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Miami, Florida – Several Highlands County men have been sentenced in South Florida federal district court to prison terms for their roles in a powder and crack cocaine drug trafficking …

MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis man and woman pleaded guilty to their roles in an armed carjacking that occurred last summer, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk. According to court …

BOSTON – A Lawrence man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with distributing fentanyl pills. Ruben Mejia, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with …

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Red Lake man pleaded guilty today to illegally possessing a firearm as a felon and possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, announced …

BOSTON – A Bronx, N.Y. man was sentenced today in connection with his role in a conspiracy to distribute a fentanyl in 2019. Jason Jimenez, 27, was sentenced by U.S. …

PORTLAND, Maine: A Windham woman was sentenced today in federal court for two counts of wire fraud stemming from her scheme to defraud Taiwanese exchange students studying in Maine, Acting …

CAMDEN, N.J. – A doctor today admitted defrauding his prior employer’s medical practice by stealing and forging the medical practice’s checks to pay personal expenses, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. …

PEORIA, Ill. –Harold Shane Koch, 42, of Pekin, Illinois, was sentenced today to 20 years in federal prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to …

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Travis E. Vossen, of Wheeling, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Vossen, 32, pleaded guilty today …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Jonesboro, Mississippi, man was sentenced in federal court today for transporting more than five pounds of methamphetamine and nearly three pounds of heroin through Kansas …

          LOS ANGELES – A South Korean national who was extradited from South Africa pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for attempting to illegally export to Asia live …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Pittsburgh man pleaded guilty in federal court today to crimes related to stealing customers’ information and money from the banks at which he was employed. The …

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Jo-El Rene Torres, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 37 months of incarceration for a drug charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard …

BOSTON – A Chicago man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with bank robberies in Massachusetts and Illinois. Eugene Davis, 54, was sentenced by U.S. District …

COVINGTON, Ky. – An Alexandria, Ky., couple was indicted on Thursday, on four counts of harboring aliens and one count of conspiracy to harbor aliens. A federal grand jury sitting …

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jerry Figueroa, 27, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiring …

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Kenneth Burns, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 13 months of incarceration for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, Acting United States Attorney …

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Dwayne Paige, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Paige, 47, pleaded guilty today to …

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Shahidul Gaffar, 40, and Nabila Khan, 35, both residents of Pennsylvania, were sentenced to 18 months and two years …

          ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Marty Manuelito, 46, of Albuquerque, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced in federal court on Aug. 13 to …

AUGUSTA, GA:  A Lincoln County man has been sentenced to prison after admitting that he operated a cockfighting venue. Lanier Augustus Hightower Jr., 65, of Lincolnton, Ga., was sentenced to …

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced Tavon Dwayne Banks, age 37, of Cambridge, Maryland, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised …

NEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey man today admitted his role in a multi-state car theft and fraud ring, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.  Eric Morgan, 34, of …

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA  – An Indianapolis man, Jalen Howard, 29 was indicted in August of 2019 for felon in possession of a firearm. In May 2021, a jury found Howard guilty, …

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETS – A Florida man was sentenced yesterday in connection with a scheme to defraud his former employer, a Massachusetts-based uniform-supply company, by falsifying invoices. Richard Ritz, 58, was …