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…
Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to CARES Act PPP Fraud
VALDOSTA, Ga. – A Georgia man pleaded guilty to money laundering after he filed for PPP loans amounting to more than $2.6 million under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)…
Jersey City Man Admits Illegal Firearm Possession
NEWARK, N.J. – A Jersey City man today admitted possessing a firearm and ammunition after previously being convicted of a felony, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Javon Alston, 37, of…
Hamburg Man Going To Prison For Stalking A Local News Reporter
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Paul E. Lubienecki, 63, of Hamburg, NY, who was convicted of stalking, was sentenced to serve 12 months in prison by…
Fort Hall Man Sentenced for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender
POCATELLO – A Fort Hall man was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for failure to register as a sex offender. According to court records, Montey Curtis Moon, 46, of Fort Hall,…
Beckley Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime
BECKLEY, W.Va. – A Beckley man pleaded guilty to a federal gun crime. According to court documents, Kaine William Durham, 25, was stopped by law enforcement in Beckley on November 7,…
Man Pleads Guilty to Escape Charge
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Robert Reid, 26, pleaded guilty yesterday to an escape charge. According to court documents, on August 8, 2021, Reid left Dismas Charities, Inc., a Bureau of Prisons residential reentry…
Twenty-Year Old Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Carjacking and Brandishing a Firearm During a Crime of Violence
Memphis, TN – Terrion Jones, 20, has been sentenced to 111 months in federal prison for attempted carjacking and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph C.…
Former Medical Student Sentenced for Fatal Party Drug Overdose
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – An Ontario, Canada, man was sentenced today to one year in prison for distributing MDA—a psychedelic drug similar to MDMA, or “molly”—that resulted in the fatal overdose of a…
Marion Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl
ABINGDON, Va. – A Marion, Virginia man pleaded guilty last week to possession with the intent to distribute the deadly drug fentanyl. Dakota Shadoe Tunnell, 21, became known to law enforcement in…
Ashland Man Sentenced to 152 Months for Armed Methamphetamine Trafficking
ASHLAND, Ky.— An Ashland man Steven Halley, 28, was sentenced to 152 months in federal prison on Monday, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, after pleading guilty to possession with intent to…
Three men guilty for their roles in multimillion-dollar COVID-relief fraud conspiracy
HOUSTON – Three individuals have admitted to their participation in a scheme to fraudulently obtain and launder millions of dollars in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. The Small Business Administration (SBA)…
Five men indicted for illegal firearms possession, drugs
SAVANNAH, GA: Five defendants face federal charges including illegal possession of firearms after separate indictments by a grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia, while recent actions in U.S. District Court…
Two Members of the Nine Trey Gangster Bloods Gang Plead Guilty to RICO Conspiracy
Yesterday, two Georgia men and members of the Nine Trey Gangster national criminal organization pleaded guilty to Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) conspiracy. The Nine Trey Gangsters (NTG) are a national gang…
Three Sentenced in Overdose Causing Death Case
Charleston, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Darryl Blunt, 59, Ayla Courvoisie, 31, and Teresa Cooper, 60, all of Charleston, were sentenced for their respective…
Guatemalan Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm and Being in the United States Illegally
A Guatemalan man who was illegally in the United States while possessing a firearm was sentenced November 8, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City. On June 16, 2021, Sergio Mendez-Perez, 26,…
Mexican National Sentenced for Illegal Re-Entry
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North Carolina Family Sentenced in Multimillion Dollar South Carolina Medicaid Scheme
Columbia, South Carolina – Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Tony Lee Covington, 50, his wife Priscilla Covington, 51, and his sisters Vanessa McPhaul, 56, and Mary Moses…
Columbia Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison on Narcotics and Firearms Charges
Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Darryl Ryan Bostick, 39, of Columbia, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to…
Anesthesia providers and outpatient surgery centers pay more than $28 million to resolve kickback and False Claims Act allegations
ATLANTA – Three anesthesia providers and several Georgia outpatient surgery centers, as well as their physician-owners and an administrator, agreed to pay more than $28 million to resolve allegations that they entered…
Acting U.S. Attorney Chase Announces the Indictment of Five People in a Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Directed at the Spirit Lake and Turtle Mountain Reservations
Fargo – Acting United States Attorney Nick Chase announced that a federal grand jury has indicted five individuals for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Distribution of…