Couple Pleads Guilty to $88 Million New Jersey Based Software Piracy Scheme
CALDWELL, NJ – Raymond Bradley Pearce, known as Brad Pearce, 48, and Dusti O. Pearce, 45, pleaded guilty today to a conspiracy to commit wire …
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Operation North Star III: U.S. Marshals Arrest Over 4,400 Fugitives Across 20 Cities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A three-month sweep led by the U.S. Marshals Service apprehended 4,455 violent fugitives and cleared 2,818 violent warrants across 20 cities. The …
Ohio Physician Convicted for Unlawfully Distributing Opioids in High-Volume Pain Clinic
COLUMBUS, OH – Thomas Romano, a 73-year-old physician from Wheeling, West Virginia, was convicted by a federal jury today for illegally distributing opioids and other …
Dubuque Woman Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Overdose
A woman who distributed fentanyl to a man who overdosed pled guilty on October 14, 2021, in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Emily Ann …
Kingston Man Charged With Firearms Offense
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on October 15, 2021, Ahmyr Younger, age 19, of Kingston, …
Tampa Woman Sentenced To Federal Prison For Access Device Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington has sentenced Antoinette Thomas (32, Tampa) to three years in federal prison for access device …
Longwood Man Sentenced To 60 Years In Federal Prison For Producing Images And Videos Of Himself Sexually Abusing A Child
Orlando, FL – U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Mikel Wayne Nunnally (44, Longwood) to 60 years in federal prison for using a …
United States Settles with Private School to Resolve Allegations of Disability Discrimination
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The United States has reached a settlement with Sayre School (Sayre), a Lexington-based private school, resolving allegations of disability discrimination and taking …
Colombian Businessman Charged with Money Laundering Extradited to the United States from Cabo Verde
Alex Nain Saab Moran (Saab), 49, a Colombian citizen, will make his initial appearance in federal court in Miami, Florida, today after being extradited from …
Two Indicted for Drug Trafficking and Hostage Taking
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Mario Peia and Alexandra F. Foster (619) 546-9706/6735 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – October 15, 2021 SAN DIEGO – A federal magistrate …
Jackson Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug Trafficking
Jackson, Miss. – A Jackson man was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Acting U.S. Attorney …
Tulsa Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearms in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime
A Tulsa man who possessed a revolver and shotgun to protect himself and the marijuana he was illegally distributing pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court, …
Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced- October
Acting United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the October 2021 Federal Grand Jury B. The following individuals have been charged with …
Missing Person Investigation Results in Three Convictions and a Life Sentence
A man who robbed and murdered another man was sentenced today to life in federal prison. Matthew Barrett Robbins, age 49, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, …
Reagor Dykes Owner Found Guilty of Lying to Bank
Reagor Dykes Auto Group owner Bart Reagor was convicted today of lying to a bank about his company’s prospects, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the …
Albany Man Charged with Drug Trafficking Offense
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Wakeem Ricks, age 30, of Albany, was ordered detained today pending trial on a charge that he distributed cocaine base. The …
Springfield Man and Woman Charged with Bank Robbery
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Two Springfield, Illinois, residents – Heather Horrighs, 42, and Theodis Parnell, 50 – were arrested on October 14, 2021, for allegedly robbing …
DeSoto County Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to 90 Months in Federal Prison
Miami, Florida – Today, United States District Judge Aileen M. Cannon sentenced 51-year-old Donald Reid to seven and one-half years in prison for dealing methamphetamine. …
Cheyenne man pleads guilty to drug possession
Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that PHILIP JAY SCALES, age 44, of Cheyenne, Wyoming pleaded guilty to being an unlawful user of …
Former Newark city employee charged with bribery
NEWARK, N.J. – A former Newark city official and officer of the Newark Community Economic Development Corp. (NCEDC), along with two Newark business owners, were …
Man heading to jail after smuggling tons of cocaine using submarine
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole Bredariol (619) 546-8419 and Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua Mellor (619) 546-9733 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – October 15, 2021 SAN DIEGO …
Toms River officials pass two-acre zoning ordinance for houses of worship
TOMS RIVER, NJ – When Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill was candidate Maurice Hill, he promised the residents of Toms River that he would fight …
Local Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Armed Carjacking and Brandishing a Firearm in a Crime of Violence
Memphis, TN – Courtney Freeman, 31, a/k/a Quatney Freeman has been sentenced to 154 months in federal prison for armed carjacking and brandishing a …
Durham Gang Member Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Possession of Ammunition in Connection with Shooting
