Two Previously Deported Aliens Charged With Illegal Re-Entry HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that two previously deported aliens were indicted separately on November 28, 2018, by a federal grand jury for illegal re-entry into the United States.  According to UnitedRead More

Old Saybro Man Who Failed to Pay $4.8 Million in Income Taxes Sentenced to 90 Months in Federal Prison John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Kristina O’Connell, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced that DAVID ADAMS, 58, ofRead More

Father And Son Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Selling Fentanyl And Oxycodone On The Dark Web The Defendants Also Distributed Fentanyl That Substantially Contributed to a Non-Fatal Overdose in 2015 Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL LUCIANORead More

Monrovia Man Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Prison for ‘Hawala’ Scheme to Move Money for Sinaloa Cartel and other Drug Traffickers LOS ANGELES – A Monrovia man who was part of an international drug money laundering organization has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for conspiring to moveRead More

Grape Street Crips Member Arrested for Attempted Murder in Aid of Racketeering and RICO Conspiracy NEWARK, N.J. – A member of the New Jersey Grape Street Crips who was arrested earlier this week in Durham, North Carolina, on charges that include RICO conspiracy, attempted murder, and conspiracy to commit murderRead More

Fort Edward Man Sentenced to 292 Months for Sexually Exploiting a Child ALBANY, NEW YORK – James Mattison, age 47, of Fort Edward, New York, was sentenced today to 292 months in prison for sexually exploiting a child. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith andRead More

Florence Resident Sentenced to Federal Prison for Manufacturing and Passing Counterfeit Money Florence, South Carolina —- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Shanteley Latrice Howard, 33, of Florence, South Carolina, was sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to manufacture and pass counterfeit money. Evidence presented to the courtRead More

Mexican National Indicted for Drug Trafficking, Illmop egal Firearms KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Mexican national was indicted by a federal grand jury today for illegally selling than a dozen firearms and a large amount of methamphetamine and heroin to an undercover federal agent. Heladio Lezama-Palma, 33, a citizenRead More

Solon woman indicted for laundering drug profits through her company through the purchase and sale of homes around Northeast Ohio A Solon woman was indicted for laundering drug profits through her company through the purchase and sale of homes around Northeast Ohio. Jennifer Harrison, 36, was indicted on one countRead More

Balti TTG Member Sentenced To 25 Years In Federal Prison On Federal Racketeering And Drug Conspiracy Charges, Including Three Murders, An Attempted Murder, And Drug Distribution        Balti, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Brandon Baze, a/k/a Man Man, age 25, of Balti, today to 25 years inRead More

MoneyGram International Inc. Agrees To Extend Deferred Prosecution Agreement, Forfeits $125 Million In Settlement With Justice Department And Federal Trade Commission WASHINGTON – MoneyGram International Inc. (MoneyGram), a global money services business headquartered in Dallas, Texas, has agreed to extend its deferred prosecution agreement and forfeit $125 million due toRead More

Keshena Man Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Sexual Abuse of a Child on Menominee Indian Reservation Matthew D. Krueger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that Mario Escalante, Sr. (age: 42), of Keshena, was sentenced on November 2, 2018 to 36 months in prison andRead More

Wetzel County man sentenced for his connection to a drug distribution operation in Wetzel and Tyler Counties WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – John M. Talkington, of New Martinsville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 63 months incarceration for his role in a methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin distribution operation that spanned multipleRead More

Jeff Sessions, once one of President Trump’s most loyal and trusted advisers before infuriating Trump over his recusal from the Russia investigation, has resigned as attorney general, FOX NEWS reports. “At your request, I am submitting my resignation,” Sessions wrote in a letter to Trump. Sessions departure from the JusticeRead More

Providence Man Indicted on Drug Trafficking, Firearm Charges PROVIDENCE – A federal grand jury on Tuesday returned an eight-count indictment charging a Providence man with trafficking fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine, and for being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, in August 2018, NewportRead More

Steroid Distribution Results in Four Convictions OKLAHOMA CITY – Four defendants have entered guilty pleas to charges stemming from a steroid-distribution ring, announced Robert J. Troester of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.  Between October 3 and November 2, CHRISTOPHER THOMAS CAPLINGER, 55, of Edmond, Oklahoma; DONALD RAY VINCENT, JR., 54, of Edmond; DEBORAH ANNRead More

Palm Beach County Resident Pleads Guilty to Possessing Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine with Intent to Distribute and Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm Lucius Brown III, 35, of Riveria Beach, pled guilty today to possessing fentanyl and crack cocaine with the intent to distribute and being a felonRead More