Queens brothers plead guilty to weapons and bomb charges after explosives found in Astoria apartment
QUEENS, N.Y. — Two brothers from Astoria have pleaded guilty to multiple weapons charges after a stockpile of improvised explosive devices, ghost guns, and 3D-printed firearms was uncovered in their shared apartment,…
Two Penn North Baltimore Neighborhood Drug Dealers Plead Guilty to Fentanyl Related Charges
Baltimore, Maryland- Kinnard Riggs, age 47, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a mixture containing a detectable amount of fentanyl. In an…
Five Men Plead Guilty to Firearm Charges Stemming from Murder and Arson Scheme
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that five men have pleaded guilty in Bridgeport federal court to firearm charges stemming from a plan to murder…
Three Men Plead Guilty To Setting Fire To Police Vehicle During May 2020 Protest In Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Three Las Vegas men pleaded guilty this week to conspiring to and setting fire to a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) patrol vehicle during a protest in downtown…
DEA Investigation Leads New Castle Man to Plead Guilty in International Cocaine Conspiracy
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of New Castle, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Dondi Searcy…
Two Plead Guilty in Nationwide Rideshare and Delivery Account Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – Two Brazilian nationals pleaded guilty today in connection with a nationwide conspiracy to open fraudulent driver accounts with rideshare and delivery service companies. Edvaldo Rocha Cabral, 42, of Lowell, Mass.…
Metro-Atlanta Meth Supplier and Courier Plead Guilty to Federal Charges
MACON, Ga. – Two metro-Atlanta residents admitted guilt to their roles in distributing a large amount of methamphetamine in Middle Georgia. Christian Jesus Pineda, 27, of Duluth, Georgia, pleaded guilty to possession…
Two Plead Guilty to Operating Illegal Gambling Business in Northern California and Conspiring to Launder Money
Two Los Angeles-area residents pleaded guilty today to operating an illegal gambling business and conspiring to launder money, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Pleading guilty today were Yosef Yitzchak Beshari, 29,…
Hacienda Heights Man Admits Bilking Amazon in $1.3 Million Refund Scam and Will Plead Guilty to Federal Fraud Charge
LOS ANGELES – A third-party seller on Amazon.com Inc. has admitted gaming the online retailer’s payment system in a scheme that defrauded the company out of more than $1.3 million, the…
Athens couple with 18 children plead guilty to corruption charges
ATHENS, OH – An Athens couple and two of their children were charged on various accounts, but this week, Robert Bellar, 55, and Deborah Bellar, 50, both pleaded guilty to engaging in…
Birmingham Men Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Distribution of Methamphetamine, and Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Two Birmingham men pleaded guilty to the charges of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Distribution of Methamphetamine, and Possession with the Intent to Distribute Heroin announced U.S. Attorney Prim F.…
San Fernando Valley Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Illegal Gun Sales
LOS ANGELES – A North Hollywood man has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an unlicensed gun broker by selling 16 rifles and handguns – many without serial numbers –…
PPEI and President Kory Willis Plead Guilty and Agree to Pay $3.1 Million in Criminal Fines and Civil Penalties for the Manufacture and Sale of Illegal Delete Devices and Tunes for Diesel Trucks
Louisiana-based company Power Performance Enterprises Inc. (PPEI) and its President and owner, Kory B. Willis, pleaded guilty to criminal charges today in federal court in Sacramento, California. Both defendants pleaded guilty to…
Two Springfield Residents Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Five Grams or More of Actual Methamphetamine
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A woman and a man from Springfield, Illinois, Brandy Friday, 36, and Brent Garner, 42, both of the 1200 block of South Livingston, have pleaded guilty to conspiring to…
Hollywood Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering Charges for Stealing Money from COVID Relief Program
LOS ANGELES – The former chief executive of Aviron Pictures has agreed to plead guilty to federal fraud and money laundering charges, admitting that he applied for and received $1.7 million…
Serial Robbers Plead Guilty to Federal Charges Related to a Series of At Least Nine Armed Commercial Robberies in the Baltimore Area
Baltimore, Maryland – Co-defendants Marquis Moore, age 35, and Milek Rankin, age 29, both of Baltimore, each pleaded guilty to committing a series of armed commercial robberies and to brandishing a firearm…
Two Defendants Plead Guilty in a Nationwide Racketeering Conspiracy Targeting the Elderly
Assistant U. S. Attorney Oleksandra “Sasha” Johnson (619) 546-9769 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – March 9, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Two defendants charged in a nationwide “grandparent scam” have pleaded guilty to conspiracy…
Two Plead Guilty in Methamphetamine Conspiracy
BOSTON – Two drug traffickers pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to their roles in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy. William Velez, 40, of Boston, and Mark Daileanes, 53, of Litchfield,…
Former Real Estate Attorney and Wife Plead Guilty to Mortgage Fraud and Tax Charges
BOSTON – A former Massachusetts attorney and his wife pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with various mortgage fraud schemes. Barry Wayne Plunkett Jr., 61, and Nancy Plunkett,…
Berkley Nurse Agrees to Plead Guilty to Tampering with Patients’ Fentanyl
BOSTON – A Berkley nurse was charged and agreed to plead guilty in federal court in Boston to tampering with fentanyl intended for patients at a hospital’s post-surgery recovery unit and an…
Final Four Defendants, Including Former Correctional Officer, Plead Guilty to Federal Racketeering Conspiracy Charge in Connection With a Prison Corruption Scheme at Jessup Correctional Institution
Greenbelt, Maryland – A former Correctional Officer, two inmates, and an outside “facilitator” have pleaded guilty to a federal racketeering conspiracy at the Jessup Correctional Institution (JCI), involving inmates and outside facilitators…