7 gang members with serious criminal records caught at U.S. border crossing

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrest several active gang members and two criminal migrants. Friday morning, Weslaco Border Patrol Station agents, apprehended an Ecuadoran national near…

Doctor Sentenced To More Than 15 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Thousands Of Oxycodone Pills Illegally

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Dr. EMMANUEL LAMBRAKIS, a former state-licensed doctor, was sentenced this afternoon to 188 months in prison for…

Ciattarelli’s latest Phil Murphy ad is completely off-message and doesn’t address the core problems

It’s almost as if New Jersey Republican candidate for Governor Jack Ciattarelli is afraid to hit Phil Murphy where it will hurt the most, in the face. Instead of focusing on the…

Attorneys And Doctors In New York Charged With Defrauding More Than $31 Million Through Trip-And-Fall Fraud Scheme

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”),…

Fall Creek Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Illegal Possession of Firearm

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Roy Hopp, 41, Fall Creek, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William…

Passaic man who raped two 14-year-old girls repeatedly to be held in jail until trial

PASSAIC, NJ – It’s not often that an alleged criminal in New Jersey is held in jail until his trial these days, but a 20-year-old from Passaic who repeatedly raped two young…

Omar Amanat Sentenced To Prison For Multiple Fraud Schemes After Conviction At Trial During Which He Fabricated Evidence

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that OMAR AMANAT, an associate of codefendant Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, the former chairman and chief executive officer…

Jersey City man charged for rape of 13-year-old girl

JERSEY CITY, NJ – A Jersey City man has been arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl at his Arlington Avenue home. According to prosecutors, on Tuesday, August 17,…

Two sex offenders caught crossing U.S.-Mexico border

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents prevented two convicted sex offenders from attempting to enter the U.S. illegally. The first apprehension occurred during the midafternoon of August 13, when agents…

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Settles Fraud Suit Against Tower Maintenance Corp. For False Statements About Disadvantaged Business Participation On Two Federal Construction Projects

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that the United States has settled civil fraud claims against TOWER MAINTENANCE CORP. (“TOWER”), a Long Island-based…

Financial Adviser Sentenced to Three and a Half Years in Prison for Swindling Millions From Clients

CHICAGO — A Chicago financial adviser has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison for swindling more than $3 million from clients, including a man who received compensation…

Former CEO Of Publicly Traded Houston Company Pleads Guilty To Accounting Fraud Scheme

Ilan Graff, Attorney for the United States, Acting under Authority Conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 515, announced today the guilty plea of JEFFREY HASTINGS, the former chief executive officer and chairman of the…

Bronx Man Convicted Of Murder, Robbery, And Drug Trafficking Offenses

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict Friday against KASHEEN SAMUELS, a/k/a “Kash,” a/k/a “JR,” on five counts,…

Bronx Man Convicted Of Murder-For-Hire Conspiracy, Drug Trafficking, And Firearms Offenses

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict yesterday against SYDNEY SCALES, a/k/a “Moe Black,” a/k/a “Sid,” on five…

Convicted Bronx Fraudster Who Fled To Ghana Prior To Serving Sentence Is Extradited To The United States

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jacqueline Maguire, the Acting Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”),…

Corrupt Puerto Rico Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Murder And Racketeering

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that WILLIAM VAZQUEZ-BAEZ, a former member of the Puerto Rico Police Department (“PRPD”), pled guilty today in…

Former NYPD Sergeant Pleads Guilty To 9/11 Benefits Fraud

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that SALLY SPINOSA pled guilty in Manhattan federal court to one count of theft of public money…

9 Defendants Indicted In Interstate Gun Trafficking Scheme

Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco joined Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John B. DeVito, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field…

Bloomingdale man charged for luring and raping 8-year-old child

BLOOMINGDALE, NJ – Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes announces that Juan Ixcotoyac-Tiu, age 25, of Bloomingdale, New Jersey has been indicted for Luring and the Sexual Assault against a child. A…

Paterson man indicted for raping young child

PATERSON, NJ – Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes announces that Joel Cerezo-Sanchez, age 53, of Paterson, New Jersey has been indicted for sexual offenses against a child. A Passaic County Grand…

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