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Former Private Prisoner Transport Officer Indicted for Sexual Assault and Use of a Firearm in Furtherance of His Sexual Assault

News Release: A federal indictment was unsealed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, charging a former private prisoner transport officer with sexually assaulting a female pretrial detainee during a prisoner transport and using a firearm in furtherance of his sexual assault.


News Release: Defendant Led Breach of Police Line That Collapsed Police Perimeter.


Four Individuals Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DAVID BROWN (“BROWN"), age 51, of Morgan City, Louisiana; GILDA HENDERSON (“HENDERSON"), age 70, of Morgan City, Louisiana; LATRELL JOHNSON (“JOHNSON"), age 30, of New Orleans, Louisiana; and STACIE WHEATEN (“WHEATEN"), age...


Movie Producer Sentenced for Conspiring to Operate a Prostitution Business

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that DILLON JORDAN, a/k/a “Daniel Jordan," a/k/a “Daniel Maurice Hatton," a/k/a “Daniel Bohler," was sentenced today to five years in prison in connection with operating a prostitution business with national...


Ashton J. Ryan, Jr. Found Guilty of Fraud Resulting In Failure of First NBC Bank

News Release: NEW ORLEANS -Today U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on February 9, 2023 a federal jury has returned a verdict of guilty on all forty-six (46) counts against former First NBC Bank President and CEO Ashton J. Ryan, Jr. and not guilty on all seven (7) counts against former First NBC Bank senior vice president Fred V. Beebe.


California Woman Pleads Guilty to Violations of The Federal Controlled Substances Act

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - LORRAINE SANCHEZ VALDEZ, age 31, of Covina, California, pled guilty on February 9, 2023 before United States District Court Judge Ivan L. R. Lemelle to a one-count superseding bill of information charging her with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute a quantity of methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C), and 846, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


Twice Convicted Federal Felon Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud as Federal Trial Was About to Begin

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Steven D. Blumhagen, 71, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to wire fraud, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


Williams: Extortionist's guilty plea guarantees he ‘will face the consequences of his destructive actions’

A former employee of a public New York-based technology company has pleaded guilty to "multiple federal crimes" that resulted in the loss of more than $4 billion in the firm's market capitalization.


Texas Man Arrested on Felony Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Accused of Assaulting Officer and Throwing Object at Police.


St. Croix Felon Sentenced to 186 Months on Home Invasion and Carjacking Convictions

News Release: St. Croix, VI - United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Luis Davis, 34, of St. Croix, was sentenced to 186 months of incarceration by District Court Judge Wilma A. Lewis, after being convicted of carjacking, using a firearm during a violent crime and felon in possession of a firearm. Judge Lewis also sentenced Davis to 5 years of supervised release, a fine of $1,000.00, a special assessment of $300.00 and $1,600.00 in restitution.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that LEROY GIBBS was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon to 33 months in prison, and JULIO FIGUEROA was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Denise L. Cote to 15 months in prison, for...


Port St. Lucie Man Sentenced to Prison for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: MIAMI - Nicholas James Sorgenfrey, 38, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., who previously had been convicted of a sex offense, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material on his cell phone and cloud storage account.


News Release: MIAMI - Reading is crucial to a child’s educational development and future success. This is why staff from the Law Enforcement Coordination and Community Outreach Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida hold weekly readings for pre-kindergarten children in at-risk South Florida schools.


News Release: ANCHORAGE - A Haines man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for sexually exploiting minors.


News Release: A federal jury convicted a Tulsa man Thursday for holding a 72-year-old woman captive in her own home and brutally assaulting her, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


Ninth Defendant Sentenced in Case Against Organized Fraud, Money Laundering Schemes

News Release: AUSTIN, Texas - A dual Nigerian and Canadian citizen was sentenced today in federal court in Austin to 87 months imprisonment, ordered to pay more than $1.67 million in restitution, and forfeited a $2 million money judgment for his role in a conspiracy to commit fraud.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Russian national was charged in an indictment unsealed today in connection with a series of computer system intrusions that occurred in 2009 and 2010, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Enlisted Sailor Stationed in Belle Chasse, Louisiana Sentenced To 38 Years for Producing Files Depicting the Sexual Victimization of Children, Including Through Extortion

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BIAGIO WILLIAM AMBROSINO, age 20, originally from Queens, NY, who was an enlisted sailor stationed in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, was sentenced on February 7, 2023 by United States District Judge Wendy B. Vitter to 360 months as to Count 1, 240 months...


Pittsburgh Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing and Possessing Child Sex Abuse Materials, Immediately Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Pittsburgh to distributing and possessing material depicting the sexual exploitation of minors, and upon conviction, was sentenced to 96 months’ imprisonment and 10 years’ supervised release, United States Attorney Cindy Chung announced today.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - After deliberating for approximately 90 minutes, a federal jury yesterday found Omari Patton guilty of five counts related to attempting to provide to a federal inmate or obtain as a federal inmate a Schedule I synthetic cannabinoid controlled substance in federal prisons, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.