Florida Man Admits to Financing of Sex Trafficking Children from the Philippines

LAND O LAKES, Florida – Christopher John Streeter (63, Land O’ Lakes) today pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of a minor under the age of 14. He faces a mandatory penalty of…

Newburgh Man Charged With Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses

NEWBURGH, NY – Audrey Strauss, the Acting 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…

Howell Mayor Berger Being Sued for Stopping Controversial Solid Waste Facility

HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – Howell Township Mayor Theresa Berger is being sued by Resource Engineering, LLC, the Republican-backed company owned by the husband of former Monmouth County Clerk, Claire French. In early…

Alleged Southern California Narcotics Traffickers Among Those Charged in International Crackdown Targeting Darknet Dealers

LOS ANGELES – As part of an international effort to disrupt narcotics trafficking on the darknet, members of the Los Angeles Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) Task Force today announced cases…

Human Sex Traffickers Sentenced to 15 and 7.5 Years in Prison

Spokane, WA – William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Robert S. Tillman, age 30, of Sacramento, California, and Brandon C. Campbell, age 23, of…

Texas Woman Sentenced to Over Nine Years in Prison for Trafficking over 3 Kilograms of Methamphetamine

Gulfport, Miss – Courtney Lynell Johnson, 29, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to 115 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for…

Dominican Man Sentenced to 132 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking

CONCORD – Jorge Rodriguez, 23, a citizen of the Dominican Republic most recently residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced on Thursday to 132 months in federal prison for fentanyl trafficking, United States…

Springfield Man Sentenced to More than 15 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking

BOSTON – A Springfield man was sentenced yesterday for sex trafficking female victims through a prostitution business. William Coleman, 49, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to 186 months…

Takedown Completes Arrests of 15 Alleged Drug Traffickers in Syracuse Area

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Five men arrested in Syracuse yesterday are alleged to be members of a conspiracy to traffic in cocaine and heroin operating between Puerto Rico, New York City, and…

Armed Drug Trafficker Receives More Than 13 Years in Federal Prison

WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Wilmington man was sentenced on September 9, 2020, to 165 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more…

39 Missing U.S. Children Found in Sex Trafficking Bust in Georgia

ATLANTA, GA – The U.S. Marshals Service Missing Child Unit, in conjunction with the agency’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and Georgia state…

Ajo Border Patrol Agent Arrested and Charged with Drug Trafficking

TUCSON, Ariz. – Yesterday, Carlos Victor Passapera Pinott, 53, of Buckeye, Arizona, was arrested on multiple counts of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Passapera was charged by complaint,…

Winchester woman sentenced to 65 months for drug trafficking

CONCORD, NH – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that Alysha DeJesus, 25, of Winchester, was sentenced to 65 months…

At the U.S. Border, Even Coronavirus Can’t Stop Illegal Entry

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested one U.S. citizen and four illegal border crossers in the pursuit and recovery of a stolen vehicle near Rio Rico, Arizona, Wednesday. Around 3 p.m.,…

New York D.A. Takes Down Gun Traffickers in New York City

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., and New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea today announced the indictment JUSTIN HOLMES-AUSTIN, 33, and THOMAS SOLOMON, 49, for selling 40 firearms and corresponding…

Two Charged: Epstein Guards Didn’t Stop Him from Killing Himself

NEW YORK CITY-Many on the internet are claiming accused child pedophile ring operator Jeffrey Epstein didn’t kill himself, but for now, it remains the internet’s most “unsolved” mystery. Today, one thing we…

U.S. Border Patrol Assists with Foreign Sex Trafficking in South Carolina

TRENTON, S.C. — A CBP Air and Marine Operations (AMO) flight crew, assigned to the Jacksonville Air and Marine Branch, assisted Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Aiken County Sheriff’s office on…

Houston Man Arrested for Trafficing Minors for Sex

HOUSTON – A Houston man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison Tuesday for trafficking children for commercial sex. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland…

Man Pleads Guilty for Trafficking Girl, 17, as Prostitute in South Jersey Motels

TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that a Burlington County, N.J., man pleaded guilty today to forcing a 17-year-old girl to engage in prostitution at area motels for his profit. He…

New Jersey Interstate Black Market Gun Trafficking Ring Members Indicted

TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced that a state grand jury has returned an indictment charging seven members of a major gun trafficking ring in Camden with first-degree racketeering, including…

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