Stockton Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms Trafficking

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Johnnie Earl Ross III, 20, of Stockton, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to deal firearms without a license and possession of an unregistered machine gun, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip…

Illegal migrant Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Bribe a Federal Officer

Jackson, Miss. – An illegal alien from Mexico pled guilty today to attempting to bribe a federal officer, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Jack P. Staton, Acting Special Agent…

Watch as Florida law enforcement shuts down major drug dealing ring ending in 18 arrests

A drug trafficking organization distributing heroin and fentanyl in Volusia and Lake counties has been dismantled after a 6-month investigation that culminated in a series of arrests and seizures of cash and…

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Bladen County Political Consultant Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Property and Social Security Fraud

GREENVILLE, N.C. – A Bladenboro man pleaded guilty today to theft of government property and Social Security fraud. According to court documents, Leslie McCrae Dowless, 65, defrauded the Social Security Administration by…

Stanly County Man Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Amaud Jaquane Allen, aka Bookie, of Albemarle, North Carolina, was sentenced today to 132 months in prison for distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents, Homeland Security Investigations working…

Newburyport Physician Agrees to Resolve Allegations of Illegal Prescribing of Opioid Controlled Substances

BOSTON – A Newburyport physician has agreed to resolve allegations that he improperly prescribed opioid controlled substances outside the usual course of his professional practice. Guido Navarra, M.D., an internist practicing in…

Snellville man arrested for fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship

ATLANTA – Mezemr Abebe Belayneh has been arraigned on criminal charges related to his alleged lies to obtain U.S. citizenship. The defendant allegedly concealed his involvement in the late 1970s Red Terror…

Convicted Felon with Violent Criminal History Sentenced on Gun Charge

COLUMBUS, Ga. – A convicted felon with two prior aggravated assault convictions was sentenced to federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm. Carlos Alexander aka Carlos Malone, 39, of Columbus, was sentenced…

New Jersey COVID-19 Corps to knock on doors of the unvaccinated at the Shore this week

TOMS RIVER, NJ – We’re from the government…and we’re here to help you…get vaccinated. If you haven’t been vaccinated and you live at the Jersey Shore, you can expect a state official…

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Leader of St. Louis County drug trafficking organization pleads guilty

ST. LOUIS – Ronald ‘Big Stink’ Gales, 54, of St. Louis, Missouri, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, and being…

Worcester Man Charged with Possessing Counterfeit Adderall Pills Containing Methamphetamine

BOSTON – A Worcester man was arrested and charged today for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine disguised as counterfeit Adderall pills. Nestiano Kristo, 20, of Worcester, was charged by criminal complaint…

Martin Woman Indicted for Meth Trafficking and Firearm Offense

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Martin, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Possession of a Firearm…

Armed Crystal Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to 14 Years

RALEIGH, N.C. – A Fayetteville man was sentenced today to 168 months in prison and five years of supervised release for trafficking crystal methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a…

4th of July Parade Canceled, but Juneteenth and Pride Parades are on in Evanston

Evanston, Ill – The city of Evanston, Illinois is under fire this week after an email blast was sent out notifying residents that their Fourth of July parade has been canceled and…

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Two Black World War II Soldiers get Purple Hearts that were overlooked because of their race, Army says

BROOKLYN, NY – A pair of World War II veterans have recently been approved by the acting Army secretary to receive Purple Hearts over 76 years after being wounded during the Battle…

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Lincoln Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking

BANGOR, Maine—A Lincoln man was sentenced today in federal court for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced. U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced Brandon Tolman, 32,…

Denver has two new Hungry Howie’s Pizza joints

Hungry Howie’s Pizza, the originator of Flavored Crust pizza, has announced the opening day of its two newest locations in Denver, CO on Wednesday, June 16th. The stores are now open in…

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Final Defendant Sentenced in Anderson County Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

TYLER, Texas – The final defendant has been sentenced to federal prison in a drug trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. Amber…

Costa Rican National Extradited to Eastern District of Texas and Sentenced for Conspiracy to Import Cocaine into the United States

PLANO, Texas – A Costa Rican man was sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. Felipe Espinoza-Cruz,…

Members of Albuquerque drug trafficking organization charged with possessing, trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – John Seibel, 25, Robert Pettit, 51, and Barbara Dockery, 64, all of Albuquerque, appeared in federal court today for their parts in a drug trafficking organization run by…

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