Chicago Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Bank Fraud and Identity Theft

PEORIA, Ill. –Boyd Egan, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced on August 13, 2021, to nine years in federal prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for bank fraud and…

Federal Grand Jury Indicts San Antonio Man on Sexual Exploitation Charges

PEORIA, Ill. – A federal grand jury today returned an indictment charging Corbett Eugene Hayes, 40, of San Antonio, Texas, with sexual exploitation of a minor. The indictment charges Hayes with having…

Chicago pharmacist selling fake COVID-19 vaccine cards could spend 10 years in federal prison

A Chicago pharmacist was arrested Tuesday for allegedly selling COVID-19 vaccination cards online. Federal agents arrested pharmacist Tangtang Zhao on Tuesday, alleging he sold 125 authentic Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

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San Diego Resident Sentenced for Firearms Charges

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Timothy F. Salel and Jonathan Shapiro 619-546-8225 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 16, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Grey Zamudio, a San Diego resident who has expressed racist and…

United States Attorney’s Office District of Arizona July 2021 Immigration and Border Crimes Report

I. Illegal Reentry After Deportation (8 U.S.C. 1326) 144 individuals were charged in July with illegal reentry A. 127 of those 144 individuals had previously been convicted of non-immigration criminal offenses in…

Tulsa Man Sentenced to 210 Months in Federal Prison for Strangling his Wife to Death

A Tulsa man who strangled and killed his wife in 2019 was sentenced today in federal court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. “Brandon Smith was sentenced to 210 months in federal…

Illinois Attorney Found Guilty of Bankruptcy Fraud

ROCKFORD — An Illinois attorney whose practice included bankruptcy law has been found guilty of bankruptcy fraud charges following a two-week jury trial in federal court in Rockford. KEVIN O. JOHNSON, also known as…

Suburban Chicago Nursing Facility To Pay $360,000 To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

CHICAGO — The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago today announced that a suburban Chicago nursing facility has agreed to pay $360,000 to resolve civil allegations that it violated the False Claims Act…

Bond Denied for South Florida Serial Robber

Miami, Florida – Today, a federal magistrate judge denied bond for 39-year-old Fort Lauderdale resident Denorio Humes. Humes will remain behind bars as he awaits trial on charges of using force and…

Parent in College Admissions Case Pleads Guilty

BOSTON – The former chief executive of a California-based media company pleaded guilty in connection with her involvement in the college admissions case. Elisabeth Kimmel, 57, of La Jolla, Calif., pleaded guilty…

Cleveland, Ohio Man Charged with Producing Files Depicting the Sexual Victimization of Children and Extorting 11-Year-Old Female to Send Sexually Explicit Depictions

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JAVAN BAILEY, age 19, a resident of Cleveland, Ohio, was charged on August 13, 2021 by a federal grand jury sitting in…

Huntington Felon Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Firearm

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Huntington man, Aubrey Gardner, 28, was sentenced today to total of 40 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for committing the…

Huntington Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Gun Crime

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Huntington man was sentenced today to five years in federal prison for a gun crime. Tyson Davis, Sr., 42, previously pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm in…

Logan County Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Logan County man was sentenced today to 84 months in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Terrindez Xsidrick Bryant, 37, sold approximately 25.5 grams…

Six Men Indicted for Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – ERIC RODRIGUEZ, QUAN LEWIS, CHRIS HABISREITINGER, GREG TRAHAN, TRAVIS GIBSON and RYAN MOREAU were charged on August 13, 2021 in a 7-count superseding indictment by a Federal Grand…

Convicted Felon Sentenced for Federal Firearms Offenses

BOSTON – A Templeton man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for federal firearms offenses. John Shaw, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 21…

Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston man pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl. According to court documents, Brian Vineyard, 49, sold approximately 3.5 grams of fentanyl to a confidential informant in exchange for $450…

Virginia Beach Man Sentenced for Fraud Scheme Undermining Maritime Safety

NORFOLK, Va. – A Virginia Beach man was sentenced today to 45 months in prison for mail fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. According to court documents, from July 2016 to…

Convicted Felon Twice Caught in Possession of Unlawful Items Sentenced to Over Five Years in Prison

A convicted felon who was found with a firearm magazine on one day and a firearm for that magazine nine days later was sentenced on August 12, 2021, to more than five…

Three East Bay Men Charged With Conspiracy To Traffic Firearms

OAKLAND – A federal criminal complaint charging Troy Elias Walker, David Michael Rembert, and Daljit Kamal Singh with a conspiracy to deal firearms without a license was unsealed today, announced Acting United…

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