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News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Troy Wilson Wheatley, 42, of Boone County, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm.


West Des Moines Man Sentenced to 60 Years in Federal Prison for Child Exploitation Crimes

News Release: Des Moines, IA - A West Des Moines man was sentenced today to 60 years in prison for multiple child exploitation offenses.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Dennis Daniels, 73, of Romulus, NY, who was convicted of mail fraud and willful failure to file an income tax return, was sentenced to serve two years’ probation, and pay restitution, including $22,440 to the U.S. Coast Guard and students, and $115,757 to the Internal Revenue Service, by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.


Niagara Falls Woman Going To Prison For Stealing Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars From Investment Firm Clients

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jennifer Campbell, 48, of Niagara Falls, NY, who was convicted of wire fraud, was sentenced to serve 36 months in prison and pay restitution totaling $371,332.11 by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.


Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - George Michael Thayer, 52, of St. Albans, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute a quantity of oxycodone.


New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Carjacking, and Weapons Violations

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, TYRESE HARRIS, age 19, a resident of Orleans Parish, pled guilty to a five-count superseding indictment for conspiracy, carjacking, and weapons violations. Count 1 charged HARRIS with conspiracy to commit...



Fresno Man Charged in Operation No Fly Zone Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Patrick Feaster, 23, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Jesus Ruiz Velasco-Ochoa, age 38, of Guadalajara, Mexico, was sentenced to 8 years in federal prison after earlier pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine.


ATF Announces New Senior Law Enforcement Partnership Advisor

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director Steven Dettelbach announced Vail Police Chief Dwight Henninger as the first Senior Law Enforcement Partnership Advisor to the Director for ATF.


News Release: Two Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) employees pleaded guilty on Feb. 9 to conspiring with another individual to engage in fraud on MTA excess vehicle auctions.


Bullying and Internet Safety a Top Priority for U.S. Attorney’s Office Community Outreach Staff

News Release: MIAMI - Nearly one in four students ages 12-18 experiences bullying. It can eat away at a student’s self-esteem and make attending school a serious challenge. That’s why staff from the Law Enforcement Coordination and Community Outreach Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida, regularly travel to area schools to shine a light on this behavior at an early age.


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel today sentenced Jolen Michael Ghorbani, a/k/a “Jay," age 28, formerly of Fairfax, Virginia, to 18 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for bribery of a witness related to a federal criminal trial in which Ghorbani was a witness.


Convicted Felon Indicted for Possession of Firearms, Ammunition and Distribution of a Controlled Substance

News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Evan Ingram (42, Clearwater) with seven counts of distribution of a controlled substance, two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and two counts of possession of a firearm and ammunition ...


Former Pharma Executive and Cousin Charged with Insider Trading of Kodak Stock

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging JAMES ANDREW STILES, a/k/a...


Jury Finds Felon Guilty of Possessing Firearm and Multiple Bags of Drugs for Distribution

News Release: Orlando, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Curtis Tyrone Johnson (35, Melbourne) guilty of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon and possession with the intent to distribute various controlled substances. Johnson faces a minimum mandatory term of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for May 10, 2023.


Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Schemes and Money Laundering

News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Joseph Modile, a Nigerian national, pleaded guilty to an indictment in the Eastern District of New York charging him with conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, and an information filed in the Southern District of Texas and...


News Release: St. Thomas, VI - United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced that Rafael Velez-Lopez of Puerto Rico pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller to one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine.


Repeat Offender Charged with Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden County man was arrested for possessing multiple images and videos of child sex abuse, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


News Release: Davenport, IA - A Davenport man was sentenced to 174 months of imprisonment, on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, for possessing a firearm as a felon and possessing a distribution amount of fentanyl.