SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Antoine Montgomery, 34, and Jamal Jenkins, 35, both of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, were indicted on November …
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Lebanon Man Sentenced To 300 Months In Prison For Attempted Online Enticement And Sexual Exploitation Of Children
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelSCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Mason Morey, age 27, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on November 20, 2023, to 300 months …
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Keokuk Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Federal Prison for Firearms Charge
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelDAVENPORT, Iowa – A Keokuk man was sentenced yesterday to 57 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon. According to public court documents, Octavius Sergio Dion …
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Three Men Charged with String of Violent Armed Robberies in Passaic County
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelNEWARK, N.J. – Three New Jersey man were charged in connection with their respective roles in a series of armed robberies in Passaic County, New Jersey, in August 2022, U.S. …
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Slidell Man Sentenced to 78 Months for Conspiracy to Commit $250,000 Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft Connection with Postal “Blue Box” Thefts
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelNEW ORLEANS – RONALD S. RILEY, JR. (“RILEY”), age 28, of Slidell, Louisiana was sentenced for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. …
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Doctor and Wife Admit Genetic Testing Kickback and Bribery Scheme
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelTRENTON, N.J. – A Pennsylvania doctor and his wife have admitted their roles in schemes to solicit and receive kickbacks and bribes in exchange for ordering genetic tests, U.S. Attorney …
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Davenport Man Sentenced to 86 Months in Federal Prison for the Distribution of Cocaine
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelDAVENPORT, Iowa – A Davenport man was sentenced on November 20, 2023, to 86 months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine. According to court …
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Iowa City Woman Sentenced to 36 Months in Federal Prison International Parental Kidnapping
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelDAVENPORT, Iowa – An Iowa City woman was sentenced on November 20, 2023, to three years in federal prison for International Parental Kidnapping. According to public court documents, Kira K. …
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Dunklin County, Missouri Man Admits Recording Child Sexual Abuse
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelCAPE GIRARDEAU – A man from Dunklin County, Missouri on Wednesday admitted recording his sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl and recording other children in the shower. Matthew A. Prewett, …
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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Violations of Federal Gun Control Act
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on November 16, 2023, REGINALD HUMBLES, age 34, a resident of Orleans Parish, pled guilty to being a felon …
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Campbell County Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in Death
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelCOVINGTON, Ky. – An Alexandria, Ky., man, Charles Jason Case, 40, was sentenced on Wednesday, to 240 months in prison, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, for distribution of fentanyl …
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Multiple Project Safe Neighborhood Cases Prosecuted in Tallapoosa County
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelMontgomery, Alabama – Today, Acting United States Attorney Jonathan S. Ross announced developments in multiple Project Safe Neighborhood cases arising out of Tallapoosa County. …
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Man Pleads Guilty to Counterfeiting U.S. Currency
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelBOSTON – A Dominican man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to his role in a conspiracy in which he sold nearly $150,000 in counterfeit U.S. currency. …
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Two Connecticut Men Arrested for Drug Offenses; Fentanyl and Cocaine Seized
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelBurlington, Vermont – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Brendan Salmon, 30, also known as “Nice,” of Hartford, Connecticut, and Lincoln Anthony …
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Drug Dealer Sentenced to Six Years after Fentanyl Pills Caused the Death of an Arizona Teen
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelPHOENIX, Ariz. – Michael Fox, 29, of Tucson, was sentenced on Monday by United States District Judge G. Murray Snow to 72 months in prison, followed by five years of …
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Reading Man Sentenced To 14 Years’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelSCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that John Fidanqui-Marten, age 21, formerly of Reading, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge …
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Lansing Man Charged With Felon In Possession
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelTwo-year-old child died after accidental discharge of gun GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that …
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Luzerne County Man Pleads Guilty To Committing Four Bank Robberies
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelSCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Damen Drakeford, age 30, of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, pleaded guilty on November 21, 2023, before …
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Federal Jury Finds 2 Members of Violent Bridgeport Gang Guilty of Racketeering Offenses
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelA federal jury in Bridgeport has found JOSHUA GILBERT, also known as “Lor Heavy,” 22, and LORENZO CARTER, also known as “Zo,” 29, guilty of racketeering offenses related to their …
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Muskegon Man Sentenced To 188 Months In Federal Prison For Repeatedly Possessing Firearms
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelGRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Dareese Devon Hewlett, 41, of Muskegon, was sentenced …
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Pulaski County Man Indicted for Cyber Intrusion, Identity Theft, and Bank Fraud
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelLONDON, Ky. – A Somerset, Ky., man, Jesse Kipf, 38, has been indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in London, on five counts of computer fraud, three counts of …
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Atlanta man sentenced for stealing identities to file false unemployment claims
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelATLANTA – Jeremy Graves has been sentenced for theft of government funds and aggravated identity theft for stealing identities to file fraudulent Unemployment Insurance (“UI”) claims during the COVID-19 pandemic. …
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Bulgarian Citizen Pleads Guilty to International Money Laundering and Fraud Scheme
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelPLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK – Stefan Chernev, age 49, and a citizen of Bulgaria, pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit international money laundering. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Ketty …
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Montgomery County Felon Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Conspiracy and Firearm Offense
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelALBANY, NEW YORK – Bernardo Tovar, age 34, of Amsterdam, New York, pled guilty today to a drug trafficking conspiracy, possessing and intending to distribute fentanyl pills, cocaine and methamphetamine, …
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Former College Track and Field Coach Pleads Guilty to Cyber Fraud Scheme to Obtain Explicit Photos of Innocent Women from Across the Country
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelBOSTON – A former college track and field coach pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with a scheme to trick women across the country into sending …