Southwest Virginia Nonprofit Receives Federal Funding to Assist Victims
ROANOKE, Va. – A Southwest Virginia nonprofit legal aid society will receive more than $585,000 from the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Program of the …
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Inmate at USP Lee Sentenced for Assault, Possessing a Weapon in Prison
ABINGDON, Va. – An inmate at USP Lee in Jonesville, Virginia was sentenced last week to 72 months for assaulting another inmate and for unlawfully …
Belfry Man Sentenced to 197 Months for Conspiracy to Distribute 500 grams or more of Methamphetamine
LONDON, Ky.— A Belfry, Ky., man, Brian Keith Wells, 45, was sentenced on Monday to 197 months in prison, by U.S. District Judge Robert E. …
Shooting in Henderson Lands Man in Federal Prison for More Than 19 Years
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Henderson man was sentenced today to 235 months in prison for two counts of Felon in Possession of Ammunition. On June …
Jones County Man Sentenced to More Than 9 Years for Shooting
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Jones County man was sentenced today to 115 months in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, …
Tulsa Man Sentenced to 47 months in Prison for Domestic Violence Assault
A Tulsa man was sentenced Monday in federal court for assaulting and strangling his former intimate partner, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District …
Indian national admits to role in government impersonation call center scam
HOUSTON – A 37-year-old Indian citizen who was illegally residing in Houston has entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, announced Acting …
Texas plastics corporation will pay nearly $3M for violating Clean Air Act
HOUSTON – Formosa Plastics Corporation has agreed to pay $2.85 million in civil penalties and improve its risk management program to resolve alleged violations of …
Cresson, PA Man Sentenced to Nearly 22 Years in Prison and 20 Years’ Supervised Release for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Cresson, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 262 months in prison and 20 years of …
Romanian National Sentenced to 54 Months in Prison for Role in ATM Skimming Conspiracy
TRENTON, N.J. – A Romanian national was sentenced today to 54 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to steal bank account information …
South Bay Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Producing Sexually Explicit Content Involving Children
LOS ANGELES – A South Bay man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for producing thousands of sexually explicit images and videos of …
Jury Convicts Foreign Service Officer and Former Spouse for Obtaining U.S. Citizenship by Fraud
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A federal jury convicted a California woman and Russian-born man on Friday on charges of conspiracy and obtaining U.S. citizenship by fraud. According …
Guilty Plea in a Mail Theft and Bank Fraud Scheme Committed Throughout Northern California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Richard Beldon Waters III, 29, of Contra Costa County, pleaded guilty today to bank fraud and possession of stolen U.S. mail, Acting …
South Bend Man Sentenced To More Than 24 Years In Federal Prison For Child Sex Abuse
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — Alexander Scott Yossett, 28, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced to 293 months (more than 24 …
Maryland man sentenced for firearms trafficking
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Brayan Mengou, of Hagerstown, Maryland, was sentenced today to 60 months of incarceration for participating in a firearms trafficking conspiracy, Acting …
Methamphetamine trafficking sends Belt man to prison
GREAT FALLS — A Belt man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in Cascade County was sentenced today to 38 months in prison to be followed …
Former Waterbury Resident Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILTON REYNOSO, also known as Manuel Jose Echevarria-Lugo, 47, a citizen …
Former correctional officer sentenced for sexual abuse of an inmate
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Scott Douglas Born, a former correctional officer at Federal Correctional Institution Hazelton’s Female Facility, was sentenced today to three months of …
California Resident Charged in Superseding Indictment for Role in Sim Swap Scam Targeting at Least 40 People, Including New Orleans Resident
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RICHARD YUAN LI, age 21, a resident of Hercules, California, was charged on August 26, …
Passaic County Convicted Felon Admits Illegal Possession of Firearm
NEWARK, N.J. – A Passaic County, New Jersey, man with previous felony convictions today admitted illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael …
United States Attorney’s Office District of Arizona August 2021 Immigration and Border Crimes Report
I. Illegal Reentry After Deportation (8 U.S.C. 1326) 212 individuals were charged in August with illegal reentry A. 180 of those 212 individuals had previously …
Boise Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Methamphetamine
BOISE – Jason Lee Gentry, 44, of Boise, pleaded guilty to distribution of methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. announced today. Gentry was …
Navajo woman sentenced to 19 years in prison for manslaughter in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Trudy Martinez, 30, of Bread Springs, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced on Sept. 10 …
Former Boston Police Clerk Pleads Guilty to Overtime Fraud
BOSTON – A former clerk for Boston Police Department’s (BPD) District A-1 Detectives Unit pleaded guilty today in connection with an investigation of overtime fraud …
High-Ranking Member of Los Zetas Cartel Sentenced in Eastern District of Texas to a Term of Life Imprisonment
PLANO, Texas – A Mexican national and high-ranking member of the Los Zetas cartel received a life sentence for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern …
