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…
Union County Man Admits Bribing Mail Carriers To Steal Credit Cards
NEWARK, N.J. – A Union County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a scheme to bribe postal employees to steal credit cards from the mail, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A.…
Mexican National Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine
NEWARK, N.J. – A Mexican National was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Mayolo Castro Santamaria, 39,…
Two L.A.-Area Men Found Guilty of Federal Charges for Collecting Ransom Proceeds for Cross-Border Kidnapping Conspiracy
LOS ANGELES – A federal jury today found two Los Angeles-area men guilty of collecting ransom payments for a criminal conspiracy in which multiple victims were kidnapped near the United States-Mexico…
Previously Convicted Felon Who Shot Another Individual Sentenced To 84 Months In Prison
NEWARK, N.J. – A Hudson County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition in connection with an incident in which he…
Postal Worker Indicted for Delay or Destruction of Mail
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – SIERRA HUDSON, age 34, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged on November 12, 2021 in a one count indictment for delay or destruction of mail. According…
Acting United States Attorney Nicholas Ganjei Announces Intent to Step Down from Eastern District of Texas Leadership
BEAUMONT, Texas – Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas Nicholas J. Ganjei announced today that he will be stepping down from the role of Acting United States Attorney…
Fargo, ND, Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for a String of Violent Federal Robberies
FARGO – Acting United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced that U.S. District Court Chief Judge Peter D. Welte sentenced Harleigh Josette Haugen, age 20, Fargo, ND, to 45 months in federal…
Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Huntington man pleaded guilty today to a federal gun crime. According to court documents and statements made in court, on May 18, 2019, a law enforcement officer responded…
Kotzebue Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Incessant Stalking
ANCHORAGE – A Kotzebue man was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason to seven years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for cyberstalking two individuals who…
Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Huntington man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. According to court documents and statements made in court, on February 28, 2019, law enforcement officers conducted a…
Members And Associates Of MS-13 In San Francisco Charged With Participation In Gang-Related Murders In Furtherance Of Racketeering Conspiracy
SAN FRANCISCO- A federal grand jury returned a second superseding indictment charging 13 current and former Bay Area residents for a broad range of racketeering crimes, including allegations that many defendants participated…
Charleston Man Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison for Heroin Distribution
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Donta Hamilton, 31, of Charleston, was sentenced today to five years and three months in federal prison for the distribution of heroin. According to court documents and statements…
San Marcos Man Charged Federally with Austin Synagogue Arson
AUSTIN – A federal complaint was unsealed charging Franklin Barrett Sechriest, 18, of San Marcos, with arson in connection with the fire intentionally set at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Austin…
New Orleans Man Indicted for a Violation of the Federal Gun Control Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – NELSON RAYMOND, age 28, a resident of New Orleans, was charged on November 12, 2021 in a one count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury for possessing a…
Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 45 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy
CONCORD – Miguel Skrl Guillermo-Graseki, 23, of Lawrence, Massachusetts was sentenced to 45 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, Acting United States Attorney John…
Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison For Violating Terms Of His Supervised Release
Orlando, FL – U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza today revoked the supervised release of Jason Moriarty (38, Orlando) and sentenced him to six years in federal prison to be followed by…
Archdiocese of New Orleans Agrees to Pay More Than $1 Million to Resolve Hurricane Katrina-related False Claims Act Allegations
WASHINGTON – The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans (“Archdiocese of New Orleans”) has agreed to pay more than $1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by…
Pasadena Man Who Cyberstalked and Made Threats to Injure, Rape and Kill Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Federal Prison
LOS ANGELES – A British national was sentenced today to 37 months in federal prison for making a series of graphic online threats to harm, rape and kill. Samuel Trelawney…
St. Thomas Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Rob a St. Thomas Jewelry Store
St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Jamari S. Benjamin, a resident of St. Thomas, appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller in the District…
Woodlands pain doctor pays half million dollars for fraudulent PPP and billing allegations
HOUSTON – A 49-year-old local physician has agreed to pay $523,331 to settle allegations he submitted false claims for the placement of electro-acupuncture devices and for making false statements when applying for…