Activity in the United States Attorney’s Office
Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson sentenced LEONARD DALE HEADLEY, 62, of Fort Washakie, Wyoming on June 9, 2021 for failure to register as a sex offender. Headley was arrested in…
Border Patrol seized almost 300 lbs of drugs, apprehended 25 fugitives last week
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at the El Paso area ports of entry, seized over 190 pounds of methamphetamine, 29 pounds of cocaine, 23 pounds of fentanyl, 42…
AOC off the rails: If you want to stop crime, stop arresting criminals, pay organizers
BROOKLYN, NY – Former taco stand bartender Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has the answer that will solve New York City’s growing crime problem. Stop building jails. Stop arresting criminals. That’s the plan from the…
Nigerian National Arrested For Scheme To Conduct Cyber Intrusions To Steal Payroll Deposits
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”),…
6 Defendants Charged With Laundering Millions Of Dollars In Proceeds Derived From Romance Scams
Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Patrick J. Freaney, Deputy Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Secret Service…
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Files Suit Against Eleven Skilled Nursing Facilities For Unnecessary Services
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Scott J. Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office of the U.S. Department of…
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $692,000 Settlement Resolving Fraud Claims Against Contractor
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Brian C. Gallagher, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General…
Construction Company President Charged With Defrauding The State Department In Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Schemes
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael Speckhardt, the Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of State, Office of Inspector General, announced…
Day laborer charged with holding woman hostage and raping her
MAHWAH, NJ – A laborer from upstate New York was arrested for raping and holding a woman hostage in a hotel room in Mahwah, authorities have reported. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s office…
Why are these cops wearing red high heels?
ATHENS, TX – A photo circulating the internet and social media today shows a group of police officers decked out in fire engine red high heels and pumps, but why? Was it…
Miguel Camey charged for raping child in Cliffside Park
Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of MIGUEL G. CAMEY (DOB: 1/05/1989, single; landscaper) of 124 Elliot Place, Apt. 2B, Bronx, New York on charges of Aggravated Sexual Assault, Sexual…
34 Pounds of Illegal Ketamine Found in Hand Sanitizer seized by Customs
CINCINNATI, OHIO — Last Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati seized two shipments containing a total of about 34 pounds of smuggled ketamine. During routine inspections of South…
Rockland County Man Convicted For Running Multimillion-Dollar Ponzi And Embezzlement Schemes
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that RULESS PIERRE was convicted in Manhattan federal court today of securities fraud, wire fraud, and structuring charges. …
Mario Villa charged for raping 13-year-old girl multiple times when she was younger
WEST NEW YORK, NJ – On Tuesday, May 25, 2021, members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested Mario Villa, age 62, of West New York, on charges that…
Elias Juarez Hernandez pleads guilty to raping a 12-year-old girl in Freehold Borough
FREEHOLD – A Freehold Borough man pleaded guilty Thursday to the 2020 sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Elias Juarez Hernandez, 45, of Freehold Borough, pleaded guilty…
9 Department Of Correction Officers And Employees Charged With Taking Bribes To Smuggle Contraband To Inmates At New York City Jails
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and…
Pedo Patrol: Catalano arrested in Atlantic City for luring children
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – There’s a new wave combatting the epidemic of child sexual predators in America led not by law enforcement, but by ordinary citizens. During the COVID-19 pandemic, crime against…
Montgomery County pimp charged for human trafficking
CRUM LYNNE, PA – Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announces the arrest of Cornell Scott-Milbourne, 25, of Crum Lynne, Pa., on numerous charges related to forcing women to engage in…
Shooter charged for South Jersey mass shooting
FAIRFIELD, NJ – The New Jersey State Police have arrested Kevin Dawkins, 36, of Bridgeton, N.J. in connection to the mass shooting in Fairfield Township, Cumberland County on May 23. He was…
Morris Kinser, Sr. caught in the act of raping elderly woman in ‘diminished capacity’
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla – On May 20th, 2021 the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) responded to a sexual assault call that was interrupted by a witness. The witness told responding deputies that…