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PHILADELPHIA, PA — Local property owner David Krmpotich will pay $90,458 to settle government allegations of violating the False Claims Act. The United States Attorney’s Office accuses Krmpotich of overcharging …

BOSTON, MA — Joselito Santiago-Matias, 33, of Lowell, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to the April robberies of three banks in Worcester. Santiago-Matias faces …

TUCSON, AZ — Robert Cameron Foust, 39, was sentenced to an additional five years in federal prison for assaulting another inmate with a homemade knife at a Federal Correctional Center …

COVINGTON, KY — Johnathan Paul Hornsby, a 32-year-old resident of Erlanger, Kentucky, was sentenced to 204 months in federal prison for drug and firearm offenses. U.S. District Judge David Bunning …

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Ana Gabriela Flores-Gonzalez, 32, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute significant amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine. U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier presided …

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Oronde Gabriel, 39, of New Orleans, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. U.S. District Judge Eldon …

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Ryan Fremin, 39, of Lutcher, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. U.S. …

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Emmanuel Cobbs, 34, of New York, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for bank fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. The sentence consists of …

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Luis Alfredo Lezama-Ramirez, 43, has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for illegal reentry of a removed alien, a violation of Title 8, United …

HOUSTON, TX – Joseph Terrell Goody, a 33-year-old Houston resident, has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm, to be followed by two …

LOS ANGELES, CA – Jonathan Perez, 34, was convicted today for his role in illegally selling 22 firearms and three silencers. Perez was found guilty of conspiracy to engage in …

HOUSTON, TX – Jean Montalvo, the owner of Montalvo Tax Service, has been sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for making and subscribing a false return. Montalvo pleaded guilty …

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – Daniel Zintura Sr., 49, of Alamo, Texas, has been sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for selling eight kilograms of cocaine. Zintura pleaded guilty on …

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Charles Roy, 34, pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin, felon in possession of a firearm, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of …

ALBANY, NY – Andrew O’Connor of Cohoes, New York, has been sentenced to 135 months in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking and obstructing justice. O’Connor, 36, was charged and convicted …

ST. LOUIS, MO – Kadijah McFadden, 29, was sentenced on Wednesday to 15 years in federal prison for robbing a Boost Mobile store and carjacking a Jeep Cherokee. The sentencing …

BILLINGS, MT – Fermin Joseph Vasquez, 39, was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release for being a prohibited person in possession …

BOSTON, MA – Robert Kennedy, a former detective sergeant for the Stoneham Police Department, pleaded guilty to wire fraud for falsifying rental applications and intentionally withholding rent payments. U.S. District …

KANSAS CITY, MO – Nicholas P. Johnson, 29, of Independence, Missouri, was sentenced to 12 years and six months in federal prison for possessing and distributing child [censored]ography. U.S. District …

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Joshua Daniel-Enoch Cox, 39, of Denton, Texas, was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for interstate travel with the intent to engage in sexual acts …

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Christian Apachito, 28, of Tohajiilee, New Mexico, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced to 67 months in prison for sexual abuse of a minor. …

NEW YORK, NY – A criminal complaint unveiled today has led to charges against Grei Mendez, 36, and Carlisto Acevedo Brito, 41, for narcotics possession with intent to distribute resulting …

COLUMBUS, OH – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) today announced the opening of the Central Ohio Regional Crime Gun Intelligence Center (CGIC) in partnership with state …

CALDWELL, NJ – Raymond Bradley Pearce, known as Brad Pearce, 48, and Dusti O. Pearce, 45, pleaded guilty today to a conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a scheme that …