Ex-NASA employees admit to luxury home mortgage fraud scheme
HOUSTON – A Missouri City couple who once worked at NASA admitted Friday to running a years-long mortgage fraud scheme tied to the financing of their luxury home, federal prosecutors said. Noreen…
Hays County Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
According to court documents, Colten Romeo Thayer, 20, was arrested during a traffic stop on Aug. 29, 2022. During a search of his vehicle, Hays County Sheriff’s deputies found a bag containing…
Former NSA Employee Sentenced to Over 21 Years in Prison for Attempted Espionage
According to court documents, Dalke pleaded guilty in 2023 to six counts of attempting to transmit classified NDI to a foreign agent. From June 6 to July 1, 2022, Dalke was an…
Louisiana Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl
According to court documents, Angelle McLaughlin, 30, was caught in the parking garage of a Mississippi casino engaging in a drug transaction. McLaughlin traveled with two other individuals from Louisiana to the…
Russian National Residing in Sacramento Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization
“This sentence holds Kurashev accountable for attempting to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization,” said U.S. Attorney Talbert. “Kurashev’s attempts to provide that material support were not isolated. They took…
Federal Jury Convicts Penn Hills Man on Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses
Duncan, 36, of the Penn Hills area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was tried before United States District Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand in Pittsburgh. PITTSBURGH, Pa. – After deliberating for less than two hours,…
Huntington Man Sentenced for Making False Declaration in Bankruptcy Case
According to court documents and statements made in court, on or about April 30, 2019, Spence filed for bankruptcy as an individual and separately on behalf of Park Place Properties LLC, one…
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to a String of Armed Robberies and Attempted Robberies of Northwest Commercial Businesses
McBean admitted to committing all 10 robberies. He pleaded guilty to four counts of interference with interstate commerce by robbery, aka Hobbs Act robbery, on April 26, 2024, before U.S. District…
New Orleans Man Sentenced for Violating Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts
According to court documents, SMOTHERS was previously convicted of felony offenses in Orleans Parish. Due to his criminal history, he was prohibited from having a firearm. In the indictment against him, SMOTHERS…
Arizona Man Convicted Of Operating A Jet Ski In A Negligent Manner At Lake Mead National Recreation Area
United States Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Albregts presided over the two-day bench trial. Bryce Tyrone Verhonich, 47, was found guilty of operating a vessel in a negligent manner, failing to wear a…
Man Charged With Carjacking Resulting In Death
According to the complaint, on April 11, 2024, Garcia Torres carjacked a woman at gunpoint in Winter Springs, Florida, and forced her to drive to a location in Osceola County where she…
Memphis Man Sentenced for Possession of 25 ‘Switch’ Devices
According to information presented in court, U. S. Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted a package from an overseas shipper addressed to Roosevelt Wilson, 43, which was found to contain 25 machine…
Two Men Admit to Federal Firearms Offenses
Mustafa A. Baker, age 54, of Wheeling, West Virginia, pled guilty today to the unlawful possession of a firearm. According to court documents and statements made in court, Baker was wanted on…
Raleigh Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Leadership Role in Cross-Country Drug Conspiracy
“This operation – which seized nine guns, over a hundred kilos of narcotics, and over three-quarters of a million dollars from a prolific drug trafficker – is a perfect example of our…
Highlands County drug dealer sentenced to prison
On March 15, May 4, and May 17, 2023, Nichiren Shoshu Smith, aka Nick Drop, 48, of Sebring, Florida, sold cocaine base, commonly known as crack cocaine, in Sebring. On May 19,…
Jackson County Man Sentenced to over 8 Years in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
James Richard Morgan, 42, of Jackson County, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. Gulfport, Miss. – A Jackson County man was sentenced to 105 months in federal prison for possession…
Orange County Sober Living Homes Owner Indicted for Allegedly Paying Nearly $175,000 in Kickbacks to ‘Body Brokers’ for Referring Patients
Scott Raffa, 57, of Newport Beach, was arrested Saturday at Los Angeles International Airport. He is scheduled for arraignment this afternoon in United States District Court in Santa Ana. Raffa is charged…
West Covina Man Arrested for Allegedly Attempting to Pick Up Money from Elderly Victims Who Were Defrauded in Phishing Scheme
Tai Su, 48, of West Covina, is scheduled to make his initial appearance this afternoon in United States District Court in downtown Los Angeles. Su was arrested Friday in a sting orchestrated…
23 Lubbock Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Combined 218 Years in Prison
In total, 23 defendants were sentenced to a combined total of 218 years in federal prison. The final defendant arrested in a large-scale drug and gun bust in Lubbock in July 2023…
Kingsport Man Sentenced to Life In Prison For Role In Fentanyl Overdose Death
Following a five-day trial, on June 26, 2023, a federal jury in Greeneville found Hines guilty of conspiring to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl with a resulting death in violation…
Doctor sentenced to 10 years in prison for unlawfully dispensing controlled substances
The sentence comes after Osmin Morales, 72, of Weston, Florida, was convicted in January of conspiracy to unlawfully dispense and distribute controlled substances, and six counts of unlawfully dispensing controlled substances. MIAMI…