Trump issues mass pardons for January 6 defendants in first executive order of new presidency
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In his first major act after being sworn in on January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order granting pardons and commuting the sentences of individuals…
Two Defendants Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Ketamine to Aid in Kidnapping of Slidell Teenager, Resulting in His Death
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that, on November 9, 2022, U.S. District Court Judge Jane Triche Milazzo sentenced WILLIAM HARRISON FARRIS (“FARRIS”), age 43, of New Orleans, and…
Two Defendants Charged For Nationwide Online Marketing Scheme That Fraudulently Enrolled Customers In Credit Monitoring Monthly Subscription
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation…
Three Defendants Sentenced for Tax Fraud
Memphis, TN – Three individuals, Robert L. Pryor, 46, Elaine Pryor, 43, and Joshua L. Pryor, 44, have been sentenced for preparing and filing false tax returns under the business name Better Dayz Tax…
12 Defendants Charged with Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses in a Multi-Agency Operation
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Following an 18-month investigation targeting local criminal street gangs in Bakersfield, 12 defendants have been charged federally and another 17 defendants were arrested on state charges. The charges include drug…
Ten defendants charged in Augusta-area drug trafficking operation
AUGUSTA, GA: Ten people have been indicted in an Augusta-area drug trafficking conspiracy linked to another large-scale drug trafficking prosecution. As described in the newly unsealed indictment in USA v. Fields et.…
Two Defendants Arrested for Role in Aggravated Assault
SIOUX FALLS – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that two South Dakotan men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting…
Four Defendants Arrested in Virginia and Texas for Role in ATM Larceny
SIOUX FALLS – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that four Houston, Texas- based men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Bank Larceny and Transportation of Stolen Property…
Final defendants in Washington, Ga., area drug trafficking conspiracy enter guilty pleas
AUGUSTA, GA: The last of 21 defendants in a Wilkes County, Ga., area drug trafficking conspiracy have now entered guilty pleas, wrapping up prosecution of a crime ring that distributed methamphetamine and…
Three Defendants Sentenced in Multi-State Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Forced Labor of Mexican Agricultural H-2A Workers
Tampa, FL – Three defendants were sentenced today for their roles in a federal racketeering conspiracy that victimized over a dozen Mexican H-2A workers who had worked in the United States harvesting…
Middle District Of Florida Prosecutes Over 300 Defendants For Federal Firearms And Violent Crime Offenses As Part Of Project Safe Neighborhoods Strategy
Tampa – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced today the fourth quarter results of the Middle District of Florida’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) strategy. Over the last fiscal year, ending September…
Eight more defendants charged in COVID-19 relief fraud schemes
SAVANNAH, GA: Eight more people have been charged in federal court with participating in COVID-19 relief fraud schemes, with two of them pleading guilty. Each defendant is charged via an Information as…
Biden DOJ Begs Congress For Another $34 Million To Target J6 Defendants
Biden DOJ Begs Congress For Another $34 Million To Target J6 Defendants Trevor Schakohl on October 21, 2022 The Justice Department (DOJ) has asked Congress for more than $34 million in additional…
Eight Defendants Charged for Their Roles in Heroin, Fentanyl, and Crack Cocaine Conspiracy
NEWARK, N.J. – Eight people were charged for their respective roles in a heroin, fentanyl, and crack cocaine distribution organization that sold large quantities of controlled substances in the area of Columbia…
Two Defendants Convicted of Armed Robbery at Aqueduct Racetrack
Earlier today, a federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Lafayette Morrison of Hobbs Act robbery and conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery in connection with the March 7, 2020 armed robbery of more…
Defendants Convicted And Sentenced In Long-Term Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Investigation In Franklin And Gulf Counties
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – With the sentencing of the last of 16 defendants, federal prosecutors concluded prosecution of a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking organization operating primarily within Franklin and Gulf Counties. The convictions and…
Four Defendants Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
Memphis, TN – Four defendants have been sentenced for conspiracy to defraud the Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. The EIDL program provided grants and low-interest loans to small businesses affected…
Eleven Defendants Arrested for Investment Fraud, Money Laundering and Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business Schemes
An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Jin Hua Zhang, Gregory Armand, Chen Chen, Yanbin Chen, Yanbing Chen, Changgui Huang, Xin Jin, Jiahui Miao, Lingming Zeng, Jin Fu…
Three Defendants Plead Guilty to Their Roles in $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme
MINNEAPOLIS – Three individuals have pleaded guilty to their roles in the $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced United States Attorney Andrew…
Two More Defendants from New Orleans Plead Guilty in Staged Automobile Collision Scheme
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that HERBERT ALLEN (“ALLEN”), age 37, and DION RIDLEY (“RIDLEY”), age 23, agreed to plead guilty to count one (1)…
Three Defendants Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Pill Trafficking
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Three defendants were sentenced today for trafficking fentanyl pills and other drugs, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. The three defendants were sentenced for their involvement with a Sacramento-based…
Escape from Federal Custody and Illegal Possession of a Firearm Charges Land Two Defendants in Federal Prison
LAKE CHARLES, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced the resolution of two cases in the Western District of Louisiana today. United States District Judge James D. Cain, Jr. sentenced…
Two Defendants Plead Guilty Resulting from Separate Investigations into Complex Wal-Mart Gift Card Schemes Involving Hundreds of Fraud Victims
ALBANY, Ga. – Two individuals pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges today resulting from separate United States Secret Service (USSS) led investigations into larger Walmart gift card schemes involving hundreds of…
39 ‘Taste the Rainbow’ Defendants Sentence
Thirty-nine defendants charged in Operation “Taste the Rainbow” have been sentenced to a combined 415 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. The…
Guilty Verdict in Trial of Defendants Involved in Athens Drug Conspiracy Directed from a Georgia Prison
ATHENS, Ga. – Two individuals involved in a larger armed drug conspiracy operating in the Athens area were found guilty by a federal jury for their crimes late yesterday afternoon. Brendan R.…
Five defendants associated with scuba dive shops convicted of defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs
SAVANNAH, GA: Five people affiliated with Georgia dive shops have admitted submitting false claims to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through scuba classes targeting military veterans education benefits. The five defendants,…
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