South Carolina woman sentenced to 18 years for role in Brittanee Drexel’s kidnapping and murder
CHARLESTON, S.C. – A Georgetown woman was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for lying to investigators about her involvement in the 2009 kidnapping and murder of Brittanee Drexel, authorities said.…
Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to Role in Romance Fraud Scheme
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Nigerian national who was indicted in April 2021 in connection with a large fraud scheme pleaded guilty to receipt of stolen money. According to court documents and statements…
Chicopee Businessman Pleads Guilty to Role in Large Scale Drug Conspiracy
BOSTON – A Chicopee businessman and the former owner and operator of TWC Auto Body in Holyoke pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Springfield in connection with a cocaine and heroin…
Area man pleads guilty to his role in carjacking plot
ST. LOUIS – United States District Court Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk accepted a plea of guilty from Antwan Jones for his role in a carjacking, weapons charges and assaulting a federal officer…
Waterloo Woman Sentenced to a Decade in Prison For Her Role in a Large-Scale Meth Trafficking Ring
A Waterloo, Iowa, woman who was involved in the importation and distribution of over 4,000 grams of methamphetamine was sentenced today to ten years in federal prison. Breanna Garcia, age 34, from…
Israeli Securities Trader Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Role In International Insider Trading Scheme
Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DOV MALNIK, an Israeli securities trader and finance professional, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his…
Burlington County Man Admits Role in Conspiracy to Defraud Internet Donors
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Burlington County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a GoFundMe scheme that collected money from donors on the internet, purportedly to benefit a homeless man, Acting…
Accused getaway driver, gang member charged for his role in murder of Winston Reese
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 25-year-old Raquan R. Reid of Cheektowaga was arraigned yesterday morning before Erie County Court Judge James Bargnesi on an indictment charging him with…
Gang Member Admits Role in Courthouse Shooting
LAHEEM JONES, also known as “Heemie,” 27, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to racketeering and attempted murder offenses stemming from his participation…
Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Role in International Lottery Fraud Scheme Targeting the Elderly
TUCSON, Ariz. – Joseph Andre Batts, 44, of Sicklerville, New Jersey, was sentenced yesterday by Senior U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collins to 70 months in prison. Batts previously pleaded guilty to…
Camden Man Admits Role in Drug Trafficking Organization
CAMDEN, N.J. – A shift manager of a Camden drug-trafficking organization today admitted his role in conspiring to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.…
West Linn Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Real Estate, Agriculture, and Mining Investment Schemes
PORTLAND, Ore.—A West Linn, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for posing as a successful real estate developer, hemp seed cultivator, and owner of a precious metals mining venture to…
Lolo man sentenced to prison for role in meth trafficking ring
MISSOULA — A Lolo man who admitted to selling an undercover informant methamphetamine as part of a large trafficking ring was sentenced on Nov. 12 to seven years in prison to be…
Member of Gregory Butler Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for His Role in the Drug Distribution Conspiracy
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Tirrel Saunders, a/k/a “Pretty”, age 35, of Baltimore, Maryland to 15 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release,…
Des Moines Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for His Role in Bringing Methamphetamine from Mexico to Iowa
A Des Moines man, who was involved in the importation and distribution of multiple kilograms of methamphetamine was sentenced today to 16 years in federal prison. Rogelio Lemus Hernandez, age 21, from…
Judge sentences St. Louis man for his role in carjacking and weapons violations
ST. LOUIS – United States District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig sentenced Jody Brison to 114 months in prison today. Brison had previously pleaded guilty for his role in a carjacking and weapons…
Berkeley County man admits to role in drug trafficking and firearms conspiracy
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Brandon Benjamin, of Bunker Hill, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Benjamin, 24, pleaded guilty today to one…
Georgia company and owner sentenced for role in scheme to evade U.S. national security trade sanctions
SAVANNAH, GA: A Georgia company and its owner have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in an international scheme to evade United States national security laws. Dali Bagrou, 60, of…
New Jersey man admits to role in drug conspiracy
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Aquilino Javier Lorenzo-Rivera, of Blackwood, New Jersey, has admitted to his role in a drug conspiracy that spanned several states, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.…
Martinsburg woman sentenced for role in cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl distribution operation
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Jessica Sue Nicholson, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to one year of probation for her role in a cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl distribution operation, United States…
Virginia woman sentenced for role in drug conspiracy
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Kaleah Scott, of Winchester, Virginia, was sentenced today to one year of probation for her role in a drug conspiracy that spanned several states, United States Attorney William…