Nicholas W. Brown sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington
Seattle – Nicholas W. Brown was sworn in today as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington. Mr. Brown previously served as an Assistant …
Justice
Sheldon Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine and Possessing a Gun
A Sheldon man who sold large amounts of methamphetamine he received through the mail pled guilty on October 7, 2021, in federal court in Sioux …
Monmouth County Man Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison for Possessing with Intent to Distribute more than 40 Grams of Fentanyl
TRENTON, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 100 months in prison for possessing more than 40 grams of fentanyl …
Peoria Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Guns from a Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer in Tazewell County
PEORIA, Ill. – Zabian Hatcher, 21, of the 2600 block of Montana Ave, in Peoria, Illinois, pleaded guilty today to charges including conspiring to steal …
West Palm Beach Investment Fraudster Guilty of Wire Fraud, Victim Losses in the Millions
Miami, Florida – Fifty-four-year-old West Palm Beach, Florida resident Salvatore Renaldi pled guilty this week in South Florida federal district court to orchestrating and running …
Ventura County Man Pleads Guilty to Dark Web Narcotics Distribution Conspiracy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ian Hoffmann, 42, of Bell Canyon, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute …
Man Sentenced to 55 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Multiple Children Through Social Media Apps
A California man was sentenced today to 55 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for sexual exploitation of a minor and …
Greenwich Resident Admits Making False Statement in Immigration Matter
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that PATRICIO MILINIK, 43, a citizen of Argentina residing in Greenwich, waived …
Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 5 Years
TUCSON, Ariz. – Anastacio Alvarez-Lion, 41, of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Rosemary Marquez to five years in prison, followed …
Winnebago County Man Arrested on Federal Firearm and Drug Trafficking Charges
ROCKFORD — A Winnebago County man has been indicted on federal firearm and drug trafficking charges. XZAVIOR SMITH, 22, of Roscoe, Ill., is charged with …
Owasso Man Pleads Guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter in Indian Country
An Owasso man who killed his stepfather in March 2020 pleaded guilty today in federal court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Jordan Taylor Kuykendall, …
Fresno Man Sentenced for Sexual Exploitation of Multiple Children Through Social Media Apps
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Fresno man was sentenced today to 55 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor and distribution of child [censored]ography. …
Darcie N. McElwee Sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine
PORTLAND, Maine—The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that Darcie N. McElwee has taken the oath of office to become the U.S. Attorney for the District of …
Three Men Sentenced to Prison for Violent Robbery of a Minneapolis Jewelry Store
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Three Minneapolis men have been sentenced to prison for violently robbing a south Minneapolis jewelry store. According to court documents, on …
Beaumont Convicted Felon Guilty of Illegally Possessing Ammunition
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Beaumont man has pleaded guilty to federal firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. …
District Court Enters Permanent Injunction Shutting Down Fraudulent Psychic Mail Fraud Scheme
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered a permanent injunction against three individuals and two companies who had been operating an …
Here’s what’s happening in the Montana federal criminal courts
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the …
Former Cleveland City Councilman Sentenced to 6 Years for Tax Violations, Witness Tampering and Falsifying Records
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that former City of Cleveland Councilman Kenneth Johnson was sentenced today by Judge John R. Adams to six …
Federal Grand Jury A Indictments Announced- October
Acting United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the October 2021 Federal Grand Jury A. The following individuals have been charged with …
Federal Jury Convicts San Diego Man for Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death
NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – October 8, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Perry Edward Davis, aged 45, of San Diego, California …
Shonto Man Sentenced to Prison for Voluntary Manslaughter
PHOENIX, Ariz. – On Monday, Landis Grant Yellow, 29, of Shonto, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Steven P. Logan to 78 months in …
Co-Conspirator of Former Norfolk Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Bribery Scheme
NORFOLK, Va. – A Franklin, Tennessee, man pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit honest services mail fraud by paying bribes to secure medical services …
Boise Return Preparer Indicted for Tax Fraud
BOISE – A federal grand jury in Boise returned an indictment on September 15, 2021, charging a Boise man with aiding and assisting in the …
Felon Receives 57-Month Sentence for Firearm Possession
Memphis, TN – Deeric Walton, 25, has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Acting …
Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Member Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Sex Crimes against Children
DURANGO – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Blair Root House, age 63, of Towaoc, Colorado, was sentenced to twenty …
Ex-President of Ohio Healthcare Management Company Sentenced to Prison in $59 Million Check Kiting Scheme Targeting S&T Bank
