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News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that William Watts, Sr., 56, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to five years and ten months in prison, five years of supervised release and ordered to pay $12,000 in special assessments by United States District Court Judge Joel H. Slomsky after being convicted of receiving and possessing child pornography.
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New York Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
News Release: A New York man was sentenced today to 12 years and nine months in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for attempting to provide material support or resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS), a foreign terrorist organization.
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New York Attorney And Doctor Convicted Of Defrauding New York City-Area Businesses And Their Insurance Companies Of More Than $31 Million Through Massive Trip-And-Fall Fraud Scheme
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the convictions today in Manhattan federal court of GEORGE CONSTANTINE, a New York lawyer, and ANDREW DOWD, a New York orthopedic surgeon, for their participation in a massive trip-and-fall fraud scheme between...
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Texas Man Found Guilty of Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach
News Release: Defendant Watched Members of Congress Evacuate, then Participated in Breaking the Windows of the Speaker’s Lobby Door.
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Canadian Father And Son Indicted For Fraudulently Obtaining Over $8 Million In COVID-19 Relief Funds
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of a six-count indictment charging Evan Edwards (64, New Smyrna Beach) and Joshua Edwards (30, New Smyrna Beach) with federal offenses related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES") Act and visa...
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North Tonawanda Man Going Back To Prison For COVID-19 Relief Fraud And Violating Supervised Release
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Michael Kornaker, 52, of North Tonawanda, NY, who was convicted of wire fraud and violation of supervised release, was sentenced to serve 28 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
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Defendant Charged With Attempted Enticement Of Nine-Year-Old Boy
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced charges against EFREM ZELONY-MINDELL for attempted enticement of one minor boy...
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Jamestown Woman Going To Prison On Drug Charge
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Loegan Morrison Samples, 24, Jamestown, NY, who was convicted of maintaining a drug-involved premises, was sentenced to serve 60 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
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Iowa Man Sentenced to 41 Months for Threatening United States District Judge
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Ted Earl Severeid, III, 40, of Des Moines, Iowa, was sentenced on December 5, 2022, by United States District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 41 months in prison, to run consecutively with previously imposed prison terms in other criminal cases. Severeid previously pleaded guilty to Threatening to Assault a United States Judge.
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Four Local 98 Employees Plead Guilty to Illegal Use of Union Assets
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Michael Neill, 56, Marita Crawford, 53, Niko Rodriguez, 31, and Brian Fiocca, 31, all of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and all employees of Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (“Local 98"), entered pleas...
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Somersworth Man Sentenced to 66 Months for Distribution and Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials
News Release: CONCORD - Mark E. Butler, 46, of Somersworth, was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison for distribution and possession of child sexual abuse materials, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
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District Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Aiding and Abetting Murder in Online Robbery Scheme
News Release: Defendant’s Co-conspirator Shot Victim After They Stole $225.
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Ridgefield Man Charged with Child Pornography Offense
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Matthew B. Millhollin, Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Boston, today announced that NICHOLAS SKIRKANICH, 43, of Ridgefield, was arrested yesterday and charged by federal criminal complaint with possession of child pornography.
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U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont Collects $1,597,621.03 in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2022
News Release: Burlington, Vermont - U.S. Attorney Nikolas P. Kerest announced today that the District of Vermont collected $1,597,621.03 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2022. Of this amount, $1,076,812.47 was collected in criminal actions and $520,808.56 was collected in civil actions.
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Yuma Contractor Convicted of Insurance Fraud
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - On Tuesday, Isrrael Millan, III, 40, of Yuma, Arizona, was found guilty by a federal jury on one count of Conspiracy to Commit Fraud, eight counts of Wire Fraud, two counts of Mail Fraud, and four counts of Money Laundering. Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 21, 2023, before Senior United States District Judge Roslyn O. Silver.
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Massachusetts Woman Arrested on Felony Charges For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
News Release: Defendant Accused of Assaulting an Officer.
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Tampa Area Man Pleads Guilty To Series Of Convenience Store Robberies
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Enrique Marquez (26, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to four robberies, conspiracy to commit those robberies, and two counts of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence while committing those robberies. Marquez faces up to 20 years...
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High-ranking Member of the Sons of Silence Motorcycle Club Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Drugs and Weapons Violations
News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Seburn John Henry IV, age 37 of Colorado Springs, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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Marion County Convicted Felon Indicted For Possession Of Ammunition
News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Mario Jerard Delancy (33, Ocala) with possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. If convicted, Delancy faces up to 10 years in federal prison.
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Erie Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Exploitation Charge
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
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