Jury Convicts Cedar Park Man for Impersonating an FBI Agent
WACO – A federal jury yesterday convicted 52-year-old Jonathan Jefferson Ferris on two counts of impersonating a federal agent. Evidence presented during trial revealed that on multiple occasions in July and August…
Killeen Couple Admit to Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme Involving Mass Transportation Benefit Program at Fort Hood
WACO – Today, 42-year-old Kevin Romulus Pelayo and 37-year-old Cristine Furio Fredericks admitted to conducting a multi-million-dollar scheme to defraud the U.S. Army with respect to a mass transportation benefit program at…
Hendersonville Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Arson Charges In Connection To Metro Courthouse Fire
NASHVILLE – A Hendersonville, Tennessee man charged last year with the malicious destruction of property at the Metro Courthouse pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Mary Jane…
Brownsville, PA Man Gets Lengthy Sentence for Producing and Possessing Sexually Exploitive Visuals of Minors
PITTSBURGH – A former resident of Washington County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 28 years’ incarceration, consecutive to any state court sentence, and lifetime supervised release on his conviction…
Mexican National Sentenced to 15 Years for Methamphetamine Trafficking
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Mexican national was sentenced today to 180 months in prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents and information…
Former FEMA Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining the Proceeds of Covid-19 Paycheck Protection Program Loan
Baltimore, Maryland – Tyrese Carter, age 21, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, in connection with a scheme to obtain the proceeds of a COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program Economic…
Turtle Creek Woman Admits Role in Fentanyl Trafficking Scheme
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of narcotics trafficking, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Marleka Robinson, age 26,…
Meriden Man Admits Trafficking Heroin from Bridgeport Markets
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that EDDY ANTONIO TORRES MOREL, 50, of Meriden, pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of conspiracy to possess…
Leader and 14 Members of Newark Drug Trafficking Ring Charged
NEWARK, N.J. – Fifteen people were charged today for their roles in a Newark heroin and crack cocaine distribution organization that sold hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of illegal drugs out…
Judge sentences Chesterfield man for sex trafficking
ST. LOUIS – United States District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig sentenced Jeremy Rogers, 45, of Chesterfield, Missouri, to 10 years imprisonment on today’s date. Rogers pleaded guilty, in February, to one count…
Colorado woman faces bank robbery charges in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Keylee Rose Moore, 21, of Hesperus, Colorado, made an initial appearance on June 28 in federal court facing a charge of bank robbery. Moore will remain in custody…
Two Charged Federally In Connection With Carjackings
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, returned an indictment on June 16, 2021, charging two Louisville men with carjacking and brandishing firearms. According to court documents, Cameron Burnett,…
Possessing Five Grams of Fentanyl Near Playgrounds Sends Dubuque Man to Federal Prison
A man who was found in possession of more than five grams of fentanyl that he intended to distribute was sentenced June 28, 2021, to more than a year in federal prison. …
Iowa Man Sent Back to Federal Prison for the Third Time Following his Second Escape from Custody
A man who escaped from federal custody twice in just over two years was sentenced today to nearly three years in federal prison. Gabriel Mangum, age 45, from Iowa City, Iowa, received…
Clay County Man to Federal Prison for Possessing Stolen Guns
A man who illegally possessed stolen firearms was sentenced June 23, 2021, to almost 6 years in federal prison. Travis Grote, 43, from Webb, Iowa, pled guilty January 22, 2021, to possessing…
Lake City Man to Federal Prison for Firearm Conviction
A man who illegally possessed a firearm was sentenced on June 28, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City. Jeffrey Carothers, 52, from Lake City, Iowa, pled guilty on January 19, 2021,…
Leader of Darknet Drug Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced to Federal Prison
PORTLAND, OREGON – The leader of and final defendant in a darknet drug distribution conspiracy was sentenced to federal prison today for his role in operating a narcotic vendor site that facilitated…
Middlesex County Man Admits Interfering with Law Enforcement Officers During Civil Disorder
TRENTON, NEW JERSEY – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man today admitted attempting to interfere with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder when he attempted to set fire to a police…
Delaware man admits to role in drug trafficking enterprise
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Andre Jason Burgos, of Wilmington, Delaware, has admitted to his role in a drug distribution enterprise, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Burgos, also known as “Ghost,”…
Manchester Pair Plead Guilty to Participating in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE – Jovan Callaghan, 25, and Chrystal Callaghan, 42, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute,…
Southern Illinois Mail Thief Sentenced to Prison
TROY, ILLINOIS – A man who repeatedly stole mail from mailboxes in Southern Illinois is heading to prison. Seth W.Sorensen, 45, was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison…
Houston man gets 25 years for trafficking 14-year old for sex
HOUSTON, TEXAS – A 26-year-old Houston man has been ordered to prison following his convictions of sex trafficking of a minor and conspiracy to do so, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B.…
Browning man admits murder, kidnapping on Blackfeet Indian Reservation
GREAT FALLS , MONTANA — A Browning man today admitted to murdering a man and to holding a woman hostage by knifepoint on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson…
Hudson Man Sentenced to 276 Months for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE – Robert Corleto, 43, of Hudson, was sentenced to 276 months in federal prison on Friday for sexual exploitation of a minor, Acting United…
Tampa Man Pleads Guilty To Committing Arson During Civil Disturbance
TAMPA, FLORIDA – Terrance Lee Hester, Jr. (20, Tampa) today pleaded guilty to damaging or destroying by fire a building used in interstate commerce. Hester faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 5…
Queens Man Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud Conspiracy
QUEENS, NEW YORK – Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Tae Hung Kang, also known as “Kevin Kang,” pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Peggy Kuo to conspiring to commit…
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