Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Robert Howard Lawrence II (55, Citrus County) has pleaded guilty to receiving stolen government property. Lawrence faces a maximum …
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Leader of Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Organization with Ties to Mexican Cartel Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelBOSTON – A coordinator for a large-scale international fentanyl trafficking and money laundering conspiracy, operating on behalf of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, was sentenced yesterday in federal court in …
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South Carolina Return Preparer Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Filing False Tax Returns
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelA South Carolina man was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for preparing and filing false individual income tax returns for himself and his clients. According to court documents …
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Manchester Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Over $165,500 in a Series of Robberies
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelCONCORD – A Manchester man was sentenced today in federal court in Concord for Hobbs Act Robbery and Bank Robbery, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Hector Rivera Ayala, 34, …
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Maryland Man Charged With Committing $11.5 Million In Covid-19 Pandemic Fraud
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelHARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Creed White, age 65, of Freeland, Maryland, was charged in a criminal information with conspiracy …
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Virginia Beach Man Pleads Guilty to Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelNORFOLK, Va. – A Virginia Beach man pleaded guilty today to production and distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). According to court documents, from at least 2020 through March …
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Pearl River Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Prison for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon by a Habitual Offender of Domestic Violence
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelJackson, Miss. –A Pearl River man was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and for being a Habitual Offender of Domestic Violence. According …
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King Kong tools settles claims of customs fraud for $1.9 million
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelATLANTA – A German company, KingKong-Tools GmbH & Co KG, and its American subsidiary, King Kong Tools, LLC (collectively “King Kong”), will pay $1.9 million to settle allegations of customs …
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Bosnian War Criminal Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelTUCSON, Ariz. – Sinisa Djurdjic, 50, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina (“Bosnia”) and a Tucson resident, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 70 …
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Texas Man Sentenced for Antisemitic Hate Crime After Seeking to Burn Down Synagogue
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelA Texas man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison and three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $470,000 in restitution for a hate crime and arson …
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Robeson County Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years After Being Found with Child Holding a Bag of Fentanyl
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelRALEIGH, N.C. – A Robeson County man was sentenced today to 300 months in prison for orchestrating and directing a 2020 fentanyl distribution conspiracy while in custody for multiple state …
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Officers Found Illegal Drugs, Firearms after KC Man Called 911 for His Mother
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelKANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man who called 911 emergency assistance for his mother was sentenced in federal court today after the police officers who responded to …
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Laplace Resident Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud for Defrauding Cares Act Financial Assistance Program
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelNEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BASHIR SCHOFIELD, age 24, a resident of LaPlace, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Greg G. Guidry …
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Five Queens Men Charged With Kidnapping And Murder
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, James Smith, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau …
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Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon Delivers Remarks at the Prison Rape Elimination Act 20th Anniversary Convening
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelThank you very much, Heather [Tubman-Carbone], for that wonderful introduction. It’s an honor to join Deputy Attorney General [Lisa] Monaco and to be here with Director [Karhlton] Moore and his …
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Atlanta man sentenced in large-scale methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking scheme
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelATLANTA – Quintilis Davenport has been sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking operation involving large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl that were intended for distribution in and around …
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Arkansas Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearm
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – An Arkansas man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Douglas County, Mo., and for illegally possessing a …
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ALBUQUERQUE – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that …
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Superseding Indictment Charges 3 More for Involvement in Scheme to Steal and Sell Catalytic Converters
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelVanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, and Harry T. Chavis, Jr., Special Agent in Charge …
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Richmond County man sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for illegal gun possession
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelAUGUSTA, GA: A Richmond County man with a violent criminal history has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for illegal possession of a gun. Todd Joseph Harbuck, …
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Jenks Woman Sentenced and Ordered to Repay More than $1.2 Million in Restitution
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelU.S. District Judge Terence C. Kern sentenced Lauren Michelle Owen, 40, of Jenks, to 27 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release. In January, Owen pleaded guilty …
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to Nine Years for Illegally Possessing Firearm
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelABINGDON, Va. – A Duffield, Virginia man, whose criminal history includes 15 previous felony convictions that prohibit him from possessing firearms, was sentenced yesterday to nine years in prison for …
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Pair Sentenced for Roles in Lee County Heroin Conspiracy
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelABINGDON, Va. – A pair of out-of-state men, one from Tennessee and another from Michigan, who conspired with others to traffic heroin into Lee County, Virginia, were sentenced yesterday in …
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Wise County Man Who Trafficked Methamphetamine, Possessed Firearms Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelABINGDON, Va. – A Wise County, Virginia man was sentenced yesterday to serve 10 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine and illegally possessing firearms. Randall Scott Hileman, 56, previously …
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Federal Inmate Sentenced for Assaulting Officer
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelRALEIGH, N.C. – An inmate at the Federal Medical Center in Butner (“FMC Butner”) was sentenced yesterday for assaulting a federal law enforcement officer working at FMC Butner in 2022. …