Hollygrove Man Sentenced For Drug Charges

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – BRIAN TILLMAN, a/k/a “Cosca,” a/k/a “Costa,” a/k/a “Speedy,” age 34, was sentenced in federal court on June 30, 2021, to twenty-eight (28) months before U.S. District Court Judge…

Houston Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – RAYMOND ZEPEDA age 48, of Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty on June 29, 2021 before the Honorable Jay C. Zainey to an indictment charging him with violating the Federal…

New Orleans Woman Sentenced for Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – The Honorable Sarah S. Vance sentenced EBONY GRAY, age 27, of Kenner, Louisiana, to two years of probation on June 23, 2021 for violating the Federal Controlled Substances…

Heroin/Fentanyl Supplier to DS44 Drug Gang Gets 10-Year Federal Prison Sentence

PITTSBURGH – A former Pittsburgh resident has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years’ imprisonment and 8 years’ supervised release on his conviction of a drug-trafficking charge related to a large-scale…

Former Philadelphia Water Department Employee Indicted for Theft

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Thomas Staszak, 46, of Philadelphia, PA, a former employee of the City of Philadelphia Water Department (“PWD”), was Indicted by a…

Worcester Man Indicted for Using Stolen Identities to Open Bank Account and Attempting to Purchase $83,000 Sports Car

BOSTON – A Worcester man was indicted on Thursday, June 17, 2021 for using two victims’ identities to open a bank account and attempting to purchase an $83,000 Chevrolet Camaro. Brandon Brouillard,…

New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty To Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JEFFERY HOLMES, age 45, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on June 16, 2021 before the Honorable Sarah S. Vance to charges of violating the Federal Controlled Substances…

Leader of Pittsburgh Heroin Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty, Faces 10 Years to Life at Sentencing

PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh resident pleaded guilty in federal court to violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Trevon Kendrick, 28, pleaded guilty to one count…

Atlanta man sentenced for laundering over $247,000 from business email compromise schemes

ATLANTA – Anthony Dwayne King has been sentenced for laundering over $247,000, generated from business email compromise (BEC) schemes committed against Minnesota and Oregon homebuyers, a Delaware law firm, and a New…

Drug Courier for the Pagans Motorcycle Club Pleads Guilty

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics trafficking laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Mark…

Sandy Springs Heroin Supplier Pleads Guilty in Middle Georgia Drug Trafficking Case

MACON, Ga. – The primary supplier of a heroin distribution ring operating between Atlanta and Macon, which funneled up to 30,000 doses of heroin into the region over a three month span,…

Wall police warn of car wrapping scam

The Wall Township Police Department is alerting the community not to fall for the car wrapping scam. Last week, unknown actors left car wrapping scam fliers on the front windshield of vehicles…

Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Debit Card Theft Scheme

TEXAS – A U.S. citizen who formerly resided in the Dominican Republic has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in a scheme to steal debit cards from…

Chattahoochee Man Acted As Money Mule In “Jamaican Lottery” Scam

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – David Murray of Chattahoochee, Florida, was sentenced today to 42 months imprisonment for acting as a money mule for a Jamaican Operation Linked to Telecommunications (JOLT), commonly referred to as a…

Dallas area identity theft ring leaders arrested and charged

DALLAS, TEXAS – Eight individuals have been charged with running a complex identity theft ring, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah. A federal grand jury indicted…

One of many Nigerian princes busted after taking $11 million from unsuspecting Americans

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – A Nigerian national was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for his involvement in a computer-based intrusion fraud scheme that caused approximately $11 million in known losses…

Diamond Enterprise members heading to jail for racketeering, more

NEW YORK – 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 Field Office of the Federal…

Online Romance Scam Targeted Senior Citizens

BOSTON, MASS – A Lynn man was sentenced yesterday for his role in an online romance scam that robbed elder victims of more than $180,000. Fortune Aikorogie, a/k/a Imuetinyan Aikorogie, a/k/a Fortune…

Lynn Man Used Online Romance Scam to Rob Senior Citizens