Four Chester County Residents Charged with COVID-19 Related Unemployment Fraud
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Jennifer D’Hulster, 37, of Coatesville, PA; Zachary Gathercole, 30, of Sadsburyville, PA; Ashley Harrington, 30, of West Chester,...
View ArticleSouth Philadelphia Drug Trafficking Ringleader Sentenced to 25 Years
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Antoine Clark, 31, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 25 years in prison, 10 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a...
View ArticleSix Defendants Arrested, Charged With Narcotics Conspiracy; Two Of The...
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a 24-count indictment charging...
View ArticleSon of Drug Kingpin Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison
A man who assisted a multinational drug trafficking organization was sentenced today to more than five years in federal prison.Jose Leonardo Alvarez, age 25, from Riverside, California, received the...
View ArticleElkton Man Pleads Guilty to Making Threatening Interstate Communications
Baltimore, Maryland – Phillip Cline, Jr., age 39, of Elkton, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to making threatening interstate communications. Cline admitted that during a recorded phone conversation...
View ArticleConvicted Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison after Throwing Guns Out of Car...
A man who threw two guns out of a moving car while being chased by federal Marshals was sentenced today to more than three years in federal prison.Jordan Lewis Holmes, age 24, from Marion, Iowa,...
View ArticleNew Haven Cocaine Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison
John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ERIC YOPP, also known as “E-Love,” 34, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny...
View ArticleAuto Dealership Owner and Finance Manager Plead Guilty in Fraud Case
ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Harborcreek, Pennsylvania and a resident of Fairview, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of fraud conspiracy, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady...
View ArticleTwo Baltimore County Men Facing Federal Indictment for Murder-For-Hire,...
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Clement Robert Mercaldo, Jr., age 61, of Timonium, Maryland and Stepfen Gerard Gaither, age 29, of Randallstown, Maryland,...
View ArticleJury Convicts Cocoa Man Of Possessing A Firearm After Having Been Convicted...
Orlando, Florida – A federal jury today found Raymond Lee Kelly (52, Cocoa, FL) guilty of possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony. Because of his extensive criminal record, which...
View ArticleNew Haven Men Charged with Illegal Gun Possession
John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Patrick Griffin, State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of New Haven; New Haven Police Chief Otoniel Reyes; David Sundberg,...
View ArticleSerial Bank Robber from Philadelphia Sentenced to 12 Years
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Lamar Tindall, 45, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and was ordered...
View ArticleTen Men Arrested, Charged with Attempted Enticement of a Child to Engage in...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – U.S. Attorney John Milhiser and FBI Springfield Special Agent in Charge Sean M. Cox announced that 10 men were arrested over the weekend in Springfield, Ill., and charged in...
View ArticleLas Vegas Tax Preparer Sentenced To Prison For Filing False Tax Returns
LAS VEGAS, Nev. –A Las Vegas tax preparer was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon to 12 months and one day in federal prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, for...
View ArticleAgents Seize $27 Million In U.S. Currency Inside Boxes Bound For St. Thomas
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On August 29, 2020, as a result of a joint investigation between U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Homeland Security...
View ArticleJUDGE SENTENCES ST. LOUIS MAN FOR POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE FENTANYL
St. Louis, MO – United States District Judge E. Richard Webber has sentenced Nicholas Simmons, 37, of St. Louis, MO, to 46 months and three years of supervised release for distribution of fentanyl....
View ArticleBrazilian National Charged with Paying Bribes in Exchange for Contracts
BOSTON – A Brazilian national was arrested today and charged in connection with paying bribes to receive contracts for work at a collegiate institution in New York.Willian Borges, 28, who resides in...
View ArticleSt. Paul Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Child Pornography
United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of BRANDON JAMES JOTBLAD, 29, to 120 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography. JOTBLAD pleaded guilty and...
View ArticleFederal Charges Accuse Man of “Straw Purchasing” Guns in Indiana on Behalf of...
CHICAGO — A man has been charged with a federal firearm offense for allegedly “straw purchasing” guns in Indiana on behalf of a convicted felon in Chicago.On three occasions this summer, BRIAN HAYWOOD...
View ArticleUniversity Athletic Officials Charged in Superseding Indictment in College...
BOSTON – A federal grand jury in the District of Massachusetts returned a second superseding indictment today bringing additional charges against two university athletic officials in the college...
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