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News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: The former owner of a Savannah pizza franchise has been sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay restitution for failing to remit more than $400,000 in payroll taxes.

Two Oakland Residents Charged With Crimes Related To Separate Alleged Schemes To Distribute Drugs In The Tenderloin Area

News Release: OAKLAND - Esmun Moyses Moral-Raudales and Omar Zelaya appeared in federal court today to face charges each was engaged in a separate scheme to distribute drugs, including fentanyl and methamphetamine, in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Ismail...

Sex Trafficker Is Sentenced To 21 Years In Prison

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Milton Antonio Hasty, a/k/a “Montana," 31, of Salisbury, N.C., was sentenced to 21 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release today for sex trafficking of a minor, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.

Rochester Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

News Release: CONCORD - Bradford Sargent, 41, of Hampton, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.

Ecuadoran National Sentenced to Prison for Participating in Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; announced that EDWIN F. GUTIERREZ, 45, a citizen of Ecuador residing in East Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to six months of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for participating in a tax refund fraud scheme.

Tampa Man Pleads Guilty To Carrollwood Bank Robbery

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Timothy Paul Longworth (43, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to bank robbery. Longworth faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.

Jamestown Felon Arrested On Gun And Meth Charges

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Steven Glover, 39, of Jamestown, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of five grams or more of methamphetamine. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum penalty of 40 years.

Orange County Felon Sentenced for Federal Firearms Violation

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas- An Orange, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for a firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.

Cruise Ship Employee Sentenced to 188 Months in Prison for Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: MIAMI - Angelo Victor Fernandes, a 34-year-old cruise ship employee from Goa, India, was sentenced in federal district court to 188 months in prison for distributing child sexual abuse material.

San Jose Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Interstate Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Tan Minh Vo, 50, of San Jose, was sentenced today to three years and one month in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana that was shipped from Fresno for distribution in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris announced.

District Man Sentenced for Second-Degree Murder for Killing Woman in Her Apartment

News Release: WASHINGTON - Darnell Sterling, 57, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 27 years in prison on charges stemming from the murder of his girlfriend, whose body has never been recovered, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

Three San Francisco Residents Plead Guilty To Crimes In Firearms Trafficking Scheme

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO -John Dillon Sembrano, Kelly Mean, and Ryan Vinhnavong Chantha pleaded guilty today to crimes stemming from their respective roles in a firearms trafficking scheme, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) Acting Special Agent in Charge Joshua Jackson. The pleas were accepted by the Hon. Charles R. Breyer, Senior United States District Judge.

Bay Area Resident Convicted Of Production Of Child Pornography And Sex Trafficking Of A Minor

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Kenneth Orlando Sparks was convicted of production of child pornography and sex trafficking of a minor by a federal jury, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp. The verdicts followed a week-long jury trial before the Hon. Vince Chhabria, United States District Judge.

Correctional Officer Arrested for Suspected Contraband, Narcotics Smuggling

News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A Karnes County Detention Facility (KCDF) correctional officer was arrested Friday in San Antonio on criminal charges related to his alleged smuggling of contraband and narcotics into KCDF.

Springfield Illinois Man Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison for Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Springfield, Illinois man, Robert Merriman, 25, of the 1000 block of South Fourth Street, has been sentenced to 96 months imprisonment followed by a lifetime term of supervised release, for distribution and possession of child pornography. Merriman was arrested and indicted in March of 2020 and pleaded guilty in October of 2022.

Former Puerto Rico Mayor Convicted of Accepting Bribes

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -A federal jury convicted a former mayor of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, yesterday for engaging in a bribery scheme.

New York Doctor Who Performed Unnecessary Back Surgeries as Part of Trip-and-Fall Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SADY RIBEIRO, a New York-licensed pain management doctor, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for his participation in a scheme to obtain fraudulent insurance reimbursements and other compensation from fraudulent trip-and-fall accidents. U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein imposed today’s sentence.

CEO of Titanium Blockchain Sentenced for $21 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud Scheme

News Release: The CEO and founder of Titanium Blockchain Infrastructure Services Inc. (TBIS) was sentenced today to four years and three months in prison for his role in a cryptocurrency fraud scheme involving TBIS’s initial coin offering (ICO) that raised approximately $21 million from investors in the United States and overseas.

Inmate at FCI-Berlin Charged with Assault

News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today that Anniel Gomez, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution FCI-Berlin, has been charged with one count of assault in connection with an incident on Dec. 19, 2022.

Two Doctors Convicted for Unnecessary Urinalysis Testing Scheme