Queens Man Brutally Beaten and Robbed While Transporting Cash
QUEENS, NY—An attempted robbery turned violent on Wednesday afternoon in Queens, resulting in severe injuries for a 44-year-old man. The incident occurred around 4:00 p.m. when an unknown assailant attacked the victim…
FLORIDA MAN CHARGED WITH TRANSPORTING A MINOR FOR SEX
United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that CHRISTOPHER S. EVANS, age 25 of Fort Pierce, Florida, was charged with transporting a minor in interstate commerce with the intent to engage in…
Suburban Houston man pleads guilty to transporting child inside plastic bin
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 22-year-old Stafford resident has admitted to illegally transporting a minor non-U.S. citizen within the country, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Fernando Jaramillo admitted he knew the…
Two El Salvadoran Men Sentenced for Transporting an Illegal Alien
Gulfport, Miss. – Two El Salvadoran nationals were sentenced for the federal felony offense of unlawful transportation of an alien within the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca, Special Agent…
Firefighter arrested for Transporting and Harboring Non-Citizens for financial gain
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On May 18, 2022, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Pedro Rafael Rodríguez-Garnier, 54, of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, with transporting and harboring illegal aliens.…
Boise Man Sentenced to Over 6 Years for Transporting Women for Prostitution and Money Laundering
BOISE – A Boise man was sentenced to 77 months in federal prison for transporting women for prostitution and money laundering. According to court records, between July 2019 and June 2021, Dannie…
Schertz Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Transporting a Minor for Criminal Sexual Activity
SAN ANTONIO – Yesterday, a Schertz man was sentenced to 168 months in prison for transporting a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity. According to court documents, in early January 2020,…
South Carolina Man Charged in Connection with Transporting Minor to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity
TUCSON, Ariz. – Last week, a federal grand jury in Tucson returned a two-count indictment against Timothy Mikell Schultheis, aka Jackson Oden, 24, of South Carolina, charging Transportation of a Minor with…
Oklahoma Woman Sentenced for Transporting Undocumented Noncitizens
ALPINE – Yesterday an Oklahoma woman was sentenced to 46 months in prison for her role in transporting undocumented noncitizens. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Francesca Jo Ryan,…
Mexican National Sentenced for Transporting Undocumented Noncitizens Near Van Horn
ALPINE – Yesterday a Mexican national, Pedro Ramirez-Urbina, 40, was sentenced to 71 months in prison for transporting illegal aliens in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1324. Ramirez was…
Former port IT director pleads guilty to transporting stolen computers
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 39-year-old man has admitted to transporting over a hundred stolen computers across state lines, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Tyler Wright Fuhrken, Corpus Christi, pleaded guilty…
New York Rideshare Driver Gets 20 Years in Prison for Transporting Minor
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Queens rideshare driver has been sentenced to nearly twenty years in prison for transporting a minor across state lines to engage in criminal sexual acts. Richard Gabriel Piedra…
Baltimore Narcotics Supplier and Tester Admits to Transporting More Than Two Kilograms of Cocaine to Maryland for a Drug Trafficking Organization
Baltimore, Maryland – Joseph Grigsby, age 51, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. The guilty plea was announced by…
Colorado Man Charged with Unlawfully Transporting Guns over the Internet
NEWARK, N.J. – A Colorado man was arrested today for conspiring to unlawfully transport firearms via the internet, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Hunter Weeks, 22, of Colorado Springs, Colorado,…
Long Haul Truck Driver Sentenced for Transporting Children to Engage in Sexual Activity
EL PASO – Today an El Paso man was sentenced to life in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor. According to court documents, Travis Wayne Vavra, 60, was a long-haul truck…
Baltimore Man Admits to Transporting an Individual to Engage in Prostitution and Distributing Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine to Trafficking Victims
Baltimore, Maryland – Adolph Scott, age 37, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to transporting an individual to engage in prostitution and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. The guilty plea…
Arizona man pleads guilty to perjuring himself during trial for transporting individuals for prostitution
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – John Dompierre, 58, of Avondale, Arizona, pleaded guilty on March 28 in federal court to perjury. On Sept. 10, 2020, federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging Dompierre…
Bakersfield Resident Sentenced to over 3 Years in Prison for Transporting over 100 Pounds of Methamphetamine
FRESNO, Calif. — Randal Jason Newell, 42, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today to three years and three months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.…
AMO Interdicts Vessel Transporting 695 Pounds of Cocaine headed to Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico— US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents intercepted a center console vessel near Cabo Rojo, finding 695 pounds (315.4 Kilos) of cocaine inside its…
Central Valley Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Federal Prison for Transporting Teenager Across State Lines to Engage in Prostitution
SANTA ANA, California – A Stockton man was sentenced today to 151 months in federal prison for transporting a teenage girl from Southern California to Nevada and Arizona so she could…
Driver convicted of transporting kilos of drugs
LAREDO, Texas – A 44-year-old Channelview resident has been convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Juan Jose Grande-Rivas pleaded guilty to the…
Mexican National Sentenced for Transporting Unaccompanied Minor from Mexico
DEL RIO – A Mexican national was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for illegally transporting an unaccompanied child from Mexico. According to evidence presented at trial, on July 30, 2019,…
Human Smuggler Sentenced for Transporting and Harboring Over 100 Undocumented Noncitizens
TUCSON, Ariz. – Amalia Gonzalez-Lara, 43, of Oaxaca, Mexico, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collins to 21 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.…
GRAND JURY RETURNS INDICTMENT AGAINST PUERTO RICAN RESIDENT AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CITIZEN FOR TRANSPORTING ILLEGAL ALIENS ON A MARITIME VESSEL
St. Thomas, USVI – On February 17, 2022, a federal Grand Jury returned a seven-count Bill of Indictment against Alejo Ocasio Venerio, 31, of Puerto Rico, and Franklyn Grullon Jorge, 44,…
St. Croix Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison and Fifteen Years of Supervised Release for Transporting a Minor Female to Engage in Illegal Sexual Activity
ST. Thomas, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that District Court Judge, Wilma A. Lewis, today sentenced Zayvon Acoy, 31, to 120 months in prison and 15 years of supervised…
Kalispell man sentenced to prison for transporting stolen firearms to Idaho, trafficking meth
MISSOULA — A Kalispell man who admitted transporting firearms and ammunition stolen from a storage unit to Idaho and to trafficking methamphetamine was sentenced on Feb. 11 to six years and eight…
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