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…
Prosser, Washington Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl and Other Controlled Substances
Spokane – Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that David Barnes Nay, age 42, of Prosser, Washington, was sentenced on October 20, 2021, after having…
Former Gary Police Officer Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charge for Assaulting Arrestee
Terry Peck, 46, a former police officer with the Gary Police Department, was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Hammond, Indiana, for using excessive force against an arrestee. The indictment…
Bibb County to Receive Ballistics Tank to Test Fire Guns Recovered from Crime Scenes
MACON, Ga. – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office has been approved to purchase a ballistics tank using money from a Department of Justice Project Safe Neighborhood’s (PSN) grant. Ballistics tanks are specially designed…
Two Defendants Convicted For Operating Multimillion-Dollar Business Email Compromise And Money Laundering Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned guilty verdicts yesterday against OLUWASEUN ADELEKAN, a/k/a “Sean Adelekan,” and TEMITOPE OMOTAYO for conspiracies…
Nocona Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Sexual Exploitation of Missing Boy
A Nocona man named a person of interest in the 2015 disappearance of a local 18-year-old was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison for preying on the boy when he…
California Man Indicted for Possessing Nearly Eight Pounds of Fentanyl Aboard Bus in KC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A San Diego, California, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury after smuggling nearly eight pounds of fentanyl aboard a bus traveling through Kansas City, Missouri.…
San Jose Residents Plead Guilty To Wire Fraud Conspiracy In Craigslist Automobile Resale Fraud Scheme
SAN FRANCISCO –Ramil Heydarov and Orkhan Aliyev pleaded guilty today to conspiracy charges related to a scheme to defraud purchasers of vehicles on the Craigslist website by rolling back the odometers on…
TWO DETROIT POLICE OFFICERS INDICTED FOR BRIBERY AND BRIBERY CONSPIRACY
DETROIT – A federal indictment was unsealed today charging two Detroit police officers—one of whom was a lieutenant who had been in command of the Detroit Police Department’s Integrity Unit—with bribery and…
Convicted Felon Sentenced To More Than 21 Years In Federal Prison For Possessing Ammunition, Obstructing Justice, And Attempted Witness Tampering
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Sergio Antonio Hood (37, Tampa) to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison for possessing ammunition as a convicted felon,…
Tampa Man Pleads Guilty To Two Armed Robberies At Area 7-Eleven Stores
Tampa, Florida – Giovanni Gort (32, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to two counts of armed robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm in relation to a crime of violence. He faces…
Former Alachua County Deputy Pleads Guilty To Lying During Purchases Of Firearms
Ocala, Florida – Kenyari Devaughnte Brewton (26, Ocala), a former deputy with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, has pleaded guilty to two federal felonies: (1) making a materially false statement during the…
Erie Man Pleads to Cocaine Possession Charge
ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal drugs laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Joel Nicholas…
Superseding Indictment Charges 10 Western PA Defendants with Violating Drug and Gun Laws
PITTSBURGH, PA – A federal grand jury returned a six-count Superseding Indictment charging ten defendants from Westmoreland, Allegheny, and Lawrence Counties in Pennsylvania with violating the federal narcotics and firearms laws, Acting…
Sixteen Individuals Charged with Racketeering Conspiracy and/or Drug Conspiracy
HAMMOND- Fifteen members and associates of the Sin City Deciples have been charged in a Superseding Indictment with a racketeering conspiracy as well as a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. A sixteenth…
Mercer County Man Pleads to Child Sexual Exploitation Charges
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Greenville, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of Distribution and Possession of Material Depicting the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Acting United States Attorney Stephen…
Brooklyn man gets 15 years in prison for shooting and killing his brother
BROOKLYN, NY – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for fatally shooting his own brother inside their shared apartment…
California man pleads guilty to wire fraud and federal Indian Arts violations
ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Robert Haack, 55, of Los Angeles, California, pleaded guilty in federal court on Oct. 19 to violations of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act and wire fraud.…
Navajo man sentenced to 15 years in prison for abusive sexual contact of a minor in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Lyle Woody Begay, 35, of Navajo, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced on Oct. 25 in federal court to 15 years in…
Edgewood man sentenced to two years in prison for wire and computer fraud
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Charles Bruce Sandidge, 40, of Edgewood, New Mexico, was sentenced in federal court on Oct. 22 to two years in prison for wire…
Chaparral man sentenced to 19 years in prison for kidnapping
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Roberto Carlos Cervantes, 27, of Chaparral, New Mexico, was sentenced today in federal court to 19 years and seven months in prison for kidnapping. Upon his release from prison,…