St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands announced today that Lenroy Ravalier, Jr. was sentenced by the Honorable Robert A. …
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Connecticut Man Sentenced for Stolen Firearms Offenses and Making False Statements
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBOSTON – A Connecticut man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield in connection with stealing 17 firearms from a West Springfield gun shop and making false statements to …
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Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to 78 Months for Federal Gun Possession Offense
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLeonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHAZ DEAR, also known as “Spazz,” 24, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge …
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North Carolina Man Convicted of Multi-State Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A federal jury convicted an Edenton, North Carolina man yesterday on charges of conspiring with others to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, possessing cocaine …
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Convicted Felon Sentenced For Unlawful Possession Of Firearms, Including Stolen AR-15
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLAS VEGAS, Nev. – A Las Vegas man with multiple prior felony convictions was sentenced today to four years and seven months in prison for unlawful possession of firearms, including …
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Bonifay Doctor Pleads Guilty To Federal Income Tax Crimes
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Ahmad T. Ismail, 70, of Bonifay, Florida, pled guilty on Wednesday to the subscription and transmission of multiple fraudulent federal income tax returns, announced Jason R. Coody, …
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Mableton pharmacist found guilty of illegally dispensing and distributing controlled substances
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressATLANTA – Thomas Ukoshovbera A. Gbenedio has been convicted by a federal jury of illegally dispensing and distributing controlled substances from his pharmacy. “As a pharmacist, Gbenedio was trusted to …
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Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Supplying Heroin To Open-Air Market on Chicago’s West Side
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCHICAGO — The leader of a drug trafficking organization has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for supplying heroin to an illegal open-air market on the West Side …
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Two Businessmen Charged With Running Fencing Operation Out of Suburban Chicago Stores
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCHICAGO — Two businessmen have been charged in federal court with running a fencing operation out of their suburban Chicago stores. ZIAD I. ZAYED, also known as “Zee,” 46, and …
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11 Central Ohio men convicted of conspiring to illegally smuggle hundreds of guns to Canada for profit
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCOLUMBUS, Ohio – Eleven defendants have been convicted and sentenced in a conspiracy to smuggle at least 200 firearms from Ohio to Canada for tens of thousands of dollars. …
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Dothan Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Truck Bombing
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMontgomery, Alabama – Today, Acting U.S. Attorney Sandra J. Stewart announced the sentencing of a Dothan man for detonating a truck bomb in an attempt to kill the …
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Matthew M. Graves Takes Office as United States Attorney
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressWASHINGTON – Matthew M. Graves took office today as United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. He succeeds Channing D. Phillips, who had …
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Estonian Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Import Fentanyl Into The United States
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that AMID MAGERRAMOV was sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiring to import massive …
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Corsica Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Money Laundering in a Multi-Million Dollar Cattle Ponzi Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressActing 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 …
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Kentucky Man Sentenced in Methamphetamine Distribution Case
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressABINGDON, Va. – A Jenkins, Kentucky man was sentenced yesterday to 147 months in prison for trafficking methamphetamine from Kentucky into Wise County, Virginia. From February to April 2021, James …
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Nightclub Magnate Convicted of Drug Crimes
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressA DFW nightclub magnate and two of his managers have been convicted of operating an empire of clubs in which drugs were sold openly, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the …
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Former TVA Senior Project Manager Pleads Guilty To Falsifying Financial Information As Part Of A Fraudulent Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – On November 5, 2021, James Christopher Jenkins, aka Chris Jenkins, 60, of Chattanooga entered a guilty plea to one count of making a false official statement, in …
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Bicycle Casino Agrees to Pay $500,000 Settlement and Submit to Increased Review of Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLOS ANGELES – To resolve an investigation into alleged violations of the anti-money laundering provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the partnership that operates the Bicycle Hotel & …
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Owner of Louisiana Construction and Building Inspection Businesses and His Two Siblings Plead Guilty to Tax Fraud
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressA Louisiana man who owns construction and building inspection businesses, along with his brother and sister who were employed by the construction businesses, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to defraud the …
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South Florida Liquor Store Owner Goes to Federal Prison for Tax Evasion
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMiami, Florida – A Lake Worth, Florida man who did not report his liquor store’s cash sales to the IRS was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday in federal …
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Crackdown On Illegal Firearms Possession And Trafficking Executed By Federal And State Law Enforcement In South Bay Cities
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSAN JOSE – The Office of the United States Attorney has filed federal firearms charges against nine individuals in connection with a crackdown against illegal firearms trafficking and possession, announced …
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Supplier Of Drug Network Is Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCHARLOTTE, N.C. – The supplier of a local drug network has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, announced William T. Stetzer, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of …
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Jury Convicts Felon of Sex Trafficking, Drug, and Firearm Charges
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressA federal jury convicted a Norfolk man yesterday on charges of sex trafficking, fraud, conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and other drugs, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. …
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Harford County Narcotics Dealer Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Participating in a Conspiracy to Sell Crack Cocaine
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBaltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Reginald Leon Bolden, age 37, of Harford County, Maryland yesterday to nine years in federal prison, followed by five years …
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Atlanta restaurateur sentenced for willful failure to remit payroll taxes
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressATLANTA – Shanga A. Hankerson, the former owner of the Gladys Knight’s Chicken and Waffles restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, has been sentenced for willful failure to remit payroll taxes. “Hankerson …