Two Pennsylvania Men Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms for Attempting to Solicit Sex with Minors
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Two Pennsylvania men were handed significant prison sentences last week for attempting to engage in sexual activities with minors, only to be apprehended by the Lancaster County Human…
U.S. Citizen Arrested Attempting to Smuggle Two Undocumented Individuals
CALEXICO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents conducting anti-smuggling operations arrested a United States citizen and two undocumented individuals, Sunday afternoon. At approximately 3:55 p.m., agents attempted to conduct a…
Former Union County Postal Employee Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Conspiring to Commit Bank Fraud and Fraudulently Attempting to Obtain SBA Loans
NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for stealing checkbooks and credit cards from the mail while employed as a U.S. Postal…
Oshkosh Sex Offender Arrested for Attempting to Meet a 13 year-old for Sexual Activity
Richard G. Frohling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that Kevin J. Mueller (age: 60) of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was charged via a criminal complaint following his May 16,…
USP Canaan Inmate Sentenced To 24 Months’ Imprisonment For Attempting To Smuggle Suboxone Into Federal Prison
SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion sentenced Devro Hebron, age 38, of the District of Columbia, yesterday…
Arizona man faces charge for attempting to entice a minor
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Jonathan John James, 58, of Tsaile, Arizona, appeared in federal court today for a preliminary and detention hearing where he was charged with attempted coercion and enticement of a…
Chicago Man Sentenced to 48 Months for Attempting to Possess Fentanyl for Distribution
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jeffrey Kemp, 55, Chicago, Illinois was sentenced on Friday, May 6 by Chief U.S. District…
Jury Finds Sand Springs Man Guilty for Attempting to Coerce a 13-Year-Old into a Sexual Relationship
A federal jury found a Sand Springs man guilty Friday for sending hundreds of sexually explicit messages to a male minor and for touching the child in a sexual manner, announced U.S.…
Two Federal Prison Inmates Charged with Possessing and Attempting to Possess Controlled Substances
PITTSBURGH – Ross Landfried and David Curran were indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh for prison contraband crimes, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. The Indictment charges Landfried,…
New York Man Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for Attempting to Entice Minor to Have Sex
CAMDEN, N.J. – A New York man was sentenced today to 24 years in prison for attempting to entice a minor and traveling from New York to New Jersey to meet an…
Worcester Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Purchase Jeep with Counterfeit Check
BOSTON – A Worcester man pleaded guilty on Monday, April 25, 2022, to attempting to purchase a $56,000 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon with a counterfeit check. David Hogan, 58, pleaded guilty to one…
Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Use A 9-Year-Old Child To Produce Photos Of Sexual Abuse
Jacksonville, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Tadd Andrew Melton (33, Jacksonville) today pleaded guilty to attempted production of child sex abuse images. Melton faces a minimum mandatory sentence…
Michigan Man Charged with Hate Crimes for Attempting to Intimidate Protestors from Supporting Black Lives Matter
FLINT – The Justice Department announced that Kenneth Pilon, 61, has been charged by information in federal district court with willfully intimidating and attempting to intimidate citizens from engaging in lawful speech…
Charlotte County Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Smuggle Drugs Into Prison
Fort Myers, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Troy Alexander Cole (28, Fort Myers) has pleaded guilty to attempted distribution of methamphetamine and MDMA (commonly referred to as…
Central Illinois Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison for Attempting to Traffic Cocaine in Chicago
CHICAGO — A central Illinois man has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for attempting to traffic cocaine in Chicago. A jury last year convicted TEKOA Q. TINCH, 34, of…
Pittsburgh Man Pleads to Producing and Attempting to Produce Child Sexual Exploitation Materials
PITTSBURGH – A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of production and attempted production of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States…
“Bored Dude” indicted for attempting to sexually assault nine-year-old
McALLEN, Texas – A 19-year-old man residing in San Juan has been indicted on charges of attempted coercion and enticement of a child, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Originally charged by…
Gang Member Arrested Attempting Illegal Entry in the Mountains
OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a gang member early Saturday morning in the Jacumba Wilderness Region. At 12:10 a.m., agents assigned to the…
Fort Mccoy Man Indicted For Attempting To Entice A 12-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sexual Activity
Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a grand jury has returned an indictment charging Jorge Mojocoa (69, Fort McCoy) with attempted enticement of a minor to engage…
Laredo man sentenced for attempting to smuggle assault rifles into Mexico
LAREDO, Texas – A 29-year-old local man has been sent to prison following his conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Manual Dominquez,…
Worcester Man Pleads Guilty to Opening Bank Accounts and Attempting to Purchase $83,000 Sports Car Using Stolen Identities
BOSTON – A Worcester man pleaded guilty today to using two victims’ identities to open bank accounts and attempting to purchase an $83,000 Chevrolet Camaro. Brandon Brouillard, 28, pleaded guilty to two…
Kentucky Man Indicted for Shooting at and Attempting to Kill a Political Candidate
WASHINGTON – A federal court in Louisville, Kentucky, unsealed an indictment today charging a Louisville man for interfering with a federally protected right, and using and discharging a firearm in relation to…
U.S. Citizen Sentenced to 20 Years’ Imprisonment for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, Bernard Raymond Augustine was sentenced by United States District Judge Sterling Johnson, Jr. to 20 years’ imprisonment for attempting to provide material support to a…
Former South Florida Police Officer Guilty of Attempting to Sexually Exploit Child
Miami, Florida – A former police officer with the Sewall’s Point, Florida Police Department has pled guilty in Ft. Pierce federal court to attempting to sexually entice a 15-year-old boy and produce…
Man Arrested Attempting to Conceal Narcotics in Spare Tires & Transport Through a Checkpoint
SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen attempting to smuggle narcotics through an immigration checkpoint Saturday morning. At approximately 8:40 a.m., a blue 2007…
Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to More Than 13 Years for Attempting to Entice a Minor to Engage in Sexual Relations
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Amanda Griffith (619) 546-8970 and Jennifer McCollough (619) 546-8773 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – April 4, 2022 SAN DIEGO – A California man was sentenced today to 162 months…
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