Convicted Felon Sentenced to Serve Twelve Years in Federal Prison for Drug Dealing and Firearm Possession

OKLAHOMA CITY – Yesterday, JAMES MCWILLIE AMBROSE, 39, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve twelve years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing controlled…

Lawrence Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Offenses

BOSTON – A Lawrence man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for distributing and possessing fentanyl. Yunior Darismir Prandys Torres, 24, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G.…

St. Thomas Resident Pleads Guilty to Possessing Marijuana

St. Thomas, USVI –United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Tashawn T.A. Warner, 24, resident of St. Thomas, V.I., pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of marijuana. According to…

St. Thomas Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine

St. Thomas, USVI – King Bob Leonard, 28, of St. Thomas, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District…

Billings man sentenced to prison for illegal firearm possession

BILLINGS – A Billings man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for selling a firearm while on state probation for previous…

Ohio woman sentenced for role in drug conspiracy

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Marisa Page, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced to three years of probation for her role in a drug conspiracy that spanned several states, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J.…

Methamphetamine and heroin trafficking send Great Falls woman to prison

GREAT FALLS – A Great Falls woman who admitted to dealing methamphetamine and heroin from a gas station and casino was sentenced today to 52 months in prison and to four years…

Infant assault sends Wolf Point man to prison for 40 months

GREAT FALLS — A Wolf Point man who admitted to seriously injuring an infant on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 40 months in prison followed by three years…

CBP at Pharr International Bridge Seize $6.5 Million in Narcotics

PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted a load of mixed hard narcotics containing alleged cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin worth…

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Jury Convicts Repeat Felon on Illegal Gun Possession in Valdosta Shooting

VALDOSTA, Ga. – A federal jury convicted a Valdosta resident with a lengthy violent criminal history today on a federal firearms charge. Aaron Lewis Green, Jr., 39, of Valdosta, was found guilty…

Dominican Republic Man Charged with Illegally Reentering the United States

ST. THOMAS – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that a Dominican Republican national was arrested Friday, June 11, 2021, on St. Thomas on criminal charges related to allegedly illegally reentering…

73-year-old woman made ghost guns for the Mexican drug cartels feds say

McALLEN, Texas – A 73-year-old has been charged for selling illegally manufactured and unregistered firearms suppressors destined for a Mexican drug cartel, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Lowery. A federal grand jury…

Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty in Extensive Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Fredericksburg man pleaded guilty today in connection with a conspiracy to illegally straw purchase 62 firearms from federal firearms licensees (FFLs) in Virginia. “The straw purchasing of firearms…

Krotz Springs Man Sentenced to 77 Months in Federal Prison for Defrauding Baton Rouge Company

Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis announced today that U.S. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced Michael J. Kaiser, age 43, of Krotz Springs, Louisiana, to 77 months in federal prison…

Hardin man sentenced to seven years in prison for raping woman on Crow Indian Reservation

BILLINGS – A Hardin man who admitted to raping a woman on the Crow Indian Reservation after meeting her in a Hardin casino was sentenced today to seven years in prison followed…

HSI Sells arrests 12, dismantles human smuggling network

SELLS, Ariz. — A 14-page indictment, unsealed Friday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona, charges 12 people with various human smuggling and money laundering charges resulting from a…

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Lewiston Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Conspiring to Cultivate and Distribute Marijuana

PORTLAND, Maine: A Lewiston man was sentenced today in federal court in Portland for conspiring to manufacture 100 or more marijuana plants and to distribute 100 or more kilograms of marijuana, Acting…

Former Construction Executive Sentenced To 46 Months In Prison For Tax Evasion And Bribery Scheme

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that RONALD OLSON, a former vice president and deputy operation manager at Turner Construction Company (“Turner”), was sentenced…

Defrauded U.S. sailors receive $1 million in restitution

OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta and San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan today announced that Paul Flanagan was sentenced to 357 days of house arrest and ordered to pay $500,000 in restitution for…

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Vermont reaches 80% vaccination rate, drops all COVID-19 restrictions

Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott today announced that 80.2% of Vermont’s eligible population – those age 12 and older – have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, making…

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