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…
Mother of FCI Petersburg Inmate who Spearheaded Bribery Scheme Sentenced
RICHMOND, Va. – A Baltimore, Maryland, woman was sentenced to 45 months in prison yesterday for her role in a bribery scheme that allowed for the introduction of contraband into Federal Corrections…
Vermont Resident Sentenced for Importing More Than 50 Kilograms of Marijuana
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont announced that Jack M. Cohen, 36, presently of Hyde Park, Vermont, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington following…
Two Florida Men Indicted in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Schemes
NEWARK, N.J. – Two Florida men have been indicted for their roles in durable medical equipment and compound medication schemes involving kickbacks and fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Thomas…
Columbus man sentenced to 22 years in prison for setting up fake online sales to lure victims, steal their money & shoot them
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Columbus man who pretended to be selling a car and pretended to be an online escort in order to rob victims at gunpoint was sentenced today in federal…
South Bend Man Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison
SOUTH BEND – Steven Polito, 24 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession…
Justice Department Announces $139 Million for Law Enforcement Hiring to Advance Community Policing
$250,000 Awarded to Law Enforcement Agencies in the Southern District of West Virginia CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Department of Justice today announced more than $139 million in grant funding through the department’s…
St. Albans Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Ronald Pleasant, 26, of St. Albans, was sentenced to five years and 11 months in federal prison for distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court…
Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston man to pleaded guilty today to a federal drug trafficking crime. According to court documents, Rance McNeil, 46, sold an informant approximately two ounces of methamphetamine for…
Buffalo child sex offender pleads guilty in court
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 38-year-old Antoniel I. Colon of Buffalo pleaded guilty this morning before State Supreme Court Justice Deborah A. Haendiges to one count of Attempted…
Hempstead man gets 20 to life for strangling, slitting girlfriend’s throat
MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced that a Hempstead man was sentenced today to 20 years to life in prison for strangling his girlfriend to death and slitting…
Owasso Man Convicted for Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Loans under False Pretenses
An Owasso man who fraudulently applied for Paycheck Protection Program loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was convicted Thursday by a…
Federal Jury Convicts Wyandotte Man for Methamphetamine Drug Conspiracy
A federal jury convicted a Wyandotte man Thursday for his role in a methamphetamine drug conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Adam Douglas Sherwood, 43, was found guilty of drug conspiracy,…
Clinton Man Sentenced to over Nine Years in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
Jackson, Miss. – A Clinton man was sentenced yesterday to 110 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. United States Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent…
Gang Member Admits Role in Courthouse Shooting
LAHEEM JONES, also known as “Heemie,” 27, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to racketeering and attempted murder offenses stemming from his participation…
Two Men Found Guilty of Waterloo Armed Robbery
Two men who worked together to rob two people at gun point were convicted by a jury yesterday after a four-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Antione Maxwell, age…
East Peoria Ice Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to Fifteen Years in Prison
PEORIA, Ill. –Joshua A. Ward, 35, of East Peoria, Illinois, was sentenced on November 18, 2021, to 15 years in federal prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, for…
St. Thomas Man Charged After Conspiring to Mail Packages of Fentanyl to St. Thomas
ST. THOMAS – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that a St. Thomas man was arrested September 14, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia and transported to St. Thomas, USVI on criminal charges…
Wake County Man Convicted of Firearm Offense in Connection with High-Speed Chase and Shooting
RALEIGH, N.C. – Cedrick Tyler Armstrong, 36, of Zebulon, NC was convicted in federal court yesterday of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon following a two-day jury trial. On October…
Seattle Doctor Found Guilty of Fraudulently Obtaining Millions of Dollars from COVID-19 Relief Programs
A federal jury convicted a Seattle doctor yesterday of fraudulently seeking over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) COVID-19 relief funds. According to court documents…
Multiple Defendants Charged in a Scheme to “Straw Purchase” Firearms Appeared in Federal Court
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Three defendants charged in a scheme to “straw purchase” firearms appeared in federal court this week. Two additional defendants have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing. U.S. Attorney Prim F.…