Paterson councilman running for mayor charged with pulling false fire alarm after Dominican Day Parade
Paterson, NJ – A sitting Paterson councilman and current mayoral candidate has been arrested and charged with triggering a false fire alarm inside city hall nearly a year ago, an act that…
Dominican Republic Citizen Extradited to United States on Money Laundering Charges
NEWARK, N.J. – A citizen of the Dominican Republic who was extradited to the United States on money laundering charges made his initial appearance in New Jersey federal court, U.S. Attorney Philip…
Lindenhurst Woman Caught Trafficking Three Kilos of Cocaine from the Dominican Republic
Lindenhurst, NY – Police in Lindenhurst arrested a woman who was using the United States Postal Service packages to traffic cocaine into New York from the Dominican Republic. According to the Suffolk…
Native of Dominican Republic Convicted for Making Materially False Statements to Government Agents at the Cyril E. King Airport
St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that after a two-day jury trial, Luis Miguel Lopez, a 28-year-old citizen of the Dominican Republic, was convicted of making…
Citizen of Dominican Republic Admits Role as Leader of International Money Laundering Organization
NEWARK, N.J. – The leader of an international money laundering organization in the Dominican Republic today admitted his role in a conspiracy to commit money laundering, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. …
Philadelphia CBP Finds 900 ED Pills in Passenger Baggage from Dominican Republic
PHILADELPHIA – One U.S. man traveling home from the Dominican Republic made his U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrivals inspection a lot harder on himself after officers found his baggage to be…
Previously Removed Dominican Republic Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Reentering the United States
St. Croix, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that Reynaldo Mejia-Mejia, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, pleaded guilty yesterday in District Court before Magistrate Judge George W. Cannon,…
Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking, Firearm, Illegal Reentry
PROVIDENCE, RI – A Dominican national living in Providence faces sentencing in U.S. District Court and deportation proceedings after pleading guilty today to drug trafficking, firearm, and illegal reentry charges, announced United…
Previously Removed Dominican Republic Man Charged with Illegally Reentering the United States and Possession and Use of Fraudulent Documents
St. Croix, USVI – Reynaldo Mejia-Mejia, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, was arrested March 23, 2022 on St. Croix and charged by federal complaint with illegally reentering the United States and…
Dominican Republic National Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Kilograms of Cocaine by Boat
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A man from the Dominican Republic pleaded guilty today to transporting over 300 kilograms of cocaine in a “go-fast” boat traveling from Colombia to the Dominican Republic. According to…
Non-Citizen Charged With Failure To Depart To The Dominican Republic
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jonathan Pena-Charles, age 30, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on two counts of failure…
Dominican National Sentenced to Prison for Heroin Trafficking and Immigration Offenses
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANGEL DeJESUS-CONCEPCION, 40, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in East Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S.…
Former Government Official In The Dominican Republic Sentenced To 15 Years For Conspiring To Import Cocaine Into The United States
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that the Dominican Republic’s former Consul General to Jamaica, JEREMIAS JIMENEZ CRUZ, was sentenced today to 179 months…
Citizen of the Dominican Republic Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DANIEL JIMENEZ DE LA CRUZ, 36, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in Waterbury, was sentenced today…
United States Citizen Residing in Dominican Republic Sentenced to 178 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Import Cocaine into United States
NEWARK, N.J. – A United States citizen who had been residing in the Dominican Republic was sentenced today to 178 months in prison for conspiring to import hundreds of pounds of cocaine…
Second National from the Dominican Republic Pleads Guilty to Firearm and Narcotics Charges Stemming from Haulover Bay, St. John Shootout
St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Joan Morales Nolasco, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller in the…
Fugitive Wanted for Sex Offenses for Nearly Two DecadesArrested in Dominican Republic, Extradited Back to U.S.
Scranton, PA – Today, United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the U.S. Marshals Service has extradited Angel Emilio Colon from the Dominican Republic to the U.S.. Colon is a 62-year-old man,…
Dominican National Sentenced for Presenting False Passport at Boston Logan Airport
BOSTON – A man traveling from the Dominican Republic under an assumed identity was sentenced yesterday for attempting to enter the United States using a false U.S. passport. Felipe Batista, 48, previously…
GRAND JURY RETURNS INDICTMENT AGAINST PUERTO RICAN RESIDENT AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CITIZEN FOR TRANSPORTING ILLEGAL ALIENS ON A MARITIME VESSEL
St. Thomas, USVI – On February 17, 2022, a federal Grand Jury returned a seven-count Bill of Indictment against Alejo Ocasio Venerio, 31, of Puerto Rico, and Franklyn Grullon Jorge, 44,…
Dominican National Twice Removed from the United States Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Re-entry
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Dominican national who twice re-entered the United States illegally after removal by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been sentenced to 14 months in federal prison, announced United…
Native of Dominican Republic Arrested at the Cyril E. King Airport for Making Materially False Statements to Government Agents
St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands – A citizen of the Dominican Republic was arrested on February 11, 2022, at the Cyril E. King Airport on a criminal charge based on his…
Dominican Republic National Operator of The Underground Nightclub in St. Thomas Sentenced to Six and a Half Years and Ordered to Pay Over $900,000 in Restitution
St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that Yohanna Gonzalez-McFarlane, 40, of the Dominican Republic, appeared before Chief District Court Judge Robert A. Molloy and was sentenced…
Dominican Drug Lord Extradited to the United States from St. Maarten to Face Drug Trafficking Charges
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Dominican drug lord Justo Germán Rosario (CPOT No. 64), also known as “Papín,” was indicted, arrested, and extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking charges…
Dominican Republic National Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy
NEWARK, N.J. – A citizen of the Dominican Republic was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for her role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Yaquelin…
Dominican Drug Lord extradited to the United States from Colombia to Face Drug Trafficking Charges
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Today, Colombian authorities extradited Dominican drug lord Cesar Emilio Peralta-Adamez, also known as “El Abusador,” to the United States to face drug trafficking charges filed in the…
Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry
BOSTON – A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to illegally reentering the United States after deportation. Yomelvin Abreu Bonilla, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful…
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