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.…
Colombian man charged in $66 million Ponzi scheme targeting hundreds of investors
MIAMI — Efrain Betancourt, Jr., 36, a Colombian citizen, was arrested last week upon entering the United States and charged with orchestrating a $66 million Ponzi scheme through his South Florida payday…
Norfolk man sentenced to over two years for trafficking machinegun parts and firearm possession
NORFOLK, Va. — A Norfolk man was sentenced Friday to two years and three months in federal prison after pleading guilty to trafficking machinegun conversion devices (MCDs) and illegally possessing firearms as…
Two Dominican nationals sentenced for smuggling endangered juvenile eels from Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Two Dominican nationals were sentenced this week for illegally harvesting and attempting to smuggle juvenile American eels, also known as glass eels, from Puerto Rico to the…
Mexican national sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violation
In Beaumont, Texas, a Mexican individual who was residing illegally in the U.S. has been handed a federal prison sentence for crimes relating to drug trafficking, as stated by U.S. Attorney Damien…
Guatemalan man indicted for illegal reentry into the United States after prior deportation in Connecticut
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A federal grand jury has indicted a 40-year-old Guatemalan citizen, Rafael Vincente Vincente, for illegally reentering the United States after being deported, U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery announced…
Feds Charge New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s Chief as Agent of Chinese Communist Party
BROOKLYN, NY – Linda Sun, a former high-ranking New York State government employee, has been charged with acting as an undisclosed agent of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Chinese…
Tim Walz Said He Fed School Children, But Feds Say $250 Million Was Squandered and Stolen
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — In what is being described as the largest COVID-19 relief fraud scheme in the nation, 47 individuals have been federally charged in Minnesota for their roles in a sprawling…
Feds Link Pennsylvania Fashion Designer to January 6th by His Boots
RUFFS DALE, PA—Tristan Sartor, a Pennsylvania-based fashion designer known for his social media posts with figures like Nick Fuentes and Roger Stone, has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses related to…
Deported Child Rapist from Guatemala Re-Entered U.S. Illegally, Feds Charge
BOSTON, MA – Wilson Hernandez-Bautista, a 34-year-old from Guatemala, pleaded guilty to unlawful reentry of a deported alien yesterday in federal court in Boston. The plea comes after his indictment by a…
Feds Crackdown on North Jersey Street Gang Drug Trafficking, 8 Charged
NEWARK, NJ—Eight individuals linked to the “793 Bloods,” a faction of the larger Bloods national gang, face charges related to drug trafficking in Newark, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger. The…
Mo Hill Synagogue Deal With Feds Leads to Increase In Toms River Applications
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River is seeing an increase in applications for synagogues in private residences and small land parcels after a major land use agreement signed by former Mayor Maurice…
Is New Jersey At Risk? Feds Say Russia, China Planning Attacks on Water Infrastructure
While no specifics have been given, the federal government on Monday warned that state actors such as Russia and China are planning attacks on America’s water systems. Is the water supply in…
D.C. Teen Pleads Guilty to Armed Carjacking
WASHINGTON, DC – Antwan Mitchell, a 19-year-old resident of Washington D.C., has entered a guilty plea to a charge of carjacking related to an incident that occurred in February 2024. The plea…
Jamestown man pleads guilty for his role in narcotics conspiracy
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who is handling the case, stated that between January and May 24, 2021, Snow conspired with Alisha A. Klinger and others to sell heroin, fentanyl, and…
Rochester man pleads guilty for his role in illegal sports betting ring
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Meghan K. McGuire and Melissa M. Marangola, who are handling the case, stated that between April 25, 2019, and April 17, 2021, Ferrari conspired with Dominic Sprague, Anthony Amato,…
Tracy Resident Sentenced To Serve Home Confinement And Probation For Computer Attack On Discovery Bay Water Treatment Facility
Gallo, 53, of Tracy, Calif., was a full-time employee of a private Massachusetts-based company identified in the indictment as Company A, which contracted with Discovery Bay to operate the town’s wastewater treatment…
Missouri Resident Pleads Guilty to Attempted Attack on the White House with a Rented Truck
The plea agreement was announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Special Agent in Charge Matthew Stohler of the U.S. Secret Service Washington Field Office, FBI…
Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division In Partnership With The United States Attorney’s Office For The District Of Maryland To Monitor Compliance With Federal Voting Rights Laws In Maryland
The department’s Civil Rights Division and the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland work in partnership to enforce the federal voting rights laws that protect the rights of all…
Defendants in Poland and Florida Indicted for Scheme to Import Used Airbags, Sold as New, into the United States
According to court documents, Pawel Pankow began shipping airbags into the United States no later than in 2008 and sold thousands of them through online sales, mostly through eBay. Pankow listed the…
Wheatland Man Pleads Guilty to Submitting False Claims Against the United States in Relation to COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
According to court documents, Toland attempted to obtain a total of over $13.4 million in COVID-19 pandemic relief, including by filing multiple false tax returns with the IRS seeking refunds for the…
Six Members of Violent Transnational Gang Convicted in Connection With Two Killings and Racketeering Activity
The convictions were announced today by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, FBI Special Agent in Charge David J. Scott of the Washington Field Office Criminal and…
Two Sacramento Men Sentenced to Years in Prison for Conspiracy, Bank Fraud, and Aggravated Identity Theft Tied to Postal Thefts
According to court documents, Aranda, Hunt, and others engaged in a conspiracy to steal postal locks, create postal keys, and steal mail, all in order to obtain stolen checks. The conspirators periodically…
Klamath Falls Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Methamphetamine
Andrew Miles Devos, 42, was sentenced to 75 months in federal prison and five years’ supervised release. MEDFORD, Ore.—A Klamath Falls, Oregon man with multiple previous drug- and firearm-related convictions was sentenced…
U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans Recognizes National Police Week
“This week our nation honors the noble contributions from our brave law enforcement professionals for their service to the public, especially in the Eastern District of Louisiana, said U.S. Attorney Evans. “We…
Georgia man pleads guilty to calling in threats days after Walmart shooting
According to court documents, on Nov. 25, 2022, DeAndre Tamir Murphy, aka DeAdre Murphy, 30, called two Walmart stores in Virginia Beach and threatened that he had gunmen in place prepared to…
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