Featherston Appointed United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas

BEAUMONT, Texas – Brit Featherston has taken the oath of office to become the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas. Featherston was appointed to the position by Attorney General…

Alleged Money Launderers for Mexican Cartels Indicted

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Blanca Quintero (619) 546-7118 and Vivian Sapthavee (619) 546-7696 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – November 16, 2021 SAN DIEGO – An indictment was partially unsealed yesterday in federal court…

Almost $57 Million in Seized Cryptocurrency Being Sold for Victims of BitConnect Fraud

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Daniel C. Silva, Mark W. Pletcher, Lisa Sanniti and Carl Brooker SAN DIEGO — Pursuant to court order, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California,…

International Wholesale Currency Dealer Sentenced for Criminal Operations; Forfeits $1.1 Million

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Michael A. Deshong, Daniel C. Silva, and Carl Brooker (619) 546-9290 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—November 16, 2021 SAN DIEGO — GPOMCT Grupo Empresarial S.A. de C.V., an international, Mexico-based…

New York Man Sentenced to 33 Months for Drug Trafficking

PORTLAND, Maine: A Brooklyn, New York man was sentenced in federal court yesterday for distributing heroin and cocaine base, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. Chief U.S. District Judge Jon D. Levy…

Charlotte Man Is Sentenced To Prison For Firearms Offense

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Acting U.S. Attorney William T. Stetzer announced that Darryl Damon Leach, 36, of Charlotte, was sentenced yesterday to 94 months in prison and three years of supervised release for…

Four Charlotte Men Are Sentenced To Prison For Bank Fraud

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – On Wednesday, November 16, 2021, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. sentenced four Charlotte men to prison for their involvement in a bank fraud and identity theft scheme,…

Parents Sue Wisconsin School District Over Daughter’s Clandestine Transition

A Wisconsin school district allegedly concealed information regarding children’s gender identity from parents, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. A 12-year-old girl was pulled from public school after the district began a ”social…

Two charged for New Brunswick murder

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Anthony A. Caputo of the New Brunswick Police Department announced today that two men have been charged in connection with the…

‘Don’t Tell Voters That Their Main Issue Is Bullsh*t’: Parents, Members Of Congress Rally Outside The Capitol

Parents, activists, media figures and members of Congress gathered outside the Capitol Tuesday to rally for parents’ rights in education. The “Government Is NOT A Co-Parent” rally, organized by the Independent Women’s…

Clarksville Restaurant Owner Sentenced To Federal Prison For Alien Harboring And Tax Fraud Conspiracy

NASHVILLE – Quanwei Shi, 31, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was sentenced Friday to 20 months in federal prison for conspiracy to harbor illegal aliens; harboring illegal aliens; money laundering; tax evasion; and employment…

Local Man, 22, Sentenced to 14 Years for Armed Robberies in Pittsburgh and Its Eastern Suburbs

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 14 years of incarceration on his conviction of several counts of robbery, brandishing a firearm during a crime…

Duquesne Man Sentenced to More than 5 Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Law Offenses

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Duquesne, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 66 months’ imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release on his conviction for narcotics trafficking and possession…

Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Chinese-Made Military Helmets and Body Armor to Federal Agencies

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Celeste, Texas, man pleaded guilty today to a wire fraud scheme involving the selling of Chinese-made military helmets, body armor, and other products to the United States Department…

Pittsburgh Man Arranged Purchases and Sales of Heroin and Fentanyl, Illegally Possessed a Gun

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws in connection with a large-scale investigation conducted by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe…

White Plains Investment Adviser Sentenced To 63 Months In Federal Prison For Embezzlement

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that GREGG BRIE, an investment adviser in White Plains, New York, was sentenced yesterday in White Plains federal…

Owners of Imaging Product Companies Pay $220,000 to Resolve Allegations of Fraud Against Federal Government Agencies

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jimmy A. Meron, owner of WOW Imaging Products LLC (WOW) and part owner of Time Enterprises LLC (Time), has paid $100,000 to resolve allegations of knowingly overcharging federal agencies…

Marionville Man Sentenced to Prison for Threatening Two Congressmen

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Marionville, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for threatening two members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Kenneth R. Hubert, 63, was sentenced by U.S. District…

Second DC Solar Defendant Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Billion Dollar Ponzi Scheme

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Joseph W. Bayliss, 46, of Martinez, was sentenced today to three years in prison and ordered to pay $481.3 million in restitution for participating in a billion-dollar Ponzi scheme…

Former Employees At State Administrator Of Medicaid Transportation And Business Owner Charged With Submitting Fraudulent Claims

Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Scott J. Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Health and…

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