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ATLANTA – Jason Lary, the former mayor of Stonecrest, and Lania Boone, a bookkeeper for the entity that administered COVID-19 relief funds awarded to Stonecrest, have pleaded guilty to charges …

Miami, Florida – A St. Lucie County man who made death threats to a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Southern District of Florida death was sentenced today in Tampa, Florida …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – On February 10, 2022, Peter Oka, 30, of Coolidge, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, appeared for his preliminary and detention hearing for …

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHRISTOPHER RODRIGUEZ, also known as “Rico,” 33, last residing in Hamden, was sentenced today by U.S. District …

ROANOKE, Va. – – A pair of Roanoke men who conspired to retaliate against a witness, to distribute fentanyl, and to possess a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, pleaded …

Seattle – The first of six consultants indicted in September 2020, for a fraud and bribery scheme targeting Amazon.com and its online Marketplace, was sentenced today to 10 months in …

BECKLEY, W.Va. – Michael Bryant, 62, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to federal drug and gun crimes. According to court documents, Bryant admitted selling fentanyl to a confidential informant on …

BECKLEY, W.Va. – Mario Lavonta Ward, 46, of Tennessee, pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. According to court documents, Ward admitted that on June 8, 2021 he sold …

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Columbia, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for methamphetamine trafficking after he received a large package of methamphetamine shipped from California to distribute …

BOSTON – A Honduran national residing in Fall River was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegal reentry. The defendant was previously convicted on state charges of three …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Gabriel Lucero, 33, of Santa Clara, New Mexico, was sentenced in federal court on Feb. 10, to ten years in prison for firearm and drug offenses. On …

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Curwensville, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 24 months in prison and 3 years’ supervised release on his conviction …

Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua Mellor (619) 546-9733 and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole Bredariol (619) 546-8419 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 11, 2022                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               SAN DIEGO – Pedro Cornelio Pilligua Iduarte, …

FRESNO, Calif. — Johnathan Eldon Moss Jr., 35, of Merced, was detained Thursday on a two‑count federal indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of ammunition and possession …

SAN JOSE – Namrata Patnaik and Kartiki Parekh appeared in federal court today to face an indictment charging them both with visa fraud and conspiracy to commit visa fraud and …

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  SAN DIEGO – Brayan Alberto Rodriguez Alcala, an alleged Sinaloa Cartel drug trafficker, was extradited to the United States from Ecuador today. On October 19, 2021, a federal grand …

BOSTON – A Methuen woman was arrested yesterday in connection with stealing Social Security benefits intended for her child.    Karen Silva-Brown, 56, was indicted on one count of theft of …

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Altoona, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 10 years’ in prison followed by 10 years’ supervised release on his …

VALDOSTA, Ga. – A Southwest Georgia resident and gang member with an extensive criminal history was found guilty on all counts by a federal jury following a four-day trial in …

A man who possessed an AR-15 rifle was sentenced today to more than thirteen years in federal prison. David Wright, Jr., age 23, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term …

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Penn Hills, PA, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and possession of …

A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine pled guilty February 8, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. William Thompson, 62, from Sioux City, Iowa, was convicted of conspiracy to …