Camden Man Convicted of Illegal Possession of Weapon
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Camden man was convicted today of unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Marshall Onuorah, …
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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 …
South Windsor Man Charged with Defrauding Grandparents of $679K
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of …
McKean County Man Pleads Guilty to Purchasing Meth on the Dark Web for Distribution
ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Kane, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal drug laws, Acting United States Attorney …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Lake Elsinore ‘bag man’ bilked seniors in fake crime scams
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – A Riverside County man pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge that he participated in an international conspiracy where he …
Princeton man arrested for multiple fraud schemes, stole millions
TRENTON, NEW JERSEY – A former Princeton resident was arrested today and charged with engaging in multiple fraudulent schemes intended to steal millions of dollars …
Real Housewives Star Jennifer Shah Charged by feds for money laundering
NEW YORK – Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Peter C. Fitzhugh, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New …
Former Honduran Congressman Tony Hernández Sentenced To Life In Prison And Ordered To Forfeit $138.5 Million For Distributing 185 Tons Of Cocaine
NEW YORK – Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Wendy C. Woolcock, the Special Agent in Charge …
Feds Settle Housing Discrimination Case Against Staten Island Real Estate Agency
BROOKLYN, NY – Mark J. Lesko, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Pamela S. Karlan, Principal Deputy Assistant …
USPS Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft of Mail
WINDHAM, CONNECTICUT – Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Matthew Modafferi, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. …
Grand Jury Indicts Two in “Grandparent Scam”
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging two Providence men with allegedly running a so-called “grandparent scam” in two …
Rockland County Man And Woman Charged With Violent Beating And Carjacking
NEW YORK, NY – Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas E. Walsh II, Rockland County District Attorney, …
Former North Brunswick Cop Admits Role in Multimillion Dollar Prescription Fraud
NEWARK, N.J. – A former police officer with the North Brunswick police department today admitted his role in a multimillion-dollar scheme that defrauded state health …
Man gets 75 months in federal prison for hiding drugs in 5-year-old’s book bag during traffic stop
MONTGOMERY, AL– On Friday, February 23, 2021, Tawasaki Leonorda Williams, a 35-year-old from Montgomery, Alabama, was sentenced to 75 months in prison for possession of …
Sioux City Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Trafficking
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Wilkens was involved in distributing at least 3 pounds of meth in Sioux City. A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine …
Jersey doctor ordered to pay $106,000 in false medical claims
NEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey physician and his medical practice will pay $106,255 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by …
Arizona Man Pleads Guilty in Cocaine Conspiracy
PITTSBURGH, ARIZONA – Richard Georgelos pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute at least 500 grams of cocaine between 2017 and 2019, Acting United States Attorney …
Erie Man Sentenced To 18 Years’ Imprisonment For Discharging Firearm During Robbery
WILLIAMSPORT, PA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 5, 2021, Jimmy Carter, age 56, of …
Miami Couple Pleads Guilty to $1.1 Million COVID-Relief Fraud After Falsely Claiming to Be Farmers
MIAMI, FLORIDA – A Florida couple pleaded guilty for their participation in a scheme to file four fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $1.1 million …
Former National President of Children’s Blanket Charity Sentenced for Stealing More Than $400,000 from the Organization
PEORIA, ILL –The former national president of Project Linus, Carol Babbitt, 61, was sentenced to more than two years in prison for stealing money from …
Dominican National Sentenced to More than 15 Years in Prison for Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking
BOSTON, MASS – A Dominican national was sentenced yesterday in relation to the seizure of over 10 kilograms of fentanyl and heroin in December 2018. …
Cynthiana Man Sentenced to 36 Months for Mail Fraud
LEXINGTON, KY – A Cynthiana, Ky., man, Randall Perry, 54, was sentenced on Thursday to 36 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, …
Kirtland couple pleads guilty to bribery of former city of Cleveland demolition official
KIRTLAND, OHIO – A Kirtland couple has pleaded guilty in federal court to bribery of a former city of Cleveland demolition official in return for …
Dominican National Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking
BOSTON, MASS – A Dominican national was sentenced yesterday in connection with drug trafficking activities involving fentanyl. Jonathan Mejia, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District …
Former Member of the Latin Kings Department of Correction Chapter Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy Charges
BOSTON, MASS – A former Leader of the Massachusetts Department of Correction Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings”) pleaded …