Shooter indicted for shooting into Bronx MTA bus

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz today announced that Melvin Adams, 43, has been charged with assault and other crimes for allegedly shooting into an MTA bus, striking two passengers and shattering the…

New York City man exonerated for a murder he didn’t commit after spending 32 years in prison

Queens County District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that she will file a joint motion with the defense to vacate the conviction of Carlton Roman, who has been incarcerated for 32 years…

Federal Judge Sentences Three Cocaine Traffickers To Prison

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr., handed down prison sentences of up to 25 years to three cocaine traffickers, announced William T. Stetzer, Acting U.S. Attorney for…

Members of Brooklyn-Based “Ninedee Gang” Indicted for Racketeering and the Murder of a Former Federal Witness

Earlier today, a nine-count superseding indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charging four members of the Ninedee Gang, a violent street gang based at the Louis H. Pink Houses (“Pink…

Former Bronx Public Charter School Teacher Charged In Connection With His Sexual Exploitation Of Former Students

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Jacqueline Maguire, the Acting Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”),…

Illinois Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sending Threatening Communication Through Social Media

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – An Illinois man was sentenced today to 10 months in federal prison for sending a threatening message through social media to a West Virginia law enforcement officer. According to…

Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing Millcreek Township Jared Store

ERIE, Pa. – A former resident of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of Hobbs Act robbery, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Devon Ashley…

Waterloo Man Sentenced to Over a Decade in Federal Prison for Unlawfully Possessing Firearms as a Felon

A man who unlawfully possessed a loaded handgun while awaiting sentencing on another federal firearms offense was sentenced today to 92 months in federal prison. The court ordered the sentence to be…

Rochester Woman Sentenced To A Year in Prison And Ordered To Pay Restitution For Her Role In Arsons During May 2020 Violent Protests

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Mackenzie Drechsler, 20, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of rioting for her…

Former Employee Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Stealing a Handgun from his Employer

A former employee of a federally licensed firearms dealer who stole a handgun from his employer while at work was sentenced today to a year in federal prison. Raykwon Stevenson, age 25,…

Local Man Pleads Guilty to Placing a Backpack of Destructive Devices in Downtown Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, PA – A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal firearms law, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.…

Amherst Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Members of Congress and New Hampshire State Representative

CONCORD –Ryder Winegar, 34, of Amherst, pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court to six counts of threatening members of Congress and one count of transmitting…

Judge Sentences Convicted Murderer to More than 18 Years in Prison for Federal Drug and Gun Law Violations

PITTSBURGH – Douglas Tyrone Williams, Jr., aka “Chrome”, currently age 41, formerly of Penn Hills, PA and East Pittsburgh, PA, was sentenced on August 5, 2021 by Chief United States District Judge…

Columbia Gang Member Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Firearm Charge

Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart, announced today that Kevin Shacqile Roney, a/k/a “Kevo,” a/k/a “Valentine Roney,” 26, of Columbia, pleaded guilty in federal court to being…

Convicted Felon Sentenced For Illegally Possessing A Firearm During A Geneva Pawn Shop Burglary

Montgomery, Ala. – Today, Acting United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart announced that a Dothan, Alabama man has been sentenced for being a felon in possession of a firearm. On…

Bronx Man Convicted Of Murder, Robbery, And Drug Trafficking Offenses

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict Friday against KASHEEN SAMUELS, a/k/a “Kash,” a/k/a “JR,” on five counts,…

Idaho Man Indicted for Sexually Exploiting Children in Alaska

ANCHORAGE – A federal grand jury in Anchorage returned an indictment charging a Bonner County, Idaho man with sexually exploiting children and production of child [censored]ography in Haines, Alaska. According to federal court…

Hoover Criminal Gang Member Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug and Gun Offenses

PORTLAND, Ore.—A known Hoover Criminal Gang member and resident of Portland was sentenced to federal prison today for his role in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. Aumontae Wayne Smith, 22, was sentenced to…

Man Pleads Guilty for Shooting a Teenager during a Road Rage Incident

A Tulsa man arrested for shooting a teenager in a 2018 road rage incident pleaded guilty today in federal court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Joshua Fort, 41, pleaded guilty to…

San Diego Gang Member Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Dealing Methamphetamine and Heroin While Armed with Loaded Firearm

SAN DIEGO – Jason John Clipper, aka “Smokey,” a member of the East Side San Diego criminal street gang with ties to the Mexican Mafia prison gang, was sentenced today in federal…

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