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…
Former University of Michigan Professor Pleads Guilty To Charges of Child Exploitation of a Minor
DETROIT – Former University of Michigan professor pleaded guilty one count of transporting a minor girl across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual conduct, announced Acting United States Attorney…
Federal Judge Sentences Methamphetamine Trafficker To Over 17 Years In Prison
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – James Kristoffer Cantley, 39, formerly of Newton, N.C., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell to 210 months in prison and five years of supervised release…
Former KC Man, Linked to Homicide and Pawn Shop Burglary, Sentenced to 16 Years for Drug Trafficking, 52 Illegal Firearms
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A former Kansas City-area man, who claimed self-defense after fatally shooting another man during a drug deal, was sentenced in federal court today for drug trafficking and for…
Boston Man Charged with Child Exploitation Offense
BOSTON – A Boston man, who is on probation following a state conviction for child exploitation offenses, including trafficking, was charged yesterday with allegedly soliciting a minor on TikTok. Hector Acevedo, 31, of Jamaica…
WYOMING MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON AND FINED $10,000 FOR THREATENING STATE AND FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS
Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that CHRISTOPHER KENT PODLESNIK, 52, of Laramie, Wyoming, has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment after previously pleading guilty to four counts of transmitting…
San Fernando Valley Family Members Sentenced to Years in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Tens of Millions of Dollars in COVID Relief
LOS ANGELES – Three members of a San Fernando Valley family have been sentenced – two of them in absentia after they fled justice following their convictions at trial – to…
Fort Lauderdale Jury Convicts Two Defendants for Stealing Veteran and Social Security Benefits: Three Others Plead Guilty
Miami, Florida – After an eight-day trial at the Federal Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, and following three days of deliberations, a jury found Omar Shaquille Bailey and Ronaldo Garfield Green guilty for…
Seven Members of Los Angeles-Based Fraud Ring Sentenced for Multimillion-Dollar COVID-19 Relief Scheme
Seven members of a Los Angeles-based fraud ring were sentenced for a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $20 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) COVID-19…
$56 Million in Seized Cryptocurrency Being Sold as First Step to Compensate Victims of BitConnect Fraud Scheme
On Friday, U.S. District Judge Todd W. Robinson granted a request from the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California for authority to liquidate…
Two suspects indicted for murder of Aaliyah Waiters
Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced that New Rochelle residents Tyquan Carcamo and Laquan Jones were indicted for the shooting death of 20-year-old Aaliyah Waiters. Carcamo, 20, and Jones, 21,…
Oregon Man Charged with Federal Hate Crime After Attacking Gay Man
EUGENE, Ore.—A Springfield, Oregon man has been charged with a federal hate crime after using the internet to target and brutally assault a gay man, because of his sexual orientation. Daniel Andrew…
Alabama Man Sentenced to 22 Years After Conviction of Illegal Possession of Meth, 14 Firearms and Stolen Police Body Armor
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that on Monday, November 15, 2021, Judge Christopher A. Boyko sentenced Brandon L. Sheridan, 35, of Mobile, Alabama, to 22 years in prison. A jury…
Husband and Wife Sentenced for Sexually Exploiting Five Children
INDIANAPOLIS – A Monroe County, Indiana couple have been sentenced for their roles in a scheme to sexually abuse five children and keep that scheme hidden from authorities. Matthew Cole, 31, was…
Gaston Man Sentenced to More Than Twelve Years in Federal Prison on Drug Charge
Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Johnny Ray Kinsey, Jr., 46, of Gaston, was sentenced to more than twelve years in federal prison after…
Aiken Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison on Ammunition and Drug Charges
Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Aaron Shawayne Griffin, 29, of Aiken, was sentenced to ten years in federal prison after pleading guilty to…
Federal Jury Finds Inmate Guilty of Brutal Prison Assault
Charleston, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that federal inmate George Hall was convicted following a jury trial in federal court for charges stemming from a…
Anson County Man Is Sentenced To More Than Six Years On Drug And Gun Charges
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Acting U.S. Attorney William T. Stetzer announced that Carnell Charles Caple Jr., 32, of Wadesboro, N.C., was sentenced yesterday to 76 months in prison and three years of supervised…
Oregon Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Firearm Possession on the Burns Paiute Reservation
EUGENE, Ore.—A man staying on the Burns Paiute Indian Reservation was sentenced to federal prison today for illegally possessing a shotgun with an obliterated serial number. Danny Hank Snapp, 31, was sentenced…
Panamanian Intermediary in Alleged Bribery Scheme Charged with Money Laundering Extradited to the United States from Guatemala
Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares (Luis Martinelli Linares), 39, a citizen of Panama and Italy, was extradited from Guatemala to the United States today to face an indictment filed in federal court in…
Manhattan Real Estate Fund Manager Charged With Securities Fraud Offenses
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Philip R. Bartlett, the Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Division of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”), announced…