Final “Calicartel” Defendant Pleads Guilty to Dark Web Heroin, Methamphetamine, and Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy
According to court documents, Shanahan worked with his coconspirators to create narcotics vendor accounts on various dark web marketplaces in 2018 and 2019, including accounts known as “BuxomBrunette,” “CaliCartel,” and “Playground.” Shanahan…
Eighth And Final Defendant Pleads Guilty In New Buffalo Cocaine Ring
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced that Adrian Romero Antunez (35), a Mexican national in the United States on a tourist visa, pled guilty…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects More Than $330k in Restitution from Defendant in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that the Financial Litigation Program (FLP) of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio collected $333,549.82 in restitution from a defendant convicted…
“Operation River Fork” Defendant Sentenced for Trafficking Crack Cocaine
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Woonsocket man was sentenced today to two years in federal prison for participating in the distribution of crack cocaine, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Bradley Dewalt,…
One Defendant Sentenced to Prison for Coercion and Enticement of a Minor; Two Defendants Plead Guilty to Sex Trafficking Conspiracy and Sex Trafficking of a Minor
Two Defendants Used Online Ads to Conspire to Cause and Repeatedly Caused a Long Island Minor to Engage in Prostitution Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Robert Gallimore, a resident…
Defendant convicted in Arizona-to-Ohio drug conspiracy sentenced to more than 12 years in prison
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Columbus man was sentenced in federal court here to 150 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy involving shipments of narcotics from Arizona to Ohio. …
Defendant Pleads Guilty to Attempted Armed Robbery of a Federal Officer in Brooklyn
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, John Shortt pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Eric Komitee to assault of a federal police officer and possessing and brandishing a firearm during…
Defendant Convicted of Defrauding American Express of More Than $4.7 Million
BROOKLYN, NY – Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, a federal jury convicted Jasminder Singh of bank fraud and money laundering based on defrauding American Express of more than $4.7 million…
Defendant Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Distributing Narcotics that Caused Multiple Fatal Overdoses
Earlier today, at the federal court in Brooklyn, Angelina Barini was sentenced by United States District Judge Brian M. Cogan to 30 years’ imprisonment for distributing narcotics and causing the deaths of…
Final Defendant Sentenced in Federal Drug Conspiracy Case
Owensboro, KY – Ryan Compton, the remaining defendant in a federal drug conspiracy, was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine…
Han Gil Defendant Who Sexually Assaulted, Allegedly Murdered Young Drug User Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison
The final defendant in the Han Gil drug trafficking case was sentenced today to 40 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. In…
Lead defendant sentenced in south Georgia drug trafficking operation
BRUNSWICK, GA: The leader of a south Georgia drug trafficking operation has been sentenced to federal prison, while the final defendant in the investigation awaits sentencing after all entered guilty pleas in…
Defendant Who Ordered Fentanyl Through SnapChat Sentenced to Prison
ABINGDON, Va. – A Marion, Virginia man, who ordered hundreds of fentanyl-laced pills through Snapchat from a supplier in California, was sentenced yesterday to 42 months in federal prison. Kobe Malik Woods,…
Final defendant in meth conspiracy sentenced to more than 12 years in prison
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The final of six defendants in a Columbus-to-West Virginia methamphetamine ring was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 154 months in prison. Marvin C. Bozeman, II, 32, of…
Jury Finds Defendant Guilty in Multi-State Mother-Son Fraud Scheme
FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA —Quinae Shamyra Stephens, 41, of Douglasville, Georgia, was convicted following a jury trial in federal court for multiple charges relating to a multi-state identity theft and fraud ring she was…
Fourth Defendant Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Employ Homeless Individuals to Cash Bogus Business Checks
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A fourth Georgia man charged in federal court in Rhode Island with participating in a long-running scheme to entice homeless and transient individuals in the Providence area to cash…
Another Defendant in Staged Automobile Collision Scheme Pleads Guilty
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that LERTRICE JOHNSON (“JOHNSON”), age 45, has pled guilty on April 6, 2022 to Count one (1) of her indictment,…
Another Defendant from New Orleans Pleads Guilty in Staged Automobile Collision Scheme
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that DAVIENQUE JOHNSON (“JOHNSON”), age 28; pled guilty to Count one (1) of her indictment, charging Conspiracy to Commit Mail…
Fifth Defendant Pleads Guilty To Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain Over $30 Million In Covid-Relief Loans
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ALVIN MAXWELL pled guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with…
For first time, a U.S. Capitol riot defendant is acquitted
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Wednesday issued the first acquittal in a criminal trial stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, saying prosecutors failed…
South Florida Defendant Who Assaulted and Threatened to Kill Federal Prosecutor Lands Himself Additional Time in Prison
Miami, Florida – A 34-year-old Palm Beach Gardens man who hurled a chair at, and threatened to kill, an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) after receiving an unfavorable jury verdict has been…
Defendant Pleads Guilty in Staged Automobile Collision Scheme
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that ASHLEY McGOWAN (“McGOWAN”), age 35, agreed to plead guilty on March 31, 2022 to Count One (1) in her…
Defendant Sentenced for Dog-Fighting Conspiracy and Illegal Possession of a Firearms
RICHMOND, Va. – A Henrico resident was sentenced today to 37 months in prison to be followed by 3 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to federal charges resulting from a…
U.S. Capitol riot defendant in talks to settle case – filing
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON – A man accused of attacking at least three police officers with a chemical irritant during the riot at the Capitol last year asked a judge on…
Alleged Carroll County Drug Dealer Arrested on Federal Charges, Second Defendant Remains a Fugitive
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging two defendants in connection with a drug distribution conspiracy operating in the Westminster area of Carroll County, Maryland. Approximately 300 law…
Defendant Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Attempting to Murder United States Government Informant
Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Luis Taveras was sentenced by United States District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto to 17 years’ imprisonment for attempting to commit obstruction-of-justice murder. Taveras pleaded…
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