Los Angeles, CA - Former No. 2 of Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Found Guilty of Obstructing Federal Investigation into Misconduct at County Jails

Paul Tanaka, who was the second in command of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, was found guilty today of two obstruction of justice charges for overseeing efforts to derail a federal investigation into corruption and civil rights violat... More...   $0 (04-10-2016 - CA)

El Paso, TX - A husband and wife were sentenced to 188 months and 24 months in federal prison, respectively, for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute approximately four kilograms of cocaine.

United States District Judge Philip Martinez sentenced 52-year-old Manuel Bayona-Montes to 188 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release. On March 30, 2016, Ju... More...   $0 (04-09-2016 - TX)

STATESVILLE, N.C. – Two Men Sentenced For Armed Robbery Of Fast Food Restaurant
Robbers Ordered Employees and Patrons to Lie on the Floor at Gunpoint

Two men responsible for the armed robbery of an area fast food restaurant were sentenced to prison, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Dashawn Raquan Hunt, 27, and Davon Santario... More...   $0 (04-08-2016 - NC)

Boston, MA - Convicted Drug Trafficker and Money Launderer Sentenced to Prison

A Brockton man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with orchestrating a cross-country conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana.

Miguel Fernandes, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV, to 12 years in prison, four years of supervised release, ... More...   $0 (04-08-2016 - MA)

Texas Man Pleads Guilty In Drug Conspiracy

Aldrin Javier Espinoza, 23, of Pharr, Texas, pled guilty today for his part in a three-count indictment charging him with Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substance, James L. Porter, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced. Espinoza’s sentencing hearing has been set for June 24, 2016, and he faces penalti... More...   $0 (04-08-2016 - IL)

Southern Illinois Residents Charged With Methamphetamine Offense

Union and Williamson County residents were indicted on April 5, 2016, for a methamphetamine offense, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, James L. Porter, announced today.

Troy A. Smith, 44, of Jonesboro, and Jeremiah Lee Jae Sadler, a/k/a "Jeremiah L. Sadler, 36, of Marion, are charg... More...   $0 (04-08-2016 - IL)

The question presented on this unusual appeal, which we
consider on leave granted, is whether the trial court retained
jurisdiction to sua sponte enter a judgment of acquittal on a
count of an indictment three months after its declaration of a
mistrial or whether double jeopardy principles bar the State's
challenge to that order. Although we disapprove of the
procedu... More...   $0 (04-08-2016 - NJ)

This case presents a murder-for-hire or contract killing scenario. On April 15, 2013, a Bedford County grand jury charged the Defendant with criminal responsibility for the first-degree premeditated murder of her husband, Larry Walls, Sr. (“the victim”), based upon her participation in the killing and with conspiring along with Jason Starrick, Sean Gearhardt, and Dawn Walls, daughter of the Defen... More...   $0 (04-07-2016 - TN)

All of the defendants were indicted for attempted first degree murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, and employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony. A jury convicted them of attempted second degree murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony; they were acquitted ... More...   $0 (04-07-2016 - TN)

Cheyenne, WY - Travis Alan Schone, 36, of Riverton, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on April 5, 2016, for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and aiding and abetting. Schone was arrested in Fremont County, Wyoming. He received 39 months imprisonment, to be followed by four years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay... More...   $0 (04-06-2016 - WY)

Los Angeles, CA - San Gabriel Valley Man Sentenced to Federal Prison in Stolen Identity Tax Refund Scheme which Fraudulently Sought $2.6 Million

A Hacienda Heights man already serving a 27-month prison term for fraudulently seeking tax refunds has been sentenced in a second case to an additional two years in federal prison for his role in another scheme that used stolen identities to seek... More...   $0 (04-06-2016 - CA)

Los Angeles, CA - Gang Member Convicted in Meth Case Sentensed to 14 Years

A street gang member has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after being found guilty of two narcotics trafficking charges in relation to the sale of about two ounces of methamphetamine during an undercover investigation.

