Montgomery Restaurant Co-Owner Convicted on Federal Drug and Gun Charges

Montgomery, Alabama – On Thursday, June 17, 2021, Richard Herbert Smith, 44, from Wetumpka, Alabama, was convicted by a federal jury for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent…

14 Defendants Indicted in Alleged $1 Million Kickback Scheme

TOPEKA, KAN. – A federal grand jury in Topeka, Kansas, returned an indictment charging 14 people in connection to a kickback scheme involving more than $1 million in fraudulent customer refunds. Kanesha…

Buffalo Man Going To Prison For More Than 22 Years For Selling Fentanyl That Led To Five Deaths

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Robert Moore, 43, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of distribution of fentanyl…

Joseph Meli Sentenced To 37 Months In Prison For Participating In Broadway Ticket Resale Investment Fraud Scheme

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JOSEPH MELI was sentenced today to 37 months in prison in connection with MELI’s participation in a…

U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition And Guilty Plea Of Israeli Securities Trader For Participating In A Global Insider Trading Ring

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of…

AG Wilson leads letter aimed at protecting consumers

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – June 24, 2021 – Attorney General Alan Wilson led a letter, along with 10 other attorneys general, to U.S. House leadership, aimed at protecting consumers. The “true lender” rule…

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2 soldiers charged with attempting to smuggle noncitizens

LAREDO, Texas — Two men assigned to Fort Hood, Texas, were charged in federal court Tuesday of attempting to smuggle two Mexican noncitizens to San Antonio, Texas. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s…

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IPR Center to combat wildlife and natural capital trafficking with Grace Farms Foundation, Liberty Shared

WASHINGTON – The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) today announced dual partnerships with Grace Farms Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused ending modern slavery and violence, and Liberty Shared, a…

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Owner of Chicago-Area Restaurant Franchises Sentenced to More Than a Year in Prison for Underreporting $2.5 Million in Taxes

CHICAGO — The owner of five Chicago-area Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant franchises has been sentenced to more than a year in federal prison for filing false corporate tax returns that underreported $2.5 million…

Imposter sent to prison after claiming to be federal immigration officer

LAREDO, Texas – A 53-year-old Laredoan has been ordered to federal prison after he admitted to wire fraud and extortion under color of official right, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.…

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Securities And Wire Fraud Charges Against Founder And Manager Of Mutual Fund

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Philip R. Bartlett, Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”), announced today…

Simpson County Man Convicted Of Firearm And Controlled Substance Offenses

Bowling Green – A federal jury convicted a Simpson County, Kentucky, man yesterday of Distribution and Possession with the Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance…

Heroin/Fentanyl Supplier to DS44 Drug Gang Gets 10-Year Federal Prison Sentence

PITTSBURGH – A former Pittsburgh resident has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years’ imprisonment and 8 years’ supervised release on his conviction of a drug-trafficking charge related to a large-scale…

Jacksonville Couple Pleads Guilty To Child Exploitation Offenses

Jacksonville, Florida – Samuel Christopher Templeman (46, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to conspiring to sex traffic a child. His wife, Deborah Lynn Templeman (50, Jacksonville), has pleaded guilty to possession of child…

Bath Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Identity Theft Charges

PORTLAND, Maine: A Bath man pleaded guilty today in federal court to one count of wire fraud, seven counts of money laundering, one count of transferring property to prevent seizure, and one…

Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Heroin

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAVON LOTT, also known as “D,” 39, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W.…

Former Baltimore Department of Public Works Supervisor Sentenced to More Than a Year in Federal Prison for Extortion

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Ronald M. Smith, age 47, of Elkton, Maryland, a former Baltimore Department of Public Works (“DPW”) supervisor, today to a year and…

Federal Jury Finds Milwaukee Man Guilty of Sex Trafficking

Richard G. Frohling, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on June 22, 2021, Calvin C. Freeman, Jr., was convicted of sex trafficking and related offenses following…

Boston Man Sentenced for Cocaine Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in a cocaine conspiracy. Luis Alfredo Baez, 53, of Boston, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel…

Georgetown Woman Sentenced for Bank Fraud

BOSTON – A Georgetown woman was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for embezzling over $419,000 from her employer. Michelle Higson, 46, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns…

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