Las Vegas Man Indicted For Dealing Meth While On Parole

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A Las Vegas man made his initial court appearance Thursday for allegedly distributing methamphetamine while he was on parole for a previous offense. Nathaniel Royal, aka “Champ,” 50,…

Crash sends two cars into manchester home

MANCHESTER, NJ – On Monday, September 14, 2021, at approximately 11:08 pm, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the intersection of County Route 571 and Lockhart Street to investigate…

Elizabeth, PA Man Played Low-Level Role in DS-44 Drug Gang’s Distribution Scheme

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Dontae Gilbert,…

Drug Dealer Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison

PITTSBURGH, PA – Bobby Askew was sentenced to 27 months in prison for distributing fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine, including within 1,000 feet of a school in Butler, Pennsylvania, Acting United States Attorney…

Annapolis Ms-13 Member Sentenced To 35 Years in Federal Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy, Discharging a Firearm Related to a Murder, and Two Attempted Murders

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Moises Alexis Reyes-Canales, a/k/a “Sicopita”, age 23, of Annapolis, to 35 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release,…

Acting U.S. Attorney Announces Major Law Enforcement Initiative To Combat Violence And Drug Distribution From La Nuestra Familia Gang

SAN FRANCISCO – Acting United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds held a press conference today to announce the unsealing of federal charges filed against 55 defendants, many of whom were members of,…

The Nuestra Familia’s General Council And Other Members And Associates Charged With Racketeering

SAN JOSE – A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging 17 defendants with racketeering conspiracy, including acts involving murder, robbery, drug trafficking, and money laundering, and charging five others with drug…

Police arrest 7, tow 16, issue 50 tickets during ‘illegal’ car meet

ELK GROVE, CA – Over the weekend there was an unpermitted car meet that took place in Elk Grove. To ensure our community’s safety, we partnered with the California Highway Patrol, the…

Saugus Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearm Offenses

BOSTON – A Saugus man pleaded guilty yesterday to drug and firearm offenses. Vinicius Teixeira, a/k/a “Vinny,” 31, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, including marijuana and psilocyn,…

14 Defendants Indicted, Including the Entire Administration of the Colombo Organized Crime Family

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, a 19-count indictment was unsealed charging 14 defendants, including 10 members and associates of the Colombo crime family of La Cosa Nostra and a member…

Homestead Man Sentenced for Role in Braddock-Area Drug Case

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Homestead, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to time served and two years of supervised release with 180 days home confinement, on his conviction of…

High-Ranking Member of Los Zetas Cartel Sentenced in Eastern District of Texas to a Term of Life Imprisonment

PLANO, Texas – A Mexican national and high-ranking member of the Los Zetas cartel received a life sentence for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney…

These two criminals are back on the streets in Ocean County after crime spree

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Thursday, September 9th, 2021, at approximately 4:00 PM, the Stafford Township Police Department’s Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) was conducting surveillance on two known serial shoplifters who were…

Monessen Man Sentenced to More than 7 Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Law Offenses

PITTSBURGH, PA – A former resident of Westmoreland County has been sentenced in federal court to 87 months’ imprisonment on his conviction for violating the federal narcotics and firearms laws, Acting United…

40 Charged With Gun, Drug Crimes in Lubbock

Forty defendants – including 15 arrested in Wednesday’s “Operation Taste the Rainbow” in Lubbock – have been charged with gun and drug crimes, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah. The men and…

Minneapolis Man and Woman Plead Guilty to Violent Twin Cities Carjacking

MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis man and woman pleaded guilty to their roles in an armed carjacking that occurred last summer, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk. According to court documents, on…

Violent Neighborhood Gang Known as “The Hazelwood Mob” Dismantled

PITTSBURGH, PA- A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has returned two separate, but related, Indictments following a four-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking and violence in and around the Hazelwood…

NXIVM President Nancy Salzman Sentenced to 42 Months’ Imprisonment for Racketeering Conspiracy

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Nancy Salzman, also known as “Prefect,” the former president and co-founder of Nxivm, was sentenced to 42 months’ imprisonment and ordered to pay a $150,000…

Mexican National Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering Conspiracy Charge

Tampa, Florida – Edgar Hurtado-Ramirez (52, Mexico) today pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder monetary instruments and engage in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity. Hurtado-Ramirez faces a maximum…

Bakersfield Gang Member Sentenced to Prison for Unlawfully Possessing Firearm

FRESNO, Calif. — Miguel Alberto Burgos, 28, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today to three years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert…

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