Former youth pastor extradited to Maryland on sex abuse charges
Baltimore County, MD – A former youth pastor has been arrested and charged with multiple sex offenses linked to abuse that investigators say took place between 2006 and 2010. Detectives identified the…
Senior FARC Commander Extradited from Colombia to Face Charges of Operating a Violent Narcotics Distribution Organization
Martin Leonel Perez Castro, also known as “Richard,” was extradited this morning to the United States from Colombia to face charges in the Eastern District of New York of leading a continuing…
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…
Nigerian Man Extradited From United Kingdom For Participating In Business Email Compromise Scams
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation…
Former Gulf Cartel Leader Extradited to East Texas for Drug Trafficking Violations
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Mexican national has been extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Mario Cardenas-Guillen,…
Former Chief Of Honduran National Police Extradited To The United States On Drug Trafficking And Weapons Offenses
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Anne Milgram, the Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), announced today the extradition of JUAN CARLOS…
Foreign National Who Fled and Was Later Extradited from the United Kingdom Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank and Wire Fraud in Relation to Theft of Over 2,600 Checks from Religious Institutions
Greenbelt, Maryland – Florin Vaduva, age 31, of Dania Beach, Florida pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud. As part of his plea agreement, Vaduva will be…
Leader of the Violent “Clan del Golfo” Multi-Billion Dollar Drug Trafficking Organization Extradited from Colombia to Face Federal Indictment
Dairo Antonio Úsuga David, known by various aliases including “Otoniel,” was extradited this morning to the United States from Colombia to face charges in the Eastern District of New York of leading…
Seminole County Man Extradited From Croatia To Face COVID Relief Fraud Charges
Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Don V. Cisternino (45, Chuluota) has been successfully extradited from Croatia to face charges of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and…
Two Lebanese Citizens Extradited from Republic of Georgia to Face International Money Laundering Charges
Mohamad Yassine and Hassan Rahman, citizens of Lebanon, will be arraigned today on money laundering charges for operating an international money laundering organization. Yassine and Rahman were arrested in September 2021 in…
Nigerian National Extradited for Defrauding Elderly Victims and Money Laundering
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Nigerian national, Adedunmola Gbadegesin, has been extradited to the United States, on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiring to commit money laundering, stemming from the…
Juan Orlando Hernandez, Former President Of Honduras, Extradited To The United States On Drug-Trafficking And Firearms Charges
Merrick Garland, the Attorney General of the United States, Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Anne Milgram, the Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement…
Extradited Colombian National Sentenced To 17 Years In Federal Prison For International Drug Trafficking
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore has sentenced Oscar Marsiglia Barrios (54, Colombia) to 17 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine knowing and intending that it…
Money Launderer Previously Extradited from Spain Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
BOSTON – A Dominican national was sentenced on Friday, April 8, 2022, in federal court in Boston for his role in a money laundering conspiracy. Jose Ernesto Pujols, 47, was sentenced by…
Nigerian Man Extradited to the United States from the United Kingdom to Face Multiple Fraud and Money Laundering Charges in Bismarck, ND
BISMARCK: Interim United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced, that on April 11, 2022, Kolawole Bamidele Akande, a/k/a Patric Elis Ferguson, a/k/a David Louis Wallace, a/ka/ Ramos Joseph Hogan made an initial…
Money Launderer For $3.5 Million Vehicle Sale Scam Extradited From Lithuania
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Ricky Patel, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”),…
Latvian Citizen Extradited from Norway Made Appearance in Federal Court for Role in Money Laundering Conspiracy
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced today that a Latvian woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for her role in a money laundering conspiracy. She was recently extradited…
Two Mexican Nationals Extradited to U.S. on Gun Charges
EL PASO – Two Mexican nationals were extradited to the United States to face firearm charges. According to court documents, Maria Crisol Zuniga Alvarado, 40, and Carlos Antonio Torres Sandoval, aka Pichi,…
Former Canadian Government Employee Extradited to the United States to Face Charges for Dozens of Ransomware Attacks Resulting in the Payment of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Ransoms
Tampa, FL – A Canadian man was extradited yesterday from Canada to the United States on an indictment returned in the Middle District of Florida that charges him with conspiracy to commit…
Romanian Extradited to the United States, Charged With Selling Stolen Credit Card Information Obtained via Malware
A Romanian hacker has been charged with selling millions of stolen credit card numbers obtained through the use of malware, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.…
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,…