Pittsburgh Pagans Motorcycle Club Vice-President Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms

PITTSBURGH, PA – The vice-president of the Pagans Motorcycle Club, Pittsburgh Chapter pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman…

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Detroit Man Sentenced to 240 Months for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Overdose

LEXINGTON, Ky.— Martinus Shamar Watts, 32, of Detroit, was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison on Friday, by U.S. District Judge Karen K. Caldwell, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute…

New York based cocaine trafficker heading to prison for running international drug ring

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Hilario Renato Mendoza Beltran, age 48, and a citizen of Peru, was sentenced today to 87 months in prison for conspiring to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaine…

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Six charged for illegal gun possession

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon and ATF Special Agent in Charge John B. DeVito announced that the following defendants have been indicted within the last week…

New York News

New Orleans cocaine dealer hit with gun charge pleads guilty

NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BRADLEY BRIGHT, 32, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime…

Drug dealers arraigned in Missoula federal court hearings

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The…

Feds arrest six in Tennessee human sex tracking operation

SWEETWATER, Tenn. — A two-day undercover operation involving HSI and multiple Tennessee local and state law enforcement agencies resulted in the arrest of six individuals accused of seeking illicit sex from minors.…

Police Blotter

Takoma gun, drug traffickers sentenced to prison

Tacoma – Two Tacoma residents pleaded guilty this week in U.S. District Court to drug-distribution charges that carry mandatory-minimum sentences, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Tyson Lloyd, 32, faces a…

Elkhart child sex trafficker convicted on multiple charges

SOUTH BEND – Khalil Jackson, age 25, of Elkhart, Indiana, was convicted following a jury trial in the South Bend District Court announced Acting United States Attorney Bell. U.S. District Court Judge…

Indiana News

Three Individuals Charged With Illegally Straw Purchasing Multiple Firearms

MINNEAPOLIS – A criminal complaint charging federal firearms violations has been filed against three individuals for their alleged roles an illegal straw purchasing scheme. Sarah Jean Elwood, 33, Jeffrey Paul Jackson, 30,…

Criminal gang sweep nets 22 criminal fugitives in Trenton

Trenton, N.J. – The New Jersey State Police Fugitive Unit coordinated a 2-day mobile deployment initiative last week that led to the arrest of 22 fugitives in and around the Trenton area.…

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Edgewood Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Robbery

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Jaquan Day, age 21, of Edgewood, Maryland to 10 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, on May…

Maryland News

Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Missouri, man who illegally possessed nine firearms has pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Greene and Cass counties.…

Camden Man Held on Witness Tampering, Gun Charges

CAMDEN, N.J. – Two Camden County residents were arrested following their indictment by a federal grand jury for their alleged roles in attempting to bribe a witness to steal a gun from…

New Jersey News

Madera Man Pleads Guilty to Poly-Drug Conspiracy

FRESNO, Calif. — Patrick Maldonado, 46, of Madera, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According…

California News

Lee County Man Sentenced To Seven Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Images Using The Internet

Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Kyle William O’Brien (28, Estero) to 7 years in federal prison for using the internet to distribute images depicting the…

Florida News

Man Indicted on Federal Murder Charge

LONDON, KENTUCKY — A federal grand jury sitting in London, has indicted Patrick Baker, 42, a resident of Frankfort, Ky., on a federal charge of murder, committed during a robbery and kidnapping…

Two Detained, Three Kilos of Fentanyl Pills Seized

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Two men have been ordered detained in federal custody following a Rhode Island DEA Drug Task Force investigation into the trafficking of fentanyl pills that resulted in the seizure…

11 indicted in international fentanyl distribution conspiracy

CINCINNATI – A federal grand jury has indicted 11 people, including seven from Cincinnati, for engaging in an international conspiracy to distribute the deadly drug fentanyl. “These charges disrupt an alleged fentanyl…

Informational: Federal Court arraignments