Gloucester County Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Production and Distribution of Obscene Images of Children
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 300 months in prison for producing and distributing images of child sexual abuse, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig…
Man from Smith Lake charged with murder in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Eric Garcia, 40, of Smith Lake, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was charged on March 15 in federal court with murder committed in Indian…
Accused Iraqi gun smuggler arraigned in Savannah
SAVANNAH, GA – An Iraqi national has appeared in U.S. District Court in Savannah after his indictment on charges related to the attempted smuggling of firearms to Iraq. Nihad Al Jaberi, 41,…
Cheraw Man Sentenced to Nearly Seven Years for Transferring Obscene Material to Minor After Multi-State Operation
FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA – Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Nathan Branham, 40, of Cheraw, was sentenced to nearly seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to…
Reno Man Convicted Of Robbing Two Stores At Gunpoint
RENO, NEVADA – A Reno man was convicted by a federal jury yesterday for robbing a liquor store and a convenience store at gunpoint, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Christopher Chiou for the…
Pennsylvania Man Charged with Obstruction of Justice Relating to Attempts to Acquire Ricin
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETS – A Pennsylvania man was charged today with obstructing an investigation into his efforts to acquire the deadly toxin, ricin. Dr. Ishtiaq Ali Saaem, 37, of Allentown, Penn., was charged…
Hazleton Man Sentenced To 84 Months’ Imprisonment For Heroin And Fentanyl Trafficking
SCRANTON, PA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Yilber Rosario, age 32, of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 84 months’ imprisonment followed by a four-year…
New Yorker drove to Atlantic City to have sex with child he sextorted online
CAMDEN, N.J. – A New York man was charged with traveling to Atlantic County, New Jersey, to have sex with a minor, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today. Zachary Williams…
Orange Park Man Sentenced To Eight Years For Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Images And Videos
FORT MEYERS, FLORIDA – A man has been sentenced to 8 years in federal prison for the possession of videos depicting child [censored]ography. U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Andrew…
Echo Housing Corp’s Executive Director Stole $102,000 from the organization
EVANSVILLE, INDIANA – The executive director of Echo Housing, a non-profit that helps underserved people find affordable housing is going to jail for stealing $102,000 from the organization. Acting United States Attorney…
Dominican National Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking
BOSTON, MASS – A Dominican man previously residing in Lawrence was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with drug trafficking activities involving fentanyl. Cecilio Guzman, 28, was sentenced by…
Maryland Woman Pleads Guilty In Rhode Island to Aggravated Identity Theft
PROVIDENCE , RI – An Abington, Maryland, woman appeared in U.S. District Court in Providence, RI, on Thursday and admitted that she used the stolen identity of a customer of a Maryland…
Mescalero man sentenced to two years in prison for assault
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Edmond Andrew Yahnahki Shanta, 23, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, was sentenced on March 3 in federal court to two years…
Miami Man Charged with Multiple Bank Robberies
MIAMI, FLORIDA – Federal prosecutors have charged 43-year-old Christopher C. Pinkston of Miami with robbing two banks in South Florida last month. According to allegations in the criminal complaint affidavit, at about…
Lexington Woman Gets 10 Years in Federal Prison on Drug Charges
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett Dehart announced today that Ashley Shay Cook, 38, of Lexington, was sentenced to ten years in federal prison after pleading guilty to…
‘Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta’ Facebook page admin indicted for defrauding donors
TOLEDO, OHIO – Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced today that a federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland returned a four-count indictment charging Sir Maejor Page, a.k.a. Tyree Conyers-Page, age 32,…
Ohio man sentenced for role in drug distribution operation
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Cory Davonta Smith, Jr., of Barberton, Ohio, was sentenced today to 57 months of incarceration for his role in a drug distribution operation, Acting United States Attorney Randolph…
North Carolina Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Possessing Gun and Drugs in New Haven
NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT – Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JIMMIE WILLIAMSON, also known as “James Land,” 38, of Durham, North Carolina, was…
Former Federal Prison Official and Factory manager at USP-Marion Sentenced to Prison
BENTON, ILL – Shawn E. Whitecotton, 50, of Herrin, Illinois, was sentenced to 16 months confinement today, consisting of 8 months in federal prison and 8 months of home confinement after his…
Felon Sentenced for Possession of Firearm and Ammunition
BOSTON , MASS – A Lawrence man was sentenced yesterday for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Nathaniel Toribio, 22, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge George…
Detroit Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution
BECKLEY, W.VA. – Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston announced that Honorable United States District Judge Frank W. Volk sentenced Cornelius Pope, 24, of Detroit, Michigan to 12 months and one…