Brooklyn Man Gets 40 Years For Shooting Fed-Ex Employee in Back
NEW YORK, NY – J’Von Johnson, 25, of Brownsville, Brooklyn has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for shooting a FedEx employee in the back as he walked out of a…
Over 40 People Found Dead Inside 18-Wheeler
Over 40 People Found Dead Inside 18-Wheeler Jennie Taer on June 27, 2022 At least 46 people were found dead in an 18-wheeler Monday in San Antonio, Texas, according to multiple reports.…
Tompkins County Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation of a Child
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Remanu Phillips, age 31, of Ithaca New York, pled guilty today before Chief United States District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby to two counts of sexual exploitation of a…
Leader of Large Cedar Rapids Heroin and Fentanyl Ring Uncovered by Wiretap Pleads Guilty to Six Federal Crimes
A man who led a multi-year heroin and fentanyl distribution ring pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Brian Jarell Dennis, age 32, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was convicted of…
Jamestown Man Indicted By A Federal Grand Jury For Selling Fentanyl That Led To Two Deaths
CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Steven Mojica Medina, 34, of Jamestown, NY,…
California Man Arrested At US-Mexican Border For His Role In Rochester Drug Conspiracy
CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Hugo Martin Velasquez a/k/a “H,” 40, of California, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with…
Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Multiple Drug, Gun and COVID-19 Fraud Crimes
CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Joseph Bella, 49, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine, being…
Real Estate Developer Found Guilty of Fraud, Bribery and Obstruction Charges for Paying $500,000 in Cash to City Officials
LOS ANGELES – A real estate developer and one of his companies were found guilty by a jury today of federal criminal charges for providing $500,000 in cash to then-Los Angeles…
Former New Bedford Police Union Treasurer Sentenced for Stealing Union Funds
BOSTON – A former New Bedford Police Department (NBPD) officer and NBPD Union Treasurer was sentenced today for stealing nearly $50,000 in union funds. Joshua Fernandes, 41, of New Bedford, was sentenced…
Corrections Officer and Inmate Charged in Bribery Scheme; Same Inmate Charged in Unrelated Covid-Fraud Scheme
Assistant U. S. Attorney Orlando B. Gutierrez (619) 546-6958 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – June 27, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Benito Jamar Hugie, a corrections officer at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, was…
Verden Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm and Ammunition Charges Following Domestic Violence Incident Involving Discharge of Shotgun
OKLAHOMA CITY – Last week, STEPHEN LEE MARTIN, 31, of Verden, Oklahoma, entered a plea of guilty on federal charges of being a felon illegally in possession of a firearm and ammunition,…
Pittsburgh Man Sentenced to 31 Years for Violating Federal Drug and Gun Laws
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 31 years and eight months in prison on his conviction for federal drug and firearms laws, specifically…
Norwich Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm Charge
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAMES BAKER, 36, of Norwich, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to possession…
Two New York Men Charged for Conspiracy to Distribute 110 Kilograms of Cocaine
NEWARK, N.J. – Two New York men were charged today with conspiring to distribute approximately 110 kilograms of cocaine as part of an international drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger…
Two Rutland Men Charged with Straw Purchase of a Firearm
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Jaansher Gondal, who is 20 years old, and Leslie Harold Taylor, Jr., who is 44 years old, were…
Nevada Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charges for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON – A Nevada man pleaded guilty today to felony charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His…
KC Man Pleads Guilty to $10 Million Conspiracy to Distribute 1,000 Kilos of Meth
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a nearly $10 million conspiracy to distribute almost 1,000 kilograms of methamphetamine. Joshua…
Two More Plead Guilty to Participating in Beckley-to-Philadelphia Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy
BECKLEY, W.Va. – A Pennsylvania man and a West Virginia woman pleaded guilty today to roles in a conspiracy to traffic over 130 firearms from the Beckley area to Philadelphia. Derrick Woodard,…
Ohio Man Sentenced to 414 Months for Kidnapping, Sexual Assault, and Possession of Contraband
ASHLAND, Ky.— A Portsmouth, Ohio man, Charles Glorioso, 53, was sentenced to a total of 414 months on Monday, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning for kidnapping, sexual assault, and possession of…
Defendant Convicted of Operating Large-Scale Opioid “Pill Mill” in Queens
A federal jury in Brooklyn returned a guilty verdict today against Ezhil Sezhian Kamaldoss on all counts of a superseding indictment charging him with conspiring to distribute millions of opioid pills and…