Bridgeport gang member gets 40 years for fatal shooting and gang-related violence
BRIDGEPORT, CT – A 30-year-old member of a violent Bridgeport street gang was sentenced Monday to 40 years in federal prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy that included murder, drug…
Makah Tribal member sentenced to 16 months in prison for carjacking and threatening young boys
Tacoma – A enrolled member of the Makah Tribe was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 16 months in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Nicolas Joseph James Johnson,…
Self-Professed Charleston Gang Member Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Firearms Offense
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA — Travis Stefenon Dequan Lawrence, 29, of Charleston, was sentenced to seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Evidence presented…
Member of Lummi Nation sentenced to 30 years in prison for aggravated sexual abuse of a minor
Seattle – A 57-year-old member of the Lummi Nation was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 30 years in prison for aggravated sexual abuse, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. …
Bridgeport Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charge
JAMAR TRAYLOR, also known as “J-Hop,” 22, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a racketeering charge stemming from his participation in a violent…
Watchdog Demands Congress Investigate Dem Member Who Flagrantly Violated Stock Disclosure Laws
Watchdog Demands Congress Investigate Dem Member Who Flagrantly Violated Stock Disclosure Laws Gabe Kaminsky on June 9, 2022 A watchdog that probes ethics and transparency in government is demanding an investigation into…
Third Hells Angels Motorcycle Club Member Indicted for Illegally Possessing Two Firearms in Solano County
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Michael Mahoney, 29, of Fairfield, charging him with possessing a firearm with an obliterated or altered serial number and…
Gang Member Involved in Bridgeport Courthouse Shooting Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison
ASANTE GAINES, also known as “Santi,” 25, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 190 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of…
Troy City Council Member Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Kimberly McPherson, age 61, of Troy, New York, pled guilty today to identity theft in connection with her casting of absentee ballots in two other people’s names in…
Gang Member with a Dozen Prior Convictions Sentenced to 200 Months Imprisonment Resulting from Project Safe Neighborhoods Investigation
ALBANY, Ga. – A Southwest Georgia resident and gang member with an extensive criminal history was sentenced to serve 200 months in prison after a federal jury found him guilty on all…
Second “Boogaloo Bois” Member Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Hamas
MINNEAPOLIS – Benjamin Ryan Teeter, 24, of Hampstead, North Carolina, was sentenced today to 48 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to provide material support and…
Violent member of Chester “3rd Bone” Drug Gang Sentenced to Nearly a Decade in Prison
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Tyleel Scott-Harper, 25, of Chester, PA, was sentenced to nine years in prison and three years of supervised release by United States…
Long Island MS-13 Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Two Murders, An Attempted Murder, and Drug Conspiracy Charges
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Jonathan Hernandez, a member of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside (Sailors) clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, a transnational criminal…
Grand Rapids Gang Member Sentenced To Nearly A Decade In Federal Prison
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced that yesterday U.S. District Judge Jane M. Beckering sentenced Steven Chavez Phillips-Hall, age 30, of Grand Rapids, Michigan,…
Honduran National and MS-13 Member Sentenced To Federal Prison
NASHVILLE – Franklin Pineda-Caceras, aka “Bomba,” 22, of Honduras, was sentenced yesterday to 90 months in federal prison for drug distribution and firearms crimes, announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the…
Former Kauai County Council Member Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison
HONOLULU – United States District Judge Derrick K. Watson sentenced Arthur Brun, age 50, a former member of the Kauai County Council, yesterday to serve 20 years in federal prison for drug…
Trinitarios Gang Member Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Trafficking Multiple Guns, Ammunition, Cocaine and Fentanyl
BOSTON – A member of the Trinitarios street gang was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with trafficking firearms, ammunition, cocaine and fentanyl in the Greater Lawrence area. Arismendy…
Annapolis MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Three Violent Murders
Baltimore, Maryland – Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Juan Carlos Sandoval-Rodriguez, a/k/a “Picaro,” “El Pastor,” and “Gasper,” age 24, of Annapolis, Maryland, to life in federal prison for a…
New Jersey Cop Charged for Tipping Off Latin Kings Gang Member Ahead of Bust
HILLSIDE, NJ – A Hillside Police Department Officer, Fernando J. Noblecilla, 31, of South Plainfield was charged for allegedly attempting to warn a member of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation…
Federal Jury Convicts High Level ISIS Member of Six Counts of Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization, Including Two Counts Resulting in Death
A federal jury in Brooklyn returned a guilty verdict yesterday against Mirsad Kandic on one count of conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), and…
Chicago Gang Member Sentenced to 35 Years in Federal Prison for Racketeering Offenses Including Murder
CHICAGO — A member of a violent Chicago street gang has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for engaging in a pattern of racketeering activity that included the murder of…