Winooski Man Sentenced for Firearm Offense
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on August 29, 2022, Tyler Branon, 33, of Winooski, Vermont, was sentenced in United States District Court in…
Hartford Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GABRIEL CORDERO, 35, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 135…
Monessen Felon Charged with Multiple Drug and Gun Law Violations
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Monessen, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charges of violating federal narcotics and firearm laws, United States Attorney Cindy K.…
Tennessee Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting a Minor via Snapchat
PEORIA, Ill. – A Tennessee man, Ryan Dale Gross, 26, of the 3400 block of Berkshire Circle, Johnson City, has been sentenced to 264 months imprisonment for four counts of sexual exploitation…
Human Trafficker Says Cartels Harvest Children’s Organs And Stuff Drugs In Their Corpses: REPORT
Human Trafficker Says Cartels Harvest Children’s Organs And Stuff Drugs In Their Corpses: REPORT Jennie Taer on August 26, 2022 A Central American human trafficker said that cartels are harvesting children’s organs…
Leader of Baltimore Eight Tray Gangsta Crips Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering and Drug Conspiracy Charges, Including Three Homicides and Three Non-Fatal Shootings
Baltimore, Maryland – The leader of the Eight Tray Gangsta (ETG) Crips gang in Baltimore, Trayvon Hall, a/k/a “Tru,” and “G Tru,” age 31, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty today to racketeering and…
Maryland Man Sentenced to 32 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing a Teenage Girl
WASHINGTON – A 46-year-old man, formerly of Greenbelt, Maryland, was sentenced today to 32 years in prison for sexual exploitation of children and other charges stemming from…
Man and woman sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for fentanyl distribution
A man and woman who conspired together to distribute fentanyl were sentenced this week in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel sentenced Jennifer Canales, 31,…
New York City Pair Charged for Forcing Woman into Prostitution
NEW YORK, NY (PRESS RELEASE) Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Shamiek Anderson, 34, and Lashay Moseley, 27, have been indicted by a Queens County grand jury and arraigned in Queens…
Carlsbad Man Convicted of Multiple Armed Robberies
SAN DIEGO – Benjamin Robert Laubbacher of Carlsbad pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that he committed six robberies of grocery stores and other businesses during a 15-day period in 2021,…
Boston Man Indicted on Firearm and Ammunition Offense
BOSTON – A Boston man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for his alleged unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. Victor Florentino, 27, was indicted on one…
Defendant sentenced to 130 months in prison for providing deadly dose of fentanyl to Imperial County High School Student
For Further Information, Contact: Assistant U. S. Attorney Larry Casper (619) 546-6734 SAN DIEGO – Lorenzo Anthony Garcia of Brawley, 23, was sentenced in federal court today to 130 months in…
Palmer Man Convicted on Federal Murder Charges and String of Armed Home Invasion Robberies
ANCHORAGE – A federal jury in Alaska convicted a Palmer man on 10 felony counts, including two counts of murder, as well as robbery, drug and firearm related charges following an 11-day…
Colombian National Sentenced To 30 Years For Recruiting Crewmembers To Smuggle Over 1,500 Kilograms Of Cocaine On Ill-Fated Oil Freighter “Fat Crow”
Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Hector Fabio Garcia Vengohechea (59, Cartagena, Colombia) to 30 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with the…
Fineview Felon Admits Illegally Possessing Various Drugs and a Stolen Pistol
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to federal drug distribution and firearms charges, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Clarence Thomas, age 29, of the…
Frame and Receiver Rule Goes into Effect
Today, the Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) “Frame or Receiver” Final Rule goes into effect. The new rule modernizes the definition of a firearm and makes…
Last of 18 Defendants Charged in a Birmingham-Based Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Heroin, Fentanyl, and Cocaine Sentenced
BIRMINGHAM – A federal judge yesterday sentenced the last of 18 defendants charged in a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in…
Seattle man charged federally for possessing a ghost gun and drugs in stolen vehicle
Seattle – A resident of Seattle was charged federally today with four federal felonies connected to his possession of a so-called “ghost gun” and drugs in a stolen vehicle, announced U.S. Attorney…
Maryland U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron Announces Strategies to Use Additional State Funds to Reduce Violent Crime
Baltimore, Maryland – At a press conference earlier today, U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron, joined by federal, state, and local partners announced that his office is devoting more federal resources than ever…
Federal Grand Jury Returns Four Indictments for Firearms and Drug Offenses
Louisville, KY – A federal grand jury in Louisville returned four indictments last week separately charging firearms and drug offenses. According to the indictments: Charles Lee Bailey, age 45, of Louisville, Kentucky,…