Amarillo Men Face Lengthy Federal Prison Terms After Admitting They...
AMARILLO, Texas— Richard Madrigal, 42, and Damian Erik Alcala, 37, both of Amarillo, Texas, appeared this morning in federal court before U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson and each pleaded guilty...
View ArticleBakersfield Man Arrested For Hate Crime, Firearm, And False Statement Charges
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Justin Whittington, 24, of Bakersfield, was arrested today charged with interfering with a person’s housing rights because of his race, color, or national origin by use of force...
View ArticleIroquois County Man to Serve 20 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking...
Urbana, Ill. - U.S. District Court Judge Colin S. Bruce today sentenced Valeriano J., aka ‘Billy,’ Zarate (zah-RAH'-te), 41, of Cissna Park, Ill., to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to...
View ArticleLaser Attack on Sheriff’s Helicopter Nets Prison Term for Bakersfield Man
FRESNO, Calif. — Barry Lee Bowser Jr., 52, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for shining a powerful green laser at the pilot of a Kern County Sheriff’s helicopter, United...
View ArticleWorcester Woman Charged in $3.6 Million Food Stamp Fraud
BOSTON – A Worcester woman was charged today in U.S. District Court in Worcester in connection with a $3.6 million food stamp fraud scheme that she operated out of her Worcester convenience store.Vida...
View ArticleModesto Man Pleads Guilty in Two Mortgage Fraud Schemes
FRESNO, Calif. C Tony Huy Havens, 42, of Modesto, pleaded guilty today to mail fraud and wire fraud in two mortgage fraud schemes, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.According to court...
View ArticleDorchester Gang Member Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking of...
BOSTON – A Dorchester man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boston for sex trafficking of minors.“Sex traffickers recruit young women from families across the economic spectrum,” said...
View ArticleLast Defendant Sentenced in Major Maritime Marijuana Smuggling Case
Special Assistant U. S. Attorney Emily Reuter (619) 546-9706NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY– September 28, 2015SAN DIEGO – The last of four defendants was sentenced in federal court today to 37 months in custody...
View ArticleLong Beach Man Sentenced to 6 Years & 4 Months in Prison for Trafficking...
FRESNO, Calif. —Sarith Chim, 34, of Long Beach, was sentenced today to six years and four months in prison by U.S. District Judge Anthony W. Ishii for conspiring to distribute oxycodone and hydrocodone...
View ArticleOhio man pleads guilty to Federal health care fraud
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Joshua Petrie, 36, of Proctorville, Ohio, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Huntington to federal health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin. Petrie admitted...
View ArticleMattapan Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin Distribution and Firearms Offenses
BOSTON – A Mattapan man pleaded guilty today to drug distribution and firearms violations.Manuel Pereyra, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of heroin, one count of possession of a firearm...
View ArticleBoston Police Detective Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Obstruct a Federal...
BOSTON – A Boston Police detective pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to obstruct a FBI investigation related to the Academy Homes Street Gang (AHSG), a violent narcotics trafficking gang that operated...
View ArticleMarijuana Growers Arrested
BOISE – Carlos Avalos-Cervantes, 30, and Martin Diaz-Lara, 26, both Mexican nationals currently living in Walla Walla, Washington, were arrested in the remote mountain area early in the morning on...
View ArticleDorchester Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking of Minors
BOSTON – A Dorchester man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with a long-running, cross-country teen sex trafficking operation. Corey Norris, a/k/a “Case,” a/k/a...
View ArticleManhattan U.S. Attorney Announces New Civil Rights Charges In Beating Death...
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the return of a superseding indictment charging BRIAN COLL, a New York City Correction...
View ArticleHammond Resident Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Stolen Identity Tax Fraud...
WASHINGTON – A resident of Hammond, Louisiana, was sentenced to more than six years in prison for his involvement in a stolen identity tax fraud scheme, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D....
View ArticleRoswell Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking...
ALBUQUERQUE – Jaime Juan Alvarado, 37, of Roswell, N.M., was sentenced this afternoon in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 60 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his...
View ArticleFederal Inmate Sentenced to Life in Prison for the Murder of a U.S....
SACRAMENTO—Federal inmate Joseph Cabrera Sablan, 47, was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of release for the murder of United States Correctional Officer Jose Rivera, U.S....
View ArticleTwo Oregon Men Indicted Federally for Firearms Trafficking to Mexico
EUGENE, Ore. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that a federal grand jury has indicted two men for their involvement in a scheme to illegally purchase and sell firearms and smuggle them to Mexico....
View ArticleSalinas Man Charged In Embezzlement Scheme
SAN JOSE – A federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted Neal Morton on bank fraud and aggravated identity theft charges, announced Acting United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Internal Revenue...
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