Border Patrol Agents Disrupt Meth Smuggling Attempt
INDIO, CA – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a U.S. citizen attempting to smuggle methamphetamine Saturday night. The incident occurred about 10 p.m., when agents encountered…
Laredo Sector Stops Human Smuggling Attempt near Hebbronville, Discover Two Wanted Subjects Among the Group
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents stopped a human smuggling attempt before it began. Among the group of subjects, two wanted criminal undocumented individuals were found. The incident occurred during…
Convicted Felon Arrested by Border Patrol
CALEXICO, CA – U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a Mexican citizen Thursday who had been previously convicted of multiple felonies and had illegally entered the United…
CBP Agriculture Specialists in Pharr Intercept Rare Pest for First Time in America
PHARR, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at the Pharr International Bridge discovered a rare pest, a first in nation discovery, in a shipment of coconuts. “By intercepting these…
Border agents seize meth shipment hidden inside empty peanut shells
On Tuesday, June 29, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) at an express consignment hub in Memphis, Tennessee examined a shipment manifested as “REGIONAL BREAD ROASTED PEANUTS REGIONAL DUST SWEET MADE…
Teen girl in critical condition after struck by hit and run driver while riding her scooter
COLUMBUS, OH – A teenage girl is fighting for her life after the driver of a light sedan struck her and fled the scene while she was riding her scooter near E.…
Camden Man Convicted of Illegal Possession of Weapon
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Camden man was convicted today of unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Marshall Onuorah, 31, of Camden, New Jersey, was convicted…
Jury Convicts Cedar Park Man for Impersonating an FBI Agent
WACO – A federal jury yesterday convicted 52-year-old Jonathan Jefferson Ferris on two counts of impersonating a federal agent. Evidence presented during trial revealed that on multiple occasions in July and August…
South Windsor Man Charged with Defrauding Grandparents of $679K
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced…
McKean County Man Pleads Guilty to Purchasing Meth on the Dark Web for Distribution
ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Kane, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal drug laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Michael Carter,…
Killeen Couple Admit to Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme Involving Mass Transportation Benefit Program at Fort Hood
WACO – Today, 42-year-old Kevin Romulus Pelayo and 37-year-old Cristine Furio Fredericks admitted to conducting a multi-million-dollar scheme to defraud the U.S. Army with respect to a mass transportation benefit program at…
Brownsville, PA Man Gets Lengthy Sentence for Producing and Possessing Sexually Exploitive Visuals of Minors
PITTSBURGH – A former resident of Washington County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 28 years’ incarceration, consecutive to any state court sentence, and lifetime supervised release on his conviction…
Mexican National Sentenced to 15 Years for Methamphetamine Trafficking
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Mexican national was sentenced today to 180 months in prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents and information…
Former FEMA Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining the Proceeds of Covid-19 Paycheck Protection Program Loan
Baltimore, Maryland – Tyrese Carter, age 21, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, in connection with a scheme to obtain the proceeds of a COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program Economic…
Turtle Creek Woman Admits Role in Fentanyl Trafficking Scheme
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of narcotics trafficking, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Marleka Robinson, age 26,…
Meriden Man Admits Trafficking Heroin from Bridgeport Markets
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that EDDY ANTONIO TORRES MOREL, 50, of Meriden, pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of conspiracy to possess…
Leader and 14 Members of Newark Drug Trafficking Ring Charged
NEWARK, N.J. – Fifteen people were charged today for their roles in a Newark heroin and crack cocaine distribution organization that sold hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of illegal drugs out…
Hendersonville Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Arson Charges In Connection To Metro Courthouse Fire
NASHVILLE – A Hendersonville, Tennessee man charged last year with the malicious destruction of property at the Metro Courthouse pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Mary Jane…
Judge sentences Chesterfield man for sex trafficking
ST. LOUIS – United States District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig sentenced Jeremy Rogers, 45, of Chesterfield, Missouri, to 10 years imprisonment on today’s date. Rogers pleaded guilty, in February, to one count…
Colorado woman faces bank robbery charges in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Keylee Rose Moore, 21, of Hesperus, Colorado, made an initial appearance on June 28 in federal court facing a charge of bank robbery. Moore will remain in custody…
Two Charged Federally In Connection With Carjackings
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, returned an indictment on June 16, 2021, charging two Louisville men with carjacking and brandishing firearms. According to court documents, Cameron Burnett,…