Maryland man pleads guilty to $1.5M COVID fraud and drug-trafficking crimes involving machine guns and marijuana
GREENBELT, MD – A 33-year-old Temple Hills man admitted in federal court to a wide-ranging scheme that combined pandemic unemployment fraud with firearms and drug-trafficking offenses, including possessing a machine gun and…
25th Operation High Tide Defendant Sentenced for Drug and Gun Crimes
NORFOLK, Va. – A Portsmouth man, who was the 25th defendant associated with Operation High Tide, was sentenced today to five years in prison for his role in trafficking firearms and selling…
Hudson Woman Pleads Guilty to Crimes Related to Social Security Disability Benefits
CONCORD – Jane B. Smith, 65, of Hudson, pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to attempted wire fraud and making false statements, Acting United States Attorney…
ICE removes Rwandan citizen wanted for genocide, war crimes
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers on Wednesday removed a Rwandan national wanted for genocide in his home country. Oswald Rukemuye, 58, was removed…
Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Member Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Sex Crimes against Children
DURANGO – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Blair Root House, age 63, of Towaoc, Colorado, was sentenced to twenty years in federal prison for one count…
Three Michigan Men Named in Superseding Indictment Alleging Drug Crimes
PITTSBURGH, PA – Three residents of Detroit, Michigan and one of Ambridge, Pennsylvania have been indicted by superseding indictment before a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal drug…
Logan County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Federal Gun Crimes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Logan County man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and being a felon in possession…
Milwaukee Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Firearm and Drug Trafficking Crimes
Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling has announced that on September 30, 2021, Ahmad R. Johnson (age 42, of Milwaukee) was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for narcotics trafficking…
Multiple Federal Indictments for Straw Purchases of Guns Allegedly Used in Violent Crimes in Chicago
INDIANAPOLIS – On July 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice launched five cross-jurisdictional strike forces to help reduce gun violence by disrupting illegal firearms trafficking in key regions across the country.…
Columbus police officers charged with crimes related to distributing at least 7 kilograms of fentanyl
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Federal agents arrested two officers with the Columbus Division of Police’s drug cartel unit. Marco R. Merino, 44, of Columbus, and John J. Kotchkoski, 33, of Marengo, Ohio,…
Orangeburg Co. man gets 12 years for sex crimes against minor
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that on Wednesday, September 22nd, an Orangeburg County man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child. Kyle Teran pleaded…
Charleston Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Federal Gun and Drug Crimes
Morris has previous convictions for attempted murder and wanton endangerment with a firearm CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Keith Morris, 35, of Charleston, was sentenced yesterday to 120 months in prison for being a…
Aiken Co. man pleads guilty to sex crimes against children
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – An Aiken County man pleaded guilty Tuesday to sex crimes against children. Jacob Sturgell pleaded guilty to one count of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Third Degree in Aiken…
Rapid City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Firearm Crimes
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Rapid City Man Sentenced to 30 Years for 15 Internet Crimes Against Children
Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of five counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, one count of Attempted Sexual Exploitation of…
Aiken Co. man gets 20-year sentence for sex crimes against children
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – An Aiken County man is going to prison for 20 years for sex crimes against children. Joshua Armentrout pleaded guilty today to one count of Sexual Exploitation of a…
Wisconsin Rapids Man Sentenced to 18 Years for Child Exploitation Crimes
MADISON, WISCONSIN – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Alexander Kawleski, 44, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James…
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