Heavily fortified homes raided in Schenectady illicit cannabis bust
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Two homes fortified to resist police entry were raided Wednesday evening in Schenectady as part of a joint operation targeting the illegal sale of cannabis, authorities said. At approximately…
Surgeon Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge for Accepting $3.3 Million in Illicit Payments to Perform Spinal Surgeries at Corrupt Hospital
LOS ANGELES – A neurosurgeon pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for accepting approximately $3.3 million in bribes for performing spinal surgeries at a now-defunct Long Beach hospital whose…
Career Offender Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine, Fentanyl and Illicit Pill Conspiracy
NORFOLK, Va. – A Chesapeake man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, from about January 2019 through April 2021, Barry…
Former San Diego Vice Detective, Three Others Indicted for Owning and Operating Illicit Massage Businesses
Assistant U. S. Attorney Jill Streja (619) 546-8401 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 12, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Former San Diego Police Officer Peter Griffin and three others are charged in an…
Reading Man Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Travelling to his Native Dominican Republic to Engage in Illicit Sex with a Child for Years
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Valentin Ortiz, 73, of Reading, PA, was sentenced to five years and 11 months in prison, five years of supervised release, and…
Freehold Man Found Guilty for Illicit Photos of Childen
FREEHOLD – A 74-year-old man has been found guilty by a jury in Monmouth County for the possession of illicit photos of children in connection with a 2017 arrest. According to Monmouth…
Victorville Man and Alleged Accomplice Face Federal Charges of Transporting 15-Year-Old Girl to Mexico for Illicit Sexual Activity
LOS ANGELES – A Southern California man who posed online as a teenage boy and enticed a 15-year-old girl to have a sexual relationship before bringing her to Mexico is scheduled…
Former Owner of Illicit Massage Parlor Sentenced for Submitting Fraudulent COVID-Relief Loan Applications
BOSTON – The former owner of a massage parlor pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with filing fraudulent applications for pandemic-related loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act in…
Former Owner of Illicit Massage Parlor Sentenced for Nearly $30,000 COVID-19 Relief Fraud
BOSTON – The former owner of a massage parlor was sentenced yesterday in connection with filing for and obtaining fraudulent pandemic-related loans for her illicit business where workers engaged in commercial sex…
Former federal agent convicted of corruption in connection to illicit Syrian relationship
HOUSTON –A 48-year-old former special agent with Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) has been convicted of obstructing justice, making false statements and accepting money and gifts for official acts, announced U.S. Attorney…
Maryland Man Sentenced to 123 Months in Prison for Traveling Into the District of Columbia to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct With a Minor
WASHINGTON – Jan Astaphan, 41, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced today to 123 months in prison on a federal charge of traveling interstate to engage in…
Maryland Man Sentenced to 123 Months in Prison for Traveling Into the District of Columbia to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct With a Minor
WASHINGTON – Jan Astaphan, 41, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced today to 123 months in prison on a federal charge of traveling interstate to engage in…
Maryland Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison For Child Sexual Abuse and Traveling Into the District of Columbia To Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct With a Minor
WASHINGTON – A Maryland man was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for traveling interstate to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and…
South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Interstate Travel for The Purpose of Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct with Fifteen-Year-Old Minor
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – GRAHAM LOVELACE, age 33, of Greenville, South Carolina, pleaded guilty as charged today before United States District Judge Barry W. Ashe to a one-count bill of information charging…
British Man Charged with Attempted Online Enticement of Minor and Travel with the Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct
NEWARK, N.J. – A British citizen was charged today with attempted online enticement of a minor and travel with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger…
Registered Sex Offender from Mandan, ND, Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison for Crimes Related to International Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Acts with a Minor
BISMARCK – Interim United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced that on April 12, 2022, U.S. District Court Judge Daniel M. Traynor sentenced Maurice Robert Thill, Age 60 from Mandan, ND, to…
United States Forfeits Millions in Cryptocurrency Used to Launder Illicit Dark Web Proceeds
Miami, Florida – In one of the largest cryptocurrency forfeiture actions ever filed by the United States, federal prosecutors in the Southern District of Florida successfully forfeited approximately $34 million worth of…
Omaha Man Sentenced for Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct Offense
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – Erasmus Luis Gonzales, age 38, of Omaha, was sentenced Wednesday March 30, 2022, to 46 months in federal prison for Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual…
New Mexico Man Sentenced for Travel With Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct With Minor
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Matthew Engelhardt, 33, of Roswell, New Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James…
South Carolina Man Charged with Interstate Travel for The Purpose of Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct with A Fifteen-Year-Old Minor
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – GRAHAM LOVELACE, age 33, of Greenville, South Carolina, was charged on March 3, 2022 in a one-count bill of information with interstate travel with intent to engage in…