New York woman admits to $30M fraud scheme selling fake green cards and political access
New York, NY – A Long Island woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges in a sweeping $30 million fraud scheme that promised foreign investors U.S. green cards and exclusive access to…
Local man admits to illegally selling firearms
HOUSTON – A 38-year-old Houston resident has pleaded guilty to unlawfully dealing firearms without a license, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Qusay Waleed Taha admitted to purchasing more than 100 firearms…
Three Men Sentenced for Selling Vehicles with Rolled Back Odometers
Three men were sentenced today for selling vehicles on the internet after re-placing the vehicles’ odometers in order to sell the vehicles at a higher price. In an attempt to avoid detection,…
South Carolina Man Admits to Selling Handguns
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Joshua Meighen, age 38, of Seneca, South Carolina, pled guilty yesterday to transferring a firearm and ammunition to a convicted felon, and selling a firearm to an out-of-state…
Poaching Lumberjacks Pleads Guilty to Cutting Down, Selling 200-year-old Walnut Tree
CLEVELAND, OH – A pair who poached a 200-year-old walnut tree from the Cleveland Metroparks Mill Stream Run Reservation in September 2021 and solid it has pleaded guilty and sentenced for his…
Charlotte Business Owners Are Indicted For Selling Stolen iPhones To Domestic And International Buyers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Two Charlotte business owners, Hamzeh Jamal Alasfar, 30, and Tayseer Issam Alkhayyat, 34, both of Charlotte, are facing federal charges for allegedly selling fraudulently obtained Apple iPhones (iPhones) and…
Licensed Firearms Dealer Is Sentenced For Selling A Firearm To A Prohibited Person
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell sentenced Edward Clyde Ledford, 57, of Lenoir, N.C., a federal firearms licensee (FFL) doing business as Whitnel Outdoorsman and Pawn, for knowingly…
Reseda Man Sentenced to Nearly 10 Years in Prison for Burglarizing Self-Storage Units Then Selling Stolen Firearms to Convicted Felons
LOS ANGELES – A San Fernando Valley man was sentenced today to 115 months in federal prison for burglarizing self-storage units in Southern California, stealing dozens of firearms, and selling some…
Seminole County Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Selling Fentanyl Analogue Causing A Death
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Timothy Leon Wilson, Jr. (25, Seminole County) to 15 years in federal prison. Wilson had pleaded guilty on December 15, 2021. …
Felon Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Federal Prison for Selling Firearms and Assaulting a Police Officer
A man who sold three firearms to a confidential informant and assaulted a police officer was sentenced today to more than seven years in federal prison. Joshua Ray Hunley, age 36, from…
Former O.C. Physician Assistant Sentenced to Nearly 4 Years in Prison for Issuing and Selling Opioid Prescriptions to Known Drug Dealers
SANTA ANA, California – A former physician assistant at a Fountain Valley medical clinic was sentenced today to 46 months in federal prison for conspiring to issue and sell prescriptions for…
New York Doctor Admits Buying and Selling Oncology Medication for Profit
NEWARK, N.J. – A New York doctor today admitted using his medical license – and allowing others to use his medical license – to purchase prescription oncology medications under false pretenses for…
Cybercriminal Sentenced To Federal Prison For Decrypting The Credentials Of Thousands Of Computers Across The World And Selling Them On A Dark Web Website
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday today sentenced Glib Oleksandr Ivanov-Tolpintsev (28, Chernivtsi, Ukraine) to four years in federal prison for conspiring to traffic in unauthorized access devices and…
Buffalo Man Going To Prison For Selling Heroin And Fentanyl
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Moralles Mendez, 44, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute…
Man Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Guns While Using and Selling Marijuana
A man who possessed firearms while being a marijuana user and dealer was sentenced today to more than four years in federal prison. Xzavier Kristian Cummings, age 22, from Waterloo, Iowa, received…
Former Buffalo Public School Teacher Going To Prison For Selling Marijuana And Possessing Firearms In Furtherance Of His Drug Trafficking Activities
CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Michael Masecchia, 57, of Williamsville, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute marijuana,…
Las Vegas Man Charged For Unlawfully Manufacturing And Selling Privately Made Firearms, Including Machine Gun Conversion Devices, Without A Federal Firearms License
LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man made his initial appearance in federal court yesterday for allegedly possessing a machine gun, and for allegedly engaging in the manufacturing and selling of privately…
Two West Seneca Women Arrested, Charged With Selling Oxycodone
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Renee Ferrentino, 48,…
Pemberton Drug Dealer Gets 12 Years in Prison for Selling Deadly Fentanyl Laced Heroin
PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A Pemberton woman and drug dealer who sold a deadly fentanyl-laced dose of heroin that killed a customer in 2017 is heading to prison. On Friday, Burlington County…
Atlantic County Drug Dealer Sentenced for Selling Deadly Dose of Fentanyl Laced Heroin
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, NJ – A suspected Galloway Township drug dealer who sold a deadly dose of fentanyl-laced heroin has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Brian Whitted, 56 was sentenced Tuesday…
Alicia Keys Takes Huge Hit, Selling $12 Million New Jersey Home for $6 Million
ENGLEWOOD, NJ – Pop superstar Alicia Keys has sold her New Jersey home after unsuccessfully trying to move it for the past seven years. The 25,000 square foot mansion she bought from…