ICE arrests notorious rapist brothers in Los Angeles after decades-old sex crimes and parole violations
LOS ANGELES, CA – Two convicted rapists who kidnapped and sexually assaulted multiple teenage girls at gunpoint were arrested July 22 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a targeted operation aimed…
Two Brothers Sentenced To Prison For Access Device Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton has sentenced two brothers, Andy Teruel Colina (25, Miami) and Adrian Teruel (31, Orlando), to federal prison terms. Andy Teruel Colina was sentenced…
Brothers and Associates Sentenced in Interlocking Family-Led Drug Trafficking Conspiracies
DETROIT – Two sets of brothers and six associates in two family-led drug trafficking conspiracies were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victoria A. Roberts in federal court last week. Jamilie Ledesma of…
Twin Brothers Plead Guilty to Illegal Possession of a Firearm, Ammunition
MINNEAPOLIS –Twin brothers Quantez Demarco Ward and Cortez Demario Ward, age 19, have pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a firearm and illegal possession of ammunition, respectively, announced United States Attorney Andrew…
Providence Brothers Charged in Federal Court as ATF, Postal Service Agents Seize Five Firearms, Including Four “Ghost Guns”
PROVIDENCE – Two Providence brothers previously convicted in New York state court on violent crime charges are facing federal charges following the seizure of five firearms, including four “ghost guns,” and ammunition…
Grand Rapids Brothers Sentenced To Prison For Brazen Gun Store Robbery
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney Mark Totten today announced that Joseph Woods, 33, and his brother, Johon Woods, 28, both of Grand Rapids, were each sentenced…
Brothers from Pine Ridge Reservation Found Guilty of Kidnapping
SIOUX FALLS – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal trial jury has convicted Jesse Sierra, a/k/a Jesse Sierro, age 37, of Oglala, South Dakota, of Kidnapping, two counts…
Queens, NY Man Found Guilty in Kidnapping, Torture Plot Which Resulted in Death of Two Brothers in Schuylkill River in 2014
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Jason Rivera, 37, of Queens, NY, was convicted today at trial of kidnapping and extortion charges arising from his involvement with a…
Upstate Brothers charge for train surfing in New York City
New York, NY- Train surfing on top of New York City transit trains has grown in popularity over the past couple of years, but for two Saratoga County brothers, their ride ended…
Berkeley Brothers Plead Guilty To Selling Fentanyl In San Francisco’s Tenderloin
SAN FRANCISCO –Juan Carlos Hernandez-Ordonez pleaded guilty today in United States District Court to a federal charge of distributing 40 grams or more of fentanyl in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, announced United…
Twin Brothers from Miami Sentenced to 52 Months in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Millions Worth of Apple Products through Identity Theft Scheme
CLEVELAND – Twin brothers from Miami, Florida, who participated in a nationwide scheme in which they fraudulently gained access to approximately 2,366 AT&T mobile accounts, were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge…
Twin Brothers from Miami Sentenced to 52 Months in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Millions Worth of Apple Products through Identity Theft Scheme
CLEVELAND – Twin brothers from Miami, Florida, who participated in a nationwide scheme in which they fraudulently gained access to approximately 2,366 AT&T mobile accounts, were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge…
Twin Brothers Sentenced to Federal Prison for Firearms Theft After Ramming a Stolen Car into Speedway Gun Store
INDIANAPOLIS – Jayveon Majors, 19, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 38 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to theft of firearms from a federal firearms licensee. Codefendant and Jayveon’s twin brother,…
Brothers Plead Guilty To Trafficking More Than $100 Million Of Cocaine In International Waters
Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Robin Castro-Gomez (35, Colombia, South America) and his brother, Alvaro Castro-Gomez (41, Colombia, South America), have pleaded guilty to conspiracy with…
Two Aurora Brothers Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Jesus Orlando Ortiz-Gonzalez, age 37, and Sergio Guadalupe Ortiz-Gonzalez, age 26, both of Aurora, Colorado, have been sentenced to…
Autistic 4-Year-Old Killed After Attending Older Brother’s Funeral in New York City
NEW YORK, NY – An autistic 4-year-old boy from Queens was killed after being struck by an SUV after attending his older brother’s funeral. The incident took place on Sunday. Domantea McDonald,…
Kansas Brothers Indicted for $3.7 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme
WICHITA, KAN. – A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging two Kansas men with engaging in an alleged healthcare fraud scheme which resulted more than $3.7 million in payments from…
Brothers from Mexico charged with transporting aliens resulting in death
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Jorge Garcia-Rascon, 21, and Julio Garcia-Rascon, 19, both of Mexico, have been charged by criminal…
Queens Man Indicted for Trying to Take Dead Brother’s Home from His Niece
QUEENS, NY – A Queens man who fraudulently tried to take full ownership of a home he shared with his now deceased brother has been indicted, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda…
Brother of Baltimore Business Owner Admits to Falsely Claiming His Brother’s Bank Balance and Activity as His Own in Order to Obtain a Federal Housing Administration Loan
Baltimore, Maryland – Calvin Abramowitz, age 48, of Lakewood, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today to bank fraud. As part of his guilty plea, Abramowitz has been ordered to pay $209,036. The guilty…
Phoenix Brothers Sentenced to Prison for Dealing in Firearms Without a License
PHOENIX, Ariz. – On July 8, 2022, Jay Derek Ramirez Ramirez, 21, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to 12 months and one day in…