FBI probe ends in prison term for hacker forum mastermind
Founder of major hacker forum BreachForums resentenced to three years in prison Alexandria, VA – A New York man who created and operated one of the world’s largest online marketplaces for stolen…
Chicago Insurance Executive Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Embezzling Nearly $6 Million From His Employer
CHICAGO — The former controller of a Chicago-based insurance company has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for embezzling nearly $6 million in company funds. From October 2018 to June…
Jamaican Nationals Sentenced to Federal Prison for Their Roles in Lottery Scam Targeting Elderly Victims
FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA — Four Jamaican nationals who resided in Myrtle Beach have been sentenced for their roles in a bogus lottery scam that targeted elderly victims around the country. Specifically, Fabian Gray,…
Evansville Felon Sentenced to Six and a Half Years in Federal Prison for Firearm and Drug Offenses, Including Illegal Possession of 3D Printed “Ghost Guns,” and Methamphetamine Trafficking
EVANSVILLE – Cody Pfettscher, 25, of Evansville, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for illegal possession of four unregistered, 3D printed smooth-bore pistols, possession of a firearm by an unlawful…
Convicted Bergen County Mass Shooter Gets 71 Years in Prison
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – Bergen County mass shooter Jonathan Haughey-Morales, 30, of West New York, was sentenced to 71 years in New Jersey State Prison for the 2019 mass shooting in North…
Phillip Davis’ Killer to Spend 7 Years in Prison
ROANOKE, VA – Brandon A. Calderon-Damian, 20 has pleaded no contest to charges of voluntary manslaughter regarding the June 2020 murder of Phillip Davis, police announced on Wednesday. According to the plea…
Repeat offender sentenced to six years in prison for dealing drugs, while armed with a pistol, in Seattle’s International District
Seattle – A 53-year-old Seattle man who has a history of drug dealing in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to six years in prison,…
Sacramento, California, Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and for Using a Communication Facility to Commit a Drug Felony
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A Sacramento, California, man, Tommy V. Tran, 28, of the 8000 block of Danbury Park Court, was sentenced on May 4, 2022, by United States District Judge Sue Myerscough…
Box Elder man sentenced to 78 months in prison for witness tampering in attempted murder investigation on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation
GREAT FALLS — A Box Elder man who admitted to intimidating and threatening a witness who would testify against him regarding his involvement in a kidnapping and attempted murder on the Rocky…
Ham Lake Felon Sentenced to Prison for Cocaine Distribution, Firearms Violations
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Ham Lake man has been sentenced to 114 months in prison for illegally possessing multiple firearms and possessing cocaine with intent to distribute it, announced United States…
Man Sentenced to More Than a Year in Federal Prison for Inciting Rioting in Downtown Chicago
CHICAGO — A man was sentenced today to more than a year in federal prison for inciting rioting involving multiple incidents of property damage and looting in Chicago in the summer of…
High-ranking member of violent drug trafficking ring sentenced to nine years in prison
Seattle – A significant drug distributor for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to nine years in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. …
Leader of Nevada City-Based Mortgage Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — James Christopher Castle, 57, formerly of Petaluma, was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for a bank fraud scheme that sought to fraudulently eliminate home mortgages and then…
Vallejo Felon Sentenced to over 6 Years in Prison for Possession of a Firearm while on Federal Supervised Release
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Johnathan Shane Blakeley, 28, of Vallejo, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to a total of six years and eight months in prison for being a…
Las Vegas Woman Sentenced To Prison For Using Stolen Identities To Fraudulently Collect Over $175,000 In Unemployment Insurance Benefits
LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas woman was sentenced today to 45 months in prison for using at least 40 stolen identities to fraudulently collect approximately $175,622 in unemployment insurance benefits from…
Portland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Bank Fraud Scheme
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland man was sentenced to federal prison today for using a residential property he did not own as collateral for obtaining a bank loan worth more than $316,000. Alireza Zamanizadeh,…
Duplin Man Receives 15 Years in Federal Prison for Heroin and Methamphetamine Trafficking
NEW BERN, N.C. – Michael Hall, 34, of Duplin County, was sentenced to 180 months in prison for charges related to drug trafficking and firearms. “This conviction is a result of a…
Omaha Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Offense
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – Jeremy Joel Binns, age 44, of Omaha, was sentenced yesterday in federal court to 144 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. His prison term…
Montgomery County “Goody Bag” Pill Mill Doctor Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Andrew Berkowitz, 62, of Huntington Valley, PA was sentenced to 20 years in prison, five years supervised release, and was ordered…
Indiana Man Convicted of Murder for Hire Plot, Witness Tampering Sentenced to 222 Months in Prison
NEWARK, N.J. – An Indiana man was sentenced today to 222 months in prison for plotting to pay a purported hitman to kill his ex-wife and for attempting to tamper with witnesses,…
South Bend Man Sentenced to 144 Months in Prison
SOUTH BEND – Javier Gil, 37 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty on his plea of guilty to conspiracy to distribute…