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…
South Florida Defendant Who Assaulted and Threatened to Kill Federal Prosecutor Lands Himself Additional Time in Prison
Miami, Florida – A 34-year-old Palm Beach Gardens man who hurled a chair at, and threatened to kill, an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) after receiving an unfavorable jury verdict has been…
Dickinson County Couple Sentenced to Federal Prison for Meth Conspiracy
A Dickinson County couple who conspired to distribute meth were sentenced on March 31, 2022. Meghan Renken, 29, from Spirit Lake, pled guilty on September 14, 2021, and Jared Wolthuis, 32, from…
Sioux City Man to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
A man who illegally possessed a firearm was sentenced April 1, 2022, to more than 2 years in federal prison. Jamaal Ferguson, 22, from Sioux City, Iowa, received the prison term after…
Red Lake Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Murder
BEMIDJI, Minn. – A Ponemah man was sentenced today to 144 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for the murder of a woman on the Red Lake Indian…
San Bernardino County Lawyer Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Receiving Sexually Explicit Images from Minor
LOS ANGELES – A lawyer who formerly had a legal practice in Ontario was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison for receiving sexually explicit images and videos from a…
Operator of Westport Tree Service Company Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ROBERT PORZIO, 48, of Westport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 12…
Waterbury Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Gun and Drug Offenses
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on April 1, 2022, MALEKE SOCKWELL, 27, of Waterbury, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea…
Minnesota Farmer Sentenced to Prison for USDA Farm Loan Fraud
MINNEAPOLIS – A Slayton, Minnesota, man was sentenced to 12 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and $435,517.78 in restitution for converting collateral that secured loans from the U.S. Department…
Sex Offender Sentenced To Thirty-Five Years In Federal Prison For Child Exploitation Offenses
PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA – Gregory Ralph Whitman, 58, of Panama City, Florida, was sentenced to thirty-five years in federal prison after pleading guilty on December 9, 2021, to attempted enticement of a…
Rapid City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearm
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on March 28, 2022, by Judge…
New Egypt Man Gets 5 Years in Prison for Cybercrimes
NEW EGYPT, NJ – A New Egypt man, Richard Knight, 40 is heading to prison for five years after pleading guilty to charges lodged against him by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office.…
Chula Vista Woman Admits Faking Cancer While Attempting to Avoid Prison for Fraud Conviction
SAN DIEGO – Ashleigh Lynn Chavez pleaded guilty in federal court today to Obstruction of Justice, admitting that she repeatedly forged doctor’s notes falsely indicating she had been diagnosed with cancer, and…
Philadelphia LCN Associate Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison For Racketeering and Drug Dealing
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Victor DeLuca, a.k.a. “Big Vic,” 57, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was sentenced to ten years in prison and ten years of supervised release…
Woodbridge Resident Who Embezzled from Family Company Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MATTHEW V. BLACKWELL, 41, of Woodbridge, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarah A.L. Merriam in New Haven…
Falkville Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Firearms Offenses in District of Columbia and Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Lonnie Leroy Coffman, 72, of Falkville, Alabama, was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to 46 months in prison after pleading guilty to…
Ms-13 Leader Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy and Conspiring to Commit Multiple Murders
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced El Salvadorian national Miguel Angel Corea Diaz, a/k/a “Reaper,” age 41, of Long Branch, New Jersey today to life in prison for conspiring…
Convicted Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
Jackson, TN- Robert Lee Blackwell, 35, of Dyersburg, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Joseph C. Murphy Jr., United…
Fox Valley Restaurant Owner Sentenced to Federal Prison for Cocaine Trafficking
United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced that on March 31, 2022, Luis A. Morales (age: 41), the former owner of Mr. Taco and Savor Food & Spirits, was sentenced to 14…
Alabama Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Firearms Offenses in District of Columbia and Alabama
WASHINGTON – Lonnie Leroy Coffman, 72, of Falkville, Alabama, was sentenced today to 46 months in prison after pleading guilty to federal and local firearms offenses…
Former Cressona Borough Treasurer Sentenced To 15 Months In Prison For Tax Evasion
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Erin Hossler, age 52, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on March 24, 2022, to 15 months’ imprisonment…