Beloit Man Sentenced to 4 Years for Illegal Gun Possession
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Fabian Jones, 29, Beloit, Wisconsin was sentenced …
New Hampshire Woman Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine
PORTLAND, Maine—A New Hampshire woman was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for conspiring to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine, Acting U.S. …
Parkville Man Pleads Guilty to $335 Million Fraud, $615,000 Tax Violations
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Parkville, Missouri, man who was charged in two federal cases pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in …
Black Miami Nurse threatened to kill Kamala Harris: She ain’t really black
Miami, Florida – Thirty-nine-year-old Niviane Petit Phelps, of Miami-Dade County, pled guilty on Friday in federal district court to a six count indictment charging her …
Florida Dentist Pleads Guilty in Public Corruption Scheme Involving Former Arkansas State Senator
FAYETTEVILLE – A Florida dentist, formerly of Arkansas, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud in a scheme with …
Mexican National Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine Dropped from Airplane
LOS ANGELES – A Mexican national was sentenced today to 63 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute nearly 120 pounds of methamphetamine …
Jefferson County man sentenced to 20 years for role in drug distribution operation
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Armstead William Craig, of Ranson, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 240 months incarceration for his role in a drug distribution …
Charleston Couple Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun and Drug Crimes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston couple was sentenced today for federal gun and drug crimes. Larry James Williams, 66, was sentenced to 70 months in …
Six Colombian Nationals Plead Guilty To Conspiracy To Use “Narco-Submarines” To Smuggle Over 19,000 Kilograms Of Cocaine To The Sinaloa Cartel
Tampa, FL – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces that six individuals have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a conspiracy to distribute cocaine …
New Bedford Man Sentenced for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition
BOSTON – A New Bedford man was sentenced on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021 in federal court in Boston for illegally possessing a Mustang .380 pistol and …
Greenville BLM rioter gets 15 months in prison after attacking federal courthouse
NEW BERN, N.C. – Alexander Charles Pridgen, of Greenville, North Carolina, was sentenced today to 15 months in federal prison, 2 years of supervised release …
Connecticut Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Prison on Federal Drug Charges
BANGOR, Maine: A Connecticut man was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Bangor for possessing controlled substances with the intent to distribute and using …
South Carolina Man Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking Kilo of Meth
ATHENS, Ga. – A South Carolina resident was sentenced to federal prison for attempting to distribute one kilogram of methamphetamine. Jack Shuttleworth, 55, of North Augusta, …
Federal prosecutions target illegal firearms possession, drugs
SAVANNAH, GA: At least seven defendants face federal charges including those for illegally possessing firearms after separate indictments by a U.S. District Court grand jury …
Boston Woman Sentenced for Role in Multimillion-Dollar Marijuana Enterprise
BOSTON – A Boston woman was sentenced on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021 for her role in a marijuana delivery service that operated in Massachusetts from …
Monessen Man Sentenced to More than 7 Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Law Offenses
PITTSBURGH, PA – A former resident of Westmoreland County has been sentenced in federal court to 87 months’ imprisonment on his conviction for violating the …
Bristol Man Sentenced on Drug and Gun Charges
ABINGDON, Va. – A Bristol, Virginia man was sentenced last week to 21 and a-half years in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and possessing …
Seven More Charged for Involvement in Staged Automobile Accident Scheme
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today the August 26, 2021 Indictment of ASHLEY McGOWAN (“McGOWAN”), age 35; LERTRICE JOHNSON …
California Software Company Executives Charged In Conspiracy To Defraud The Tennessee Valley Authority
NASHVILLE – A seven-count indictment unsealed Friday charged two Danville, California men with conspiracy to defraud the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) of more than $300,000, …
Kuna Man Sentenced to Prison After Receiving Drugs in the Mail That He Intended to Distribute
BOISE – Daniel Jake Keller, 36, of Kuna, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, …
Ordering Silencers Delivers Federal Prison Sentence
DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Ronald Allen Grace Jr., age 54, of Arvada, was sentenced to 3 years in federal prison for possessing an unregistered …
Caldwell Woman Sentenced for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
BOISE – Jessica Renae Green, 26, of Caldwell, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison based upon her June 2021 guilty plea to possession …
U.S. Manager of Money Laundering Ring in a Nigerian Romance Scam Sentenced
An Oklahoma man was sentenced today in the Northern District of Oklahoma to four years in prison for managing a group of money launderers in …
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Passing Altered Postal Money Orders and Theft
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ANTOINE MERCHANT, age 32, of New York, New York, pleaded guilty on August 26, 2021 …
Jonesborough Man Sentenced For Methamphetamine And Firearm
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – On September 9, 2021, Robert Harrison Blevins, 54, of Jonesborough, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable Clifton L. Corker, in the United …