Migrants Rescued From Cattle Trailer
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued nine migrants and arrested four smugglers during a traffic stop near Nogales, Arizona, early Saturday. Migrants concealed in trailer. Tucson Sector agents conducted a…
Kansas Cattle Trader Fined and Banned for Life After Repeated Violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act
WICHITA, KAN. – The U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas fined a recidivist violator of statutory and regulatory federal livestock laws under the Packers and Stockyards Act. The District Court…
Amarillo Men Plead Guilty to Defrauding Cattle Feed Supplement Company
Two Amarillo men who defrauded a manufacturer of cattle feed supplements out of more than $474,000 pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad…
Pueblo Cattle Investment Operator Sentenced to Federal Prison for Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Richard K. Sears, 73, of Pueblo was sentenced to serve 41 months in prison for his role in…
Corsica Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Money Laundering in a Multi-Million Dollar Cattle Ponzi Scheme
Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Corsica, South Dakota, man convicted of Wire Fraud and Money Laundering was sentenced on November 4, 2021, by U.S. District Judge Karen…
Bellevue Man Who Spent Cattle Loan Funds on Gambling Sentenced to Federal Prison
A man who spent federal loan money intended for the purchase of cattle on his personal expenses, including gambling and alcohol, was sentenced on October 4, 2021, to ten months in federal…
Cattle Broker Sentenced to Prison for Wire Fraud, Ordered to Pay $2.1 Million in Restitution
MACON, Ga. – A Georgia cattle broker was sentenced to prison and was ordered to pay millions in restitution after he pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a scheme defrauding an investor…