In Phil Murphy’s Equitable New Jersey, Homeless Veterans Rate Lower Than Illegal Migrants – OP-ED
Look at what is happening around New Jersey. Homelessness is on the rise, and in the state that touts itself as the most diverse and equitable, American citizens most in need are…
Enforcer for Toledo Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More Than 19 Years in Prison After Conviction of Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition
U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Darek Lathan, 52, of Toledo, Ohio, was sentenced on Dec. 8, 2021, to 235 months, about 19 and a half years, in prison by Judge…
Justice Department Awards More Than $17.5 Million to Support Project Safe Neighborhoods
SAN FRANCISCO – The Department of Justice announced today that it has awarded more than $17.5 million in grants to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program. Funding will support efforts across…
Justice Department Awards More Than $17.5 Million to Support Project Safe Neighborhoods
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today that it has awarded more than $17.5 million in grants to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program. Funding will support efforts across the…
Suburban Pittsburgh Man Sentenced to More than 5 Years in Prison for Violating Federal Firearms and Explosives Laws
PITTSBURGH – A former resident of Whitehall, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to five years and four months (64 months) of incarceration, to be followed by three years of supervised…
Bloomfield Man Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Heroin
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DANNY RHODES, also known as “Big D,” 63, of Bloomfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari…
Cincinnati man who sex trafficked teen sentenced to more than 15 years in prison
CINCINNATI – A Cincinnati man who was charged with his half-brother for conspiring to sex traffic minor females was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 188 months in prison and 20…
West Texas man sentenced to more than 12 years for coercing, enticing a minor
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man was sentenced Tuesday to 151 months in prison for coercion and enticement of a minor, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE)…
Cheshire Investment Advisor Sentenced to 30 Months for Stealing More Than $600K from Elderly Client
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MATTHEW O. CLASON, 40, of Cheshire, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford…
Columbia Man Sentenced to More Than 30 Years for Drug and Firearms Crimes
Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Kenyada Jaqu, 45, of Columbia, was sentenced to more than 30 years in federal prison after a three-day…
Naples Doctor Who Operated A Pill Mill Sentenced To Three Years In Federal Prison And Ordered To Forfeit More Than $400,000 And Nine Luxury Vehicles
Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell today sentenced Gerald Michael Abraham (76, Naples) to three years in federal prison for dispensing controlled substances (oxycodone and amphetamine) for no…
Pasco County Man Sentenced To More Than 17 Years For Possessing Images Depicting The Sexual Abuse Of Children
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Charles Poole (49, Hudson) to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for possessing images depicting the sexual abuse of…
Bristol Man Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Federal Prison for Child Exploitation Offense
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on December 3, 2021, DAVID MESSIER, 36, of Bristol, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L.…
Loves Park Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $1 Million From Employer
ROCKFORD — A Loves Park woman has pleaded guilty to a federal charge accusing her of fraudulently obtaining more than $1 million from her employer. TAMMY E. MOORE, 54, pleaded guilty Friday to wire…
CEO Fires More Than 900 Employees On Video Conference
The chief executive of a New York City-based mortgage company laid off 900 employees Wednesday over a video conference call, multiple sources reported. Vishal Garg, founder of Better.com, told hundreds of his…
Owner of Cannabis Company Charged in Federal Court With Swindling Investors Out of More Than $950,000
CHICAGO — The owner of a cannabis company has been charged in federal court in Chicago with swindling investors out of more than $950,000. GEOFFREY THOMPSON, 53, of Naples, Fla., and formerly…
California Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years In Prison For Federal Hate Crime Conviction
SAN JOSE –Ole Hougen was sentenced to 82 months in prison for committing a federal hate crime in connection with attacking a Black man with a knife on a street in Santa…
Packing More Than Just Toys: Santa Receives Concealed Carry Permit
Santa Claus visited El Paso County, Colorado, weeks early this year to apply for a concealed handgun permit from the local sheriff’s office. “Guess who came in to receive his Concealed Handgun…
Hartford Man Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Gun Offenses
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JONATHAN CONTRERA, also known as “Hollywood,” 29, of Hartford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Michael…
Pair Sentenced to More than 10 Years for Distributing Methamphetamine, Heroin, Cocaine, and Fentanyl in Roanoke Area
ROANOKE, Va. – A pair of Roanoke men, who conspired with others to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine, at least 100 grams of heroin, and 40 grams or more of…
Distributor of More than 100 Pounds of Fentanyl Sentenced to Almost Six Years in Prison
Assistant U. S. Attorney Meghan E. Heesch (619) 546-9442 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 1, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Ernesto Renteria of Chula Vista was sentenced in federal court today to 71…
Maryland Woman Sentenced for Paying More than $6,500 in Bribes to Metropolitan Police Department Employee
WASHINGTON – Michelle Cage, 46, of Temple Hills, Md., was sentenced today to five years of probation, including six months of home confinement, for paying more…
Cedar Rapids Man Who Robbed Victim at Gunpoint Sentenced to More than Eight Years in Prison
A man who committed a robbery and operated his car while intoxicated with a firearm in his possession was sentenced on November 29, 2021, to more than eight years in federal prison.…
Cedar Rapids Man to Spend More than Seven Years in Federal Prison for COVID-19 Fraud and Illegally Possessing a Gun
A man who received COVID-19 relief funds that he was not entitled to and unlawfully possessed firearms was sentenced November 29, 2021, to more than seven years in federal prison. Dannish Dontreal…
Baltimore Drug Dealer Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison for Federal Narcotics Trafficking Charges
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced William Diggs, age 30, of Baltimore, Maryland to 42 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy…
Dundalk Man Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Federal Prison for Charges Related to Aggravated Identity Theft, Sale of Stolen Citizenship Documents and Counterfeit Driver’s Licenses
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Orvil Perez-Jimenez, age 34, of Dundalk, Maryland to two years and four months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised…
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