Latest News
Life Sentence For Sex Trafficking Of A Minor
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-A Palestine man was sentenced to life in prison for conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a six-year-old child. Mario Waters, 34, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Brian S. Miller.
Mexican National Sentenced for Illegally Entering the U.S. Three Times
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Mexican national who was arrested for driving while intoxicated has been sentenced in federal court for illegally entering the United States for the third time.
U.S. Attorney Office Seizes $24,000 in Suspected Cryptocurrency Scam
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. - The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Illinois announced Thursday the seizure of cryptocurrency valued at approximately $24,000 from an account believed to be involved in a fraud scheme against an O’Fallon resident.
Former CFO Sentenced to 3 Years and 5 Months in Prison for Embezzling over $1.9 Million
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Christopher Firle, 53, of Fairfield, was sentenced today to three years and five months in prison for a four-year embezzlement scheme of over $1.9 million from his employer, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Maine Man Charged With Participation In A Murder-For-Hire Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today the arrest of HYUNKOOK KORSIAK for participating in a plot to commit...
Honduran National Pleads Guilty and Sentenced for Using Another Individual’s Social Security Number to Secure Employment
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - ELTON JOHN MEJIA EUCEDA, age 22, a citizen of Honduras, pled guilty yesterday to illegally using a social security number belonging to another individual, in violation of Title 42, United States Code, Section 408(a)(7)(B), announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Birmingham Woman Sentenced to More than Seven Years in Prison for Check Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A Birmingham woman was sentenced yesterday for engaging in a check fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and United States Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick M. Davis.
Pascagoula Man Sentenced to 70 months in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - A Pascagoula man was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Texarkana Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Production of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: TEXARKANA - A Texarkana, Arkansas, man was sentenced today to 30 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, on one count of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor via Production of Child Pornography. There is no parole in the federal system. The Honorable Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the U.S. District Court in Texarkana.
Fentanyl Dealer, Felon Who Possessed Firearm Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. - A former resident of Alamance County was sentenced to 248 months in federal prison for fentanyl- and firearm-related charges, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston of the Middle District of North Carolina.
Residents of Pennsylvania and Ohio Indicted for Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - Residents of Pennsylvania and Ohio were indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Larry Wayne Legg, 55, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
Bourbonnais, Illinois, Man Charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon and Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: URBANA, Ill. - A grand jury today indicted a Bourbonnais, Illinois, man, Corey M. Simpson, 38, of the 500 block of Thornberry Court, for allegedly possessing a firearm as a felon and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl on Feb. 14, 2023.
Inchelium Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drinking and Driving Resulting in Spokane Teenager’s Death
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Spokane, Washington - Senior U.S. District Court Judge Rosanna Malouf Peterson sentenced Emmalena Ann Michel, age 35, of Inchelium, Washington, to 60 months in federal prison for Involuntary Manslaughter and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury stemming from a drinking and driving incident that occurred in October 2021 on the Colville Reservation. Judge Peterson also imposed 3 years of federal supervised release. Michel pled guilty to both offenses earlier this year.
Crime Stoppers Tip Leads to Convicted Murderer Going Back to Prison for 15 years
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - A Detroit man, who has five prior felony convictions, including for murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and two drug trafficking offenses, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison today as an Armed Career Criminal for his illegal possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.
California Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $1 Million from Her Employer
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A California woman has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and filing a false tax return after embezzling more than $1 million from her employer, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Man who supplied stolen firearms used in Billings casino robbery sentenced to 37 months in prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS - A man who admitted to illegally possessing firearms after he supplied two stolen guns to two women, who robbed a Billings liquor store and later ditched them at an elementary school playground, was sentenced today to 37 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Physician Convicted of $5 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: A federal jury convicted a physician today for a $5 million health care fraud scheme.
Operators And Attorney Of Global Multi-Million-Dollar Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme “AirBit Club” Plead Guilty
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the guilty pleas of PABLO RENATO RODRIGUEZ, GUTEMBERG DOS SANTOS, SCOTT HUGHES, CECILIA MILLAN, KARINA CHAIREZ, and JACKIE AGUILAR for their roles in an internationally coordinated fraud and money laundering...
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Hardin County Man for Possession of Destructive Devices
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Louisville, KY - A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky returned an indictment yesterday charging a Hardin County man with illegal possession of destructive devices.