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…
West Plains Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A West Plains, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Howell, Greene, and Texas counties. Jose I. Gonzales,…
Five Alleged Street Gang Members Charged With Federal Racketeering Offenses Including Murder of Chicago Rapper
CHICAGO — A federal indictment unsealed today charges five alleged members of the O-Block street gang with participating in a criminal organization that murdered a Chicago rapper and violently protected the gang…
Waterloo Shooting Results in Federal Conviction
A Waterloo man who exchanged gunfire with others in the 900 block of West Fifth Street in Waterloo, Iowa, on July 31, 2020, pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.…
Helena man sentenced to 10 years in prison for meth trafficking, firearm crimes
GREAT FALLS — A Helena man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine and to possessing a stolen gun was sentenced today to 10 years in prison to be followed by four years of…
Drug User Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unlawfully Possessing a Gun
A man involved in a traffic incident where two drivers called police on each other was sentenced October 12, 2021, to more than three years in federal prison. Trever Carl Christopherson, age…
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Payment Processing Fraud Conspiracy
BOSTON – A Florida man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with a scheme to deceive banks and credit card companies into processing more than $150 million in…
Former Hawaii Public Official Pleads Guilty to Embezzling from AmeriCorps and Offering a Bribe in Return for CARES Act Grants
WASHINGTON – Stacy Higa, 58, a former public official from Hilo, Hawaii, pleaded guilty today to embezzling more than $38,000 from AmeriCorps and also to offering…
Senior Executive of Oil-Services Company Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud Scheme that Caused Over $886 Million in Shareholder Losses
WASHINGTON: A North Dakota man, formerly the executive vice president of U.S. operations at a publicly traded Canadian oil-services company, pleaded guilty today to perpetrating a scheme to fraudulently inflate the…
Man Charged With Selling Multiple Forged Paintings By Contemporary Artist Raymond Pettibon
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”),…
Cape Coral Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison
Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced David Levon Massey (32, Cape Coral) to 20 years in federal prison for possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute.…
Chicago Woman Found Guilty of Possession with Intent to Distribute 4 Kilos of Cocaine
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a federal jury has found Tashe Goins, 32, of Chicago, Illinois, guilty of possession with intent to distribute cocaine after a two-day trial. According…
Salisbury Man Pleads Guilty to Large-Scale Heroin Distribution Operation on the Dark Web
Baltimore, Maryland – Jason Lawrence Green, age 40, of Salisbury, Maryland, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin, which he sold on the dark web (a part of the internet…
South Florida Armed Robber Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison
Miami, Florida – U.S. District Judge William P. Dimitrouleas handed down a 30-year federal prison sentence for Bryan David Burke, an Oakland Park man who went on a one-month armed robbery spree…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Commemorates Domestic Violence Awareness Month
In commemoration of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio is announcing more than $3.3 million in grant funding awarded to programs in…
Former New Bedford Police Union Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Stealing Union Funds
BOSTON – A former New Bedford Police Department (NBPD) officer and NBPD Union Treasurer pleaded guilty today to stealing nearly $50,000 in union funds. Joshua Fernandes, 41, of New Bedford, pleaded guilty…
New York Man Pleads to Meth Conspiracy Count in Federal Court in Johnstown, PA
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A former resident of Jamestown, NY pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Peter…
SHERIDAN MAN ARRESTED FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND METHAMPHETAMINE
Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that ADAM LEE GODWIN, age 35, of Sheridan, Wyoming was charged by indictment and arrested for being an unlawful user of a controlled substance…
Peruvian Woman Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Smuggling Seven Kilos of Cocaine into United States through Newark Airport
NEWARK, N.J. – A Peruvian woman was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for smuggling approximately seven kilograms of cocaine into the United States from Peru, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A.…
St. Paul Man Pleads Guilty to St. Paul Robbery Spree
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A St. Paul man pleaded guilty to one count of Hobbs Act robbery in relation to a robbery spree of St. Paul businesses, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W.…
Convicted Felon Connected to Multiple Guns Sentenced to Over Six Years in Federal Prison
A convicted felon who unlawfully possessed a gun was sentenced October 12, 2021, to more than six years in federal prison. Wonyae Black, age 24, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term…