Fairfield Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Today, one day before a jury trial was scheduled to begin, Hack Townsend Culling Jr., 28, of Fairfield, pleaded guilty to being …
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Camden Man Held on Witness Tampering, Gun Charges
CAMDEN, N.J. – Two Camden County residents were arrested following their indictment by a federal grand jury for their alleged roles in attempting to bribe …
Boston Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Overtime Fraud
BOSTON – A Boston Police officer pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with committing over $16,000 in overtime fraud while assigned …
Parolee Pleads Guilty to Jailhouse COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Fraud
FRESNO, Calif. — Christina Smith, 38, who was on parole and had previously been incarcerated at the Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla, pleaded …
McKees Rocks Man Pleads Guilty to Setting Fire to Pittsburgh Police Vehicle and Interfering with Law Enforcement during Civil Unrest
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Allegheny County, PA, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiring to set fire to property of an …
Burlington Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Firearms Charge
Davenport, Iowa – Kevin Cortez Garrett, age 39, of Burlington, was sentenced Thursday, May 27, 2021, by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. …
Massachusetts Man Admits to Trading Firearms for Fentanyl in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Franklin, MA, man today admitted to a federal court judge in Rhode Island that on at least four occasions he traveled …
Parma Man Charged with Stealing $80,000 in Federal Income and Employment Assistance Benefits
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a 52-count federal indictment was unsealed today charging Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir, 42, of Parma, Ohio, with devising …
Man Sentenced To 30 Months Imprisonment for Presenting A Fraudulent Transportation Worker Identification (TWIC) Card
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that on May 25, 2021, JIMMIE FLORES (“FLORES”), age 58, was sentenced on a one-count …
Madera Man Pleads Guilty to Poly-Drug Conspiracy
FRESNO, Calif. — Patrick Maldonado, 46, of Madera, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, Acting …
Seattle man charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization
Seattle – A Seattle man was arrested on Friday, May 28, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on criminal charges related to his alleged efforts to join …
Louisville Man Sentenced For Aiming A Laser At An LMPD Helicopter
Louisville – A Louisville man was sentenced last week to 2 years of probation, including 8 months of home incarceration, for aiming a laser pointer …
Boogaloo Bois Supporter Admits Possessing Firearms While Under a Family Violence Protective Order
SAN ANTONIO – Tyler Light, a 25-year-old self-proclaimed militia member and Boogaloo Bois supporter, pleaded guilty to being a prohibited person in possession of a …
Manchester Man Sentenced to 120 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking
CONCORD – Adam W. Gagnon, 43, of Manchester, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for possession of …
Monmouth County Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm
TRENTON, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a …
Atlanta man sentenced for laundering over $247,000 from business email compromise schemes
ATLANTA – Anthony Dwayne King has been sentenced for laundering over $247,000, generated from business email compromise (BEC) schemes committed against Minnesota and Oregon homebuyers, …
Daytona Beach Drug Conspirators Sentenced To Federal Prison For Distributing Cocaine, Heroin, And Fentanyl
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Wendy Berger today sentenced Matthew Zachariah Humphrey (26, Daytona Beach) to 11 years and 6 months in federal prison …
Lee County Man Sentenced To Seven Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Images Using The Internet
Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Kyle William O’Brien (28, Estero) to 7 years in federal prison for using …
Nevada Bottled Water Companies And Owners Ordered To Stop Distributing Adulterated And Misbranded Water Products
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A federal court permanently enjoined a Henderson, Nevada, company from preparing, processing, and distributing adulterated and misbranded bottled water. In a …
Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Seizure of Domain Names Used in Furtherance of Spear-Phishing Campaign Posing as U.S. Agency for International Development
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – On May 28, 2021, pursuant to court orders issued in the Eastern District of Virginia, the United States seized two command-and-control (C2) …
EDVA Commemorates LGBTQ+ Pride Month
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – For the month of June, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) will honor the vast contributions and …
Federal & State Officials Advise COVID-19 Vaccine Providers in Wisconsin That Individuals Seeking Vaccinations Cannot Be Charged
“Along with our federal, state, and local partners, the Department of Justice is committed to using all available tools to ensure that no one is …
Convicted Felon Sentenced for Illegal Firearms Possession
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal judge today sentenced a Talladega man for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. …
Talladega County Man Sentenced on Drug Charges
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal judge today sentenced a Talladega man on drug charges, announced United States Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, …
Two Malaysian Nationals Sentenced for Illegally Exporting Firearm Parts to Hong Kong
BOSTON – Two Malaysian nationals were sentenced today in federal court in Boston for conspiring to illegally export firearm parts from the United States to …
Merchant Mariners Sentenced For Unlawfully Receiving Licenses
NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced the sentencings, in April and May 2021, of the following defendants for convictions for receiving …
Former Captain in Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office Admits to Defrauding the Sheriff’s Office And Other Businesses
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announces that KEVIN STIMAGE, age 44, plead guilty on May 27, 2021 to a Bill …
Two Kern County Residents Charged in Separate Cases for Unlawful Possession of Firearms and Ammunition
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA — Christopher Howard, 45, of Delano, and Liandro Romero Cuevas, 33, of Bakersfield, appeared in federal court this week after a grand jury …
Robstown man gets huge sentence for sexual exploitation of a child
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS – A 53-year-old local man has been ordered to federal prison for conspiring to entice a minor to engage in sexually explicit …
Houston consulting company admits to H-1B visa fraud conspiracy
HOUSTON, TEXAS – Cloudgen LLC has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit H-1B visa fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Cloudgen LLC is …
Six Individuals Charged with Drug Trafficking
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On April 29, 2021, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a two-count indictment, which was …
Little Rock Gang Leader Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS—A former Little Rock gang leader of the Wolfe Street Crips has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for his role …
Justice Department Settles Investigation Into Language Barriers In The Hazleton Police Department
HARRISBURG, PA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the Justice Department announced the United States has reached a …
Jacksonville Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Identity Theft And Fraud Activities
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Charles Cornelius Smith (35, Jacksonville) to five years in federal prison for aggravated identity …
Previously Convicted Drug Trafficker Facing Federal Indictment for a Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Lamar Prilliman, a/k/a “Block”, age 48, of Baltimore, Maryland, on federal charges related …
Man Indicted on Federal Murder Charge
LONDON, KENTUCKY — A federal grand jury sitting in London, has indicted Patrick Baker, 42, a resident of Frankfort, Ky., on a federal charge of …
Ohio County man indicted on drug charges
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Travis E. Vossen, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was indicted today on drug charges, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. …
Marshall County man indicted on firearms charge
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Mitchell R. Arbogast, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was indicted today on a firearms charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard …
An inmate at FCI Hazelton indicted on assault and weapons charges
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Mark Justin Daniels, an inmate at Federal Corrections Institute Hazelton in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, was indicted today on assault and …
Two Detained, Three Kilos of Fentanyl Pills Seized
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Two men have been ordered detained in federal custody following a Rhode Island DEA Drug Task Force investigation into the trafficking of …
Construction Company President Charged With Defrauding The State Department In Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Schemes
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael Speckhardt, the Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department …
Former Pilot Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge in Maryland and is Sentenced to One Year of Probation for Exposing Himself to a Female First Officer While the Plane Was In Flight
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. Magistrate Judge J. Mark Coulson today sentenced Michael Haak, age 60, of Longwood, Florida, to one year of probation, after Haak …
11 indicted in international fentanyl distribution conspiracy
CINCINNATI – A federal grand jury has indicted 11 people, including seven from Cincinnati, for engaging in an international conspiracy to distribute the deadly drug …
United States Obtains Stipulated Judgment against Washington Company and Maine Man for False Claims Act Violations
PORTLAND, Maine: North South Polar, Inc., located in Renton, Washington; and Luciano A. Sapienza, of Rockland, Maine; have agreed to pay $40,585 as a result …
Jefferson County Man Indicted For Theft From Papa’s Guns, Ammo, And Archery In Oldham County
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment against Andrew Wade Dunn, age 35, of Jefferson County, Kentucky, on May 25, 2021, for …
Everly, Iowa Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Meth
A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced May 26, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City. Jimmy Crouch, 48, from Everly, Iowa, pled …
Sioux City Man Who Embezzled Money from Indian Tribal Organization Sentenced to Federal Prison
A Sioux City man who engaged in rebate schemes, fraudulent invoice schemes, and stole items belonging to the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska was sentenced on …
Florida Man Charged with Stealing Ventilators Intended for Critically Ill Covid-19 Patients in El Salvador Arrested in Texas
Miami, Fl. — Yoelvis Denis Hernandez, a/k/a “Guajiro,” 42, was arrested yesterday in Del Rio, Texas, on a South Florida indictment charging him with stealing …
Yorba Linda Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Operating Illegal ATM Network that Laundered Bitcoin and Cash for Criminals
SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County man was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for operating an illegal virtual-currency money services …
Appellate Court Affirms Convictions of Lawyer and Coal Company Executive for Bribing State Legislator
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit yesterday affirmed the convictions of a Birmingham lawyer and an Alabama coal company executive …