Former North Shore Resident Charged with Wire Fraud, Conspiracy
U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that BILAL AHMED, a/k/a “Bill,” age 41, formerly of Covington, was charged today in a three count Indictment charging him with two counts of wire fraud and one...
View ArticleSuburban Chicago Physician Pleads Guilty to Federal Bribery Charge
ROCKFORD — A Suburban Chicago physician pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to bribery concerning health care programs receiving federal funds. NEIL SHARMA, 36, of...
View ArticleNew Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Access Device Fraud
U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that RYAN CLAVERIE, age 37,of New Orleans, pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit access device fraud. According to court documents, CLAVERIE worked as a...
View ArticleFour Defendants Plead Guilty in Seventh Ward-Based Heroin and Firearms...
U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced the guilty plea of four defendants in a wide-ranging federal narcotics investigation. DARRELL LEWIS, a/k/a “Lil’ Darrell,” age 31; KEVIN WALKER, age 24; CARL...
View ArticleUvalde Man Sentenced to Maximum 20 Years in Federal Prison for Receipt of...
In Del Rio yesterday afternoon, 35-year-old Juan Ramon Gutierrez of Uvalde, TX, was sentenced to the statutory maximum of 20 years in federal prison for receipt of child pornography announced United...
View ArticleEl Paso Duo Sentenced to Federal Prison for an Estimated $2 Million Ponzi Scheme
Two El Paso men were sentenced to federal prison terms and ordered to pay $2,013,242 restitution to their victims for carrying out an extensive Ponzi scheme announced United States Attorney Richard L....
View ArticleNew Orleanian Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery
U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that ERIC MALLORY, age 34, of New Orleans, pled guilty today to a two-count Indictment charging him with bank robbery. According to court documents, on July...
View ArticleMexican National Indicted for Illegal Re-Entry
U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that ALBERTO SECUNDINO-BUENAVENTURA, age 36, was charged today in a one-count Indictment for illegal reentry of a removed alien in violation of Title 8, United...
View ArticleNicaraguan National Charged for Illegal Re-Entry of a Removed Alien...
U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that NORWIN CASTELLON-LOPEZ, age 39, a citizen of Nicaraguan, was charged today in a one-count Bill of Information with illegally re-entering the United States...
View ArticleLouisiana Business Owners Sentenced for Filing Fraudulent Individual Income...
U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that two owners of a Metairie business were sentenced today for willfully filing fraudulent 2011 individual income tax returns. U.S. District Judge Jane Triche...
View ArticleCity of Cincinnati to Receive $450,000 from Drug Assets Seized in Federal...
CINCINNATI – U.S. Attorney Benjamin C. Glassman announced a final order of forfeiture has been filed in U.S. v. Christopher Whitfield, Tonia Whitfield and Steven Griffin, ordering the forfeiture of the...
View Article"Prince Charming" Behind Bars: Nigerian Romance Scammer Nets 27-Year Prison...
Olayinka Ilumsa Sunmola, 33, of Lagos, Nigeria, was sentenced this morning to serve 324 months behind bars for an elaborate international romance scam he perpetrated from 2007 to 2014, U.S. Attorney...
View ArticleJacksonville Businessman Sentenced To 14 Years In Connection With Faking His...
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Jose Salvador Lantigua (63) to 14 years in federal prison for bank fraud and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. His...
View ArticleBinghamton Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Possession of a Firearm...
BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK – Anthony Randolph, 30, of Binghamton, New York, pled guilty yesterday in federal court to engaging in a drug trafficking conspiracy and possession of a firearm and ammunition by a...
View ArticleIllinois Man Sentenced to 32 Years for Heroin Trafficking in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that an Oak Lawn, Ill., man and a Springfield, Mo., man have been sentenced in federal...
View ArticleUnited States Attorney Eric Miller Submits His Resignation
United States Attorney Eric Miller has announced his resignation, effective February 10, 2017. In 2015, Miller was appointed to his position by President Barack Obama on the recommendation of Senator...
View ArticleThree people sentenced to prison for bank robbery, kidnapping and hostage...
Three people were sentenced to prison for their roles in a 2015 bank robbery, kidnapping and hostage situation, said U.S. Attorney Carole S. Rendon and FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony....
View ArticleMississippi Corrections Officers Plead Guilty To Inmate Assault And Cover-Up
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced that Mississippi corrections officer, Lawardrick Marsher, pleaded guilty today in federal court to beating an inmate in Mississippi’s Parchman prison. A...
View ArticleSalem Man Sentenced on Federal Drug and Gun Charges
Roanoke, VIRGINIA – A Salem man, who previously pled guilty to being part of a federal drug conspiracy, was sentenced today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in...
View ArticleThree Men Plead Guilty to Charges Related to Armed Robberies of West Haven...
Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that three men have pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to charges related to the armed robberies of the...
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