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Shermaine Maurice Hammond of Durham, also known as “Mizzle,” was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for possessing ammunition in connection …
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty To Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JEFFERY HOLMES, age 45, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on June 16, 2021 before the Honorable Sarah S. Vance to …
Leader of St. Louis County drug trafficking organization pleads guilty
ST. LOUIS – Ronald ‘Big Stink’ Gales, 54, of St. Louis, Missouri, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, possession with intent to …
Jury Convicts San Antonio Man for COVID-19-Related Hoax
SAN ANTONIO – A federal jury today convicted 40-year-old Christopher Charles Perez, aka “Christopher Robbins,” with perpetrating a COVID-19-related hoax in April of last year. …
Former Rochester Business Owner Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Bradley Williams, 35, formerly of Rochester, …
Pittsfield Man Sentenced for Marijuana and Tax Offenses
BOSTON – A Pittsfield man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield for marijuana and tax offenses. Jacob Sweener, 31, was sentenced by U.S. …
Worcester Man Charged with Possessing Counterfeit Adderall Pills Containing Methamphetamine
BOSTON – A Worcester man was arrested and charged today for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine disguised as counterfeit Adderall pills. Nestiano Kristo, 20, …
Leader of Pittsburgh Heroin Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty, Faces 10 Years to Life at Sentencing
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh resident pleaded guilty in federal court to violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Trevon …
Independence Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Illegal Firearm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Independence, Missouri, man who led police officers on a chase in a stolen car, causing a collision with another vehicle, …
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – An Ohio man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. According to court documents, on June 12, 2019, law enforcement officers …
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Florida man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. According to court documents, on January 19, 2021, law enforcement officers …
Beckley Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
BECKLEY, W.Va. – A Beckley man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. Pursuant to the plea agreement and statements made in court, …
Huntington Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Anthony Tevan Tyner, 24, was sentenced today to 26 months in prison for being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. …
Martin Woman Indicted for Meth Trafficking and Firearm Offense
Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Martin, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to …
Pine Ridge Man Found Not Guilty of Sexual Abuse of a Minor
Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Pine Ridge man was acquitted of two counts of Sexual Abuse and two counts of …
Governor Phil Murphy talks about possible future slave reparations in New Jersey
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, a wealthy white former Wall Street executive from Massachusetts lives in a mansion built by former slave …
New Jersey now has a “wealth disparity” task force to stamp out financial inequality
TRENTON, NJ – A new layer of government has been created by New Jersey Phil Murphy, seen as one of America’s most progressive liberal governors, …
Leader of Darknet Drug Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced to Federal Prison
PORTLAND, OREGON – The leader of and final defendant in a darknet drug distribution conspiracy was sentenced to federal prison today for his role in …
8 Arrested in Wyoming Meth Dealing Network
GILLETTE, WYOMING – Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming has sentenced eight …
Laredoan admits to transporting over 100 illegal aliens
LAREDO, TEXAS – A 59-year-old Laredo man has entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to transport illegal aliens, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. …
Lubbock County Man Sentenced to Life for Enticement of 11-Year-Old Relative
SHALLOWATER, TEXAS – A Shallowater, Texas man was sentenced today to life in federal prison for enticement of an 11-year-old relative, announced Acting U.S. Attorney …
Ohio Man Enters Guilty Plea to Federal Drug Offense
CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA – A Cleveland, Ohio man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. James Lavan, 45, pled guilty to possession with intent …
New York Man, Alabama Woman Charged for Supporting ISIS terrorists
NEW YORK – Audrey Strauss, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John C. Demers, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, …
Convicted Sex Offender Arrested On Multiple Child Ponography Charges
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that John Geimer, 54, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal …
New Orleans Convict Admits to using gun during drug trafficking
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evansannounced that ASHONTI HALL, 30,of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on March 31, 2021 to possessing a firearm in …
Man granted “compassion release” from prison heading back for multiple violations
CONCORD – Andrew Dufresne, 49, previously of Gardner, Massachusetts pleaded guilty in federal court to several violations of his term of …
Israeli National gets 30 Months in Prison for Bail Jumping Distributing prescription drugs
CONCORD NEW HAMPSHIRE – Boaz BenMoshe, 58, of Israel, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for bail jumping and …