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Meth trafficking sends Billings man to prison for five years
News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings man who admitted to selling methamphetamine to an undercover agent was sentenced on May 10 to five years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today.
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Yosemite National Park Squatter Pleads Guilty to Firearms Charges
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Devin Michael Cuellar, 29, a transient, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a sawed-off shotgun and ammunition, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
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Elkins man admits to having large amount of methamphetamine
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - An Elkins, West Virginia, man has admitted to having more than 300 grams of crystal methamphetamine and a firearm.
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Executive Director of Alabama Association for Career and Technical Education Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Federal Funding
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Yesterday, Doris Joann Gilmore, 61, from Montgomery, Alabama, pleaded guilty to federal program theft and failure to submit payroll taxes collected from employees, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart.
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Baltimore Felon Sentenced to Almost Five Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander today sentenced Steven McCullough, age 36, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 58 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm an ammunition.
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Defendants Convicted on Child Pornography Charges Receive Lengthy Prison Sentences
News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - Two men convicted of receipt of child pornography appeared in federal court today for sentencing, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. United States District Judge James D. Cain, Jr. sentenced Terrence Landry and Steven M. Stinnett as follows.
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U.S. Attorney Will Thompson to Speak at Alternative Treatment Court Inaugural Graduation Ceremony on Thursday, May 11, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Will Thompson will be a featured speaker at the Southern District of West Virginia’s Alternative Treatment Court inaugural graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at 11 a.m.
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Kanawha County Man Sentenced for Federal Fraud and Theft Crimes
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Ernest Lee Alexander III, 38, of St. Albans, was sentenced today to one year and nine months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for bank fraud and possession of stolen mail matter.
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National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Person’s Awareness Day
News Release: SIOUX FALLS - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5, 2023, as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day.
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Slidell Man Indicted for Federal Carjacking and Weapons Offenses
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - SHAMPAIN POOLE, age 22, of Slidell, Louisiana, was charged by a federal grand jury on May 5, 2023, in a three-count indictment for carjacking and violations of the Federal Gun Control Act, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.
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Additional Arrests Made in Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy Spanning from California to D.C.
News Release: WASHINGTON - Federal law enforcement arrested an additional two members of a fentanyl distribution conspiracy responsible for bringing thousands of fake blue Oxycodone (M30) pills, containing fentanyl, from California to Washington D.C., announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, and DEA Special Agent in Charge Jarod Forget, of the Washington Division, and Chief Robert J. Contee, III, of the Metropolitan Police Department.
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Lexington Investment Advisor and Attorney Sentenced to 120 Months for Investment Fraud
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Lexington investment advisor and attorney, Douglas Hawkins, was sentenced to 120 months in prison Tuesday, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, for investment advisor fraud, securities fraud, and two counts of mail fraud.
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Meriden Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine through the Mail
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BIMAEL ACEVEDO-ROMAN, 29, of Meriden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine into Connecticut.
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Wasilla Man Indicted for Operating Aircraft without an Airman’s Certificate Following 2022 Crash
News Release: ANCHORAGE - A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment on April 21, 2023, charging a Wasilla man with serving as an airman without an airman’s certificate and displaying false or misleading marks about the registration of an aircraft.
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Lutz Man Pleads Guilty To Illegally Possessing A Firearm
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Toney Dewayne Salter (31, Lutz) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Salter faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. Salter has also agreed to forfeit the firearm traceable to the offense.
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U.S. Attorney Roger Handberg Recognizes Police Week
News Release: Tampa, FL - In honor of National Police Week, United States Attorney Roger Handberg recognizes the service and sacrifice of federal, state, and local law enforcement. This year, national events are taking place in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, May 10 through Monday, May 15, 2023.
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20 now serving sentences in combined massive drug operations
News Release: HOUSTON - A 34-year-old Houston resident has been handed a significant sentence for his role in a meth distribution conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of New Hampshire Receives a Superior Performance Award in Washington
News Release: CONCORD - Philip A. DeVincent, the Administrative Officer at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, was honored in Washington D.C. with a Director’s Award for his service to the District of New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - SEAN MARTIN, age 56, of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on May 11, 2023 before United States District Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle to violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
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Former Federal Agent Sentenced to Life in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Two Women and Preventing Them from Reporting Attacks
News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - A former special agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) was sentenced today to life in federal prison for sexually assaulting two women and abusing his official position to prevent them from reporting his violent conduct.