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…
Federal Grand Jury Indicts 9 Defendants For Sex Trafficking And Drug Conspiracy
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a 13-count indictment charging nine defendants with narcotics conspiracy.…
Defendants Plead Guilty in Two Unrelated Homicides
Two men have pleaded guilty this week in federal court in two unrelated murder cases that occurred in Mayes and Craig Counties, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. On Wednesday, Daren Gilson Puffinbarger,…
Eight Defendants Indicted for Human Smuggling and Drug Conspiracy Offenses
WASHINGTON – Eight individuals were charged in an indictment, unsealed today in the Eastern District of Louisiana, for their involvement in an international scheme to smuggle 24 undocumented individuals from Honduras into…
Defendants Appear In Court To Face Charges In High School Drug Advertising And Distribution Cases
SAN JOSE – The Office of the United States Attorney filed federal criminal complaints charging Benjamin Reily Bliss; Louis Alexander, aka Lulu; and Brandon William Carranza-Arthur with crimes related to the distribution…
Two More Defendants Plead Guilty in Multi-State Methamphetamine Conspiracy
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Two Charleston residents pleaded guilty today to their roles in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in and around Charleston from January to August 2021. The DTO obtained large…
Four Defendants Sentenced for Involvement in Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine in Monroe, Louisiana
MONROE, La. – John Henry Butler, Jr., 44, of Providence Village, Texas, has been sentenced in the Western District of Louisiana on drug conspiracy charges, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. …
Multi-State Sam’s Club Theft Ring Defendants Sentenced to Prison
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Several Columbus-area residents involved in a multi-state Sam’s Club theft ring amounting to $900,567 in loss to the company were sentenced to federal prison for their crimes. Brian Cowman,…
Two Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Defendants Sentenced on Drug Conspiracy Charges
SHREVEPORT/LAFAYETTE, La. – Two defendants involved in separate Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) cases were sentenced yesterday on drug charges in the Western District of Louisiana, announced United States Attorney…
Four Defendants Sentenced in the Western District of Louisiana
United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that four defendants were sentenced today in the Western District of Louisiana on various charges. Their sentencing information is as follows: SHREVEPORT, La. – Chief…
Four defendants await sentencing after pleading guilty to roles in operation of industrial-level pill production
AUGUSTA, GA: Four defendants are awaiting sentencing after admitting they participated in an operation that used pill presses to package and distribute illegal drugs. Albert Bynoe, a/k/a “Chino,” a/k/a “Bossman Chino,” 35,…
Two Defendants Sentenced for Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – LEON HENRY, age 39, of Atlanta, Georgia, and JABAR GIBSON, age 36, of New Orleans, Louisiana, were sentenced on April 19, 2022 before the Honorable Jay C. Zainey…
Defendants Receive Sentences Totaling 30+ Years in Federal Prison on Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges
SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that three defendants were sentenced in U.S. District Court yesterday for drug trafficking and firearms violations. Christopher Antrell Bernard, 43, of Shreveport,…
11 Defendants Plead Guilty in $300 Million Healthcare Fraud
Just two months after being charged, all 11 defendants implicated in the $300 million Spectrum/Reliable healthcare fraud have pleaded guilty, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.…
Two More Defendants Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that CHANDRIKA BROWN (“BROWN”), age 31, and AISHA THOMPSON (“THOMPSON“), age 44, both of New Orleans, Louisiana, were sentenced today…
Two Defendants Admit to Participating in The Kidnapping of a Victim at Maryland Hotel and Casino
Greenbelt, Maryland – Anthony Erik Hebron, a/k/a “Pain”, age 23, of Washington, D.C., and Darius Lawrence Young, a/k/a “Mup”, age 29, also of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today and Tuesday, respectively, to…
Three Defendants Sentenced on Drug and Firearms Charges
LAFAYETTE, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that three defendants have been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Lafayette, Louisiana, on drug and firearms charges. Chief United States District…
Final Five Defendants Plead Guilty to Roles in Multi-State Drug Ring
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Five individuals pleaded guilty this week to roles in a multi-state drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in Huntington that distributed fentanyl, methamphetamine, oxycodone, heroin, cocaine and cocaine base, also…
Two New York City Correction Officers Among Six Defendants Charged with Conspiring to Accept Bribes and Smuggle Contraband into Rikers Island Facilities for Gang Members
Two criminal complaints were unsealed today in federal court in the Eastern District of New York charging six defendants with conspiring to bribe correction officers employed by the New York City Department…
Nine Defendants Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Conspiracy and Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act) Offenses for Obstructing Patients and Providers of a Reproductive Health Services Facility
WASHINGTON – Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves for the District of Columbia today…
Four defendants in insurance company robbery face federal charges
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Four New Mexico defendants are facing federal charges, accused of robbing an insurance company in Gallup, New Mexico. According to court records, on Dec. 4, 2021, Amber Yazzie, 27,…
Two Defendants Charged In Non-Fungible Token (“NFT”) Fraud And Money Laundering Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas Fattorusso, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation…
Montgomery Man Charged As Leader Of Organized Armed Robbery Conspiracy With Six Other Defendants
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 Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”),…
Twenty Defendants Federally Charged in OCDETF Operation
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced that an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) operation resulted in the charging and arrest…
Final Two Defendants Convicted in Prison-Based Drug Trafficking Ring
WICHITA, KAN. – A federal jury convicted two Wichita men on charges related to an inmate-run drug trafficking ring headquartered from a prison cell in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. Following the…
Nine Defendants Indicted for Drug and Firearms Conspiracies
NEWARK, N.J. – Nine people were arraigned today on illegal drug and firearms charges contained in a 17-count indictment, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Gilbert Bermudez, aka “Troub,” 29; Brian Elijah…
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