U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina
Recent News About U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina
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Jeannetta Blackmon, also known as Jeannetta Regan, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for her involvement in a fraudulent scheme.
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Chaiya Maley-Jackson, a 25-year-old resident of Concord, North Carolina, appeared in federal court following her arrest on charges related to fraud involving the sale and transfer of fake Social Security Cards.
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Alijah Kajuan Rollinson, a 23-year-old resident of Charlotte, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for unlawfully possessing a firearm.
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A convicted sex offender, Jesse Thomas Cunningham, has been sentenced to 37 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
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A federal judge has ordered Robert Garner Gambill, a 91-year-old resident of Sparta, North Carolina, to pay a $9,500 fine and surrender his firearm for killing a bald eagle.
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Bryan Torres, a 24-year-old resident of Cherryville, North Carolina, has been sentenced to ten years in prison followed by four years of supervised release.
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Prescriptions Plus, a pharmacy located in Gastonia, North Carolina, has agreed to pay $204,000 following allegations of violating the Controlled Substances Act's recordkeeping requirements.
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Stephanie L. Roberts, a former executive director of a Gastonia-based non-profit organization for cancer patients, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for embezzling thousands of dollars from the charity.
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A pair of businessmen from Charlotte, North Carolina, have been sentenced in federal court for failing to account for and pay over more than $150,000 in trust fund taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) over five quarters in 2016 and 2017.
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David Christopher Ballard, a 45-year-old resident of Catawba, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for possessing multiple illegal firearms, including a machinegun.
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A Charlotte man and his co-conspirator have been sentenced to prison for sex trafficking a minor, according to an announcement by Lawrence J. Cameron, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
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Ashley James Crouse, a 53-year-old pastor from Granite Falls, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for possession and receipt of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
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Taiji Group USA, Inc., a paper converter based in Conover, North Carolina, has agreed to pay $460,395.09 to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act.
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U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell has sentenced Cleveland Pegues, a 40-year-old resident of Charlotte, to five years in prison for armed cocaine trafficking.
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Osco Lothario Jackson, a 37-year-old resident of Charlotte, North Carolina, received a sentence of 64 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for illegal possession of a firearm.
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Robert Upchurch, a 52-year-old resident of Charlotte, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 54 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
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United States Attorney Dena J. King has announced her resignation from her role as the chief law enforcement officer for the Western District of North Carolina, effective immediately.
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Jason Travis Shook, a 42-year-old resident of Conover, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 210 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for drug and gun charges.
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A U.S. Postal Service employee and a co-conspirator were sentenced to prison for their involvement in a scheme involving stolen checks worth over $24 million.
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Ryan Rudy Elledge, a 30-year-old resident of Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, has been sentenced to seven years in prison followed by four years of supervised release for distributing fentanyl.