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…
Hillsboro Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison for Enticement of a Minor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A Hillsboro, Illinois, man, Andrew Collins, 32, of the 200 Block of Main Street, was sentenced on February 14, 2022, to 120 months of imprisonment and 10 years of…
Antioch Man Sentenced to 147 Months in Prison for Attempted Transfer of Obscene Matter to a Minor
PEORIA, Ill. – An Antioch, Illinois, man, Carl T. Zwanzig, 56, of the 27000 block of W. Grass Lake Road, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge James Shadid to 147 Months…
Houstonian sent to prison for fraud schemes totaling nearly $2M
HOUSTON – A 36-year-old Houston resident has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions of bank and wire fraud in two separate cases, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Julius Joachim Ohumole…
Local man sent to prison for targeting children via Instagram
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 31-year-old Corpus Christi resident has been ordered to federal prison for coercing a child via the internet in order to have sex with her, announced U.S. Attorney…
Former Marine Sentenced to 210 Years in Federal Prison for Using Drugs and Force to Sexually Abuse Young Girls in Cambodia
LOS ANGELES – A retired Marine Corps captain who traveled to Cambodia in 2005 for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with minors was sentenced today to 210 years…
Fort Pierce Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
Miami, Florida – A U.S. District Judge in South Florida has sentenced a prior convicted felon from Fort Pierce to 120 months in prison for possessing a firearm last Memorial Day. On…
Former lab director sentenced to prison for falsifying results of steel testing on parts for Navy subs
Tacoma – The former Director of Metallurgy at Bradken Inc. was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 30 months in prison, and a $50,000 fine, for falsifying test results…
Penn Hills Cocaine Kingpin Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Penn Hills, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to 11 years’ imprisonment on his conviction of federal narcotics charges, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung…
Two Gang Members Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Robbery and Shooting at Beverly Hills Restaurant
LOS ANGELES – Two South Los Angeles men were each sentenced today to 144 months in federal prison for committing an armed robbery last year on the crowded patio of a…
MS-13 Leader Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for RICO Conspiracy and Murder of Teenager
BOSTON – A leader of MS-13 was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for RICO conspiracy and his participation in the July 2018 murder of a teenage boy in Lynn, who…
District Man Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for Robbery and Attack in Northwest Washington
WASHINGTON – Joshua Austin, 34, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 24 years in prison for attacking a senior citizen in an apartment stairwell during…
Essex County Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison For Conspiring to Steal Mail and Commit Bank Fraud
NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to steal check books and credit cards from the…
Drug Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Selling the Fentanyl that Resulted in Death of User; Longest Sentence to Date
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Stephen H. Wong (619) 546-9464 and Mikaela L. Weber (619) 546-9734 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 14, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Jahvaris Lamoun Springfield was sentenced in federal…
L.A. Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for $650 Million Ponzi Scheme that Falsely Claimed to License Foreign Film Rights
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles man was sentenced today to 240 months in federal prison for operating a Ponzi scheme that raised at least $650 million with bogus claims that…
California Man Sentenced To Prison For Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud
LAS VEGAS – A California man who admitted to fraudulently obtaining over $170,000 in unemployment benefits — by submitting multiple unemployment claims in other people’s names and using benefits debit cards not…
Tampa Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Cocaine While Carrying A Firearm
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Gregory A. Presnell has sentenced Georgi Milenov Solakov (29, Tampa) to 10 years in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute 500 grams or…
Albuquerque man sentenced to four years and nine months in prison for cyberstalking, online threats and identity theft
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Mark Christopher Arnold, 39, of Albuquerque, was sentenced in federal court on Feb. 9 to four years and nine months in prison for interstate communication of threats, cyberstalking, unauthorized…
Final Defendant Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Charges Related to a Series of Home Burglaries
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Demar A. Brown, age 38, of Paterson, New Jersey and Winston-Salem, North Carolina to 10 years in federal prison, followed by three…
Vice President of Modesto Hells Angels Motorcycle Club Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking Charges
FRESNO, Calif. —Michael Shafer, 34, of Modesto, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and conspiracy to distribute and possess…
Kalispell man sentenced to prison for transporting stolen firearms to Idaho, trafficking meth
MISSOULA — A Kalispell man who admitted transporting firearms and ammunition stolen from a storage unit to Idaho and to trafficking methamphetamine was sentenced on Feb. 11 to six years and eight…