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News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been sentenced in federal court to 114 months’ imprisonment followed by four years of supervised release on his conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Former Chief Financial Officer Pleads Guilty for Failing to Pay Over $3.6 Million in Employee Tax Withholdings and for Pocketing $130,000 from His Employer’s Bank Account

News Release: A former chief financial officer for a company with offices in Oklahoma pleaded guilty in federal court after failing to pay over to the IRS $3.6 million in income and FICA tax withholdings and for embezzling more than $130,000 from the company.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - TOWNSEND GRANT, age 19, was charged today in a three-count indictment by a federal grand jury for possession of a machinegun, possession with the intent to distribute heroin, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U. S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Eric Passalacqua, 36, of Phelps, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with production, receipt, distribution, and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 30 years, a lifetime period of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.


News Release: MIAMI - Benito Montes de Oca Cruz, 60, of Miami-Dade County, has pled guilty to abusive sexual contact with a woman serving part of her 51-month prison sentence in home confinement under his authority.


News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - Terry Headen, 48, of Welch, was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.


News Release: One Defendant Swung a Flagpole at Police While the Other Recorded It.


Pittsburgh Felon Sentenced to Life in Prison for Drug and Gun Crimes

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to life imprisonment plus 20 years of incarceration on his conviction of violating federal narcotics and firearm laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jose Rodriguez-Quinones, 42, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and fentanyl and being a felon in possession of a firearm, was sentenced to serve 151 months in prison by U.S. District David G. Larimer.


Raytown Man Sentenced to 20 Years for $10 Million Meth Conspiracy and Fraud Scheme That Used Stolen Identities of Johnson County Employees

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Raytown, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today in two separate and unrelated criminal cases for a nearly $10 million conspiracy to distribute almost 1,000 kilograms of methamphetamine and for a fraud scheme that utilized the stolen identities of Johnson County, Kansas, government employees to make fraudulent credit card purchases.


Chicago Man Arrested on Felony Charges  For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

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


News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - Patrick Parker Walsh, 42, Williston, Florida, was sentenced today, after previously pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering in connection to COVID-19 pandemic relief. Walsh was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


Beavercreek man sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to travel overseas to join ISIS-K

News Release: DAYTON, Ohio - A Beavercreek, Ohio, man who was arrested by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force at John Glenn International Airport in 2018 while trying to travel to Afghanistan to join ISIS or ISIS- Khorasan (ISIS-K) was sentenced today in federal court.


News Release: Defendants Accused of Interfering with Law Enforcement During a Riot.


News Release: Defendant Accused of Multiple Assaults on Officers.


News Release: CONCORD - David Wiley, 53, of Georgia, pleaded guilty in federal court to access device fraud, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON - An Illinois man was found guilty, at a stipulated trial in the District of Columbia, of a felony and a misdemeanor for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.


News Release: A Beavercreek, Ohio, man, who was arrested by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force at John Glenn International Airport in 2018 while trying to travel to Afghanistan to join the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) or ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K), was sentenced today in federal court.