Three Delaware men charged after drug task force seizes crack, cocaine, fentanyl, cash, and guns
WILMINGTON, DE — A multi-agency investigation targeting a drug trafficking operation in Delaware and Maryland ended this week with the arrest of three Delaware men and the seizure of large quantities of…
Florida Men Sentenced To Federal Prison In Methamphetamine Conspiracy
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced Danny Wayne Holmes (62, Kathleen) to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to…
New Jersey Men Sentenced In Mail Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Scheme
HARRISBURG—The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Patrick Barkers-Woode, age 30, of Pine Hill, New Jersey, was sentenced on July 13, 2022, by U.S. District Court…
Two Kanawha County Men Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Michael Antonio Smith, 49, of Charleston, was sentenced to two years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of…
Nine men and woman indicted for illegal firearms possession, drugs
SAVANNAH, GA: Nine defendants are among those facing federal charges including drug trafficking and illegal possession of firearms after separate indictments by a grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia, while recent…
Two New Jersey Men Admit Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs
CAMDEN, N.J. – Two New Jersey men today admitted defrauding New Jersey state and local health benefits programs and other insurers by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, Attorney for the…
Maryland Man Indicted for Bias-Motivated Assaults of Men in Northwest Washington Park
WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Michael Thomas Pruden, 48, formerly of Maryland, with five counts of assault on federal land, one…
Federal Charges Brought Against Stanislaus County Men After 440 Pounds of Methamphetamine Seized
FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Hugo Vigil Villagomez, 42, of Oakdale, and Serafin Villagomez Vigil, 27, of Riverbank, charging them with possessing and conspiring…
Two Men Who Chose to Flee from Police are Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearms
SHREVEPORT, La. – Two young men from Shreveport were sentenced late yesterday to federal prison for firearms violations, United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced. Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice…
Three South Carolina Men Are Sentenced To Prison for Defrauding Lowe’s Of More Than $450,000
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. sentenced to prison three South Carolina men for a scheme that defrauded Lowe’s of more than $450,000, announced Dena J. King,…
Massachusetts Men Indicted for Conspiring to Steal 12 Firearms
CONCORD – Jaythean Diaz, 19, of Lawrence and Gary Ortiz, 18, of Haverhill, were indicted by a federal grand jury on July 11, 2022, and charged…
Two Men Charged with Shooting Taxi Driver During Robbery
NEWARK, N.J. – Two men have made their initial appearances on charges of shooting a taxi driver during a late-night robbery, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Naeem Jackson, 22, of…
Two out-of-state men charged with transporting dozens in tractor-trailers
LAREDO, Texas – Two 41-year-old men have been indicted for conspiracy and illegally transporting more than 70 through a Laredo checkpoint, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. A federal grand jury returned…
Compton Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Criminal Charges for Targeting and Robbing Gay Men He Met on the Grindr Online Dating Application
LOS ANGELES – A Compton man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for targeting and robbing Los Angeles-area gay men he met on the Grindr online dating application. Derrick…
Bay Area Men Charged with Bribing a Vallejo City Official
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Steven Chu, 40, of San Bruno, and Ben Guan, 35, of San Francisco, charging each with one count of…
Major black tar heroin conspiracy in Katy lands three men in prison
HOUSTON – Three men have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Esteban Lopez Hernandez, 41,…
Three Men Federally Indicted for Insider Trading, Securities Fraud
MINNEAPOLIS – Three men have been indicted for their roles in an insider trading conspiracy involving a medical device company’s nonpublic business acquisition deal. According to court documents, beginning in January 2018…
Gay Men Menaced by Hammer Wielding Suspect Near Central Park
NEW YORK, NY – Two gay men were attacked by a hammer-wielding homophobe near Central Park last month and now, police have released video of the attacker. The incident happened on June…
Two Evansville Men Indicted for Trafficking Fentanyl and Allegedly Manufacturing Fentanyl-Laced Counterfeit Pills Using a Pill Press
EVANSVILLE – A federal grand jury in Evansville returned an indictment charging two men with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, illegal distribution of a tableting machine, and illegal possession of a tableting machine.…
Two Men Charged In $5.4 Million Scheme To Defraud New York City Program For Homeless Veterans
Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Jocelyn E. Strauber, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI”), announced today the unsealing of a…
Albuquerque men sentenced to prison for sex trafficking
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Adonis Baker, 37, and Inkosi Grandberry, 40, both of Albuquerque, were sentenced for their…