Honduran man with sex offense convictions arrested in Maryland by ICE
BALTIMORE, MD — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested a Honduran national previously convicted of a sex offense in Maryland, officials announced. Kelvin Emanuel Granados-Sorto, 30, was taken into ICE custody…
Gloversville Man Sentenced to 84 Months for Drug and Firearm Convictions
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Kent Tucker, age 25, of Gloversville, New York, was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for possessing and intending to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine base, and possessing…
Eleven-Year Chase Results in U.S. Criminal Convictions of British Citizens in Death of Scuba Diver
Miami, Florida – After being on the lam for over a decade, the owners of a now-defunct Key Largo, Florida dive shop who maintained their vessel in such shoddy condition that is…
Virginia Man with Multiple Prior Felony Convictions Sentenced to Over Three Years in Firearms Case
MOBILE, AL – A Virginia man was sentenced today to three years and a month in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, Michael Gray…
Unlicensed Driver With Multiple DUI Convictions Arrested During Traffic Stop
RAMAPO VALLEY, NJ – Ramapo Valley Police have arrested a repeat DUI convict after he was pulled over by officers during a routine traffic stop. According to police, Officer Michael DiDonato initiated…
United States Attorney’s Office for The District of Maryland Announces Comprehensive Community Outreach Approach and Recent Convictions in the Project Safe Neighborhood Gun Violence Reduction Program
Baltimore, Maryland – Today, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced the comprehensive community outreach strategy that is part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods program (PSN). We are…
White Supremacist Gang Member with Multiple Prior Convictions Pleads Guilty in Project Safe Neighborhoods Case
VALDOSTA, Ga. – A documented member of a white supremacist organization that is sometimes affiliated with the Ghost Face Gangsters pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm in a Project Safe Neighborhoods case.…
Troy Man Sentenced to 81 Months for Firearm and Drug Convictions
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Sherrod Johnson, aka “Rod,” age 28, of Troy, New York, was sentenced yesterday to 81 months in prison for possessing and intending to distribute heroin on separate occasions…
Federal Civil and Criminal Investigations Result in Six Convictions and Recovery of Over $8.7 Million in Connection with Compounded Medications Formulated by DelCo Pharmacy
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced the criminal and civil resolutions of multi-year investigations of various health care fraud schemes involving prescriptions for compounded medications formulated by Heritage Therapeutics,…
New York’s first marijuana retail permits to go to people with convictions
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK – The first licenses to open the newly legalized marijuana retail outlets coming to New York later this year will be reserved for people with prior marijuana-related…
Mason City Man to Federal Prison for Meth and Firearms Convictions
A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine while he illegally possessed firearms was sentenced March 3, 2022, to more than 11 years in federal prison. Lucas Lowman, 39, from Mason City, Iowa,…
U.S. Supreme Court mulls ‘pill mill’ doctors’ opioid convictions
By Nate Raymond – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with the circumstances under which doctors can be convicted of operating as drug dealers under the cover of their medical practices…
Clay County Man to Federal Prison for Meth and Firearm Convictions
A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine and illegally possessed a firearm was sentenced on February 28, 2022, to 15 years in federal prison. Joshua Currier, 31 from Spencer, Iowa, pled guilty…
Wetumpka Man Sentenced Following Federal Gun and Drug Convictions
Montgomery, Alabama – On Wednesday, February 2, 2022, Richard Herbert Smith, 45, from Wetumpka, Alabama, was sentenced to 145 months in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart. The…
Man Formerly from Cedar Rapids Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Firearm After Multiple Felony Convictions
A man formerly from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who possessed a gun after three prior felony convictions was sentenced January 27, 2022, to more than three years in federal prison. Patrick Derone James,…
U.S. appeals court throws out Deutsche Bank traders’ Libor-rigging convictions
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK -A U.S. appeals court on Thursday threw out the convictions of two former Deutsche Bank AG traders for rigging Libor, once among the world’s most important financial…
Sioux City Man Sentenced to More Than 25 Years in Federal Prison for Meth and Firearm Convictions
A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine and possessed a firearm during his drug trafficking was sentenced January 24, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Jerry Powell, 32, from Sioux City,…
Two black men have NJ robbery convictions overturned citing racial bias
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Two Black men who went to prison for the armed robbery of a convenience store had their convictions reversed Tuesday by the New Jersey Supreme Court, which ruled…
Raleigh Eight Trey Crip Gangster Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for VICAR and Methamphetamine Distribution Convictions
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Raleigh man was sentenced today to 480 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine; possession with…
Carroll County Man to Federal Prison for Meth and Gun Convictions
A man who conspired to distribute meth while possessing guns was sentenced on December 7, 2021, to more than 11 years in federal prison. Christopher O’Tool, 43, from Arcadia, Iowa, pled guilty…
Armed Career Criminal to Federal Prison for Meth and Firearm Convictions
A man who distributed methamphetamine while illegally possessing firearms was sentenced November 18, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City. Melvin Cloud, Jr. 44, from Sioux City, Iowa, pled guilty on June…
Sioux City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Meth and Firearm Convictions
A man that conspired to distribute methamphetamine and illegally possessed firearms was sentenced November 10, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City. Diego Ayala, 31, from Sioux City, Iowa, pled guilty on…
HSI investigation results in multiple federal drug and firearm convictions including contributing to an overdose death
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Following a four-day jury trial in federal court, a Sevierville man was convicted of multiple drug charges involving the distribution and possession of heroin, fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl as…
Hogansburg Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Marijuana Convictions
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Tevin Terrance, age 28, of Hogansburg, New York, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for conspiring to distribute, and possessing with intent to distribute, 100 kilograms…
Watertown Man Sentenced to 155 Months for Drug and Firearms Convictions
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Daniel J. Borg, age 43, of Watertown, New York, was sentenced today to serve 155 months (12 years and 11 months) in federal prison for his convictions for…
Missing Person Investigation Results in Three Convictions and a Life Sentence
A man who robbed and murdered another man was sentenced today to life in federal prison. Matthew Barrett Robbins, age 49, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison term after a May…
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