Shiprock Man Charged in Armed Assault on Minor
Azariah Arnold Cleveland is facing federal charges after aiming his assault-style rifle at a minor and other witnesses during a fight that left the…
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Three Arrested on Methamphetamine Distribution Charges
ABINGDON, Va. – Three individuals from West Virginia, who allegedly conspired with numerous others to possess with the intent to distribute and distribute large…
Continue ReadingKansas City Man Sentenced for Illegally Possessing Firearms
David Michael Gager, also known as David Kash, 31, Kansas City, Mo., sentenced to 71 months imprisonment for illegally possessing eight firearms. Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingCharles County Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Commercial Armed Robbery Spree
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Daniel Michael Harris, Sr., 44, of Waldorf, Maryland, to 14 years in federal prison for…
Continue ReadingFormer HUD Property Manager Receives Five-Year Sentence for Embezzlement
Kelly Ballinger, 59, also caused HUD to pay a larger share of rents. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingFederal Jury Finds Charleston Man and Woman Guilty of Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – After five days of trial, a federal jury convicted Tiwan Robert Bailey, also known as “Quick,” 49, and Carrie Roy, also…
Continue ReadingMexican National Guilty of Illegal Reentry into The United States
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that ALFREDO RAMIREZ-VAZQUEZ (“RAMIREZ-VAZQUEZ”), age 55, a citizen of Mexico, pled guilty on September 16, 2025,…
Continue ReadingLatvian Broker Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Illegally Export U.S. Aircraft Technology to Russia
Latvian national, Oleg Chistyakov, aka Olegs Čitsjakovs, 56, pleaded guilty today for his role in a years-long conspiracy to circumvent U.S. export laws by…
Continue ReadingKansas Woman Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a woman from Prairie Village, Kansas,…
Continue ReadingTrinitarios Leader Sentenced To Life In Prison For Teen Murders And Other Brutal Crimes
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that CARLOS RAMIREZ, a/k/a “Guerra,” was sentenced today to life in prison…
Continue ReadingAccokeek Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl
Greenbelt, Maryland – District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced OJ Rashad Green, 36, aka “Ice,” of Accokeek, Maryland, to nine years in federal prison, followed by three…
Continue ReadingMays Landing Woman Admits to Conspiring to Defraud The IRS
A Mays Landing woman admitted to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by filing false employment tax returns that concealed a company’s cash…
Continue ReadingGloucester Man Indicted for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and Possession of Child Pornography
BOSTON – A Gloucester man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for sexual exploiting a minor and possessing child sexual…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans Resident Guilty of Demanding Ransom for Release of Kidnapping Victim
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA –JANETTE RAMIREZ (“RAMIREZ”), age 34, pleaded guilty on September 25, 2025 before U.S. District Judge Barry W. Ashe to interstate transmission of…
Continue ReadingRapid City Sex Offender Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor
RAPID CITY – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a man from Rapid…
Continue ReadingNew York Man Pleads Guilty to Impersonating Crypto Influencers in Investment Scam
Greenbelt, Maryland – Noman Saleem, 38, of Queens and Levittown, New York, pled guilty today, in connection with his role in a wire fraud…
Continue ReadingSentencings, Plea Hearings in Southwest Georgia Armed Drug Trafficking Case
ALBANY, Ga. – Ten defendants involved in an armed drug trafficking organization are being held accountable for their crimes at the federal level, resulting…
Continue ReadingNewburgh Woman Who Made Headlines For False Claims About Homeless Veterans Sentenced For Wire Fraud And Stolen Valor
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that SHARON TONEY‑FINCH, who made false public claims about assisting homeless…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Resident Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Long Beach, California, has been sentenced in federal court to 120 months in prison, to be followed by…
Continue ReadingFormer Children’s Physician Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Chicago, Illinois, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 48 months of imprisonment, to be…
Continue ReadingPryor Resident Pleads Guilty To Federal Firearm Charge
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Michael Jason Sanders, age 44, of Pryor, Oklahoma,…
Continue ReadingMexican National Pleads Guilty to Illegally Reentering the US After Prior Removals
Javier Amateco-Navarrette, 38, was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by the U.S. Border Patrol in Oakland, Maine. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingLewisville man sentenced to federal prison for string of bank robberies
A Lewisville man has been sentenced to federal prison for bank robbery in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R.…
Continue ReadingRecidivist Drug and Firearm Felon Sentenced to More Than 11.5 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine Near Sharon Elementary School and Day Care Center
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A former resident of Sharon, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 140 months in federal prison for fentanyl and cocaine trafficking within 1,000…
Continue ReadingBuffalo man arrested on drug and gun charges
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Julius M. Hatten, 35, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with…
Continue ReadingBucks County Man Charged With Child Pornography Offenses
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Richard Adamsky, 66, of Warminster, Pennsylvania, was arrested and charged by indictment with one count…
Continue ReadingRapid City Man Sentenced to 3 ½ Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Ammunition
RAPID CITY – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a man from Rapid…
Continue ReadingFederal Correctional Officer Arrested For Sexual Abuse Of A Federal Inmate And Receipt Of A Bribe By A Public Official
Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the return of an indictment charging Cornelius Alexander Thompson (38, Ocala) with one count of sexual…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina Man Who Posed as Investment Adviser Pleads Guilty in Connection With Investment Fund Theft Scheme
Baltimore, Maryland – Hunter Haithcock, 24, aka Hunter Elliott, of Matthews, North Carolina, pled guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of…
Continue ReadingHickory Man Sentenced To 50 Years In Prison For Production And Transportation Of Child Sexual Abuse Material
HARLOTTE, N.C. – Kelly Lee Setzer, 64, of Hickory, N.C., was sentenced to 50 years in prison today for producing and transporting child sexual…
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