Winner Man Sentenced for Felon in Possession of a Firearm
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Winner, South Dakota, man convicted of Felon in Possession of a Firearm was sentenced on February 8, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A....
View ArticleState Contractor Indicted for Fraud
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Nathaniel P. Lorenz, age 46, of Holley, New York, was arraigned today on charges that he submitted fake invoices to the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) in order...
View ArticleAlbany Felon Sentenced on Firearms Convictions
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Shawn Faircloth, age 46, of Albany, was sentenced today to 68 months in prison following his guilty plea to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and being...
View ArticleFather and Son Convicted of Million-Dollar Fraud
Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas W. Pilchak and Andrew J. Galvin (619) 546-9709 and (619) 546-9721NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY– February 8, 2018SAN DIEGO – A father and son fraud team that won over $4 million...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney Appoints Opioid Coordinators
Executive Assistant U. S. Attorney Linda Frakes (619) 546-6793 and Assistant U.S. Attorney Dylan Aste (619) 546-7621 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY– February 8, 2018SAN DIEGO – U.S. Attorney Adam Braverman has...
View ArticleFinal Defendant in San Antonio-Based Synthetic Marijuana Distribution Ring...
In San Antonio today, a federal judge sentenced 33-year-old Ashak Victor Nasief Wesa to 150 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a synthetic marijuana...
View ArticleCalifornia Couple Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses
LEXINGTON, Ky. - A couple from Fresno, Cal. has been sentenced to federal prison for drug and firearm offenses. Chief U.S. District Judge Karen K. Caldwell formally sentenced the couple on Wednesday,...
View ArticleLouisiana Men Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Methamphetamine Conspiracy...
U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo sentenced JEREMY DORMAN, age 31, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and JUSTIN SWANK, age 37, of New Orleans, Louisiana, to...
View ArticleNew Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Over $437,000 from Local Employer
U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that WAYNE SONIAT, age 61, of New Orleans, pled guilty today after previously being charged with a two-count Bill of Information for wire fraud and making false...
View ArticleFederal Inmate Indicted for Escaping from Prison and Returning with Contraband
BEAUMONT, Texas – A 27-year-old federal prison inmate has been indicted for escaping from prison and returning with contraband announced U.S. Attorney Alan R. Jackson today....
View ArticleCentral Iowa Insurance Agent Charged with Defrauding Clients
DES MOINES, IA – On January 23, 2018, Roger Duane Goodwin, age 59, of Windsor Heights, Iowa, was charged with seven counts of mail fraud announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum.According to the...
View ArticleFederal Charges For Weapons Trafficking And Carjacking
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On February 8, 2018, a federal grand jury returned a 13-count indictment charging three individuals for trafficking firearms without a license, announced Rosa Emilia...
View ArticleBetel Paulino Sentenced in Connection with Armed Robbery of McDonald’s...
St. Thomas, USVI – Betel Paulino, 18, of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced Thursday for his role in the armed robbery of the McDonald’s restaurant in Lockhart Shopping Center, United States...
View ArticleTwo Houston Men Sentenced For Their Role in Tilak Jewelers Robbery
DALLAS— Michael Cornelious, 27, and Larry Solomon, 43, both of Houston, Texas, were sentenced this week by U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade to lengthy prison sentences for their role in the conspiracy...
View ArticleSmuggler Sent to Prison for Transporting Aliens in Wooden Boxes
LAREDO, Texas – A 27-year-old man has been sent to federal prison for his participation in a smuggling scheme that involved dangerous and life-threatening conditions, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K....
View ArticleHouston-based fraudsters Plead Guilty
HOUSTON – Two fraud conspirators have entered guilty pleas to participating in a mortgage fraud conspiracy that fraudulently obtained mortgage loans to purchase homes in Houston and Surfside, announced...
View ArticleToledo man charged with producing and selling false identification documents
A Toledo man was charged in federal court in relation to the production of false identification documents, law enforcement officials said.Mark A. Simon, 34, was charged with production of false...
View ArticleBuncombe County Man Pleads Guilty To First Degree Murder
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Seth Willis Pickering, 38, of Leicester, N.C. pleaded guilty today to first-degree murder for killing his daughter, Lila Pickering, within the boundaries of the Blue Ridge Parkway,...
View ArticleNew Orleans Man Charged with Illegal Possession of a Firearm
U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DARREN RUFFIN, age 26, of New Orleans, was charged in a one-count Indictment with being a felon in possession of a firearm.According to the Indictment,...
View ArticleTransnational Drug Trafficking Organization Dismantled
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Five men have pled guilty to their involvement in a transnational drug trafficking and money laundering ring that moved substantial quantities of drugs and money through Upstate New...
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