Minneapolis man sentenced to 24 years for kidnapping, fraud, and identity theft
St. Paul, MN – A Minneapolis man will spend 24 years in federal prison after a jury convicted him of kidnapping, bank fraud, and identity theft in a violent crime spree that…
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…
Strongsville man accused of filing false tax returns
CLEVELAND, OHIO – A federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland has handed down an indictment charging Richard Gould, 65, of Strongsville, with two counts of making and subscribing false tax returns. “Knowingly…
Drug Trafficker from Ringgold, Louisiana Sentenced to Federal Prison
SHREVEPORT, LA. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that James Coleman, 44, of Ringgold, Louisiana, was sentenced by United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote to 132 months (11 years)…
Child Predator and Cyberterrorist Sentenced to 75 years in Federal Prison
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – Acting U.S. Attorney John Childress announced today that Buster Hernandez, 29, of Bakersfield, California, was sentenced to 75 years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt.…
Everett Man Charged with Armed Bank Robbery
BOSTON, MASS – An Everett man has been charged in connection with committing armed bank robbery. Jamaine Howell, 35, was charged by criminal complaint with bank robbery and using a firearm in…
Convicted Felon, Drug User, and Domestic Abuser Heading Back to Prison
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – A man who possessed a loaded pistol was sentenced March 12, 2021, to more than one year in federal prison. David Devall, age 43, from Sioux City, Iowa,…
Crow Agency man admits stabbing man
BILLINGS , MT — A Crow Agency man today admitted stabbing another man last year on the Crow Indian Reservation, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said. Dee Bad Bear, 59, pleaded guilty…
Orange Park Man Charged After Mailing Multiple Machinegun Conversion Devices
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the return of an indictment charging Kristopher Justinboyer Ervin (41, Orange Park) with possession of an unregistered machinegun conversion device. If convicted,…
West Boylston Man Indicted on Illegal Ammunition Possession and Drug Offenses
BOSTON , MASS – A West Boylston man was indicted yesterday in federal court in Worcester in connection with illegal possession of ammunition and cocaine. Augustus “Bobo” Kormah, 30, was indicted on…
Tucson man arrested with moving 20 kilos of cocaine through Ohio
TUSCON, ARIZONA – A federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland returned a one-count indictment on March 11 charging Benjamin Ortiz Ledezma, 38, of Tucson, Arizona, with possession with the intent to distribute…
Lynn Haven woman caught skimming $24,000 from InstaLoan customer accounts
LYNN HAVEN, FL – A general manager at InstaLoan in Lynn Haven has been caught skimming money from the company by falsifying customer accounts. Lynn Haven Police today said that on February…