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…
Marion Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Making Over $250,000 in Phony Postage
A Corridor e-Bayer, who forged and counterfeited over $250,000 in postage and made false statements on international customs forms, was sentenced on November 12, 2021, to three years in federal prison. Bradley…
California Man Charged in Scheme Involving Over $300,000 in Fraudulent Purchases from Home Depot
NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JONATHAN orPilla SINLAO, age 36, a resident of San Jose, California, was charged on November 12, 2021 in an eight-count indictment…
Member of Gregory Butler Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for His Role in the Drug Distribution Conspiracy
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Tirrel Saunders, a/k/a “Pretty”, age 35, of Baltimore, Maryland to 15 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release,…
Local 98 Leader John Dougherty, Philadelphia City Councilmember Robert Henon Found Guilty of Public Corruption
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that John Dougherty, Business Manager of Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (“Local 98”), 61, of Philadelphia, PA, and…
Puerto Man Apprehended on a Vessel with $ 316,930 in U.S. Currency Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement to Federal Agents; Vessel and U.S. Currency are Forfeited
ST. Thomas, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert of the District of the Virgin Islands announced that a Puerto Rico man pleaded guilty in federal court today to making a false…
Former CEO Of Publicly Traded Houston Company Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Accounting Fraud And Misappropriation Schemes
Damian Williams, the United State Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JEFFREY HASTINGS, the former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of SAExploration…
Man in U.S. Illegally is Sentenced to Prison for Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
ERIE, Pa. – An individual believed to have entered the United States illegally in March 2018 has been sentenced in federal court to 42 months in jail and ordered to pay $106,341.07…
Des Moines Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for His Role in Bringing Methamphetamine from Mexico to Iowa
A Des Moines man, who was involved in the importation and distribution of multiple kilograms of methamphetamine was sentenced today to 16 years in federal prison. Rogelio Lemus Hernandez, age 21, from…
Former Toledo Physician Sentenced for Sex Trafficking and Drugging Victims
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Manish Raj Gupta, 50, of Sylvania, Ohio, was sentenced today by Judge James G. Carr to more than 19 years in prison after Gupta,…
Middlefield Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding State Jobs Programs
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAVID KANIA, 62, of Middlefield, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District…
Inmate admits to assault charge, sentenced
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Irvin Johnson, an inmate at Federal Corrections Institution Hazelton in Preston County, has admitted to an assault charge and was sentenced to 15 additional months of incarceration, United…
Archdiocese of New Orleans Agrees to Pay More Than $1 Million to Resolve Hurricane Katrina-related False Claims Act Allegations
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 knowingly submitting…
KC Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Firearms
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing three firearms that he sold to an undercover law enforcement officer. Robert E. Shepherd,…
Harrison County man sentenced for his involvement in bank robbery
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Blaine Allen Ash, of Bristol, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 49 months of incarceration for his involvement in the robbery of Summit Community Bank in November 2020,…
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two for Child Exploitation Offenses as a Result of Undercover Law Enforcement Operation in Owensboro
BOWLING GREEN, KY – A federal grand jury in Bowling Green returned two indictments on November 10, 2021, charging a Utica, Kentucky man and a Georgetown, Indiana man with federal child exploitation…
Two Mexican Natives Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Heroin in the Central Valley
RESNO, Calif. — Antonio Valencia-Hernandez, 65, and Jose Reyes-Pineda, 48, natives and citizens of Mexico, were sentenced today to 12 years and three months and one and a half years in prison,…
Psaki Drops Sunday Night Tweet Defending Kamala Harris After CNN Reports On ‘Dysfunction’ For VP’s Team
White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended Vice President Kamala Harris in a Sunday night tweet following media speculation about Harris’ relationship with the president. White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended…
Virgin Islands Woman Convicted by Jury in Tax Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 45 Months of Incarceration, Ordered to Pay Restitution to I.R.S.
St. Croix, VI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that Jacinta Gussie, age 59 of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, was sentenced on November 12, 2021 by Federal District Court Judge Wilma A.…
Middle District of Georgia Public Service Campaign Earns International Recognition for Social Impact
MACON, Ga. – Local honorees of an international media award—including a U.S. District Judge, an Assistant U.S. Attorney and the Executive Director of the Public Defender’s Office serving the Middle District of…
Jury Convicts Naval Flight Officer Of Firearms Conspiracy And Lying During Security Clearance Background Investigation
Jacksonville, Florida – A federal jury has found Fan Yang (36, Jacksonville) guilty of conspiring with his co-defendants Ge Songtao (51, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China) and Yang Yang (36, Jacksonville) to…