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  Memphis, TN – Caery Gorman, 45, has been sentenced to 121 months in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine and for being a convicted felon in possession of firearms. Acting U.S.…

ABINGDON, Va. – A Bristol, Tenn. woman, who conspired with others to fraudulently file more than $499,000 in in pandemic unemployment benefits, was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison. Melissa…

PITTSBURGH, PA – Two residents of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and two individuals incarcerated at Pennsylvania State Correctional Institutions (SCIs), have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of…

Jacksonville, Florida – Ethan Burkett (25, Live Oak, FL), Coty Michael Wiltgen (31, Live Oak, FL), and William Story Shackelford (24, Valdosta, GA) have pleaded guilty to beating an inmate in their…

BOSTON – An Osterville man was sentenced in federal court in Boston today for his role in a wide-ranging heroin trafficking conspiracy. Eric Brando, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge…

BOSTON – The owner of a firm that provided payroll and payroll tax services to small businesses in New England was sentenced on Thursday, July 22, 2021 for defrauding clients by diverting…

BOSTON – A Nigerian national residing in Boston has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with online fraud schemes. Macpherson Osemwegie, 32, agreed to plead guilty to one…

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Darnell Jackson, a/k/a “Major Change,” 47, of Philadelphia, PA, was arrested and charged by Criminal Complaint on federal charges of murder-for-hire…

            WASHINGTON – Michael Jabaar Wilkins, 38, of Norfolk, Va., has pleaded guilty to a federal sex trafficking charge stemming from his sexual exploitation of three women…

BOSTON – Two Nigerian nationals were indicted on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in connection with their roles in expansive online fraud schemes targeting individuals in the United States, including romance scams and…

Detroit, MI – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan announced today that it has reached a settlement with Westborn Inc., owner and operators of Westborn Markets in…

NORFOLK, Va. – The former president of an escrow and title company was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for misappropriating $715,000 of closing funds in connection with 48 real estate…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that on July 22, 2021, a federal jury convicted Jean Carlos Polaco-Hance of being a convicted felon in possession of…

NEWARK, N.J. – A Newark man was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for his role in a carjacking in which a firearm was brandished, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced…

Baltimore, Maryland – Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Harshe Shende, age 57, of Hanover, Maryland, to 15 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for…

TRENTON, N.J. – A Burlington County, New Jersey, man is expected to make his initial appearance today after being charged with trafficking over three kilograms of methamphetamine and illegally possessing unregistered firearms…

Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal jury convicted Devell Lincoln, age 55, of Washington, D.C., of conspiring to commit theft of public money, theft of public money and aggravated identity theft.  The jury…

LAREDO, Texas – A 42-year-old resident of Covington, Georgia, has pleaded guilty in Laredo federal court to conspiracy to transport undocumented aliens, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Jonathan Kyle Price…