‘They Are Afraid’: Locals Say Haitians Are Hoofing It Out Of Springfield After Trump Win
Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio appear to be fleeing the city in droves after President-elect Donald Trump was declared the winner of the election, according to reports from locals. The national spotlight…
Associate of Springfield La Cosa Nostra Sentenced for Ammunition Offense
BOSTON – A Springfield man with known ties to organized crime was sentenced yesterday for being a felon in possession of ammunition. David Cecchetelli, 54, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge…
Springfield Man Sentenced for Illegal Firearm
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Mo., man who confessed to trading 150 firearms for illegal drugs was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm. Kyle M. Vaughn, 26, was…
Springfield Man Indicted on Gun and Drug Charges
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, and Enfield Police Chief Alaric Fox today announced that a federal…
Agreement Reached with City of Springfield Reforming its Police Department’s Unconstitutional Practices
BOSTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division today filed a complaint and a proposed consent decree with the City of…
Springfield Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Darrell Lynn Ferguson, 57, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge…
Springfield Health Care Charity Pays More Than $8 Million Related to Federal Embezzlement, Bribery Investigation
FORT SMITH – Springfield, Missouri-based nonprofit Preferred Family Healthcare will pay more than $8 million in forfeiture and restitution to the federal government and the state of Arkansas under the terms of…
Springfield Health Care Charity Pays More Than $8 Million Related to Federal Embezzlement, Bribery Investigation
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Springfield, Missouri-based nonprofit Preferred Family Healthcare will pay more than $8 million in forfeiture and restitution to the federal government and the state of Arkansas under the terms of…
Former Member of Springfield Latin Kings Chapter Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Firearm Offense
BOSTON – A former member of the Springfield Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for a firearm offense.…
Two Springfield Residents Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Five Grams or More of Actual Methamphetamine
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A woman and a man from Springfield, Illinois, Brandy Friday, 36, and Brent Garner, 42, both of the 1200 block of South Livingston, have pleaded guilty to conspiring to…
$20K TAKE 5 Top-Prize Winner Sold in Springfield Gardens
SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NEW YORK – A $20,487.50 winning TAKE 5 top prize ticket was sold in Springfield Gardens. The ticket was purchased at Express Grocery on 226-21 Merrick Boulevard. The NY Lottery…
U.S. Marshals Arrest Isaac Shadden in Springfield
Springfield, MO – U.S. Marshals-Midwest Violent Fugitive Task Force and Springfield Police Detectives arrested a Springfield man on Tuesday for charges stemming from a domestic shooting on June 11th. On June 23rd,…
Rape Suspect Arrested in Springfield
Springfield, MO – U.S. Marshals and Springfield Police detectives arrested a Springfield man on Friday for charges stemming from an armed rape earlier this month. On July 2nd, Greene County prosecutors charged…
Fugitive Arrested After Foot Pursuit in South Springfield
Springfield, MO – U.S. Marshals and the Greene County Sheriff’s Department arrested a fugitive on Tuesday after a brief foot pursuit through a south Springfield neighborhood. Dereck Ray Owens faces multiple felony…
Springfield Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Missouri man was sentenced in federal court today after law enforcement officers seized more than two kilograms of methamphetamine from his residence. Walter M. Terrell, 37, was…
Former Springfield Resident Pleads Guilty to Use of Interstate Facilities to Attempt to Transmit Information about a Minor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –Chenmin Xie, 25, formerly of the 500 block of West Herndon Street in Springfield, Illinois, pleaded guilty on February 22, 2022 to the charge of knowingly using a facility and…
Springfield Woman Indicted for Reselling Stolen Goods and Money Laundering
BOSTON – A Springfield woman was indicted today by a federal grand jury in connection with the reselling of stolen goods on eBay and for money laundering. Mimi Mai, 48, was indicted…
Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearm Charges
BOSTON – A Springfield man pleaded guilty on Feb. 16, 2022, in federal court in Worcester to drug and firearm offenses. Lavon Pemberton, 34, pleaded guilty to one count of being a…
Bronx Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute More than One Kilo of Heroin in Springfield
BOSTON – A Bronx man was sentenced yesterday in connection with his role in a large-scale drug conspiracy that trafficked dozens of kilos of heroin and fentanyl into Springfield, Mass. from Bronx,…
Maine Man Indicted for Hate Crime Offenses Relating to Burning of a Black Church in Springfield, Massachusetts
BOSTON – A Maine man was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Springfield, Mass., in connection with the Dec. 28, 2020, fire that destroyed a predominately Black church in Springfield.…
Springfield Man Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking Cocaine and Money Laundering
BOSTON – A Springfield man was sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in federal court in Worcester for his role in a conspiracy to traffic drugs from California to Western Massachusetts and launder…
Springfield, Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Possessing Homicide Weapon and Ammunition in Violation of Federal Law
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Justin Orwat, 51, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced today in federal court to a prison term of 90…
Springfield Woman Sentenced for Social Security Benefit Theft
BOSTON – A Springfield woman was sentenced today for stealing over $62,000 in Social Security benefits. Patricia Shibles, 50, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark Mastroianni to three years of…
Springfield Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic
BOSTON – A Springfield woman pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with her involvement in a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19-related unemployment assistance. Audri Ford-Victory, 61, pleaded guilty to one count of wire…
Man gets two years of probation for punching Springfield Middle School teacher
SPRINGVILLE, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 53-year-old Shawn R. Connors of Springville was sentenced this morning before State Supreme Court Justice Paul B. Wojtaszek to two years of…
Springfield Man Pleads Guilty for Distributing Marijuana on the Dark Web and Laundering Proceeds
PORTLAND, Ore.—On January 18, 2022, a Springfield, Oregon man pleaded guilty for distributing marijuana on the dark web and laundering his cryptocurrency proceeds. Robert Kelly O’Neil, 59, waived indictment and pleaded guilty…
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