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View ArticleRSK Gang Members Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms for Conspiracy to Commit...
On May 9, three members of Red Skin Kingz, also known as RSK, were sentenced to prison following their respective guilty pleas to RICO conspiracy for their participation in the violent RSK criminal...
View ArticleFormer Currency Trader Indicted for Participating in Antitrust Conspiracy
A federal grand jury returned an indictment against Akshay Aiyer, a former currency trader at a major U.S. bank, for his alleged role in a conspiracy to manipulate prices in the foreign currency...
View ArticleLynn Man Arrested in Connection with Missing Warhol Paintings
Defendant allegedly took art from friend, falsely offered the authentic Warhol paintings for sale on eBay, but delivered fake paintings to buyerBOSTON – A Lynn man was arrested today and charged in...
View ArticleLeader of Guatemalan Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Life in Prison
Earlier today, a Guatemalan national was sentenced to life in prison following a March 2016 trial that resulted in a conviction for his participation in an international drug trafficking conspiracy....
View ArticleFederal Jury Finds the Enforcer of a Drug Trafficking Organization Guilty on...
St. Louis, MO – After a ten-day trial and 62 witnesses, a federal jury returned three guilty verdicts – conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and two counts of possession of a firearm (with...
View ArticleFormer Lake Oswego Financial Advisor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investors
PORTLAND, Ore. – Shayne Kniss, 42, formerly of Lake Oswego, Oregon, pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud for defrauding clients of his investment firm, Iris Capital Management Group, LLC...
View ArticleFormer CIA Contractor Pleads Guilty to Illegally Retaining Classified Materials
Reynaldo B. Regis, 53, of Fort Washington, Maryland, and a former CIA contractor, pleaded guilty today to unauthorized removal and retention of classified materials, and making material false...
View ArticleMoss Point Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine
Gulfport, Miss. – Isaiah Galloway, 40, of Moss Point, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr. to 121 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for...
View ArticleFormer Superintendent of Hopi Mission School Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison...
PHOENIX – This week, Thane Epefanio, 45, of Avondale, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Steven P. Logan to two years in prison for embezzling money from the Hopi Mission School located on the...
View ArticleMobile County Man Sentenced to Nearly 14 Years in Prison for Hobbs Act...
The United States Attorney, Richard W. Moore, announces that William Coleman, a 31 year old, resident of Mobile, Alabama was sentenced to 164 months of incarceration and ordered to pay $582.00 in...
View ArticleTwin Bridges Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking
MISSOULA – Martin James Walsh, a 53-year-old resident of Twin Bridges, Montana, pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a substance containing a detectable amount of...
View ArticleFederal Grand Jury Indicts Two Chicago Police Officers For Fraudulently...
CHICAGO — Two Chicago Police Officers assigned to a gang unit on the city's West Side knowingly submitted false affidavits to judges to obtain search warrants and stole cash and drugs from properties...
View ArticleAtlanta Man Sentenced to 5+ Years in Prison for Role in a Money Laundering...
PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Atlanta, Georgia, has been sentenced in federal court to 63 months in prison on his conviction of money laundering conspiracy, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady...
View ArticleTwo Associates of La Cosa Nostra Sentenced to Prison for Extortion-Related...
Two associates of the Genovese La Cosa Nostra (LCN) crime family were sentenced today in federal court in Worcester, Massachusetts on extortion-related charges.Acting Assistant Attorney General John P....
View ArticleBrentwood Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery
CONCORD - Michael Holt, 49, of Brentwood, pleaded guilty in federal court to bank robbery, announced United States Attorney Scott W. Murray. According to court documents and statements made in court,...
View ArticleRockford Man Sentenced To 17 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Heroin...
ROCKFORD — A Rockford man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard on a federal drug trafficking charge. QUINCY L. ATMORE (also known as “Q”), 46, of Rockford, Ill., was sentenced...
View ArticleVenezuelan Woman Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Extortion Plot
Brigith Dayana Gomez, 29, of Venezuela, was sentenced today to 20 months and 15 days in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, for her participation in an extortion plot....
View ArticlePimps Sentenced to 26 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking Three Minor Victims...
Two Hyattsville, Maryland men were both sentenced today to 26 years in prison for sex trafficking three minors throughout the East Coast from September through November 2016.Acting Assistant Attorney...
View ArticleWallingford Man Charged with Bankruptcy Fraud and Identity Theft Offenses
John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JOEL C. RILEY, 46, of Wallingford, was arrested yesterday on a criminal complaint charging him with...
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