Virginia man who threatened woman with gun at D.C. Halloween party heading to prison
Jurors found Gerald Day guilty of assault and multiple firearm charges for threatening a woman with a gun following a 2023 Halloween party altercation in Southwest Washington. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Attorney…
Judge sentences serial armed business robber to more than 20 years
ST. LOUIS, MO – United States District Judge Ronnie L. White sentenced Lloyd Wings to 252 months in prison today. The St. Louis, Missouri resident pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy…
Grand Jury indicts two men accused of bank fraud involving Paycheck Protection Program
ST. LOUIS – A federal grand jury indicted Chris Carroll and George Reed today with three counts of bank fraud and six counts of money laundering. The indictment charges Chris Carroll and…
Raleigh Woman Sentenced to More Than 5 Years Imprisonment After Helping Ex-Husband Sexually Exploit a Minor
NEW BERN, N.C. – Kellie Michelle Smith, 43, of Raleigh, was sentenced today to 68 months in prison for possession of child [censored]ography. Smith pled guilty to a single-count Criminal Information on…
Saucier Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of a Firearm
Gulfport, Miss. – A Saucier man pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced Acting U. S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn…
Cedar Rapids Man Pleads Guilty to Escape from Custody and Contempt of Court
A man who escaped from the Waterloo Residential Correctional Facility and later failed to appear in federal court pursuant to a subpoena pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.…
STATEMENT OF ACTING US ATTORNEY SAIMA MOHSIN ON TODAY’S RULING IN THE CASE OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. NARGARWALA, et. al.
“We are very disappointed in the Court’s decision today dismissing the indictment. We take our duty to protect children very seriously. Congress sought to protect young girls from the cruelty of the…
Houston Man Who Supplied Methamphetamine to White Supremacist Gang Sentenced in Eastern District of Texas
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Houston man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. Eulalio Torres-Cadenas,…
Houston Businessman Sentenced for Lake Livingston Insurance Fraud Scheme
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Houston businessman has been sentenced to prison for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. Robert Lance Kuperman, 74,…
Jury Convicts Madison County Man of Drug Conspiracy
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Ernest Shaw, Sr. of New Woodstock, New York, was convicted yesterday of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute in excess of five kilograms of cocaine,…
Federal Grand Jury Indicts 4 SoCal Defendants in Scheme to Launder Target Gift Cards Purchased by Victims of Scams
LOS ANGELES – Federal authorities this morning arrested two people named in an indictment alleging a scheme to launder the proceeds of scams sent to fraudsters via Target gift cards. …
Long Island Man Sentenced to 13 Years’ Imprisonment for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses
Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Ira Hall was sentenced by United States District Judge Joanna Seybert to 13 years’ imprisonment for distributing cocaine and the unlawful use of…
Burlington County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Large Amounts of Heroin and Cocaine in Camden
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Burlington County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for conspiring to distribute heroin and cocaine in Camden, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig…
Former Air Force Employee Pleads Guilty to Receiving Stolen Government Money Through Falsified Travel Claims
OKLAHOMA CITY – Yesterday, ANTHONY RAY JONES, 55, of Midwest City, pleaded guilty to receiving approximately $55,210.50 in stolen money from the federal government through falsified travel claims, announced Acting U.S. Attorney…
Jury Convicts Louisville Man of Child Exploitation Offenses
Our nationwide commitment to reducing gun crime in America Help us combat the proliferation of sexual exploitation crimes against children. Making sure that victims of federal crimes are treated with…
Hudson County Man Admits Assaulting U.S. Postal Service Employee
NEWARK, N.J. – A Hudson County, New Jersey, man today admitted assaulting a U.S. Postal Service employee by pointing a handgun at the employee, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Joseph…
Minneapolis Man Sentenced to 110 Months in Prison for Possessing a Stolen Firearm
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Minneapolis man was sentenced yesterday to 110 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for possessing a stolen firearm. According to court documents, on…
U.S. Attorney Announces Unsealing Of Indictment Charging Six Individuals And One Corporate Entity With Tax Fraud Conspiracy, And Related Guilty Plea
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Stuart M. Goldberg, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, and James C. Lee, Chief…
Virginia Beach Businessman Sentenced for $2.5 Million Tax Fraud
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Virginia Beach man was sentenced yesterday to 48 months in prison for defrauding the IRS out of more than $2.5 million of taxes by, among other things,…
Center City Doctor Pleads Guilty to Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances and Filing False Tax Returns and Agrees to Pay $4 Million to Resolve Civil and Related Allegations
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Stephen Padnes, M.D., 79, of Glenside, Pennsylvania, a physician formerly licensed in Pennsylvania, entered a guilty plea before United States…
Laurel Narcotics Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Bringing Large Quantities of Fentanyl, Cocaine and Marijuana from California to Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland – Michael Fisher, a.k.a. Mark Wilson, age 47, of Laurel, Maryland, pleaded guilty on September 24, 2021, to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and…