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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Les Corey Peak, 38, from Flat Rock, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine.
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Hector Hernandez Orozco, a 30-year-old Mexican national, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of trafficking methamphetamine and illegal reentry into the United States.
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Johnathan Trent Thomas, a 27-year-old resident of Linwood, North Carolina, pleaded guilty in federal court to making threats to kill federal law enforcement officers.
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Four individuals have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in distributing thousands of fentanyl-laced pills in the Charlotte, North Carolina area.
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A Charlotte man has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for robbing a Family Dollar store at gunpoint, according to an announcement from Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
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Two men originally from Nigeria were sentenced to prison in Charlotte, North Carolina, for laundering millions of dollars obtained through fraudulent schemes.
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Three men from Honduras who were in the United States illegally have been sentenced to prison for trafficking kilogram amounts of fentanyl, according to an announcement by Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
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A Hickory, North Carolina man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material. U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell handed down a 121-month sentence to Luke Andrew Hemond, age 64, according to an...
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During the recent lapse in federal appropriations, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina continued its operations, pursuing prosecutions and enforcement actions without interruption. U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson...
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Jason Nathaniel Speier, a 42-year-old resident of Arden, North Carolina, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud for orchestrating a scheme that defrauded customers seeking log cabin kits.
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A former firefighter from Hickory, North Carolina, was sentenced to seven years in prison for possession of child sexual abuse material. U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson announced that Nate Eli Kurzak, 22, received an 84-month sentence and will be...
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Clint Clifford Sicking, 41, from Muenster, Texas, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for his involvement in a livestock theft scheme.
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Mark Robert Eury, a 54-year-old resident of Catawba, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for methamphetamine trafficking and illegal firearm possession.
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A Charlotte man has been charged with a federal crime following the fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska on the city’s Lynx Blue Line light rail system.
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Juve Markie Lequan McAlpin, 24, of Asheville, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison and three years of supervised release for possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
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Maurice Hopkins, a 32-year-old resident of Mt.
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Torrey Lane Hodsden, 28, of Asheville, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release for firearm and drug trafficking offenses.
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Antoine Depray Jackson, 54, from Charlotte, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for drug and firearm offenses.
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Michael Anthony Cornwell, 30, has been sentenced to 106 months in prison and two years of supervised release for firearms offenses.
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A Charlotte man has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for stealing firearms from a licensed dealer.