Luck Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Possessing Firearms as a Felon

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Thomas Olsem, 53, Luck, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty today, and was sentenced by U.S. District…

Identity thief who used bitcoin, ‘burner phones,’ and digital wallets to steal more than $500,000 sentenced to prison

Seattle – A prolific identity thief who traveled the country using fraud to buy luxury goods and items he could convert to cash and bitcoin, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court…

Former Office Administrator Facing Federal Charges for Defrauding Her Employer of More Than $700,000, for Fraudulently Obtaining Social Security Disability Payments, and for Tax Evasion

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Linda Pylant, age 57, of Grasonville, Maryland, for the federal charges of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, social security fraud,…

Man Sentenced to 71 Months for Operating Lottery Scam that Defrauded Connecticut Victim of $1.2 Million

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STIEVE FERNANDEZ, 35, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 71 months…

Judge sentences St. Louis man for robbery and brandishing a firearm at six people

ST. LOUIS – On Wednesday of this week, United States District Court Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. accepted pleas of guilty from Kevin Moore for the crimes of robbery and brandishing a…

Christopher Grant Convicted in Federal Court for the Murder of Illinois State Trooper Nicholas Hopkins

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – Christopher R. Grant, 47, of East St. Louis, Illinois, faces the possibility of life without parole following his guilty plea earlier today to a series of federal…

Virginia Diagnostic Testing Lab Agrees to Pay $1.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

NEWARK, N.J. – A Virginia diagnostic laboratory will pay $1.4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting or causing to be submitted claims for genetic tests…

Another Bridgeport Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charge Related to 2018 Murder

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAYLEN WILSON, also known as “Jay-Dot,” 22, of Ansonia and Derby, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge…

Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Import and Distribute Fentanyl

A federal jury convicted a Rhode Island man today for conspiring to import and distribute fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, continuing criminal enterprise, money laundering conspiracy, and multiple obstruction offenses. According to court…

Watch as tolerant liberal women’s rights leader verbally and racially attacks black police officer

Simona Arteaga, a Portland women’s relations specialist who touts equity and inclusion was caught on camera lashing a black Portland Police officer after she and fellow violent activists tried to stop police…

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Jury Convicts Boston Man of Being Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition

BOSTON – A Boston man was found guilty by a federal jury in Boston yesterday of illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. Rahshjeem Benson, a/k/a “Six Nine,” 38, was convicted following a…

Armed Career Criminal Receives 20 Years in Prison For Gun and Drug Charges

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Keith A. Penn, 41, of Tallahassee, Florida, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking and firearm charges. Jason R. Coody, Acting…

Hardy County man indicted on firearms charges

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Gregory Stump, of Moorefield, West Virginia, was indicted yesterday on firearms charges, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Stump, 51, was indicted on one count of…

Harrison County man indicted on firearms charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Chad Perkins, of Wallace, West Virginia, was indicted yesterday on a firearms charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Perkins, 31, was indicted on one count…

Tractor-Trailor Driver from Illinois Pleads Guilty to Transporting Minor from Virginia to South Dakota and Engaging in Criminal Sexual Activity

ABINGDON, Va. – A Cahokia, Illinois man pleaded guilty today to transporting a minor from Virginia to South Dakota with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. According to court documents,…

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