Virginia Woman Sentenced to 54 Months in Federal Prison for Identity Theft Scheme and Ordered to Pay $4.4 Million Dollars in Restitution

Baltimore, Maryland – Yesterday U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Janet Sturmer, age 66, of Manassas, Virginia to 54 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for…

Former Postal Worker Sentenced For Defrauding Department Of Labor Of $732,000 In Disability Payments

Ocala, Florida – Senior United States District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced George Utley (56, Oklahoma City) to 30 months in federal prison for receiving stolen government property, specifically, Department of…

Methamphetamine Trafficker Is Sentenced To More Than 19 Years In Federal Prison

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Timothy Wayne Bates, 51, of Dallas, N.C., to 235 months in prison and five years of supervised release for trafficking methamphetamine,…

Four Males in Ski Masks Stole Gas and Robbed Cars in Jackson, Police Say

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Police in Jackson are reporting a Mother’s Day crime spree by four black males wearing ski masks driving a blue Audi, presumably stolen. According to police, on Sunday,…

Bakersfield Man Indicted for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm

FRESNO, Calif. — Katerrin McCray, 25, of Bakersfield, was charged today by a federal grand jury with being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According…

Union City Resident Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm

Jackson, TN- Hunter Brett Wherry, 26, of Union City, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 140 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon-in-possession of a firearm. Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., United…

Texas couple who stole over $4 million from Georgia company sentenced to more than six years in prison

ATLANTA – April and James Thompson have each been sentenced for mail fraud after stealing over $4 million from Forest Investment Associates (“FIA”), an Atlanta-based company that provides timberland investment advisory and…

Former Postal Worker Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Department Of Labor Of $732,000 In Disability Payments

Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that George Utley (56, Oklahoma City, OK) has pleaded guilty to receiving stolen government property (Department of Labor disability benefit payments). Utley…

Amtrak Employee Admits Defrauding Amtrak of More Than $76,000 Worth of Chainsaws and Chainsaw Parts

NEWARK, N.J. – An Ocean County, New Jersey man today admitted to fraudulently obtaining chainsaws and chainsaw parts from his employer Amtrak and then selling this equipment for personal profit, Acting U.S.…

Two Defendants Indicted During Nationwide ‘Money Mule Initiative’

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Defendants involved in a romance fraud scheme that victimized a Taney County, Missouri, woman and an email hacking scheme that targeted a program at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., were…

Woman charged after abandoning 5 sick puppies to tree, trespassing after being evicted

On Thursday, September 16, 2021, ACPO Investigator Denise Manino received a telephone call from Galloway Twp. Officer David LaSassa, regarding five adult dogs of what appeared to be German Shepherd / Belgian…

Purple Pistol Bandit Guilty of Beaumont Area Armed Robbery Spree

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Beaumont man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. Derrick Rashard Gloude, 24, pleaded guilty…

Target of U.S. Attorney’s Office Anti-Violent Crime Initiative Sentenced for Federal Firearms Violation

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Port Arthur man has been sentenced to prison for a federal firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas Ganjei today. Jarrel Jakeem…

Fraudster Who Stole Protected Health Information to Fund Spending Spree Sentenced to Prison

PLANO, Texas – A McKinney man has been sentenced to prison for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. Demetrius Cervantes, 46, pleaded…

Millions of counterfeit masks seized during operation in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine – More than two million counterfeit N95 masks purchased by the State of Maine were seized June 16, by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agents. The seizure was the result…

Target of U.S. Attorney’s Office Anti-Violent Crime Initiative Guilty of Federal Firearms Violation

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Port Arthur man has pleaded guilty to a federal firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. Jarrel Jakeem Joseph,…

Princeton man arrested for multiple fraud schemes, stole millions

TRENTON, NEW JERSEY – A former Princeton resident was arrested today and charged with engaging in multiple fraudulent schemes intended to steal millions of dollars from individual and institutional victims, Acting U.S.…

Student brought loaded gun, marijuana to Christiana High School

Newark, DE – DSP reported an incident where a student brought a loaded gun to school on Monday. The Delaware State Police have arrested a 16-year-old male juvenile of Bear, on multiple…

Brick man, Amtrak employee stole $50,000 in chainsaws and sold them online

NEWARK, N.J. – An Amtrak employee was arrested last night for stealing chainsaws and chainsaw parts valued at over $50,000 from Amtrak and reselling them, primarily through an online auction service, Acting…

Portland burglary suspect caught after crashing SUV into boat

PORTLAND, OR – A man wanted for burglaries of storage units in Portland has been caught after he crashed his vehicle into a boat. Portland Police issued the following statement: On Tuesday,…

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