Former FIFA Official Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Reynaldo Vasquez, the former president of the El Salvadorean soccer federation (the “Federation”), pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy in connection with his participation in schemes…

Oklahoma City Man Sentenced to Serve More Than 21 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl and Firearms Offenses

OKLAHOMA CITY – Yesterday, DANIEL DEWAYNE COWNS, 46, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve more than 21 years in federal prison for his involvement in fentanyl distribution and his possession of seven…

Nigerian National Sentenced to 51 Months for Laundering Proceeds of Online Elder Exploitation

LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Nigerian National residing in Indianapolis, Ismaila Fafunmi, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison on Friday, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, for charges related to a…

Testa: Murphy’s Energy Master Plan is a Disaster Plan

Sen. Michael Testa blasted Gov. Murphy's Energy Master Plan that will add $155 billion to electric bills and cost NJ families more than $252 billion.…

New Jersey News·Politics

Madera and Fresno Men Sentenced for Interstate Drug Shipments

FRESNO, Calif. — Patrick Maldonado, 45, of Madera, and Elias Zambrano Jr., 41, of Fresno, have been sentenced to eight years in prison and two years and three months in prison, respectively,…

Former San Francisco Senior Building Inspector And Former San Francisco Building Inspection Commission President Charged With Building-Permit Fraud

SAN FRANCISCO – A federal complaint filed today charges Bernard Curran and Rodrigo Santos with honest services wire fraud, announced Acting United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Federal Bureau of Investigation…

Murphy slams business owners with $250 million in new taxes to replenish unemployment fund

TRENTON, NJ – Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse for New Jersey businesses that lost nearly a year of income due to Governor Phil Murphy’s COVID-19 shutdown, they are.…

Business News·New Jersey News

Springfield Man Sentenced for Racketeering Offenses Relating to Prostitution

BOSTON – A Springfield man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Springfield for racketeering offenses relating to the promotion of commercial sex. Kevin Smoot, 60, was sentenced by U.S. District Court…

Maryland Man Sentenced for Million Dollar Investment Fraud Scheme

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – An Owings Mills, Maryland man was sentenced today to 40 months in prison for wire fraud and identity theft in connection with a fraudulent investment scheme worth approximately $1.26…

Queens housekeep stole $72,000 from elderly client

QUEENS, NY – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz today announced that Ondina Flores, a trusted housekeeper for an elderly couple, has been indicted by a Queens grand jury and arraigned in Supreme…

New York News·Police Blotter

Grand jury indicts doctor for illegally prescribing controlled substances and other charges

ST. LOUIS – On August 18, 2021, a federal grand jury issued a thirteen-count indictment against Matthew Steven Miller, D.O. charging Dr. Miller with illegally prescribing controlled substances and other related offenses. …

Rochester Man Sentenced to 36 Months for Stealing Nude Photos of Dozens of Victims

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Nicholas Faber, age 25, of Rochester, New York, was sentenced today to serve 36 months in prison for computer fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with his…

Groundbreaking extradition lands ELN members in Texas for narco-terrorism and international cocaine distribution

HOUSTON – Two alleged members of one of the most serious transnational criminal organizations will make their initial appearances in U.S. federal court on charges of narco-terrorism and distributing kilogram quantities of…

Portland Area Identity Thief Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Gresham, Oregon man pleaded guilty today for stealing financial and identification documents from more than 100 people in and around Portland. Robert Loren Finanders, 40, pleaded guilty to unauthorized access…

Tulsa Man Pleads Guilty to Sending Emails to Newson6 Threatening President Biden

A Tulsa man pleaded guilty today in federal court for sending threatening emails to KOTV Channel 6 directed at President Joseph Biden, unnamed members of the Congress, and their families, announced Acting…

Pineville Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearms

ALEXANDRIA, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Billy Ray Jones, Jr., 39, of Pineville, was sentenced by United States District Judge Dee D. Drell to 57…

Omar Amanat Sentenced To Prison For Multiple Fraud Schemes After Conviction At Trial During Which He Fabricated Evidence

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that OMAR AMANAT, an associate of codefendant Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, the former chairman and chief executive officer…

Mexican wanted in Albuquerque for rape caught trying to re-enter U.S. by border agents

LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), officers at the Laredo Port of Entry, detained a male subject wanted for rape out of Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office, located in Albuquerque, New…

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Gang Member Sentenced to 37 Months in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ARMANDO QUINONES, also known as “Yayo,” 40, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P.…

Three men sentenced for illegal gambling operation

AUGUSTA, GA: Two Waynesboro, Ga., men and a Greenwood, S.C., man have been sentenced for participating in an illegal gambling operation. Grady Brandon Mobley, 44, of Waynesboro, was sentenced to five years…

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