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News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Jerome Bravo, age 39, of Denver, has pleaded guilty to ten counts of bank robbery and three counts of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.


West Falls Man Going to Prison for Child Exploitation

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Nicholas Turnquist, 36, of West Falls, NY, who was convicted of transportation and attempted transportation of a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, was sentenced to serve 156 months in prison and 15 years supervised release by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.


Federal Jury Convicts Registered Sex Offender of Producing Child Pornography

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal jury has convicted Charles Porterfield, 37, of Springville, NY, of production of child pornography and committing the offense as a registered sex offender. The charges carry a mandatory penalty of life in prison.


Mexican National Sentenced To More Than 12 Years For Role In Methamphetamine Importation Conspiracy

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Ubertino Zavala-Perez (59, Plant City, Florida) to more than 12 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Zavala-Perez pleaded guilty on Aug. 31, 2022.


Des Moines Man Sentenced for Discharging a Firearm During a Drug Deal, Resulting in the Death of a 15-Year-Old Boy

News Release: Des Moines, Iowa - Brett Michael Dobberke, age 22, of Des Moines, was sentenced today to 16 years in prison for discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and possessing marijuana with the intent to distribute it.


Mason City Man Found Guilty of Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: A Mason City, Iowa man who possessed large amounts of child pornography was convicted by a jury on Nov. 17, 2022, after a 4-day trial in federal court in Sioux City.


Ten-Time Convicted Felon Sentenced to More Than Seven Years for Illegally Possessing Stolen Firearm

News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Theodore man was sentenced to 92 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a stolen firearm.


California Drug Courier Sentenced in Federal Court

News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Los Angeles, California woman was sentenced to 21 months in prison for conspiring to distribute kilograms of marijuana.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Bradley D. Knapp, 43, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill neighborhood has been sentenced in federal court to 120 months’ imprisonment and six years of supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


FBI Media Alert: FBI Offers Reward in Laguna Pueblo Homicide

News Release: FBI Media Alert: FBI Offers Reward in Laguna Pueblo Homicide.


California Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison For Conspiring to Send Meth Through the Mail

News Release: A California man was sentenced Nov. 17, 2022, to 10 years in federal prison. Wesley Wood, age 43, from San Marcos, California, received the prison term after a May 26, 2022, guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.


Detroit Man Sentenced for Distributing Heroin, Fentanyl, and Cocaine Base

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on Nov. 21, 2022, Deamontae Luchie, 29, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss to 31 months’ imprisonment and a 3-year term of supervised release for distributing heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine base between December 2019 and January 2020.


Mobile Man Sentenced to 97 Months in Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: MOBILE, AL - The Hon. Callie V. S. Granade has sentenced Christopher Porter Seals to 97 months’ imprisonment in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy. The sentence consists of a five-year mandatory minimum for the amount of fentanyl involved and an additional 37 months resulting from Seals’ violation of his supervised release conditions from a prior federal conviction.


Kalamazoo Man Arrested And Charged With Federal Drug And Gun Crimes

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan filed a criminal complaint to arrest and charge Tyrone Henderson, 50, of Kalamazoo, Michigan for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine; felon in possession of firearms; and possession of...


Moldovan National And Technical Mastermind Of xDedic Marketplace Extradited From Spain

News Release: Tampa, Florida -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg along with Special Agent in Charge Brian Payne, IRS-Criminal Investigation, Tampa Field Office, and Special Agent in Charge David Walker, FBI-Tampa Division, announces the arrest and extradition from Spain of Alexandru Habasescu (30, Moldova).


JURY CONVICTS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MAN OF ONLINE SEXTORTION SCHEME TARGETING TEEN GIRLS ON FACEBOOK

News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - On Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, a federal jury found Michael A. Ferris, 44, of.


Belgrade woman sentenced to 16 months in prison for embezzling more than $800,000 from employer

News Release: MISSOULA - A Belgrade woman who admitted to stealing more than $800,000 from her employer while she worked as an accountant and controller was sentenced today to 16 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jason David Willis, 50, of Gasport, NY, who was convicted of receipt of child pornography following a prior conviction, was sentenced to serve 15 years in prison by Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.


Long Island MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to More Than 27 Years in Prison for Murder of Brentwood Teen and Subsequent Shooting

News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Nelson Argueta-Quintanilla, also known as “Mendigo", a member of the violent transnational criminal organization La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the “MS-13," was sentenced by United States District Judge Gary R. Brown to 327 months in prison for his...