Armored truck heist in Chicago Loop ends with suspect shot and cash recovered
CHICAGO – A 23-year-old man was charged in federal court Friday after allegedly attacking an armored truck driver and stealing a bag of cash during a brazen daylight robbery in the Loop.…
85-Year Old D.C. Man Charged With Killing His 81-Year-Old Wife
WASHINGTON – Steven Schwartz, 85, of Washington, D.C., was arrested earlier today on the charge of second-degree murder while armed in the stabbing death of his 81-year-old wife, Sharron Schwartz, on…
Four Individuals Charged with Laundering Millions from Cryptocurrency Investment Scams Known as ‘Pig Butchering’
LOS ANGELES – Three Southland residents and a fourth defendant have been named in a seven-count indictment charging them with participating in a scheme to launder the proceeds of cryptocurrency investment scams…
Former Idaho Resident Indicted as a “Money Mule” for Laundering Funds from Wire Fraud and Bank Fraud Schemes
BOISE – Andrew Samargis, 69, a former Idaho resident was charged yesterday for conspiring to commit money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business by collecting money from various wire and…
Man Charged For Torturing Prisoners
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – A Tennessee man was arraigned today on charges that he tortured prisoners during the armed conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s. According to a superseding indictment returned…
Captain and Co-Captain Sentenced for Maritime Smuggling Effort That Left Three Dead
NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 14, 2023 SAN DIEGO – The captain and co-captain of a boat that capsized off Imperial Beach during a 2022 smuggling incident, resulting in the deaths of…
Louisiana man sentenced to ten years for transportation of a minor across state lines for sexual purposes
OXFORD, Miss. – A Louisiana man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for transporting a minor across state lines with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. According to court…
Ninth Defendant Pleads Guilty in Large-Scale Sacramento Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tyrone Anderson, 43, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to traffic at least 5,000 grams of cocaine and 280 grams of cocaine base and one…
Federal Jury Convicts Violent Convicted Felon for Illegally Possessing a Firearm
SAN ANTONIO – A federal jury found a San Antonio man, previously convicted of aggravated robbery, guilty of illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. According to court documents and evidence…
Man Charged for Torturing Prisoners
A Tennessee man was arraigned today on charges that he tortured prisoners during the armed conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s. According to a superseding indictment returned on Dec. 6,…
Maryland Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $2 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds
NEWARK, N.J. – A Maryland man was sentenced today to 41 months in prison for illegally obtaining more than $2 million in COVID-19 relief funds, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. …
Dunlap Felon Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition
PEORIA, Ill. – A Dunlap, Illinois man, Donald L. Yarber, 29, was sentenced on December 13, 2023, to 30 months in federal prison to be followed by a 3 year term of…
Bronx Woman Convicted At Trial For Laundering Over $2 Million In Funds From Victims Of Romance Fraud Schemes
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that a jury returned a guilty verdict against NADINE JAZIMNE WADE on all four counts in the…
Pittsburgh Resident Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Firearms Laws
PITTSBURGH, PA – Raesean M. Wilson, age 21, a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to two charges of violating federal firearm laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. According…
Former Maryland Correctional Officer Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Civil Rights Violations
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced former Correctional Officer Owen Nesmith, age 54, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to eight years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised…
Cruise Ship Counselor Charged with Sexually Abusing Minors
MIAMI – On Dec. 13, a federal grand jury charged Filipino citizen Cris John Pentinio Castor, 35, by indictment, with two counts of abusive sexual contact with a minor in the special…
West Plains Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Sexual Exploitation of a Child
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A West Plains, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for the sexual exploitation of a 13-month-old child and distributing child [censored]ography. Kenneth Howard Worthy, 48, was sentenced…
Raleigh County Man Sentenced for Export Fraud Violation
BECKLEY, W.Va. – Rana Zeeshan Tanveer, 42, of Beckley, was sentenced today to five years of federal probation, including six months on home detention, and fined $5,000 for committing an export fraud…
Former Resident of Clarendon Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses
ERIE, Pa. – A former resident of Clarendon, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 25 years in prison, lifetime supervised release, and ordered to pay $8,300 in restitution, on his…
Parkersburg Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Brian E. Drake, 56, of Parkersburg, pleaded guilty today to tax evasion. Drake admitted to evading payroll and corporate income taxes while the owner and operator of River City…
Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison For Armed Robbery And Shooting At Pensacola Bar
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Quinton L. Pete, 35, of Ocala, Florida, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, for Attempted Hobbs Act Robbery and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.…
Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Distribution
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Michael Valentino Lovato, 34, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court…
Eight People Indicted in Connection with Nationwide Conspiracy Targeting Credit Unions
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Two leaders of a nationwide bank fraud conspiracy have been arrested in connection with a scheme that has targeted credit unions all over the country since at least…
Syracuse Man Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
UTICA, NEW YORK – Javier Bachiller, age 32, of Syracuse, New York, pled guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Carla Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino…
Delaware Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge in U.S. Capitol Breach Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Delaware man, Anthony Alexander Antonio, 29, of Wilmington, pleaded guilty to a felony charge related to his actions during the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach. His actions,…
Former Public School Information Technology Manager Pleads Guilty to Damaging School’s Computer Network
BOSTON – An Ayer man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to committing a cyberattack against the computer network of his former employer, an Essex County public high school. Conor…
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