York County Couple Indicted On Child Exploitation Charges
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 2, 2022, Wyatt Jones, age 26 and Marisel …
Releases
South Bend Man Sentenced to 168 Months in Prison
SOUTH BEND –George W. Fowler, Jr., 33 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio …
Grass Seed Company Owner Charged in Scheme to Defraud Simplot
PORTLAND, Ore.—On March 2, 2021, a federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment charging the owner of Ground Zero Seeds, a grass seed production …
Henderson, Texas Man Sentenced for Making Threatening Statements
SHREVEPORT, La. – Austin Alan Hall, 40, of Henderson, Texas, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote to 27 months in …
Two Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Violently Robbing Suburban Chicago Jewelry Store
CHICAGO — A federal judge today sentenced two men to federal prison for stealing expensive watches and jewelry at gunpoint from a suburban Chicago store. …
Woman Sentenced for Embezzling $429,732 from her Small Business Employer
A woman was sentenced Wednesday in federal court for stealing $429, 732 from a veteran-owned small business in operation for 38 years, announced U.S. Attorney …
Six Indicted for Distribution of Cocaine and Methamphetamine along Wasatch Front
SALT LAKE CITY – A federal grand jury in the District of Utah has issued a16-count indictment, which alleges that six individuals associated with a …
Mexican Cartel Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Violating RICO Statute
EL PASO – A Mexican national was sentenced today to life in prison for his role in the Sinaloa Cartel’s narcotics distribution operations. According to …
Dyer County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Over 11 Years for Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Over 50 Grams of Actual Methamphetamine
Jackson, TN – David McNeely, 46, of Dyer County, has been sentenced to 140 months in federal prison for conspiring with others to distribute and possess …
Santa Barbara Man Charged in $12 Million Investment Scam Faces New Allegations of Failing to Pay Millions of Dollars in Taxes
LOS ANGELES – A Santa Barbara man who allegedly stole approximately $12 million from victims who thought their investments would be used to purchase …
Providence Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearm
BOSTON – A Providence man was sentenced today for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Roland S. Morgan, 38, was sentenced …
Kansas Man Sentenced To Over 6 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking
FAYETTEVILLE – A Niotaze, Kansas man was sentenced today to 74 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release on one count of …
Lowell Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Firearms
BOSTON – A Lowell man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to illegal firearms sales. Elwood Cortes-Navedo, 26, pleaded guilty to engaging in …
Northwest Arkansas Couple Sentenced to Over 18 Years Combined In Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
FAYETTEVILLE – A Northwest Arkansas couple has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing …
Reading Drug Boss Sentenced to 32 Years For Supplying Large Areas of Berks, Lehigh, Montgomery and Northampton Counties
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that David Cooper, 47, of Reading, PA, was sentenced to 32 years in prison, eight years …
Judge sentences fentanyl dealer who caused overdose death to life in federal prison
ST. LOUIS –Gerald E. Cardwell, Jr., 50, of O’Fallon, Missouri was sentenced today to life imprisonment for Distribution of a Controlled Substance (Fentanyl) Resulting in …
Midwest City Man to Serve Two Decades in Prison for Illegal Firearms Possession in Connection with Domestic Abuse
OKLAHOMA CITY – Last week, JORI NICHOLAS FRANKLIN, 27, of Midwest City, was sentenced to serve 20 years in federal prison for being a convicted …
Portland Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Charges
PORTLAND, Maine: A Portland man pleaded guilty in federal court today to drug trafficking and firearm charges, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. According to …
Champaign County Pair Charged with Firearms Offenses
URBANA, Ill. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment against an Urbana, Illinois, man, Kevin C. Beasley, 21, currently of the 300 block of …
Former Baldwin Man Sentenced for Dealing Drugs
PITTSBURGH – A resident of suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years’ imprisonment on his conviction of violating federal narcotics …
Norfolk Man Sentenced for Firearms, Fraud, and Identity Theft
NORFOLK, Va. – A Norfolk man was sentenced today to 124 months in prison for possessing at least nine illegal firearms, committing credit union fraud …
Grant County man sentenced for drug and firearms charges
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Jay Dean Hall, of Petersburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 106 months of incarceration for drug and firearms charges, United …
Detroit man admits to his role in a drug conspiracy
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Derek David Henderson of Detroit, Michigan, has admitted to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld …
Harness Trainer Christopher Oakes Sentenced To 3 Years In Federal Doping Case
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that defendant CHRISTOPHER OAKES received a sentence of thirty-six months in …
Las Vegas Man Who Submitted False Documents to USCIS is Sentenced
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ARASH VAKHSHOURI, 43, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced today by U.S. …
California Woman Admits Selling over 100,000 Counterfeit Retail Store Coupons Worth over $9.9 Million
NEWARK, N.J. – A Modesto, California, woman admitted today that she fraudulently created and sold over $9.9 million worth of counterfeit Catalina coupons used at …
