Fort Smith Man Sentened to 63 Months in Federal Prison for Firearms Violation
Fort Smith, Arkansas – Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Michael Butler, age 37 of Fort Smith, was sentenced today to 63 months in...
View ArticleFormer Supervisor at the Laguna Pueblo Superette Pleads Guilty to Federal...
ALBUQUERQUE – The former supervisor at the Laguna Pueblo Superette, pled guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to embezzling funds from the Pueblo of Laguna. Marshall J. Cheromiah, 32, of...
View ArticleFelon from Farmington Pleads Guilty to Firearms Charge and Misrepresenting...
ALBUQUERQUE – Anthony Lee Gambino, 44, of Farmington, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to violating the federal firearms laws and making false representations about having...
View ArticleMember of Taos County-Based Heroin Trafficking and Money Laundering Ring...
ALBUQUERQUE – Nicholas Baca, 31, a members of a Taos County-based heroin and money-laundering ring has entered a guilty plea in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to a heroin trafficking charge. Under...
View ArticleAlleged Cyber Spammer Indicted on Federal Fraud Charges
CHICAGO — An alleged cyber spammer has been indicted on federal fraud charges for sending well over a million spam emails and damaging several computer networks.MICHAEL PERSAUD, 36, of Scottsdale,...
View ArticlePreston County woman indicted for embezzlement
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A Bruceton Mills, West Virginia woman has been indicted for embezzling $87,529 from West Virginia University, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen,...
View ArticleHarrison County man indicted on possession of a firearm charge
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A Clarksburg, West Virginia man has been indicted for allegedly possessing a firearm after two domestic violence convictions, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld...
View ArticleHarrison County woman indicted for fentanyl distribution
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A Lost Creek, West Virginia woman has been indicted for allegedly distributing fentanyl, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.Taylor Michelle...
View ArticleDetroit man and Los Angeles man indicted in separate drug-related cases
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A Detroit, Michigan man and Los Angeles, California man have been indicted on drug charges, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.Aaron Deshawn...
View ArticlePreston County man indicted for unlawful possession of a firearm
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – A Bruceton Mills, West Virginia man has been indicted for possessing a firearm illegally, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.Michael Dee Cline,...
View ArticleDanville Resident Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Defraud United States
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Kamran Azizi pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal...
View ArticleBiopharmaceutical Employee Arrested for Insider Trading
BOSTON – The Director of Statistical Programming for a Cambridge-based biopharmaceutical company was arrested and charged today with participating in an insider trading scheme. Songjiang Wang, 52, was...
View ArticleKentucky Man Sentenced To Prison For Engaging In A Child Exploitation...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A member of a highly sophisticated, global child exploitation enterprise dedicated to the sexual exploitation of children was sentenced to prison today. Acting Assistant Attorney...
View ArticleWilliamsville Man Charged In Wire Fraud Scheme
Acting United States Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr.Western District of New York FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Barbara BurnsFEBRUARY 7, 2017 PHONE: (716) 843-5817www.usdoj.gov/usao/nywFAX #: (716)...
View ArticleTwo Synthetic Drug Wholesalers Sentenced to Over 40 Years in Federal Prison
Two men who acted as wholesalers for synthetic drugs across the Midwest, including Iowa, were sentenced today to a total of more than 40 years in federal prison. Muhammad Anwar, age 50, from West Des...
View ArticleFormer Sarasota Woman Sentenced To Federal Prison For Fraudulently Obtaining...
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday today sentenced Margaret Mary Epps, a/k/a Margaret Monroy (39, Los Angeles, California), to seven months in federal prison for immigration fraud....
View ArticleFelon Convicted Of Assaulting A Federal Officer With A Dangerous And Deadly...
Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury today found Abasi Akeem Smith (30, Orlando) guilty of assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous or deadly...
View ArticleRochester Man Sentenced For Receipt Of Child Pornography
CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced today that Faycal Taouzinet, 28, of Rochester, NY, who was...
View ArticleBuffalo Man Convicted On Heroin Charge
CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Roberto Leon, 24, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before...
View ArticleCleveland tax preparer charged for claiming $800,000 in fraudulent tax refunds
A Cleveland woman was charged in federal court for aiding and abetting the filing of false tax returns, said Carole S. Rendon, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Troy Stemen, Acting...
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