 in federal court to five years in…

St. Louis woman sentenced for embezzling funds from local union

ST. LOUIS – United States District Judge Matthew T. Schelp sentenced Yvette Luster to 18 months in prison today. The defendant had previously pleaded guilty in May to embezzlement. Luster was…

Fredericksburg Man Pleads Guilty to Straw Purchasing Numerous Firearms

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Fredericksburg man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to make false statements to federally licensed firearms dealers during the purchase of firearms. “This case serves as another example of…

Long Island MS-13 Gang Member Pleads Guilty to 2016 Murder in Brentwood

Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Nelson Argueta-Quintanilla, a member of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside (Sailors) clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, a transnational criminal…

Former federal probation officer pleads guilty to false statements regarding performance of supervisory duties

AUGUSTA, GA: A former U.S. Probation Officer for the Southern District of Georgia admitted he lied about performing his supervisory duties. Enoch Eller Jr., 47, of Augusta, pled guilty to one count…

Men Who Fenced Stolen Diamonds Sentenced to 15+ Years

Five men who purchased jewelry stolen from traveling diamond salesman have been sentenced to a combined 190 months in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $7 million in restitution, announced…

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