Harrison Man Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison for Sexual Offenses Against Minors

BAY CITY – A Harrison man was sentenced to 480 months (40 years) in federal prison after having pleaded guilty to charges of sexual exploitation of children and for engaging in the…

Cane Valley Kennels Dog-Fighting Trainer and Breeder Sentenced to Five Years Imprisonment

MACON, Ga. – A well-known dog-fighting trainer and breeder, who owned Cane Valley Kennels, was sentenced to the statutory maximum of five years in prison resulting from an investigation into a significant multi-state…

Southern California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine from Mexico to Modesto

FRESNO, Calif. — Antonio Castellanos, 38, of Whittier, was sentenced today to nine years in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine from Mexico destined for Modesto, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According…

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents seize narcotics, vehicle

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents prevented a narcotic smuggling attempt and seized several bundles of marijuana in Laredo, Texas. The incident occurred on January 11, when Laredo North Station…

Austin police investigating double fatal crash

AUSTIN, TX – The Austin Police Department (APD) has identified Amira Owens and Cesar Ramirez-Hernandez as the deceased from the crash that occurred on January 11th. On January 11, 2022, at about 10:30…

U.S. Attorney Chung Statement on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

PITTSBURGH – United States Attorney Cindy Chung released the following statement today for Martin Luther King. Jr. Day. “Each year, America honors the life and vision of a great American: the Reverend…

Driver arrested after killing two in crash

Chatsworth, CA – Detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Valley Traffic Division arrested a male driver after being involved in a fatal traffic collision. On January 4, 2022, around 7:10 p.m.,…

Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on January 11, 2022, Tahj McCormick, 25, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced in United States District Court in…

Matthew Morgan, Ruebin Beard Imprisoned For Bank Larceny

The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Matthew Morgan, 52, and Ruebin Beard, 52, both of Burlington, have been sentenced in United States District Court in Burlington following…

Man Sentenced for Meth and Firearm Possession

United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Oscar Garfio-Zapien, 29, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today in Lincoln, Nebraska, by United States District Judge John M. Gerrard to more than 12…

Shreveport Man Headed to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Drugs and a Firearm

SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Antonio Lamont Ware, 44, of Shreveport, Louisiana, has been sentenced by Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to…

Big Stone Gap Man Sentenced for Role in Methamphetamine Conspiracy

ABINGDON, Va. – A Big Stone Gap, Virginia man, who conspired with others to traffic more than 5,000 grams of methamphetamine from Atlanta, Georgia into Southwest Virginia, was sentenced today to 228…

Pharmacy Manager Indicted for Tampering with a Consumer Product and Obtaining Opiates By Fraud

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Brian Thomas Badgley, 37, of Waterbury, Vermont appeared yesterday in United States District Court in Burlington for an…

Decade-long ICE HSI investigation leads to prison sentence for Sinaloa Cartel associate

SAN DIEGO – After a nearly decade-long U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) investigation, a drug trafficker and money launderer received a sentence of more than 15 years…

Clearfield County Woman Pleads Guilty in Meth Distribution Conspiracy

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A former resident of Clearfield County pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Amber Gallaher,…

Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing a Firearm as a Convicted Felon

Jackson, Miss. – Jordan Thomas, 24, of Vidalia, Louisiana, pled guilty today to possessing a firearm after having been previously convicted of a felony crime, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and…

North Korea Missle Launches Briefly Grounded Flights On West Coast

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile on Tuesday, leading to the brief grounding of all West Coast flights, NPR reported. The missile was the second launched by North Korea in a…

Police investigating hit and run in Pompano Beach

POMPANO BEACH, FL – The Broward Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating a hit-and-run crash that left a pedestrian dead in Pompano Beach on Thursday, Jan. 6. Shortly after 10 p.m.,…

Storm Lake Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Firearm Possession

A man who illegally possessed a firearm and ammunition pled guilty January 6, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Leonard Weimer, 47, from Storm Lake, Iowa, was convicted of illegal possession…

U.S. Attorney’s Office Recognizes Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

Sunday, January 9, 2021, is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, a day dedicated to showing our support for law enforcement on the local, state, and federal levels. Created in 2015, this day…

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