Aaron “Droopy” Ramos, 31, a resident of the Florence-Graham dist... More...   $0 (04-06-2016 - CA)

Dallas, TX - Dallas Check Cashing Business Owner Sentenced to 21 Months in Federal Prison for Role in Stolen Tax Refund Scheme

Defendant Also Ordered to Pay $309,679 in Restitution

A Dallas check cashing business owner, Obinna Njoku, who pleaded guilty to his role in a stolen tax refund scheme, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sam A Lindsay to 21 months in federal prison... More...   $0 (04-06-2016 - TX)

This appeal comes with a lengthy procedural history. In 2000, pursuant to
a plea and sentencing agreement, Morgan pled guilty to eleven criminal charges,
including charges of lascivious acts with a child, sexual exploitation of a minor,
indecent exposure, lascivious conduct, and harassment. Morgan subsequently
filed a motion in arrest of judgment, which the district court den... More...   $0 (04-06-2016 - )

Miami, FL - Foreign National Pleads Guilty in Mail Fraud Scheme

Cristian Mariano Pardo, 30, and Jorge Gabriel Barca, 33, both of Buenos Aires, Argentina, were indicted in West Palm Beach on a single count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1341 and fifteen counts of mail fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1... More...   $0 (04-06-2016 - FL)

Kansas City, KS - Man Sentenced to 12 Years In Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

A Kansas City, Kan., man was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for his part in a drug trafficking organization that is alleged to have distributed large amounts of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.

Joshua Thomas Alvarez, 26, Kansas City, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of conspira... More...   $0 (04-06-2016 - KS)

Kansas City, KS - Federal Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts In Wichita Massage Parlor Prostitution Case

A federal jury returned guilty verdicts on all counts against a Wichita man in a massage parlor prostitution case.

They found defendant Kay Tee, 51, Wichita, Kan., guilty on one count of attempting to entice a person to cross state lines to engage in prostitution, one count of using... More...   $0 (04-06-2016 - KS)

St. Louis, MO - Lincoln County Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Synthetic Drugs

Richard Gross, Winfield, Missouri, pled guilty to multiple counts involving the trafficking of synthetic drugs. He entered his plea before United States District Judge John A. Ross.

According to court documents, Richard Gross and co-defendant Paul Berra manufactured synthetic cannabinoids known on th... More...   $0 (04-06-2016 - MO)

Cleveland, OH - Former East Cleveland police sergeant sentenced to nine years in prison

A former East Cleveland police sergeant was sentenced to nine years in prison for her role in a conspiracy in which she kept thousands of dollars from alleged drug dealers, much of which was seized through illegal searches and fabricated reports.

Torris Moore pleaded guilty late last year to o... More...   $0 (04-06-2016 - OH)

Boston, MA - Cape Cod Drug Traffickers Arrested and Charged
Three Charged with Murder by States

Thirteen individuals have been charged with federal drug trafficking and firearms charges following an investigation led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives. Three face state first-degree murder charges following a State Police and Barnstable Police investigation led b... More...   $0 (04-05-2016 - MA)

Boston, MA - Three Brockton Men Charged with Distributing Fentanyl

Three men, two of whom were arrested, were charged in U.S. District Court in Boston for trafficking fentanyl in the Brockton area. The third defendant was already in state custody. In addition, 36 grams of fentanyl and a firearm were recovered following the execution of a federal search warrant.

Luis DaCosta, 21... More...   $0 (04-05-2016 - MA)

Laredo, TX - Twice Convicted Alien Smuggler Heads to Prison

A naturalized U.S. citizen from Cuba who had been residing in Louisville, Kentucky, has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions in two separate cases involving the smuggling of illegal aliens.

Yudelvis Alberto Jimenez-Elvirez, 29, entered a guilty plea Oct. 7, 2015, to smuggling illegal aliens and was ... More...   $0 (04-05-2016 - TX)

Within the span of two weeks in June 2011, defendant Vichitvongsa planned and executed two armed robberies (in LaVergne and Smith County, Tennessee) with several coconspirators with the hopes of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars and large amounts of illegal drugs from two drug dealers. Each robbery was violent. They ransacked houses, restrained and beat victims, and shot one man in the c... More...   $0 (04-05-2016 - TN)

In this criminal case, defendant pleaded guilty to two counts: (1) conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, and (2) money laundering. There was no cooperation or substantial assistance clause in the agreement.
After entering his guilty plea, defendant requested that the plea agreement be “unsealed on Pacer.”1 Defendant argued that ne... More...   $0 (04-05-2016 - OH)

The traffic stop was largely recorded on the dashboard camera of the officer making the stop, but the audio function on the camera was broken. Recording began approximately 30 seconds prior to the initiation of the patrol car’s lights. The video ends approximately 70 minutes after the initiation of the traffic stop because the camera ran out of memory.
1. Hill’s decision to conduct a tra... More...   $0 (04-05-2016 - )