New Jersey flags to fly half-staff for 226 killed in Dominican Republic nightclub collapse
TRENTON, N.J. — Acting Governor Tahesha Way has ordered all U.S. and New Jersey flags to fly at half-staff on Monday in remembrance of the 226 victims killed in the collapse of…
United States Citizen Residing in Dominican Republic Sentenced to 178 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Import Cocaine into United States
NEWARK, N.J. – A United States citizen who had been residing in the Dominican Republic was sentenced today to 178 months in prison for conspiring to import hundreds of pounds of cocaine…
Second National from the Dominican Republic Pleads Guilty to Firearm and Narcotics Charges Stemming from Haulover Bay, St. John Shootout
St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Joan Morales Nolasco, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller in the…
Former Tungsten Heavy Powder & Parts CEO Arrested and Charged with Unlawful Exportation of Defense Articles including to The People’s Republic of China
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kareem A. Salem (619) 546-8904 and John Parmley (619) 546-7957 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – March 4, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Joe Sery, former owner and chief executive officer of…
Fugitive Wanted for Sex Offenses for Nearly Two DecadesArrested in Dominican Republic, Extradited Back to U.S.
Scranton, PA – Today, United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the U.S. Marshals Service has extradited Angel Emilio Colon from the Dominican Republic to the U.S.. Colon is a 62-year-old man,…
Republic Man Sentenced to 35 Years for Sexual Exploitation of a Child
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Republic, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for using a 3-year-old child to produce child [censored]ography and for possessing additional child [censored]ography. Vincent Dominy, 30, was…
GRAND JURY RETURNS INDICTMENT AGAINST PUERTO RICAN RESIDENT AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CITIZEN FOR TRANSPORTING ILLEGAL ALIENS ON A MARITIME VESSEL
St. Thomas, USVI – On February 17, 2022, a federal Grand Jury returned a seven-count Bill of Indictment against Alejo Ocasio Venerio, 31, of Puerto Rico, and Franklyn Grullon Jorge, 44,…
Native of Dominican Republic Arrested at the Cyril E. King Airport for Making Materially False Statements to Government Agents
St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands – A citizen of the Dominican Republic was arrested on February 11, 2022, at the Cyril E. King Airport on a criminal charge based on his…
Dominican Republic National Operator of The Underground Nightclub in St. Thomas Sentenced to Six and a Half Years and Ordered to Pay Over $900,000 in Restitution
St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that Yohanna Gonzalez-McFarlane, 40, of the Dominican Republic, appeared before Chief District Court Judge Robert A. Molloy and was sentenced…
ICE returns ancient artifacts to the Republic of Iraq
LOS ANGELES – Special Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Ventura, California returned ancient artifacts to the Republic of Iraq Thursday. The ceremony took place…
Dominican Republic National Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy
NEWARK, N.J. – A citizen of the Dominican Republic was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for her role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Yaquelin…
High School track coach arrested for sexual contact with student on return from Domincan Republic
TAKOMA PARK, MD – On Oct. 27, 2021, the Special Victims Investigations Division began an investigation into the sexual assault of a now adult victim by her former track coach and school…
Dominican Republic National Pleads Guilty to Charges Stemming from Haulover Bay, St. John Shootout
Our nation-wide commitment to reducing gun crime in America. – click here – Public Service Announcement from the US Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of the Virgin Islands The Elder Justice Program stems from the…
Four Non-Citizens from the Dominican Republic Face Charges for Smuggling 43 Haitians into Mona Island, Puerto Rico
Border Patrol warns of the dangers and consequences of irregular migration AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico –Four men from the Dominican Republic appeared this week before the US District Court in San Juan facing…
Dominican Republic Man Living on St. Thomas Pleads Guilty to Illegally Reentering the United States
Our nation-wide commitment to reducing gun crime in America. – click here – Public Service Announcement from the US Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of the Virgin Islands The Elder Justice Program stems from the…
Republic Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Trafficking After High-Speed Chase
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Republic, Missouri, man who led law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase pleaded guilty in federal court today to possessing methamphetamine to distribute. Heath E. Yarger, 49, pleaded…
Individual Extradited From The Dominican Republic To Puerto Rico To Face Drug Trafficking Charges
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On October 13, 2016, a Federal Grand Jury in the district of Puerto Rico returned a seven-count indictment for conspiracy to import a controlled substance, importation of…
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