Leader of Transnational Money Laundering Network Pleads Guilty to Aiding Drug Trafficking Organizations, While Co-Conspirator is Sentenced

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Chinese national and naturalized U.S. citizen pleaded guilty yesterday to his involvement in a conspiracy to launder at least $30 million in drug proceeds on behalf of foreign…

Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Fentanyl Offense

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Huntington man who was caught with fentanyl earlier this year pleaded guilty to a federal drug crime. James Lennon Pace, 32, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute…

Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty to 4 Business Robberies

Memphis, TN – Jacobly Whitehead, 27, of Greenwood, Mississippi, has pleaded guilty to Hobbs Act robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy…

Defendant Convicted in Federal Court of Heroin Trafficking Offenses

Acting United States Attorney Richard Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that following a jury trial concluding on July 30, 2021, Royel Page, age 31, was convicted of conspiracy to…

Three Federal Trials: Three Guilty Verdicts

LITTLE ROCK—The week of July 26, 2021, brought three guilty verdicts in separate federal trials. A combination of pandemic-related delays and a significant increase in caseload resulted in four…

Essex County Man Admits Unlawfully Possessing Firearm and Conspiring to Defraud Banks of Over $250,000 Using Stolen Credit Cards and Blank Checks

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted illegally possessing a firearm and conspiring to defraud two banks of $250,000 using stolen credit cards and blank checks, Acting U.S.…

Hudson County Man Admits Drug Distribution Charges

NEWARK, N.J. – A Hudson County, New Jersey, man today admitted possessing with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine and cocaine base, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Hason Armfield, 43, of…

Burlington Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Offense

DAVENPORT, IOWA – On Wednesday, July 28, 2021, a Burlington man was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 20 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine.…

EDVA to Participate in Community Events During National Night Out

RICHMOND, Va. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) will join community organizers, neighbors, and law enforcement partners to participate in National Night Out events this evening,…

The search is on for four fugitves wanted for abusing children

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – Corpus Christi Police Department is asking for your help to locate 35-year-old Damon Villarreal and 33-year-old Teresa Hernandez Villarreal who both have an outstanding warrant for Continuous Sexual…

Two teens charged for shooting death of Nicodemus Gonzales

LAS CRUCES, NM- Las Cruces police have arrested two teenagers believed to be responsible for Saturday morning’s shooting that resulted in the death of Nicodemus Gonzales. Isaiah James William Taylor, 19, of…

Four injured in early morning crash in Newark

NEWARK, NJ – On August 3, 2021, at about 0119 hours, Newark Police responded to the 500 block of North Country Club Drive for a report of a crash. Arriving officers found…

Two charged for Newark robbery

NEWARK, NJ – On July 29, 2021, Deputies from the Cecil County (Maryland) Sheriff’s Office observed a vehicle occupied by William Payes IV, 32 and Angela Biggs, 40. Both were wanted by Newark…

Woman shot inside Las Cruces Planet Fitness

LAS CRUCES, NM – Las Cruces police are investigating a shooting that injured a woman inside a gym on El Paso Road Tuesday morning. About 8 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, police were…

16-year-old girl shot in Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – On August 2, 2021 at 1:35 am, patrol officers responded to the 1000 block of Brigantine Boulevard for a ShotSpotter alert. Responding officers located evidence of gunfire, but…

Cliffside Park man drowned while swimming at Sarco Pit

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – A visit to a popular privately-owned 7000-acre tract of land in Manchester on Sunday afternoon ended tragically for a 22-year-old Cliffside Park man, Jimy Sadan Gomez-Estrada unlawfully visited…

Watch: Runaway vehicle carrier loses brakes smashes through neighborhood

TORRINGTON, CT – The Connecticut State Police reported a runaway car carrier speeding through a residential neighborhood. “After this truck lost its brakes on a local road, Torrington Police called in the…

Silver Spring man charged for indecent exposure in Kensington

KENSINGTON, PA – Officers from the 4th District Community Action Team have charged Steven Hirsch Eisen, age 74, of Silver Spring, with two counts of indecent exposure. In November 2020, Officers began…

Teen called cops after man holds his mom hostage at gunpoint

PUTNAM COUNTY, FL – On Monday, at about 1:30 a.m. a teenage male told deputies that Lancy Keenan 43, of Palatka was holding his mother at gunpoint. PPD Officer Matthew Buchanan and…

New Castle experiencing higher than usual drug overdose incidents

NEW CASTLE, DE – Over the last three days, patrol officers from the New Castle County Division of Police have been dispatched to an unusually high number of incidents in which a…

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