Chicago Man Charged with Federal Firearms Offenses
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Quintin Lewis, 31, of Chicago, IL, was arrested today, in Knoxville, Tennessee for committing various federal offenses, including being a felon in …
Dunbar Man Ordered to Pay Over $70,000 for Defrauding Local Non-profit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Dunbar man was sentenced to two years of federal probation and ordered to pay over $70,000 in restitution for defrauding a …
Two Men Sentenced to Prison for Roles in $4.3 Million Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – James Pinson, 46, of Wayne County, and Frank Russo, 69, of North Carolina, were sentenced today for their roles in defrauding Toyota …
Stockton Man Indicted for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Olyimpus Shaquille Pereira, 28, of Stockton, charging him with being a felon …
Arrest of Four Drug Traffickers in Clackamas County Leads to Seizure of 150,000 Fentanyl Pills
PORTLAND, Ore.—On March 1, 2022, a coordinated law enforcement operation targeting four drug traffickers operating in the Portland Metropolitan Area led to the seizure of …
Cherokee Man Is Sentenced To More Than 30 Years For Second Degree Murder In Indian Country
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A Cherokee, N.C. man convicted of second degree murder by a federal jury was sentenced to 365 months in prison today, announced …
NoHo Man with Multiple Prior Felonies Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Possessing Five Firearms Inside a Glendale Shopping Mall
LOS ANGELES – A North Hollywood man has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for possessing five firearms and more than 300 …
Eugene Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Overdose Death of University of Oregon Student
EUGENE, Ore.—A Eugene man was sentenced to federal prison today for supplying a University of Oregon student with fentanyl-laced counterfeit Oxycodone pills that caused the …
Rye Ophthalmologist Sentenced To 96 Months In Prison For Prolific Seven-Year Healthcare Fraud Scheme And Covid-19 Loan Fraud
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that AMEET GOYAL, M.D., (“GOYAL”) an ophthalmologist in Rye, New York, …
Fitchburg Man Sentenced for Cocaine Conspiracy
BOSTON – A Fitchburg man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for his role in a cocaine distribution conspiracy. Angel Cruz, a/k/a “Papo,” …
Former Nantucket Bank Employee Sentenced for Role in Two Fraud Schemes
BOSTON – A former Nantucket Bank employee was sentenced today for her role in two fraud conspiracies. Rushell Harris, 32, of Nantucket, was sentenced by …
South Texas woman convicted for arranging smuggling attempt that led to death
VICTORIA, Texas – A 24-year-old Edinburg resident has entered a plea of guilty to conspiracy to transport of illegal aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. …
Shasta County Woman Arrested for Lying to Federal Agents Regarding Kidnapping and Defrauding the Victim Compensation Board
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sherri Papini, 39, of Redding, was arrested today on charges of making false statements to a federal law enforcement officer and engaging …
San Diego Man Sentenced to More than 20 years for Three Armed Robberies
Assistant U. S. Attorney Mario J. Peia (619) 546-9706 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – March 3, 2022 SAN DIEGO – A man who committed three armed …
United States Files Enforcement Action to Stop Deceptive Marketing of Herbal Tea Product Advertised as Covid-19 Treatment
BROOKLYN, NY – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York and the Department of Justice, Consumer Protection Branch, together with …
Man Who Threatened to Kidnap and Kill his Former Girlfriend Sentenced
A 34-year-old Tulsa man who strangled his former girlfriend and later attempted to kidnap her was sentenced Wednesday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint …
McNairy County Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Being a Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm
Jackson, TN- Terrell Deshaun Harris, 26, has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for being a felon-in-possession of a firearm. Joseph C. …
Arkansas Man Sentenced to 10 Years Imprisonment for Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Over 50 Grams of Actual Methamphetamine
Jackson, TN – A former resident of Arkansas, James Elmer Sneed, 37, has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for conspiring with …
Savannah man sentenced to decades in prison for sexual abuse of a child
SAVANNAH, GA: A Savannah man has been sentenced to more than two decades in federal prison after admitting he sexually abused a child at an …
St. Louis man convicted during a November trial is sentenced to prison
ST. LOUIS –On November 2, 2021, a jury convicted Robert Harrison, 41, of St. Louis of one count of being a felon in possession of …
Pike Road Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine
Montgomery, Alabama – On March 1, 2022, Jermaine Mizell Jones, a 38-year-old man from Pike Road, Alabama, was sentenced to 188 months in prison …
Guatemalan Citizen Pleads Guilty to Assaulting a Federal Officer
ALPINE – Yesterday, Robinson Mendoza-Gomez, 21, a Guatemalan citizen, pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer. According to court documents, on December 14, 2021, Border …
Orange Park Man Indicted For Pointing Laser At Coast Guard Helicopter
Jacksonville, Florida– United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Justin Marland Fisher (41, Orange Park) with knowingly aiming a …
The Pennsylvania State University Agrees To Pay $899,824.55 To Settle A Voluntary Disclosure Related To The Penn State Psychological Clinic
HARRISBURG, PA —The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Penn State has agreed to pay $899,824.55 to resolve allegations …