Over $600 in cosmetics swiped from Kohl’s as Stafford County reports back-to-back thefts
Stafford, VA – Stafford County deputies responded to two separate larceny incidents on Tuesday evening, including a high-value theft from a Kohl’s store and a missing wallet reported after a visit to…
Two Defendants Indicted During Nationwide ‘Money Mule Initiative’
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Defendants involved in a romance fraud scheme that victimized a Taney County, Missouri, woman and an email hacking scheme that targeted a program at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., were…
Fitchburg Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in Fentanyl, Heroin, Crack and Cocaine Conspiracy
BOSTON – A Fitchburg woman pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to her role in a wide-ranging fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Amanda Ford, 35, pleaded guilty…
Federal Jury Convicts Pharmacy Owner For Role In $174 Million Telemedicine Pharmacy Fraud Scheme
Making sure that victims of federal crimes are treated with compassion, fairness and respect. …
Felon Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearms and Witness Tampering
NORFOLK, Va. – A Norfolk man was sentenced today to 17.5 years in prison for illegally possessing firearms as a felon, four counts of witness tampering and obstruction of justice, and one…
Two District of Columbia Men Sentenced to Prison Terms for Carjacking Spree
WASHINGTON – Cristian Santay-Rosales and Diego Rigoberto Lopez, both 19 and from Washington, D.C., were sentenced today for committing a series of armed carjackings across the…
Baltimore Man Facing Federal Indictment for Tax Evasion and Failure to File Tax Returns
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Michael McDonald, age 40, of Baltimore, Maryland, for tax evasion for tax years 2016 through 2018 and failure to file…
Bogalusa Rapper Indicted After Violating the Federal Gun Control Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JAVORIOUS SCOTT, aka JAYDAYOUNGAN, age 23, a Bogalusa resident and rapper was charged in a one-count indictment with possession of a firearm while under indictment for a felony,…
Former Netflix engineer sentenced to prison for insider trading
Seattle – A former Netflix software engineer, and his best friend and co-conspirator were sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle for securities fraud for their roles in an insider trading…
Fort Leonard Wood Pharmacist Charged with Knife Attack
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A civilian pharmacist at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, was charged in federal court today with assaulting his supervisor with a knife and stabbing him multiple times. Robert E. Sapp,…
Two Men Charged With Obstructing Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON — Two men have been arrested and charged with crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint…
Jury convicts Cincinnati man of trafficking fentanyl
CINCINNATI – A federal jury has convicted Lelon Campbell, 28, of Cincinnati, with distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine. The verdict was announced today following a…
Federal Correctional Officer Charged With Sexual Abuse Of An Inmate
OAKLAND–John Russell Bellhouse appeared today in federal court to face the charge of sexual abuse of a prison ward, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds, Department of Justice Office of the…
Owner of Blair Pharmacy Pleads Guilty to Providing Illegal Payments to Independent Marketers to Induce Them to Refer Business to His Pharmacy
Baltimore, Maryland – Matthew Edward Blair, age 48, of Timonium, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to payment of illegal remunerations to encourage independent marketers to refer federal health care related business to Blair’s…
Daytona Beach Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty in the Southern District of Florida
Miami, Florida – Daytona Beach drug trafficker, Maxwell A. Vega, pled guilty today in federal court in Ft. Pierce to one count of distribution of over 50 grams of methamphetamine, one count…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Honors Law Enforcement Partners in Third Annual “Excellence in the Pursuit of Justice” Award Ceremony
MINNEAPOLIS – Acting United States Attorney Charles J. Kovats today announced the recipients of the third annual U.S. Attorney’s Office “Excellence in the Pursuit of Justice” Awards. Law enforcement officials from five…
Gold Dealers Sentenced for Financial Crimes and Gun Crimes
Assistant U. S. Attorney Daniel Silva (619) 546-9713 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—December 3, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Global Gold Exchange, LLC and its managers, Richard M. Owen, James Warren, and Jeffrey Morrow, were…
Milwaukee Man Federally Indicted for Six Carjackings
Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced on December 3, 2021 that a Milwaukee man was indicted for six carjackings in the Milwaukee and Oak Creek areas. Madison Tyler, age 20,…
U.S. Law Enforcement Targets Fraud Facilitators, Doubling Last Year’s Enforcement
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Department of Justice, FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and five other federal law enforcement agencies announced the completion of the fourth annual Money Mule Initiative, which targeted networks…
Border Patrol Now Reports Encountering Migrants from Around the World
EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Eagle Pass Station arrested six Eritrean nationals after they illegally entered the United States, Nov. 23-27. On Nov. 24,…
MS-13 Gang Associate Pleads Guilty to Participating in the 2017 Murders of Four Young Men in a Central Islip Park
Anderson Sanchez, an associate of the Leeward Locos Salvatruchas clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, a transnational criminal organization, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Central Islip…