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…
Essex County Man Gets 4 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…
Waianae Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Prison for Robbery and Attempted Carjacking
HONOLULU – Senior United States District Judge Helen Gillmor yesterday sentenced Joshua Leiataua, 30, of Waianae, Hawaii, to 137 months imprisonment for robbery and attempted carjacking. He also received 120 months imprisonment,…
Former Tax Preparer from Minden Sentenced to Federal Prison
SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Deborah Cooksey, 56, of Minden, Louisiana, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Donald E. Walter to 24 months in…
Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Loaded Gun on Chicago Street
CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for illegally possessing a loaded handgun on a Chicago street. TERRANCE WEATHERSBY illegally possessed the gun on…
Drug User Who Possessed Multiple Firearms Sentenced to Seven Years’ in Federal Prison
A man who illegally possessed multiple firearms was sentenced today to seven years’ in federal prison. Devonte Wright, age 21, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a May 24, 2021…
Minneapolis Felon Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 108 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition as a felon. Acting U.S.…
Man Who Threatened to Kill a United States Magistrate Judge Gets Five Years in Federal Prison
Miami, Florida – A St. Lucie County man who made death threats to a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Southern District of Florida death was sentenced today in Tampa, Florida to five…
Hamden Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Heroin and Crack
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHRISTOPHER RODRIGUEZ, also known as “Rico,” 33, last residing in Hamden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin…
First of six consultants indicted in Amazon bribery scheme sentenced to prison
Seattle – The first of six consultants indicted in September 2020, for a fraud and bribery scheme targeting Amazon.com and its online Marketplace, was sentenced today to 10 months in prison and…
Santa Clara man sentenced to ten years in prison for firearm and drug crimes
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Gabriel Lucero, 33, of Santa Clara, New Mexico, was sentenced in federal court on Feb. 10, to ten years in prison for firearm and drug offenses. On July 3,…
Brick Township man heading to prison for Jersey Shore boardwalk bomb threats
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – A man who made false bomb threats on multiple occasions at the Point Pleasant Boardwalk last summer is heading to jail. This comes after a real bomb exploded…
Orchard Park Gang Associate Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison on Drug and Firearm Charges
BOSTON – An associate of the Orchard Park gang was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for firearm and drug charges arising from his involvement in a Boston-area drug trafficking organization.…
Former City Councilman Adam McFadden Going To Prison For Wire Fraud Conviction And Filing A False Tax Return
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Adam C. McFadden, 50, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of wire fraud…
Altoona Man Sentenced to 10 Years’ in Prison for Possession of Materials Depicting the Sexual Exploitation of Minors
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Altoona, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 10 years’ in prison followed by 10 years’ supervised release on his conviction of…
Three Time Felon in Possession of Assault Rifle Sentenced to More Than Thirteen Years’ in Prison
A man who possessed an AR-15 rifle was sentenced today to more than thirteen years in federal prison. David Wright, Jr., age 23, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a…
Kalispell felon who confronted two strangers, displayed a gun was sentenced to more than six years in prison
MISSOULA — A Kalispell man who admitted to confronting two strangers in a parking lot and displaying a firearm he was prohibited from having was sentenced today to six years and five…
Sheyenne, ND, Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child Under the Age of 12
FARGO – Interim United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced that U.S. District Court Chief Judge Peter D. Welte sentenced Gary Lee Longie Jr., a/k/a Ty, age 39, Sheyenne, ND, to 30…
South Florida Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Investment Scam Targeting the Elderly, and Spending Investor Money on Gambling, Jewelry, and Luxury Vehicles
Miami, Florida – Yesterday, a federal district judge in Fort Lauderdale sentenced Isaac Grossman, 47, of Parkland, Florida, to 87 months in federal prison for directing an elder fraud scheme in which…
Gambino Crime Family Captain Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison and Ordered to Pay $1 Million in Restitution for Racketeering Conspiracy
Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Andrew Campos, a captain in the Gambino organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra, was sentenced by United States District Judge Ann M. Donnelly…
Browns Mills Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for House Fire That Claimed Father and Daughter’s Lives
BROWNS MILLS, NJ – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 63-year-old man who was found guilty of causing the deaths of his elderly mother and her companion in a 2018…