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Three Men plead Guilty to Child Sex Crimes

Three men pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to committing sex crimes against children, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


Former Puerto Rico Senator and Former Mayor of Yauco Sentenced to 18 Months of Imprisonment for Misappropriation of Municipal Funds to Finance His 2016 Senatorial Campaign

Abel Nazario-Quiñones, former Puerto Rico senator and former mayor of the municipality of Yauco, Puerto Rico, was sentenced by United States District Court Senior Judge Francisco A. Besosa to serve 18 months in prison, announced United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow.


Cleveland Man Charged with Distributing Fentanyl that Led to Death of Three in Northern Ohio

Reyes John Sanchez-Borrero, 37, of Cleveland, Ohio, was charged today in a five-count superseding indictment with distributing fentanyl that led to the death of three people in Northern Ohio.


Tennessee Man Sentenced To 70 Months For Multiple Bank Robberies

On February 10, 2023, Robert Z. Whipple, III, 50, currently of Crossville, Tennessee, was sentenced to 70 months in prison by the Honorable Katherine A. Crytzer, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville.


North Royalton Man Charged with Defrauding Victims Out of More Than $800k in Investment Fraud Scheme

A federal grand jury has returned a one-count indictment charging Paul Lebo, 40, of North Royalton, Ohio, with wire fraud related to an alleged investment fraud scheme.


Stroudsburg Man Sentenced To 80 Months’ Imprisonment For Heroin And Fentanyl Trafficking

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on February 9, 2023, United States District Judge Robert D. Mariani sentenced Malik Adoyi, age 25, of Stroudsburg, PA, to 80 months of imprisonment and a 4-year term of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute over 100 grams of heroin and over 40 grams of fentanyl.


Shooting Near Federal Courthouse in Elizabeth City Gets Man a Decade in Federal Prison

An altercation near the Federal Courthouse in Elizabeth City landed Tavori Ditron Lindsey 10 years in federal prison after he shot at another man with a handgun and AR-15.


Kittrell Man Sentenced to More Than 15 Years for Multiple Armed Bank Robberies

Stanley Kearney Jr., 27, of Kittrell was sentenced yesterday to 190 months in prison for charges related to two bank robberies in Raleigh and Greenville.


Michigan Man Sentenced For Assaulting Officers During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

A Michigan man was sentenced today for assaulting law enforcement officers and inflicting bodily injury during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.


Man Sentenced to 9 Months for Stealing Dozens of Catalytic Converters from Around St. Louis

U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Friday sentenced a man from East St. Louis, Illinois to nine months in prison for stealing 39 catalytic converters from trucks and vans around the St. Louis, Missouri area.


Three San Diego Residents Sentenced for Conspiring to Kidnap a Former Business Associate with Intent to Intimidate or Murder

Salam Razuki, Sylvia Gonzales and Elizabeth Juarez were sentenced in federal court yesterday for conspiring to have a former business associate kidnapped.


FBI Offers Reward for Ripped Jeans Robber After Albuquerque Bank Robbery

The FBI and Albuquerque Police are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the Ripped Jeans Robber, who robbed Bank of Albuquerque, 3301 Coors Blvd NW Suite J, in the Ladera Shopping Center, on Friday, February 10, 2023.


Receiving and storing child pornography via social media lands man in prison

A 22-year-old Laredo man has been ordered to federal prison for receipt and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


Level 3 Registered Sex Offender Arrested On Multiple Child Pornography Charges

U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Donald Campbell Sr., 60, of Elmira, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with receipt, distribution, and possession of child pornography.


Renton, Washington man sentenced to 11 years in prison for huge stash of guns and drugs

Seattle – A 44-year-old Renton, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 11 years in prison for federal drug and gun crimes, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown.


Grand Jury Indicts Former Buffalo Man On Wire Fraud And Money Laundering Charges

U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal grand jury returned a 12-count indictment charging Joshua Parra, 31, formerly of Buffalo, NY, now living in Melbourne, Florida, with bank fraud and money laundering conspiracy.


Five Defendants Sentenced to Federal Prison for Perpetrating Nationwide “Grandparent Scam” Fraud Against Over 68 Victims

Five people have been convicted and sentenced to prison for their roles in a nationwide fraud scheme that targeted senior citizens


Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to Over a Decade in Federal Prison

Found in Possession of Five Stolen Firearms and Dozens of Rounds of Ammunition


Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

A Florida man and self-identified Proud Boy pleaded guilty today to charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.


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

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.