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Former Green Haven Correction Officer Charged With Falsifying Records In Connection With Assault Of Inmate

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today that TAJ EVERLY, a former correction officer at Green Haven Correctional Facility...


News Release: BOSTON - A Lowell man pleaded guilty yesterday to engaging in a scheme to defraud his clients of millions of dollars.


News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Wednesday sentenced a man who ran a drug ring in St. Louis to 20 years in prison.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Balbino Sablad, 81, of Vallejo, was sentenced today to five years and 10 months in prison and ordered to pay a fine of $3,500 for traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Federal Indictment Charges Man With Conspiring to “Straw Purchase” 27 Firearms in Indiana on Behalf of Chicago Resident

News Release: CHICAGO - A man has been charged in federal court with conspiring to “straw purchase" 27 firearms in Indiana on behalf of a Chicago resident.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Stockton, California, pleaded guilty in federal court to violation of federal narcotics and money laundering laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around the counties of Jefferson, Clearfield, and Allegheny, United States Attorney Cindy Chung announced today.


Portales man pleads guilty to production of child pornography

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Augustin Gallegos pleaded guilty on Oct. 17 to production of child pornography. Gallegos, 37, of Portales, New Mexico, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has been scheduled for Jan. 17, 2023.


Everton Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Leading Meth Conspiracy

News Release: Conspirators Distributed Nearly 1,000 Pounds of Meth in Southwest Missouri.


News Release: Herve Fils Viaud, 31, was sentenced today by United States District Judge William P. Dimitrouleas to 78 months in federal prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release for robbing TD Bank in Delray Beach, Florida.


Canadian Man Sentenced to 14½ Years in Federal Prison for  Leading Drug Trafficking Ring that Exported Truckloads of Narcotics

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Canadian man was sentenced today to 174 months in federal prison for leading a drug-trafficking organization that intended to ship hundreds of pounds of cocaine and heroin from Southern California into Canada - and import MDMA (ecstasy) into the United States - using big-rig trucks and encrypted telephones to achieve their aims.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - Two Kansas men have been charged through criminal complaint in Kansas City, Kansas, on charges related to alleged firearms thefts. Deldrick Bryant, 19, of Kansas City, Kansas, and Benjamin Custis, 19, are charged with two counts of burglary of a licensed firearms dealer.


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A St. Paul man has pleaded guilty to making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Financial Advisor Pleads Guilty To Fraud And False Statement Charges

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ADAM BELARDINO, the chief executive officer of the Maddox Group, pled guilty to two counts of wire fraud and one count of making a false statement to the Internal Revenue Service in connection with separate...


News Release: Conspiracy to Distribute Thousands of Kilograms of Cocaine by Land and Sea.


News Release: PROVIDENCE - Terry Roe, 49, of Burlington, ND, the final defendant to be sentenced in a wide-ranging conspiracy that developed, manufactured, and imported $20 million worth of Chinese-made counterfeit U.S. military uniforms and gear that were passed off as genuine American-made products to the U.S. military was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


Fairfield Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Making and Subscribing a False Tax Return Causing Loss of More Than $1.5 Million

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Myrna Kawakami, 70, of Fairfield, pleaded guilty today to making and subscribing a false tax return, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Braintree Man Sentenced for Role in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy and Ammunition Offense

News Release: BOSTON - A Braintree man was sentenced yesterday for trafficking cocaine and illegally possessing ammunition.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jason Lewis Bell, of Keystone Heights, Florida, was sentenced today to 37 months of incarceration for a failure to register charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Lamar, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing firearms and methamphetamine to distribute.


Former Congressional Candidate Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Falsification of Records

News Release: A former U.S. Congressional candidate was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for his scheme to use COVID-19 relief funds for personal expenditures and filing a false report with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) by concealing thousands of dollars of in-kind contributions by employees.