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Mobridge Man Charged with Using the Mail to Import Controlled Substances to Distribute in a Drug Conspiracy and Firearm Offenses

News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Mobridge, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances, Use of a Communication Facility in the Commission of a Drug Trafficking Crime, Importation of a Controlled Substance, and Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm.


Harrison County man indicted on drug charges

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Arthur Woodrow Pritt, Jr., of Bridgeport, West Virginia, was indicted today on drug charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Former Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To COVID Fraud

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Mohammad Fares, 28, formerly of Buffalo, now of Florida, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to theft of government property, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $,250,000 fine.


Owner of New York Commercial Drum Company Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Billing Scheme

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Robert A. DiNoto, age 48, of Huntington, New York, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in connection with a fraudulent billing scheme involving a manufacturing company with facilities in Harford County, Maryland.


Mexican National Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Illegally Reentering the U.S.

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GERMAN EDUARDO MARTINEZ FRANCO, 42, a citizen of Mexico last residing in West Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 37 months of imprisonment for illegally reentering the U.S. after being deported.


New Orleans Duo Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Interstate Motorcycle Theft Scheme

News Release: MOBILE, AL - A pair of New Orleans, Louisiana men were each sentenced to two years in federal prison for a scheme to steal motor vehicles and transport them across state lines.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Luis Carlos Vásquez-Barragán, 51, of Nicolás Bravo, Chihuahua, Mexico, was sentenced to prison for possession with intent to distribute at least 50 kilograms but less than 100 kilograms of marijuana.


News Release: CONCORD - Richard J. Crispin, 26, of Rochester, NH, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Monday and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


News Release: Earlier today, Jebara Igbara, also known as “Jay Mazini," pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn to a three count information charging him with wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering. As set forth in the information, up until March 2021, Igbara maintained a popular Instagram account...


Justice Department Announces Takedown of Nationwide Catalytic Converter Theft Ring

News Release: Federal, state, and local law enforcement partners from across the United States executed a nationwide, coordinated takedown today of leaders and associates of a national network of thieves, dealers, and processors for their roles in conspiracies involving stolen catalytic converters sold to a metal refinery for tens of millions of dollars.


Two Men Admit Drug Trafficking

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Philadelphia man today admitted trafficking in large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl in southern New Jersey and Philadelphia, and a New Jersey man admitted to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Scott Andrew Hollington, M.D. (57, St. Augustine) with 10 counts of distribution of controlled substances and 1 count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. If convicted, Hollington...


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Two women residing in Monterrey, Mexico, have admitted to their roles in importing nearly 1000 grams of heroin, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Hudson Physician and Ohio Pharmaceutical Rep Plead Guilty to Roles in Prescription Drug Kickback Conspiracy

News Release: AKRON - Deepak Raheja, 66, of Hudson, Ohio, and Frank Mazzucco, 44, of Dublin, Ohio, pleaded guilty on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, to their roles in a pharmaceutical kickback conspiracy in which Raheja, a licensed Ohio physician, wrote prescriptions for a drug to patients that did not have the condition in exchange for money and other items of value.


United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa Announces Election Day Program

News Release: Des Moines, IA - United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal announced today that Assistant United States Attorney Ryan Leemkuil will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election. AUSA Leemkuil...


Convicted Felon Who Returned Fire After Being Shot at Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison

News Release: A convicted felon who unlawfully possessed a gun that he used to return fire at two others in broad daylight was sentenced today to more than six years in federal prison.


Mexican citizen admits to smuggling a minor and fleeing law enforcement

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 27-year-old Mexican man has pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle undocumented aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


American Woman Who Led ISIS Battalion Sentenced to 20 Years

News Release: A U.S. citizen was sentenced to 20 years in prison today in the Eastern District of Virginia for organizing and leading an all-female military battalion in Syria on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.


News Release: HAMMOND, Ind. - Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson for the Northern District of Indiana announced that Johnny Lamar Sawyer, 31, of Southfield, Michigan, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Senior Judge James T. Moody after pleading guilty to possessing with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.


Former Prisoner Transport Officer Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting Female Detainee

News Release: Former prisoner transport officer, Rogeric Hankins, 37, pleaded guilty in federal court in the Western District of Missouri to violating a female detainee’s civil rights by sexually assaulting her.