HSI operation nets 82 arrests and 31 rescued from human trafficking operation

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A recent operation resulted in the rescue of 31 victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation. Of the total, 14 were missing children with the youngest child being…

4 gang members charged with sex trafficking underage girls following ICE HSI, local law enforcement investigation

HOUSTON — Four Houston-area gang members are in custody following the return of a federal indictment for allegedly sex trafficking underage girls. The investigation was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s…

ICE HSI investigation targeting human trafficking leads to the rescue of 10 women and children

FRESNO, Calif. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Fresno Police Department Vice Unit, and Fresno County District Attorney’s Investigators conducted a multi-day operation to combat child exploitation…

Six Houston Residents Indicted for Conspiracy to Steal from Bank ATMs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Six Houston, Texas, residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to travel across the country breaking into bank ATMs and…

Bozeman man sentenced to prison for trafficking meth

MISSOULA – A Bozeman man who admitted to drug trafficking after an officer found methamphetamine and heroin in his vehicle during a traffic stop was sentenced today to five years in prison…

Naples Pill Mill Doctor Pleads Guilty And Agrees To Forfeit 9 Luxury Vehicles And More Than $400,000

Fort Myers, Florida – Gerald Michael Abraham (76, Naples) has pleaded guilty to three counts of dispensing controlled substances for no legitimate medical purpose. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years…

Judge sentences Fairview Heights man for being a felon in possession of a firearm

ST. LOUIS – United States District Court Judge Rodney W. Sippel sentenced Darryl Lewis today to 37 months in prison and ordered Lewis to pay $2,250 in restitution. The 22-year-old Fairview Heights,…

Man admits meth trafficking in Great Falls, role in crime spree of stolen ATVs

GREAT FALLS – A Florida man today admitted trafficking methamphetamine in Great Falls and transporting stolen property after he was arrested in Missouri driving a truck and pulling a stolen trailer loaded…

Greenbush Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Possessing Ammunition

BANGOR, Maine: A Greenbush man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Bangor to being a felon in possession of ammunition, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced. According to court records,…

Felon Sentenced to Four Years In Federal Prison For Possession Of A Firearm And Ammunition

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Claude Avery Rucker, age 31, of Capitol Heights, Maryland to four years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for being…

Essex Man Please Guilty To Crack Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

Baltimore, Maryland – Joel William Hammond, age 35, of Essex, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute at least 28 grams of cocaine base. The…

Former Exeter Hospital Employee’s Request for Compassionate Release From 39-Year Sentence Denied

CONCORD – A federal judge today rejected an effort by David M. Kwiatkowski, 41, to obtain compassionate release, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today. Kwiatkowski, 41, a…

Hillsboro Man Pleads Guilty in Mail and Identity Theft Scheme

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Hillsboro, Oregon man pleaded guilty today after stealing hundreds of pieces of residential mail throughout the Portland Metropolitan Area and using the personal identity of one local resident to purchase…

Juneau Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting Children

JUNEAU – A Juneau man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison followed by 35 years of supervised release for the sexual exploitation – receipt of child [censored]ography. Also, he must…

Three Appear in Federal Court for Gun Crimes

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Three individuals appeared in federal court today for gun crimes. Eddie Lee Conley, 45, of Logan County, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for being a felon…

Havre woman admits trafficking fentanyl pills

GREAT FALLS – A Havre woman accused of trafficking fentanyl pills on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation and in Hill and Cascade counties admitted charges today, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson…

Federal Gun Trafficking and Drug Dealing Charges Filed Against Chicago Man

CHICAGO — A Chicago man has been charged in federal court with trafficking a loaded submachine gun and dealing cocaine in the city. JOSUE CANALES, 28, knowingly transferred a loaded Israeli Military…

Federal Indictment Accuses Three Men of Unlawfully Dealing or Possessing Firearms in Chicago

CHICAGO — Three men have been charged in a federal indictment with unlawfully dealing or possessing firearms in Chicago. JOHNATHAN BURGOS, 28, of Chicago, illegally dealt firearms in Chicago from January to…

Judge sentences St. Louis man for being a felon in possession of a firearm

ST. LOUIS – United States District Court Judge John A. Ross sentenced Joe Lea, 34, of St. Louis, to 48 months in prison today. Lea pleaded guilty to being a felon in…

Old Town Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Short-Barreled Shotgun

BANGOR, Maine: An Old Town man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Bangor to possessing an unregistered firearm, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced. According to court records, on September…

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