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Texas Man Admits Stealing $319,000 from Armored Car
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelOn June 16, 2022, Malik Johnson broke into an armored truck that was parked at the Overland Plaza shopping center while the driver was picking up cash from a retailer …
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KC Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Fentanyl Conspiracy That Resulted in Overdose Death
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelDmitry Cattell, 24, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips on Thursday, May 2, to 21 years in federal prison without parole. KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas …
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Sterling Heights Man Charged with Multiple Counts of Aggravated Assaults of Federal Officers While Resisting Arrest
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelIson was joined in the announcement by Cheyvoryea Gibson, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Michigan. DETROIT –Carl Emerson Travis, 52, of Sterling Heights, Michigan, was indicted by …
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Hernando Man Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison For Destruction Of Evidence And Accessing With Intent To View Child Sexual Abuse Material
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelAccording to testimony and evidence presented at trial, on March 9, 2023, the FBI executed a search warrant at Diaz’s home seeking evidence of child exploitation. When the FBI announced …
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Rhode Island Man Admits to Shipping Fentanyl to Australia
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelFelix Suarez, 25, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl; two counts of attempt to distribute a controlled substance; unlawful export of a …
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Providence Man Sentenced for Scamming Rhode Island and Massachusetts Seniors
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelVidal Roquez, 39, previously admitted to the court that he personally visited the homes of grandparent scam victims in Rhode Island and Massachusetts to collect cash from them after they …
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Eleven South Bay Residents Charged In Racketeering Conspiracy For Alleged Involvement In Numerous Street Gang Crimes
by Indira Patelby Indira Patel“The allegations in the indictment, if proven, describe a group that has a wanton disregard for life and an extreme penchant for violence,” said U.S. Attorney Ismail Ramsey. “The dozens …
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South Carolina Man Sentenced for Obstructing Justice in the Murder of a Black Transgender Woman
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelXavier Pinckney, 24, was sentenced to 45 months in prison for providing false and misleading information to state authorities investigating the murder of Dime Doe. He previously pleaded guilty on …
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Three Men Plead Guilty to Drug Distribution Charges
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelAs part of the same investigation, Thaddeus Price, age 47, of Albany, and Robert Sanger, age 59, of Rensselaer, New York, previously pled guilty to distributing methamphetamine and possessing methamphetamine …
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Fruitland Man Sentenced for Brutal Assault on Neighbor
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelAccording to publicly available court records, June 27, 2021, Elijah Cudei Etsitty, 27, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, and his family got into a fistfight with their neighbor, …
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Texas Man Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelRyan Taylor Nichols, 32, of Longview, Texas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth to 63 months in prison and 36 months of …
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Woman Accused of Bilking St. Louis-Area Company Extradited from Scotland
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelSarah Lynn Tweedie, now 49, was indicted in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on June 21, 2018, with three counts of mail fraud, five counts of wire fraud and …
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Jury Convicts Pinellas Trafficker Of Distributing Fentanyl Resulting In Death
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelPeterson was arrested on February 18, 2022, and detained. Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Bobby Peterson (41, St. Petersburg) …
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Dobbs Ferry Man Charged With Illegal Possession Of Numerous Firearms And Ammunition, Including “Ghost Guns,” And Discovered Possessing Suspected Explosive Materials And Readily Assembled Explosive Devices
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelU.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “As alleged, James Neff, some 23 years after having been convicted on similar state charges for criminal possession of a weapon, has again illegally stockpiled …
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Two District Men Sentenced to Decades in Prison for January 2021 Murder in Southeast Washington
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelDelonta Stevenson was sentenced to 85 years in prison by D.C. Superior Court Judge Marisa J. Demeo after being found guilty on February 1, …
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State Of Franklin Healthcare Associates Agrees To Resolve Potential Controlled Substances Act Claims
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelPursuant to the terms of the settlement agreement, SOFHA agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve allegations that from October 2020 to January 2023, SOFHA violated 21 U.S.C. ‘ 842(a)(5) by …
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Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Operating an Illegal Gambling Business and Tax Fraud
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelAccording to court documents and statements made in court, from 2009 through 2022, Steven Saris, 49, of Canton, Ohio, owned and operated multiple illegal gambling businesses in Northeast Ohio including …
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Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Wire Fraud Charges for Swindling More Than $300,000 From Her Grandmother
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelTanya M. Aboseada, 38, of Pompano Beach, Florida, pleaded guilty to 12 counts of wire fraud. EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A Florida woman admitted to federal charges Wednesday for …
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Roy Erno Sentenced to 30 Months for Violation of Gun Control Act
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelAccording to court records, On May 3, 2022, members of the South Burlington Police Department responded to a hotel following a report that an individual refused to leave a room. …
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Former Boy Scout Volunteer Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Hiding Cameras in Camp Bathrooms
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelJudge Sippel also ordered David Lee Nelson to pay $55,000 in special assessments that will go to a fund for victims and prevention programs and $6,810 to pay for counseling for …
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Billings felon sentenced to five years in prison for illegal possession of four stolen firearms
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelThe defendant, Armondo Anthony Ronquillo, 37, pleaded guilty in January to prohibited person in possession of a firearm. BILLINGS — A Billings felon who admitted to illegally possessing four firearms, …
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District Man Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder While Armed for July 2021 Shooting
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelThe Honorable Michael O’Keefe scheduled sentencing for August 2, 2024. WASHINGTON – Eric Davis, 60, of Washington, D.C., …
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Two Individuals Arrested for Defrauding Canadian Company that Sought to Purchase Protective Surgical Masks at Outset of Covid-19 Pandemic
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelBreon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and James Smith, Assistant Director-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office (FBI), announced the arrests and …
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Durant Resident Sentenced To 15 Years For Sexual Exploitation Of A Child
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelThe charges arose from investigations by the Choctaw Nation Lighthorse Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of …