By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Salvador Barrera, Jr., 27, and Ricardo Jonathan Gomez, 27, both of Charlotte, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David C. Keesler today and pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An Aldie man pleaded guilty today to a criminal information charging him with one count of wire fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Lawrence Jeffrey Brooks, 41, of Mount Holly, N.C., to 396 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release, and Dustin Blair Henry, 39, of Charlotte, to 235 months in prison and five years of supervised release for drug trafficking and firearms offenses, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: MEMPHIS, TN-The FBI Memphis Field Office is warning Tennesseans to be cautious of charity and disaster fraudsters. When tragedies like Hurricane Ian occur, the public comes together to help those in need. Whether you are directly impacted or want to help, scammers will take advantage of a natural disaster, like Hurricane Ian, to steal your money, your personal information, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: HOUSTON - A 42-year-old man residing in Houston has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiracy to distribute cocaine as a Darknet vendor, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that FELIX CANCEL, JR., 49, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 108 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for participating in a fentanyl ring while incarcerated in a federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: ANCHORAGE - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska has unsealed a 13-count indictment charging Zobaidul Amin, 24, for his role in operating a child exploitation enterprise following his arrest in Kuala Lumpur by Malaysian authorities.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: ROCKFORD - A Rockford man has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for trafficking heroin and cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: A Dallas man who accepted a delivery of $3.7 million worth of methamphetamine concealed in boxes of cauliflower was sentenced Tuesday to life in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that defendant EDWARD SHIN, a/k/a “Eungsoo Shin," was sentenced to 14 months in prison for his role in defrauding a Pennsylvania-based bank (the “Bank") while serving as its CEO. SHIN was convicted after...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Lee D. Strawder, 40, La Crosse, Wisconsin was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 46 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon. This prison term will be followed by 36 months of supervised release. Strawder pleaded guilty to this charge on June 21, 2022.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Ambridge, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession with intent to 40 grams or more of fentanyl, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA - The enforcement of federal civil rights laws will be the focus of a forum to be held next week in Morgantown.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas resident was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon to 15 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: ALBANY, Ga. - A southwest Georgia resident involved in a high-volume methamphetamine distribution ring was sentenced to prison this afternoon after admitting to his role in the conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 45-year-old San Benito resident has been sent to federal prison following his conviction of possession with intent to distribute liquid meth, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: A former Regional Director of Parole Services for the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation in Parkersburg, West Virginia, pleaded guilty today in federal court in the Southern District of West Virginia to witness tampering.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - Kelvin Earl Pittman, 46, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and firearm charges. For these charges, Pittman faces a mandatory sentence of ten (10) years’ imprisonment. Pittman is from Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: MEDFORD, Ore.-A Medford man with previous felony convictions for his involvement in two Medford area shootings was sentenced to federal prison today after he was found by police in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2022
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal judge has sentenced a man to more than four years in federal prison for illegally possessing a loaded handgun near a Chicago playground while on parole for a prior gun offense.
