Sex Offender Arrested on Child Exploitation Charges

BOSTON – A registered sex offender was arrested yesterday in connection with allegedly receiving and possessing child [censored]ography via multiple groups on a messaging app. Angel Figueroa, 49, of Fall River, was…

Former Vermont Resident Charged with Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Wayne Miller, 34, formerly of Hartland, Vermont, was charged by criminal complaint in United States District Court in…

Sex Offender Sentenced to More than Five Years in Prison for Failing to Register

A convicted sex offender was sentenced December 9, 2021, to more than 5 years in federal prison. Duane Levering, age 36, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, received the prison term after a July…

Former Philly cop convicted for sexually assaulting minor

UPPER SOUTHAMPTON, PA – A former Philadelphia police lieutenant was convicted by a Bucks County Jury on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, of sexually assaulting a minor. Richard Michael Frank, 51, was found…

Man convicted for repeated sexual assault boy when he was 12

BRISTOL, PA – A 62-year-old man was convicted by a Bucks County jury on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, for the repeated sexual assault of a boy during a 12-year period from 1995…

Johnson City man charged for sex with minor after texts found on her phone

JOHNSON CITY, NY – On Tuesday, December 7, the Johnson City Police received a report of a minor that had received inappropriate messages on her cell phone. Detectives interviewed the minor and…

Irvington man charged with sexual assault, endangering child

IRVINGTON, NJ – Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of TERRELL WILLIAMS (DOB: 3/17/1975; single; cook) of Irvington, NJ on charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a…

Paterson man charged for two counts of sexual assault, endangering child

PATERSON, NJ – Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Hawthorne Police Chief James W. Knepper announce the pretrial detention of Oscar Q. Palacios, 46 years old, from Paterson, New Jersey. Mr.…

Convicted Sex Offender Arrested by Border Patrol Agents

INDIO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested an undocumented individual Monday morning with prior sexual offense conviction. At approximately 12:45 a.m., agents assigned to…

Pennsylvania man guilty of traveling across state lines to engage in sex with a minor

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Mark Sassak, Jr., of Monessen, Pennsylvania, was found guilty today of charges involving a minor, United States Attorney William J, Ihlenfeld, II announced. After a three-day trial, Sassak,…

Middlesex Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme and Obtaining Funds from Stolen and Altered U.S. Treasury Check

TRENTON, N.J. – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for fraudulently receiving Payment Protection Program (PPP) funds and depositing a stolen and altered U.S.…

East Bay Resident Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Targeting Minors On Instagram In Sexual Extortion Scheme

OAKLAND – Delaney Tang was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for solicitation of child [censored]ography and conspiracy to commit cyberstalking in connection with a sexual extortion scheme, announced Acting United…

Sioux Falls Man Charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. Cephas…

Cotto gets 25 to life for sexual assault against a child

Rochester, NY- On Thursday, December 2, 2021, 47-year-old Miguel Cotto was sentenced by New York State Supreme Court Justice Argento to 25 years to Life in the New York State Department of…

Essex County Ticket Wins $20K and Atlantic County Ticket Wins $10K

TRENTON, NJ – There were two third-tier prizewinning tickets sold for the Tuesday, December 7, drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize. One…

Nephew of Milwaukee Mayoral candidate robbed and sexually assaulted 87-year-old woman in Waukesha

WAUKESHA, WI – A teen who is alleged to be the nephew of Milwaukee mayoral candidate robbed and sexually assault an 87-year-old woman who was returning her books at the Waukesha Public…

Former Mexican police officer gets 30 years for sexually exploiting child

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 38-year-old resident of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been ordered to federal prison for producing child [censored]ography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Jose Alfredo Fernandez-Martinez pleaded guilty…

Cincinnati man who sex trafficked teen sentenced to more than 15 years in prison

CINCINNATI – A Cincinnati man who was charged with his half-brother for conspiring to sex traffic minor females was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 188 months in prison and 20…

Essex Man Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for His Role in a Bank Fraud Conspiracy

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Babatunde Ajibawo, age 55, of Essex, United Kingdom to four years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for…

Bradford Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Receiving Sexual Images and Movies of Children

ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Bradford, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 72 months in jail, to be followed by five years of supervised release on his conviction of…

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