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.…
Man Indicted for Attempted Murder of Gay Man and Plot to Kidnap, Murder Other Gay Men
LAFAYETTE, LA. – A federal grand jury in Lafayette, Louisiana, has returned a six-count indictment charging Chance J. Seneca, 19, of Lafayette, with hate crime, kidnapping, firearm, and obstruction charges based on…
Columbus man charged with hate crime for anti-Semitic threats, breaking neighbor’s windows
COLUMBUS, OHIO – A Columbus man has been charged by criminal complaint in federal district court with criminally interfering with the right to fair housing. Douglas G. Schifer, 65, allegedly used force…
Las Vegas Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty To Preparing False Tax Returns, Causing Nearly $3 Million In Tax Loss
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – A Las Vegas tax preparer pleaded guilty today to preparing fraudulent tax returns over a seven year span and causing nearly $3 million in tax loss to the…
Waterbury Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl
WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT – Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ADRIAN FLEMMING, also known as “Gordo,” 25, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District…
Judge sentences St. Louis County man to 10 years for drug and firearm charges
ST. LOUIS, MO – United States District Judge Rodney W. Sippel sentenced Teran Martin to 120 months in prison today and ordered Martin to forfeit $23,488 and the several firearms law enforcement…
Two Mexican Nationals Residing in Bakersfield Plead Guilty to Selling 12 Pounds of Methamphetamine
FRESNO, CA — Cesar Larios-Ortega, 40, a Mexican national residing in Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, during…
Illegal Alien Sentenced for Armed Robber and Carjacking
GREENBELT, MD – U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Douglas Amilcar-Vasquez, age 35, of Mexico, to 100 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for the armed…
GPS Tracking Device Aids in Raleigh Man’s Prosecution
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Raleigh man was sentenced today to 71 months in federal prison for robbing the BP Gas station located at 4330 Louisburg Road in Raleigh. According to court documents,…
Floridian Pleads in Cross-Country Marijuana Trafficking Conspiracy at Western PA College Campuses
PITTSBURGH, PA – A Florida resident pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to distribute marijuana, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. Ryan Hendrix, age 32, of…
Cincinnati Man Sentenced to 174 Months for Carjacking
COVINGTON, Ky. – A Cincinnati man, Sammie Green, 25, was sentenced to 174 months in federal prison on Tuesday, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, after previously pleading guilty to carjacking and…
Final Defendant Sentenced to 284 Months in Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy
COVINGTON, KY – A Florence man, John P. Darnell, 65, was sentenced on Friday to 248 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, for conspiring with others to distribute…
Jersey City Man Sentenced to Nearly 15 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery of Allentown Convenience Store
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Brandon Garcia, 22, of Jersey City, NJ, was sentenced to 14 years and nine months (or 177 months) in prison,…
Florida drug trafficker caught with 78 pounds of meth in a traffic stop near Columbus
BILLINGS, MONTANA – A Florida man who admitted trafficking methamphetamine after the Montana Highway Patrol found 78 pounds of the drug during a traffic stop in one of the state’s largest seizures…
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…
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