USAO-KS & ATF announces results of Operation Iron Sights
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas (USAO-KS) and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announce today the results…
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Federal Jury Finds Slovakian National Guilty of Voter Fraud
Orlando, Florida – A federal jury has found Peter Holly, a 39-year-old lawful permanent resident, guilty of making a false claim of U.S. citizenship…
Continue ReadingIsraeli National Extradited to Face Charges for Stealing Nearly $3M in Virtual Currency Heist
Alexander Gurevich, 49, an Israeli national, had his initial appearance today in the Northern District of California on a 2023 indictment that charged him…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney Jerome Gorgon Announces Election Day Program
DETROIT — In keeping with past practice, U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. today announced the efforts of the U.S. Attorney's Office of the…
Continue ReadingFormer BizJet Sales Manager Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery
Jald Jensen, 73, of Panama City, and previously of Van Nuys, California, a former sales manager of BizJet International Sales and Support Inc. (BizJet),…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Four Additional Defendants in Sprawling Conspiracy Terrorizing Jewish Community, University of Michigan Officials
DETROIT — United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. announced today that four additional defendants have been charged in connection with conspiracies involving threats,…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney Employees Recognized for Superior Performance
Three members of the United States Attorney’s Office were recognized by the Department of Justice for their superior performance. Assistant United States Attorneys Lisa…
Continue ReadingWashington man sentenced to over three years in prison for trafficking meth to Billings
A Washington man who helped traffic meth into Billings was sentenced Thursday to three years and five months in prison, followed by four years…
Continue ReadingKingfield Woman Sentenced for Possessing Child Pornography
U.S. District Judge Stacey D. Neumann sentenced Anna LaRochelle, 36, to 10 years in prison to be followed by 20 years of supervised release. …
Continue ReadingHarford County Registered Sex Offender Indicted on Child Sex Crimes
Baltimore, Maryland – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced, today, that a federal grand jury indicted a Harford County man in connection with child sexual abuse charges…
Continue ReadingAntiques and Art Dealer Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Federal Prison for $2.1 Million Theft Scheme
DAVID L. JOHNSON, 67, of Greenwich, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 66 months of imprisonment and…
Continue ReadingFormer College Consulting and Financial Planning Business Owner Admits to Defrauding 65 Victims in $9.7 Million Ponzi Scheme
A former college and financial planner who operated a Somerset County-based business admitted to running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded victims out of more…
Continue ReadingFederal Law Enforcement Apprehends 14 Violent Criminal Illegal Aliens Following Court Authorization
Today, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Scott Bradford announced that federal authorities have arrested fourteen criminal illegal aliens convicted of violent offenses…
Continue ReadingForty-two Alleged Gang Members and Associates Charged with Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Following Homeland Security Task Force Investigation
SAN DIEGO – Four federal grand jury indictments charge 42 alleged members and associates of various San Diego County street gangs, including an increasingly…
Continue ReadingBucyrus Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Role in Obtaining Nearly $900,000 in Pandemic Funds
A 56-year-old man has pleaded guilty in federal court to devising a scheme to obtain pandemic government stimulus funds meant to assist small businesses,…
Continue ReadingAugusta Woman Pleads Guilty to Social Security Fraud
According to court records, from about October 2018 to April 2022, Deborah Oldis, 63, intentionally concealed and failed to disclose her ownership of assets,…
Continue ReadingTop Ecuadorian Leader of Los Choneros, a Violent Foreign Terrorist Organization, Extradited to the United States to Face International Narcotics and Firearm Charges Following Homeland Security Task Force Initiative
Francisco Manuel Bermúdez Cagua, also known as “Churrón,” will be arraigned in federal court in Brooklyn this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Peggy…
Continue ReadingU.S. Extradites to El Salvador Inland Empire Man to Face Charges of Murdering Woman in Front of Infant Son, Whom He Abandoned
A dual U.S.-Salvadoran citizen and Riverside County man has been extradited at the request of the Government of El Salvador so he may face…
Continue ReadingRocky Mount Tax Preparer’s $3.9M Fraud Empire Crumbles, She Confesses Guilt
RALEIGH, N.C. – Chowan Watson, 55, of Rocky Mount, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation…
Continue ReadingSan Antonio Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Dealing
Alfredo Landin was sentenced to 190 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more…
Continue ReadingOwner of Now-Closed Adult Family Home Sentenced to Federal Prison for Healthcare Fraud
Brad D. Schimel, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on October 22, Lori Butts (age 49) was sentenced…
Continue ReadingBox Elder man sentenced to more than 2 years in prison for unlawfully possessing handgun
A Box Elder man who previously had been convicted of multiple felonies and was found with a handgun was sentenced today to two years…
Continue ReadingMissouri Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Cryptocurrency Robbery Scheme
SAIF FAIQ, 23, of St. Louis, Missouri, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 48 months of imprisonment…
Continue ReadingOhio Man Convicted for Lying About His Involvement in the Rwandan Genocide
BOSTON – An Ohio man was convicted yesterday by a federal jury in Boston in connection with his concealment of material information concerning his…
Continue ReadingAccountant Sentenced to Federal Prison for Money Laundering, PPP Fraud
Arun Mago, an Austin accountant, was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for money laundering and bank fraud that undermined the Paycheck Protection…
Continue ReadingNorth Chesterfield meth trafficker sentenced to 11 years in prison
Elliot Davis, 33, of North Chesterfield, was sentenced to prison for selling a quarter-pound of meth to a DEA agent. Source: U.S. Department of…
Continue ReadingIllegal Alien Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Re-Entering United States After Multiple Deportations
FRANCISCO HERNANDEZ-RAMOS was unlawfully present in Harvard, Ill., on Aug. 7, 2021. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingMiddle District of Georgia Prosecutor Honored with National Director’s Award
MACON, Ga. – The Department of Justice has selected Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Morrison as a 2026 recipient of the Executive Office for United…
Continue ReadingSt. Louis County Man Who Paid to Watch Sexual Abuse of Children Found Guilty
Sanel Smajlovic paid to watch the sexual abuse of children in the Philippines, evidence and testimony showed. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingDanbury Man Sentenced for Filing False Tax Returns
MARK EDWARDS, 61, of Danbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarah F. Russell in New Haven to two years of probation, the…
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