Rantoul Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Enticement of a Minor
URBANA, Ill. – Michael D. Turner, 36, of the 1500 block of Hobson Drive in Rantoul, Ill., was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison, to be followed by 10 years…
Hobart Man Charged
HAMMOND- Sergio Gutierrez, age 49, of Hobart, Indiana, has been charged by way of an Indictment with mail fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tina L. Nommay. According to documents in this case,…
Iranian National Sentenced for Illegally Exporting Military Sensitive Items
SAN ANTONIO – An Iranian national was sentenced today to 63 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Mehrdad Ansari,…
Captain Phip’s Seafood Pleads Guilty to Visa Fraud Resulting in Foreign Workers Being Paid Lower Wages Than Those to Which They Were Entitled
Baltimore, Maryland – Phillip J. “Jamie” Harrington III, age 50, of Dorchester, Maryland, and his company, Capt. Phip’s Seafood Inc. pleaded guilty today to unlawful employment of undocumented workers and to visa…
District Woman Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Arson of Large Southeast Washington Apartment Building
WASHINGTON –Laketia Hazelwood, 33, of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to a four-year prison term for an arson that took place in June 2019 at Pennsylvania…
Michigan Man Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
A Michigan man was sentenced today to 32 months in federal prison for fraudulently seeking nearly $1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under…
Recidivist Delaware County Drug Trafficker Sentenced For Attempting to Purchase 20 Kilos of Cocaine During Undercover Sting Operation
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Romel Bolger, 41, of Drexel Hill, PA, was sentenced to ten years and four months in prison, and five years of…
Swampscott Financial Advisor Sentenced for Stealing Former Client’s Retirement Assets
BOSTON – A Swampscott financial advisor was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for defrauding an elderly victim and her bank by stealing the victim’s retirement assets. Felix Gorovodsky, 29, was…
14 Defendants Indicted, Including the Entire Administration of the Colombo Organized Crime Family
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, a 19-count indictment was unsealed charging 14 defendants, including 10 members and associates of the Colombo crime family of La Cosa Nostra and a member…
Isleta man charged with sexual abuse and assault in Indian Country
ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Jonathan Jojola, 33, an enrolled member of the Isleta Pueblo, was arraigned on Sept. 8 in federal court on a two-count indictment charging him…
Navajo man pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Indian Country
ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Brandon Charley, 36, of Prewitt, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty on Sept. 8 to voluntary manslaughter…
Former Inmate Sentenced to 43 Months in Prison for Role in Scheme to use Drones to Smuggle Contraband into Federal Correctional Facility at Fort Dix
NEWARK, N.J. – A Hudson County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 43 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to use drones to smuggle contraband, including cell phones…
Virginia Beach Couple Sentenced for $31 Million Coupon Fraud Scheme
NORFOLK, Va. – A Virginia Beach woman was sentenced today to 12 years in prison, following last month’s sentencing of her husband to over 7 years in prison, for perpetrating a counterfeit…
CBP Officers at the El Paso ports of entry seize over $2 million worth of narcotics and arrest 25 fugitives
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at the El Paso area ports of entry, seized over 83 pounds of cocaine, more than seven pounds of fentanyl, over 73…
Former Pittsburgh Drug Felon Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
PITTSBURGH, PA – A former Pittsburgh resident has been sentenced in federal court to 15 years of imprisonment on his conviction of violating the federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen…
Tennessee Doctor Pleads Guilty To Maintaining An Illegal Drug Premises
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On September 13, 2021, Dr. David Newman, 61, of Maryville, Tenn. entered a guilty plea to maintaining his pain clinic as an illegal drug premises in the Eastern District…
Ophthalmologist Pleads Guilty To Seven-Year Healthcare Fraud Scheme And To Defrauding SBA Program Intended To Help Small Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that AMEET GOYAL, an ophthalmologist in Rye, New York, pled guilty yesterday to perpetrating a seven-year healthcare fraud…
Ghanaian National Sentenced for Online Romance Fraud Scheme
NORFOLK, Va. – A Ghanaian national was sentenced on Friday to 40 months in prison for wire fraud as part of his scheme to defraud victims on a dating website. “The defendant…
Homestead Man Sentenced for Role in Braddock-Area Drug Case
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Homestead, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to time served and two years of supervised release with 180 days home confinement, on his conviction of…
Hammond Man Sentenced to 117 Months of Imprisonment
HAMMOND-Salvador Alvin, 26, of Hammond, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon following his guilty plea to possessing with intent to distribute cocaine and possessing a firearm in…