Federal and State Authorities Arrest Eight in El Paso Area Roundup
Today, federal, state and local authorities arrested seven individuals in the El Paso area based on federal drug trafficking and weapons charges. An eighth defendant was arrested back in June 2016....
View ArticleFather and Son Arrested and Remain in Federal Custody on Firearms Charges
DALLAS — Two Dallas residents, a son who made threats against police officers on Facebook, and his father have been arrested by officers with the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Dallas Police...
View ArticleFormer Southwest Airlines Baggage Handler Pleads Guilty To Violating Airport...
OAKLAND – Former Southwest Airlines baggage handler Michael Herb Videau pleaded guilty in federal court today to entering an airport area in violation of security requirements and distribution of...
View ArticleEast Texans Arrested on Federal Violations
TYLER, Texas - U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced today that five individuals have been arrested following a lengthy investigation into drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas....
View ArticleQuincy Man Sentenced for Possession of Firearms and Ammunition
BOSTON – A Quincy man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearms and ammunition.George J. Perry, 40, who was classified...
View ArticleChild Pornography Charges Filed Against Houma Man
U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that REHER MORRIS, age 28, of Houma, was indicted today for crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children.According to today’s Indictment, beginning at...
View ArticleHonduran National Pleads Guilty to Immigration Offense
U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that YAIR ROCHEZ-MARTINEZ, age 37, a citizen of Honduras, pled guilty today to a one-count Indictment for illegal entry of a removed alien, in violation of...
View ArticleHouston Woman Pleads Guilty in Methamphetamine-Trafficking Conspiracy
U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that LESLIE ANNETTE PECK, age 34, of Houston, Texas, pled guilty today to one count of conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 50...
View ArticlePimp Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A California man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James C. Mahan to 30 years in prison and lifetime supervised release following his jury convictions for felony sex...
View ArticleCharleston man pleads guilty to Federal escape and heroin charges
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston man pleaded guilty today to separate charges of escape and possession with intent to distribute heroin, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Brandon...
View ArticleFourth Chicago woman pleads guilty to credit card fraud
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A fourth Chicago woman pleaded guilty today to credit card fraud, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Crystal Merritt, 29, entered her guilty plea to possession of 15 or...
View ArticleThree Indicted for Growing Marijuana on National Forest Land
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned two separate indictments today, charging marijuana cultivation in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest and the Lassen National Forest, Acting U.S....
View ArticleRaymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder And Various...
SAN FRANCISCO – Kwok Cheung Chow, AKA Raymond Chow, AKA Ha Jai, AKA Shrimp Boy was sentenced today to life in prison following his convictions for racketeering, murder, money laundering, and conspiracy...
View ArticleColumbia Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Distribution of Child...
Chad Allen Martin, 25, of Columbia, Tennessee, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Aleta A. Trauger to serve 20 years in prison, followed by 20 additional years of supervised release,...
View ArticleFormer L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca Indicted by Federal Grand Jury on Three...
LOS ANGELES– A federal grand jury today indicted former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca on federal charges alleging that he conspired to obstruct justice, obstructed justice, and lied...
View ArticleLead Defendant in Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced to 35...
FORT WORTH, Texas — Cleto Tarin, 53, most recently of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John McBryde to 420 months in federal prison, following his conviction at...
View ArticleCivil Complaint Filed Against Sevier Valley Oil Company Alleging Eight Amtrak...
SALT LAKE CITY – A civil complaint filed Friday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City alleges that Sevier Valley Oil Company of Monroe, Utah, provided contaminated fuel for eight Amtrak...
View ArticleMan from Second Mesa Sentenced to 14 Years for Violent Assault
PHOENIX – This week, Johnathan Quavehema, 23, of Second Mesa, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa to 14 years of imprisonment. Quavehema had previously pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleTwo Individuals Arrested For Firearm Violations
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On August 5, 2016, Julio Rodríguez-Marquez and Josué Méndez-Rivera were charged by way of a criminal complaint with conspiring to engage in the business of dealing in firearms...
View ArticleMcAllen Medical Clinic Operator Pleads Guilty in Pill Mill Case
DALLAS — Muhammad Faridi, 40, the former owner of the McAllen Medical Clinic, appeared this afternoon before U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater and pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge stemming...
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