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LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Lexington man, Marquis Antonio Tompkins, 42, was sentenced on Friday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, to 336 months (28 years) in prison, followed …

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Roger Lee Stevens, of Middlebourne, West Virginia, is facing tax fraud charges, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Stevens, 63, pleaded guilty to one count …

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, returned an indictment charging a Missouri man with one count of Arson, one count of felon in possession …

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Nancy Salzman, also known as “Prefect,” the former president and co-founder of Nxivm, was sentenced to 42 months’ imprisonment and ordered to pay …

BOSTON – A Boston gang associate pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Renardo Williams, 44, of South Boston, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy …

Fort Myers, Florida – Leslie Samuel Spencer (49, Port Charlotte) has pleaded guilty to attempted distribution of methamphetamine and MDMA (commonly referred to as “Molly”). He faces a maximum penalty …

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Christopher A. Defilippis (43, Brandon) to life imprisonment for distributing fentanyl resulting in death and possessing with the intent …

A woman who distributed crack cocaine with her father was sentenced September 3, 2021, to eight months in federal prison. Lekeya Shantay Gillenwater, age 29, from Dubuque, Iowa, received the …

A man who distributed heroin that resulted in an overdose was sentenced September 3, 2021 to more than three years in federal prison. Diondray Louis Wilson, age 34, from Cedar …

OAKLAND – Adalberto Borja Guardado pleaded guilty yesterday in Oakland federal court to enticement and coercion of a minor, announced Acting United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Homeland Security …

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that HERODE CHANCY, who at the time of the offense was employed as a manager …

            Montgomery, Ala. –    On Tuesday, September 7, 2021, Jamie Josuhnta Ryans, 27, from Montgomery, Alabama, pleaded guilty to robbing four banks during a two-month period in 2019, announced …

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Brittney Nicole Schmidt, 28, entered a guilty plea to Involuntary Manslaughter in Indian Country, …

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that Kyle Joseph Vannortwick, age 36, of Muskogee, Oklahoma was found guilty by a …

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Jimmy Tran, age 40, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was charged in a criminal information with …

A Grosse Pointe Park resident pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud in connection with obtaining by fraud, embezzling, and stealing the funds of the Holy Cross organization, …

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Richard Meleski, 58, of Chalfont, PA, was sentenced to three years and four months in prison, three years of …

Director of Media Relations Kelly Thornton (619) 546-9726 or [email protected] NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – September 8, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Matthew Taylor Coleman of Santa Barbara was indicted by a …

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Texas man pleaded guilty today for assaulting a Deputy U.S. Marshal with a construction hammer during a July 2020 protest in Downtown Portland. Jacob Michael Gaines, 24, pleaded …

Operation Scams-R-Us involves a transnational organized crime enterprise (TOC) operating numerous complex financial fraud schemes via the internet. If you believe you have been a victim of fraud from a …

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Parkersburg man pleaded guilty today to defrauding a financial institution by making false statements on a loan application. According to court documents and statements made in …

SAN FRANCISCO – Keith Christopher and Isaiah Wells appeared in federal court today to face the charge of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud using interstate wires, announced Acting United …

          LOS ANGELES – A certified nursing assistant who worked at a Southern California group home for severely disabled patients was indicted today for multiple child exploitation crimes, including filming …

BOSTON – A former member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) pleaded guilty today to drug charges. Tanairy Ruiz, a/k/a …

          SAVANNAH, Georgia – A Canadian man was sentenced today to 140 months in federal prison for conspiring to launder tens of millions of dollars stolen in various wire and …