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…
AG Wilson joins nationwide investigation into Instagram’s impact on young people
Attorneys General concerned for safety and well-being of children; examining potential violations of consumer protection laws (COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined a nationwide investigation into Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known…
Court agrees with AG Wilson and blocks “Tax Mandate” that didn’t allow states to cut taxes
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – A federal judge has agreed with Attorney General Alan Wilson and 12 other states that part of the stimulus plan that prohibits states from cutting taxes is unconstitutional. The…
Colleton County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Jamal Leonard Christian Williams, 19, of Walterboro, S.C., on two charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet…
Horry County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Armondo Cortez Barrios, 20, of Conway, S.C., on 11 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes…
Multiple Men Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Columbus Alvin Hooper, IV, 26, of Honea Path, S.C., and Jackson Paul Miller, 20, of Taylors, S.C., on 19…
Charleston County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material and Related Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Christian Robert Adams, 18, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., on two charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor.…
Richland County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Mark Edward Matthews, 46, of Columbia, S.C., on five charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against…
Hanford Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Manufacturing and Distributing Machine Guns
FRESNO, Calif. — Jose Moreno, 26, of Hanford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to three years and one month in prison for illegally distributing a machine gun,…
Mercer County Man Sentenced to 408 Months for Drug Trafficking and Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon
LEXINGTON, Ky.— A Harrodsburg, Ky., man, John Michael Essex, 58,was sentenced to 408 months in federal prison on Friday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, after being convicted of possession…
Fort Dodge Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Dealing
A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine pled guilty on November 18, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City. Demarcus Foy, 31, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, was convicted of one count of…
Former Memphis Attorney Sentenced in Scheme to Defraud Clients
Memphis, TN – Former Memphis Attorney George E. Skouteris, Jr. 59, was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment in a scheme to defraud clients. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., announced the…
Superseding Indictments Charge Three Bank Employees and Eight Others in Alleged Counterfeit Checks and Bank Fraud Schemes
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Acting United State Attorney Richard B. Myrus announced today that a pair of superseding indictments unsealed in federal court in Providence charge eleven individuals, including three bank employees, with…
Convicted Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Firearms Possession
Memphis, TN – Joshua Whitfield, 30, has been sentenced to 103 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Acting United States Attorney Joseph C. Murphy, Jr.,…
Pennsylvania’s United States Attorney’s Offices and the Pennsylvania Sheriffs’ Association Join Forces to Educate the Traveling Public About Safe Firearms Transport
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Sheriffs’ Association and the United States Attorney’s Offices for the Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania are joining forces this holiday season to educate airline travelers…
Maryland Man Facing Federal Indictment for Drug Conspiracy and Firearms Charges
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Elias Nick Costianes, Jr., age 43, of Nottingham, Maryland, for two counts of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent…
Fort Myers Armed Career Criminal Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison For Illegally Possessing Firearm
Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Richard James Bassett, Jr. (47, Fort Myers) to 18 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted…
Second Brother Sentenced To Over Ten Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Materials
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Nicholas Stephen Woodyard (30, St. Augustine) to 10 years and 8 months in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse materials,…
Jury finds local man guilty of distributing fentanyl that resulted in the death of another
ST. LOUIS –Gerald E. Cardwell, Jr. of O’Fallon, Missouri was found guilty by a jury after deliberations yesterday at the conclusion of a four-day trial held at the Thomas Eagleton Federal Courthouse.…
Mexican national has U.S. citizenship revoked for being a convicted child rapist, lying on citizenship application
GREENSBORO, N.C. – A Lee County resident was sentenced on November 17, 2021, to 6 months in prison and was judicially denaturalized. Ruben Rosas-Avalos, age 25, a naturalized citizen of the United…
Burlington Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug and Firearm Charges
DAVENPORT, Iowa – A Burlington man, Jacob Robert Hogberg, age 32, was sentenced on Thursday, November 18, 2021 by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 148 months in…