U.S. Attorney’s Office

          LOS ANGELES – A Montebello man pleaded guilty today to federal narcotics charges, including that he provided a woman a fatal dose of fentanyl.           Edwin Oliva, 30, pleaded …

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Gonzalo Velazquez-Cabrera a/k/a Bebe, 39, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted …

LEXINGTON, Ky.— Michael McNew, former resident of Mt. Sterling, was sentenced to 86 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Court Judge Karen C. Caldwell for conspiracy to commit …

            WASHINGTON – Ashanti West, 27, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 118 months in prison for carrying out armed robberies of a convenience …

A convicted felon who unlawfully possessed a firearm that he then sold to a confidential informant was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison. Delano Antwuan Deshazer, age 34, …

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Nicholas Birdwell, 39, of Cheektowaga, NY, who was convicted of breaking …

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Wayne H. Kruger, 73, of Litchfield, Illinois, was sentenced on September 9, 2021, to 36 months in federal prison, to be followed by 5 years of supervised …

MARQUIS ISREAL, also known as “Garf” or “Gbaby,” 25, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to racketeering offenses related to his participation in a gang-related shooting in front …

NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that on August 27, 2021 a Bill of Information charging DEMETRIA MYERS SILVIO, age 32, of New Orleans, Louisiana, …

Forty defendants – including 15 arrested in Wednesday’s “Operation Taste the Rainbow” in Lubbock – have been charged with gun and drug crimes, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah. The …

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander today sentenced Javaughn Berry, age 26, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 115 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised …

A man who possessed with intent to distribute methamphetamine pled guilty September 7, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City. Todd Gruis, 50, from Melvin, Iowa was convicted of possessing …

CAMDEN, N.J. – A naturalized United States citizen living in India who was arrested in England made his initial court appearance and was arraigned today following his extradition to face …

A convicted sex offender who lived and worked in Iowa for about 14 months without registering as a sex offender was sentenced on September 9, 2021, to more than a …

          ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Zayra Olivia Alvarado, 38, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, was sentenced on Sept. 8 to a year in federal prison after pleading …

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A federal jury in Asheville convicted Shane McKinley Swimmer, 21, of Cherokee, N.C., of second degree murder late yesterday, announced William T. Stetzer, Acting U.S. Attorney for …

BECKLEY, W.Va. – A Virginia man was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison for attempted sex trafficking of a minor. According to court documents, Jamie Otis Southern, 50, …

EL PASO – An El Paso businesswoman and her nephew were arrested today on criminal charges for their alleged roles in committing health care fraud. According to court documents, Zenia …

            WASHINGTON – A 57-year-old man, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today to sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl while he was living with her and …

BOSTON – A Southbridge man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to methamphetamine distribution. Christopher Williams, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of a mixture and …

PEORIA, Ill. – James Wright, 50, of the 1500 block of South Easton Avenue, in Peoria, Illinois, was sentenced on September 9, 2021, to 37 years (444 months) in prison, …

SHREVEPORT, La. – Henry A. Wright, 42, of Shreveport, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote to 48 months in prison, followed by 4 years …

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On September 9, 2021, James Waylon Howell, 39, currently of Knoxville, Tennessee, entered a guilty plea to one count of wire fraud and one count of money …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Darnell Reeves, 34, of Delaware, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 130 months in prison for distributing heroin and cocaine laced with fentanyl that …

            CONCORD – Jacob Valley, 26, of Newport, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of firearms, Acting United States Attorney …