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…
Middleburg Man Sentenced To More Than 20 Years In Federal Prison For Using A Minor To Produce Sexually Explicit Images
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard today sentenced Harold Clare Potter III (49, Middleburg) to 20 years and 6 months in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised…
Cleveland Man Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $400k in Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Benefits
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced today that a Cleveland man was charged in a 16-count indictment with illegally obtaining more than $400,000 in pandemic unemployment insurance benefits using other…
Los Angeles man sentenced to more than 15 years for role in drug distribution operation
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Francisco Chanes, of Los Angeles, California, was sentenced today to 188 months of incarceration for his role in methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin drug distribution operation, United…
Michigan man sentenced to more than 12 years for drug and firearms charge
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Alante Martel Nelson, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 151 months of incarceration for drug and firearms charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Nelson, 29, pleaded…
Suburban Chicago Man Charged in Federal Court with Trafficking More than 35 Firearms
CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man has been arrested on federal firearm charges for allegedly trafficking more than 35 guns, including “ghost guns,” machine guns, and rifles. ARSHAD ZAYED, 38, of Orland…
Rocky Mount Man Sentenced to More than 29 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Robbery Spree
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Rocky Mount man was sentenced to 349 months in prison for multiple armed robberies in July 2019 across Wilson, Nash, Edgecombe, Pitt, Halifax, and Greene Counties. On December…
Serial Bank Robber Sentenced To More Than 27 Years In Federal Prison
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza today sentenced Raul Reyes-Vazquez (50, Tampa) to 27 years and 3 months in federal prison for committing bank robberies while on federal supervised…
Morgan Hill Man Sentenced To More Than 17 Years For Child Sexual Abuse Offenses
SAN JOSE – Johnny Ray Wolfenbarger was sentenced today to 210 months in federal prison for the attempted production of child [censored]ography, the attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage…
Morgan Hill Man Sentenced To More Than 17 Years For Child Sexual Abuse Offenses
SAN JOSE – Johnny Ray Wolfenbarger was sentenced today to 210 months in federal prison for the attempted production of child [censored]ography, the attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage…
Mexican National Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin today sentenced Alexander Juarez-Sanchez, a/k/a Jose Manuel Flores, age 37, a citizen of Mexico most recently residing in Indianapolis, Indiana, to 210 months…
Yakima Resident Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $59,000 in COVID-19 Relief Funds
Yakima, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Karla Padilla, age 48, of Yakima, Washington, has pleaded guilty to felony charges…
Rock Hill Man Sentenced to More Than 2 Decades in Federal Prison for Illegal Drug Sales
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — Archie Arsenio Caldwell, 33, of Rock Hill, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, and marijuana. …
Four Maryland Residents Facing Federal Indictment for CARES Act COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud Scheme with More Than $3 Million in Losses
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging four Maryland residents with federal conspiracy and wire fraud charges related to a CARES Act unemployment insurance fraud scheme with…
Convicted Felon Is Sentenced To Over 12 Years For Selling More Than 20 Firearms Without A License And Illegal Gun Possession
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A convicted felon was sentenced to 151 months in prison today for selling firearms without a license and illegal gun possession, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the…
Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to More Than 13 Years in Federal Prison on Gun and Drug Charges
CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison for illegally possessing multiple firearms and dealing heroin and crack cocaine. BRIAN STAFFORD, 42, illegally possessed…
Windsor Resident Admits Defrauding Employer and its Lender of More Than $700K
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that MARGARET…
Bronx Man Involved in Brazen Burglary Ring Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Federal Prison
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSEPHER Y. CARTAGENA, 26, of the Bronx, New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea…
More Than 50 Stopped Off California Coast; 31 People in One Boat
SAN DIEGO – Over the course of 54 hours this weekend, federal officials stopped 52 people attempting to enter the U.S. illegally at sea off the San Diego coast, including one incident…
Sarasota Man Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Prison For COVID-19 Related Fraud
Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Randy Xavier Jones (34, Sarasota) to five years and one month in federal prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.…
Chicago Carjacker Sentenced to More than 12 Years in Federal Prison
CHICAGO — A man was sentenced today to more than 12 years in federal prison for stealing a vehicle at gunpoint in Chicago and striking a bicyclist while fleeing from police. On…
