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…
Leader Of Cellphone Account Takeover Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that defendant HENRY PEREZ pled guilty today to leading a multi-year cellphone account takeover fraud conspiracy. PEREZ impersonated…
Berkeley County man sentenced for role in drug conspiracy
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Medo Hallack, of Inwood, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 70 months of incarceration for his role in a drug conspiracy that spanned several states, Acting U.S. Attorney…
Jefferson County man sentenced for methamphetamine distribution
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Michael Anthony Parkinson, of Ranson, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 108 months of incarceration for having a large amount of methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard…
Columbus man charged in narcotics conspiracy also accused of forcing addicts into prostitution through violence
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Six additional defendants and new charges involving sex trafficking have been added to a case pending against a Columbus man who allegedly provided individuals cocaine and fentanyl in exchange…
Philadelphia man sentenced for heroin and fentanyl distribution
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Richard Gaines, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 151 months of incarceration for opioid distribution, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Gaines, age 46, pled guilty…
Jefferson County man admits to drug charge
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA –Shaquan Osullivan Kelly, of Ranson, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Kelly, 25, pleaded guilty today to one count…
Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering for Role in Internet-Based Fraud Schemes
WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that an Illinois man pleaded guilty Friday, October 1, 2021 to conspiring with others to launder, or attempting…
San Antonio Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Covid Hoax
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for perpetrating a hoax related to COVID-19 in April 2020. According to court records, a federal jury…
Former Operations Supervisor at Social Security Administration Sentenced to Over 5 Years for Wire Fraud and Identity Theft
NEW BERN, N.C. – A Saint Pauls, North Carolina woman, Stephanie Chavis, was sentenced today to 65 months in prison and three years of supervised release for wire fraud and aggravated identity…
Wayne County Man Charged With Enticement Of A Minor
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on October 1, 2021, Michael Jacob Walczyk, age 41, of Beach Lake, Pennsylvania, was charged by a…
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
A Florida man pleaded guilty today to assaulting law enforcement with dangerous weapons during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress…
New York Woman Admits Entering Sham Marriage in Immigration Fraud Case
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on October 1, 2021, AUDREY BONET JOHNSON, 34, of Brooklyn, New York, pleaded guilty in New Haven…
Robber Who Donned Medical Masks During String of Heists that Targeted Pharmacies Sentenced to over Nine Years in Federal Prison
RIVERSIDE, California – A Riverside County man with a three-decade history of crimes was sentenced this afternoon to 110 months in federal prison for a month-long robbery spree of pharmacies in…
Point Pleasant Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Child Sex Trafficking Offense
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Point Pleasant man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for attempted sex trafficking of a minor. Dale Randall McCarthy, Jr., 51, pleaded guilty to the offense…
Charleston Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Dante Williams, 24, of Charleston, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Williams sold two…
Felon Who Possessed Multiple Firearms Sentenced to Over Nine Years in Prison
A man who possessed five firearms as a felon was sentenced today to more than nine years in federal prison. Demond Rollins, age 21, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after…
Indian River County Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison Term
Miami, Florida – Today, a South Florida federal district judge sentenced a Vero Beach drug dealer who drove around town with fentanyl, a loaded semi-automatic firearm, and tens of thousands of dollars…
Port Angeles, Washington, man sentenced to home confinement, probation for assaulting helicopter crew with high-powered laser
Tacoma – A 36-year-old Port Angeles, Washington, man pleaded guilty and was sentenced this morning to probation and home confinement in connection with a September 26, 2016, laser pointer strike on a…
Pierre Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth
Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Pierre, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on October 4, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto…
Fresno Man Sentenced to 6.5 Years in Prison for Dealing Fentanyl Pills and Illegally Possessing Firearm
FRESNO, Calif. — Morgan Wency Ventura Sanchez, 24, of Fresno, was sentenced today to six years and six months in prison for possessing hundreds of fentanyl pills with intent to distribute them…