District Man Indicted on Enhanced Second-Degree Theft for Theft from CVS in Southwest
McEachin will be arraigned on May 20, 2024 before a Superior Court judge. WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, Ernest McEachin, 39, …
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U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee Provides Statement on Illicit Marijuana Grow Operations in Maine
Local law enforcement has our full support: The U.S. Attorney’s Office and multiple federal agencies, including the DEA, FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, and IRS, have …
Texas Man Admits Stealing $319,000 from Armored Car
On June 16, 2022, Malik Johnson broke into an armored truck that was parked at the Overland Plaza shopping center while the driver was picking …
KC Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Fentanyl Conspiracy That Resulted in Overdose Death
Dmitry 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 …
Sterling Heights Man Charged with Multiple Counts of Aggravated Assaults of Federal Officers While Resisting Arrest
Ison was joined in the announcement by Cheyvoryea Gibson, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Michigan. DETROIT –Carl Emerson Travis, 52, of Sterling …
Hernando Man Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison For Destruction Of Evidence And Accessing With Intent To View Child Sexual Abuse Material
According 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 …
Rhode Island Man Admits to Shipping Fentanyl to Australia
Felix Suarez, 25, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl; two counts of attempt to distribute a controlled …
Providence Man Sentenced for Scamming Rhode Island and Massachusetts Seniors
Vidal Roquez, 39, previously admitted to the court that he personally visited the homes of grandparent scam victims in Rhode Island and Massachusetts to collect …
Eleven South Bay Residents Charged In Racketeering Conspiracy For Alleged Involvement In Numerous Street Gang Crimes
“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. …
South Carolina Man Sentenced for Obstructing Justice in the Murder of a Black Transgender Woman
Xavier Pinckney, 24, was sentenced to 45 months in prison for providing false and misleading information to state authorities investigating the murder of Dime Doe. …
Three Men Plead Guilty to Drug Distribution Charges
As part of the same investigation, Thaddeus Price, age 47, of Albany, and Robert Sanger, age 59, of Rensselaer, New York, previously pled guilty to …
Fruitland Man Sentenced for Brutal Assault on Neighbor
According to publicly available court records, June 27, 2021, Elijah Cudei Etsitty, 27, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, and his family got into …
Texas Man Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
Ryan Taylor Nichols, 32, of Longview, Texas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth to 63 months in …
Woman Accused of Bilking St. Louis-Area Company Extradited from Scotland
Sarah 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 …
Jury Convicts Pinellas Trafficker Of Distributing Fentanyl Resulting In Death
Peterson was arrested on February 18, 2022, and detained. Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found …
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
U.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 …
Two District Men Sentenced to Decades in Prison for January 2021 Murder in Southeast Washington
Delonta Stevenson was sentenced to 85 years in prison by D.C. Superior Court Judge Marisa J. Demeo after being …
State Of Franklin Healthcare Associates Agrees To Resolve Potential Controlled Substances Act Claims
Pursuant 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 …
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Operating an Illegal Gambling Business and Tax Fraud
According to court documents and statements made in court, from 2009 through 2022, Steven Saris, 49, of Canton, Ohio, owned and operated multiple illegal gambling …
Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Wire Fraud Charges for Swindling More Than $300,000 From Her Grandmother
Tanya M. Aboseada, 38, of Pompano Beach, Florida, pleaded guilty to 12 counts of wire fraud. EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A Florida woman admitted …
Roy Erno Sentenced to 30 Months for Violation of Gun Control Act
According to court records, On May 3, 2022, members of the South Burlington Police Department responded to a hotel following a report that an individual …
Former Boy Scout Volunteer Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Hiding Cameras in Camp Bathrooms
Judge 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 …
Billings felon sentenced to five years in prison for illegal possession of four stolen firearms
The defendant, Armondo Anthony Ronquillo, 37, pleaded guilty in January to prohibited person in possession of a firearm. BILLINGS — A Billings felon who admitted …
District Man Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder While Armed for July 2021 Shooting
The Honorable Michael O’Keefe scheduled sentencing for August 2, 2024. WASHINGTON – Eric …
Two Individuals Arrested for Defrauding Canadian Company that Sought to Purchase Protective Surgical Masks at Outset of Covid-19 Pandemic
Breon 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 …
Durant Resident Sentenced To 15 Years For Sexual Exploitation Of A Child
The charges arose from investigations by the Choctaw Nation Lighthorse Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office …
Mexican And Honduran Nationals Indicted For Aggravated Identity Theft
