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Man Sentenced for Three Richmond Armed Robberies

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Richmond man was sentenced today to 14 years in prison after committing three armed robberies between January and February of 2022.


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - Two Detroit men have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a fentanyl trafficking operation targeting the Red Lake Reservation, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced today that Jennifer Robertson, age 52, of Battle Creek, Michigan, and Michelle McAllister, age 56, of Jerome, Michigan, pled guilty to participating in a multi-year, interstate conspiracy to transport and traffic diabetic test strips stolen...


Philadelphia Man Admits Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Involving Over 100 Kilograms of Cocaine

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Egg Harbor Township man today admitted his role in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Colchester Man Charged in Connection with Swanton Drug-Related Homicide

News Release: Burlington, Vermont - The United States Attorney’s Office stated Dominique Troupe, 36, of Colchester, was arraigned today before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle in connection with a Second Superseding Indictment in which Troupe and others are charged with gun and drug crimes. Troupe is...


News Release: BENTON, Ill. - A man from Benton, Kentucky was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison in a U.S. District Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to traveling to Illinois to engage in sexual activity with a minor in May 2020.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Mercer County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for attempting to interfere with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder when he attempted to set fire to a police vehicle during a riot in Trenton, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


News Release: ST. PAUL - A Minneapolis woman has pleaded guilty to running a drug money laundering operation on behalf of a large-scale fentanyl and marijuana dealer, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Preparing fraudulent returns results in prison for tax servicer

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A tax preparer has been sent to federal prison following her conviction for conspiring to commit tax fraud over a four-year period, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


Man Sentenced for Three Richmond Armed Robberies

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Richmond man was sentenced today to 14 years in prison after committing three armed robberies between January and February of 2022.


News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: A Georgia prison inmate who led an Augusta-area methamphetamine-trafficking ring has been sentenced to more than two decades in federal prison.


Laredo man sent to prison after shooting

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 29-year-old Laradoan has been ordered to federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


Red Lake Man Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison for the Murder of a Red Lake Tribal Police Officer

News Release: BEMIDJI, Minn. - A Red Lake man has been sentenced to 37 years in prison for fatally shooting a Red Lake Tribal Police Officer, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that TOBY MURCHISON was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for conspiring to commit sex trafficking of a 16-year-old girl. MURCHISON was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vincent L. Briccetti. MURCHISON previously pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking.


News Release: MADISON, Wis. - John G. McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Wisconsin, and U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Daniel Gibbs, 37, of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 6, by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 121 months in federal prison for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Gibbs pleaded guilty to this charge on Sept. 14, 2022.


News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - A federal jury in Asheville has convicted Tarrell Leshaun Williams, 42, of Cherokee, N.C., of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.


Former Biddeford Middle School Ed Tech Sentenced to 3+ Years for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Biddeford man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for possessing child sexual abuse materials.


News Release: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, a seven-count indictment was unsealed charging David Mccann, Tajhai Jones, Raymond Minaya, and Calvin Tabron with allegedly conspiring to illegally traffic more than 50 firearms. Mccann and Minaya are also charged with conspiracy to distribute and...


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Benjamin Bolton, 38, of Getzville, NY, who was convicted of using social media to threaten to kill Amherst Police officers, was sentenced to serve 33 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.


News Release: Memphis, TN - After a two-day trial, Gary Crawford, 32, has been found guilty of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. United States Attorney Kevin Ritz announced the guilty verdict today.