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…
Locust Grove Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison After Robbing Woman at Gunpoint in her Home
A man was sentenced in federal court for going to a female acquaintance’s home after she cashed a $2,900 check and robbing her at gunpoint, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District…
Former San Fernando Valley Couple Extradited to the United States from Montenegro to Begin Prison Sentences for $20 Million Fraud Scheme
LOS ANGELES – A Southern California couple who fled to Montenegro to avoid serving lengthy prison sentences in a large COVID-relief fraud scheme were returned to the United States last night…
Smyrna Man Sentenced To 10 Years in Federal Prison For Attempted Dover Home Invasion
WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Willilam Bailey, 39, of Smyrna was sentenced on November 16, 2022 to 10 years in federal prision…
Kalispell meth trafficker sentenced to six years in prison
MISSOULA — A Kalispell man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in Flathead County for about two years after law enforcement found more than a pound of the drug, firearms, and cash belonging…
Louisiana Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud
FAYETTEVILLE – A New Orleans, La., man was sentenced today to 70 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $19,222.00 in restitution to the…
Former Philadelphia cop heading to prison for killing an unarmed black man
PHILADELPHIA, PA – A Philadelphia police officer who was convicted last month for killing an unarmed black man is going to prison for at least four and a half years. Former Philadelphia…
Charleston Woman Sentenced to Prison for Role in Multi-State Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Denise Marie Cottrill, 64, of Charleston, was sentenced today to two years and nine months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with…
Camden County Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Role in Fraud Scheme
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Camden County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for defrauding a victim of almost $2 million in connection with a fraudulent investment scheme,…
Raleigh County Woman Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime
BECKLEY, W.Va. – Brenda Crewey, 49, of Harper, was sentenced today to four years and nine months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of a…
Two-ton marijuana seizure results in prison for young Mexican trafficker
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 21-year-old Mexican citizen has been sent to prison following his conviction of conspiracy to transport over four thousand pounds of marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Jorge…
Perry Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison For Drug-Trafficking Charges
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Beyah Islam “Bear” Basha, 44, of Perry, Florida, was sentenced to thirty years in federal prison after being convicted following a jury trial on August 23, 2022, on charges of…
East Haven Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Firearm Offense
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LUIS SALAMAN, JR., also known as “J,” “Lou Benz,” “Louie Benz” and “Benz,” 20, of East Haven, was sentenced…
Two Essex County Men Sentenced to Prison for Using Credit Cards and Checks Stolen From U.S. Mail as Part of a Scheme that Attempted to Defraud Banks of Over $1 Million
NEWARK, N.J. – Two Essex County, New Jersey, men were sentenced yesterday and today for their roles in a scheme to steal credit cards, debit cards, and checks from the mail and…
Sanford Foster Parent Sentenced To 170 Years In Prison For Child Exploitation Offenses
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger today sentenced Justin Dwayne Johnson, Sr. (48, Sanford) to 170 years in federal prison for four counts of production of child sexual abuse…
Three Oklahoma City Residents Sentenced to Serve More Than 21 Years Collectively in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud
OKLAHOMA CITY – Earlier this week, LAURA R. JOHNSON, 47, THOMAS JOHNSON, SR., 54, and CHERYL M. ASHLEY, 72, all residents of Oklahoma City, were sentenced collectively to more than 21 years…
District of Columbia Man Sentenced to 10-Year Prison Term for Role in Series of Armed Robberies in Fall 2020
WASHINGTON – Mekhi Truesdale, 20, of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a series of armed robberies that…
Previously Convicted Armed Robber Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Carjacking
EVANSVILLE – Omaree Shay Roby, 25, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to carjacking and using a firearm during and in relation to a…
Two High-Ranking Los Zetas Cartel Members Latest Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas
PLANO, Texas– Two Los Zetas Cartel leaders has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Jose Maria Guizar-Valencia,…
South Florida Firearms Smuggler Sentenced to Prison
MIAMI – Firearms trafficker Jorge Chica-Giler, 28, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez to 262 months in prison for smuggling firearms from the United States to Ecuador. Chica-Giler…
Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Federal Prison for Straw Purchases of Multiple Firearms
PORTLAND, Maine: A Massachusetts man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for conspiring to violate the federal firearms laws. U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen sentenced Malachi Martins, aka “Steve,” 28,…