According to the indictments, Resendiz-Badillo and Maradiaga-Flores misused the names and Social Security numbers of others and falsely claimed to be United States citizens with …
Jury Finds District Man Guilty of Firearm Offenses, Fleeing Law Enforcement, Reckless Driving
Powell also was found guilty of carrying a pistol without a license, possession of an unregistered firearm, unlawful possession …
Five Plead Guilty In Multi-Million Dollar Conspiracy To Launder Computer Fraud Proceeds Offshore To Chinese Companies
Defendant Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that five individuals have pleaded guilty to a total of 35 counts of conspiracy …
South Portland Man Sentenced to Five Years on Gun and Drug Trafficking Charges
U.S. District Judge Jon D. Levy sentenced Joshua Hopkins, 33, to 60 months in prison to be followed by four years of supervised release. Hopkins …
Federal Charges Filed Against Couple in Theft from Isleta Pueblo Business
The indictment alleges that on February 4, 2023, Frank Joe Hernandez, 43, and his wife, Eva Ann Hernandez, 45, both of Los Lunas, traveled together …
North Carolina Man Charged with Mailing Antisemitic Threat Targeting Middle Georgia Rabbi
Ariel E. Collazo Ramos, 31, of High Point, North Carolina, is charged with one count of mailing threatening communications. The indictment was returned by a …
California Man Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl into Virginia
Major Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to 18 Years ABINGDON, VA – Robert Contreras, 24, known as “Quill,” was sentenced today to 18 years in federal prison …
Justice Department Files Statement of Interest Supporting Individuals’ Right to Sue Under Voting Rights Act of 1965
“The right to vote is the foundation of our democracy, and it is the right on which all other rights depend,” said Assistant Attorney General …
San Antonio Man Threatened Turning Point USA Conference, Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
According to court documents, Alejandro Richard Velasquez Gomez, 20, posted a message on his public social media profile threatening a “day of retribution” at the …
Leader of Massive Scheme to Traffic in Fraudulent and Counterfeit Cisco Networking Equipment Sentenced to Prison
Under the terms of the plea agreement, Onur Aksoy, 40, of Miami, agreed to pay restitution of $100 million to Cisco and amounts to other …
CEO of Dozens of Companies Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Massive Scheme to Traffic in Fraudulent and Counterfeit Cisco Networking Equipment
Onur Aksoy, aka “Ron Aksoy” and “Dave Durden,” 40, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan on June 5, 2023, …
Biloxi City Councilman Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Involving Vape Shops
Robert Leon Deming, III, 47, pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. Gulfport, Mississippi – A Biloxi City Councilman pleaded guilty to conspiracy …
Springfield Woman Pleads Guilty to Possessing Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute
Karyela Santiago, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni scheduled sentencing for …
Maryland Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison After Travelling To Florida To Attempt To Meet A Minor For Sexual Activity
According to evidence and testimony introduced during the trial and sentencing hearing, Leonard reached out to an undercover agent who was posing online as the …
Son of Leader of Rodriguez Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 Years for His Role in Large Fentanyl Conspiracy
Ivan Rodriguez, Jr. is the son of Ivan Rodriguez, Sr., the head of the Rodriguez drug trafficking organization, an organization that distributed heroin, fentanyl and …
United States Obtains Judgment for Fraudulent Veterans Assistance Claims Against Moss Point Barber School and Owner in the Amount of $916,392
On October 5, 2023, the United States filed a civil complaint against these defendants pursuant to the False Claims Act (FCA) seeking treble damages and …
Montgomery Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Committing Armed Robbery and Discharging a Firearm During the Crime
According to his plea agreement and video evidence collected from the scene, on April 6, 2023, Hatcher entered a gas …
District Man Indicted on Enhanced Second-Degree Theft for Theft from CVS Retail Store in Southeast
Collins is to be arraigned on May 22 2024, at a hearing before a Superior Court judge. …
Coffee County Man and His Brother Ordered to Pay Over $1 Million in Restitution Following Murder-for-Hire Conviction
Last year, a jury found that Jason Starr, from Coffee Springs, Alabama, was upset about the amount of money his …
Pennsylvania Man Kidnapped and Killed Woman Before Leaving Her Body in Nevada Desert
PHILADELPHIA, PA — John Matthew Chapman, a 44-year-old Pennsylvania resident, has been convicted by a federal jury of kidnapping resulting in death. The crime involved …
Utica Man Sentenced for His Role in Large Fentanyl Conspiracy
As part of his guilty plea, Ares admitted that from May 2020 through October 2021, he, together with his co-conspirators in the Rodriguez drug trafficking …
Repeat child sex predator sentenced to 60 years
Keenan Edward Howe pleaded guilty Oct. 24, 2022. GALVESTON, Texas – A 36-year-old Alvin resident has been ordered to federal prison for distribution, receipt and …
District Man Found Guilty of Gun and Drug Paraphernalia-Related Charges
The Honorable Lynn Leibovitz scheduled sentencing for July 12, 2024. WASHINGTON – Demann …
Morgantown Man Charged with Theft of Federal Broadband Funding
Timothy Chad Henson, 35, of Morgantown, West Virginia, allegedly defrauded the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). According to court documents, the USDA’s Community Connect …