PITTSBURGH, PA – The former president of an Ohio healthcare management company has been sentenced in federal court to 42 months imprisonment to be followed …
New York Accountant Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the United States
A New York certified public accountant pleaded guilty today to conspiring with a small business owner to defraud the IRS. According to court documents, John …
Former Long Island Doctor Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Conspiring to Illegally Distribute Oxycodone
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Tameshwar Ammar, a former medical doctor in Roslyn, New York, was sentenced by United States District Judge …
Ticket Broker Convicted in Scheme To Fraudulently Sell Chicago White Sox Tickets
CHICAGO — A federal jury has convicted a ticket broker on fraud charges for scheming to sell thousands of discounted Chicago White Sox tickets without …
Former Taliban Commander Charged with Killing American Troops in 2008
A federal grand jury in New York unsealed a superseding indictment today charging an Afghanistan national with federal terrorism-related offenses spanning approximately 2007 to 2009 …
Parkersburg Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fentanyl Offense
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Parkersburg woman was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for using the United States Mail to facilitate fentanyl distribution. Audrey …
Meth Trafficker Receives Over 6 Years in Federal Prison
NEW BERN, N.C. – CiGi Potter, 37, of Pitt County North Carolina, was sentenced to 80 months in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent …
Dominican National Sentenced for Social Security Misuse and Theft of Government Money
BOSTON – A Dominican national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for false representation of a Social Security number and theft of government …
Alabama Woman Pleads Guilty to Two Counts of Providing False Statements During Purchases of Firearms in Central Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. – An Alabama woman, April Alexandra Soriano, 31, formerly of the 1800 block of East Bertman Avenue, in Springfield, Illinois, pleaded guilty on …
REALITY TELEVISION STAR BRITTISH “CIERRAH” WILLIAMS INDICTED FOR FRAUD CHARGES
St. Louis, MO – Brittish “Cierrah” Williams had her initial appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Shirley P. Mensah. Williams was indicted on September 22, …
Georgia Man Charged with Drug Trafficking in McLean County
PEORIA, Ill. –Tidas Thompson, also known as Titus Thomas, 44, of Stockbridge, Georgia, was indicted on September 21, 2021, for charges related to drug trafficking …
Former Alorton Police Officer Charged with Obtaining Funds From the Village of Alorton Police Department by Fraud
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL. – Jay A. Cobb, 57, of Cahokia, Illinois, formerly a police officer with the Village of Alorton Police Department, was charged …
Cedar Rapids Man Convicted of Attempted Enticement of a Minor and Traveling with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct
PEORIA, Ill. – A federal jury deliberated for just under 90 minutes before returning a guilty verdict against Joseph Allen Wilcher, 40, of the 1800 …
Elyria Man Sentenced to Thirteen and a Half Years for Coordinating Armed Gas Station Robbery
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Jonathan Donnell, 33, of Elyria, Ohio, was sentenced today by Judge John R. Adams to thirteen and …
Former Taliban Commander Charged With Killing American Troops In 2008
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Mark J. Lesko, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Michael J. …
Lockport Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Charge
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.—U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Brian Grant, 22, of Lockport, NY, pleaded guilty …
Erek L. Barron Sworn-In as the 49th United States Attorney for the District of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland – Chief United States District Judge James K. Bredar today swore in Erek L. Barron as the 49th United States Attorney for the …
Eau Claire Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Trafficking Methamphetamine
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Kevin J. Bell, 41, Eau Claire, Wisconsin …
Red Lake Man Indicted for First Degree Murder, Assault with Intent to Murder in the Shooting Death of a Red Lake Tribal Police Officer
MINNEAPOLIS – A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment against a Red Lake man for fatally shooting a Red Lake tribal police officer, assaulting …
Former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Emergency Dispatcher Indicted For Producing And Distributing Materials Depicting Children Being Sexually Abused
Jacksonville, Florida – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Scott Matthew Yotka (47, Jacksonville) with producing and distributing materials depicting young children …
Columbus Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Heroin Conspiracy
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Columbus, Ohio man was sentenced to prison today after being convicted earlier this year of conspiracy to distribute heroin. Lewis Von …
Nicholas County Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Michael Walker, 41, of Craigsville, was sentenced today to six months in prison for possession of a firearm by a person previously …
Lil’ Rob gets significant sentence in federal firearms and drug trafficking case
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 36-year-old Corpus Christi gang member with a lengthy criminal history has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of …
Three Former NYPD Police Officers Plead Guilty to Bribery Scheme
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Robert Hassett, a former New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) officer, pleaded guilty to conspiring to participate in …