New York, NY - Michael Danilovich Sentenced To 25 Years For Racketeering, Health Care Fraud, Securities Fraud, Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, And Money Laundering
Racketeering Conviction Included Largest No-Fault Insurance Fraud Scheme Ever Charged

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL DANILOVICH was sentenced today to 25 year... More...   $0 (07-19-2016 - NY)

Kansas City, MO - Third Conspirator Pleads Guilty to Armed Craigslist Robberies, Shooting Two Victims

A Kansas City, Mo., man has pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a conspiracy to commit a series of armed robberies against victims who were contacted via craigslist, which culminated in the shooting of two victims.

Thomas Thorpe, 26, of Kansas City, pleaded guilty befo... More...   $0 (07-18-2016 - MO)

During a break in their on-again-off-again relationship, defendant Dunn and Tracy Shaw, who had obtained a protection order against Dunn, encountered one another at a bank in Parsons. Shaw visited the bank daily as part of her job as a courier. According to bank employees, Dunn had been wandering around outside the bank before Shaw's arrival, and he eventually entered the bank, inquired about open... More...   $0 (07-17-2016 - KS)

Law Cruces, NM - Roswell Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Charges

Destiny Stephenson, 35, of Roswell, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to methamphetamine trafficking charges.

Stephenson is one of 41 individuals charged in Sept. 2015, with drug trafficking offenses as a result of an eight-month multi-agency investigation by t... More...   $0 (07-17-2016 - NM)

Old Anchor, formerly known as Mystic Tank Lines Corporation, was an oil transportation company incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Astoria, New York. Pls.’ Opp’n to Def.’s Mot. to Dismiss (“Pls.’ Opp’n”) Ex. 4 (Indictment, United States v. Baldari, No. 1Three separate actions are pending in this court based on these suits in the district ... More...   $0 (07-16-2016 - DC)

This is an attempted murder case. At trial, defendant theorized
that a group of late-night club-goers with whom he was partying conspired to frame him for a
stabbing that occurred in downtown Burlington shortly after two o’clock in the morning of
January 15, 2012. Defendant argues that the trial court erred by excluding exculpatory testimony
and by giving misleading jury ins... More...   $0 (07-16-2016 - VT)

Pawhuska, OK - STATE OF OKLAHOMA V. CRYSTAL GAIL PERALES

1. UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED DRUG WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE, in violation of 63 OS 2-401-2-420

2. CONSPIRACY


Docket
Date Code Description Count Party Amount
07-15-2016

INFO CT1

Document Available (#CC16071500000561) Download document in TIFF format.TIFF Downl... More...   $0 (07-15-2016 - OK)

New Orleans, LA - Former St. Bernard Parish Deputy Pleads Guilty in Darren Sharper Matter

Brandon Licciardi, age 31, of Mereaux, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute Schedule IV controlled substances with the intent to commit crimes of violence, including rape.

Pursuant to a plea agreement, the parties stipulated that LICCIARDI would be sentenced to a term of im... More...   $0 (07-15-2016 - LA)

Houston, TX - Two Convicted in Romance Scam Conspiracy

Two individuals were convicted for their role in a $2 million romance scam conspiracy. Kunle Mutiu Amoo, 48, and Lanre Sunday Adeoba, 61, both Nigerian citizens who resided outside the Houston area, each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to commit wire fraud.

The romance scam involved a scheme to defraud victims of mo... More...   $0 (07-15-2016 - TX)

Madison, WI - Heroin Dealer Convicted by Jury of Sex Trafficking and Drug-Related Offenses

Defendant Sold Heroin and Used Violence, Threats and Coercion to Compel Three Young Heroin-Addicted Women to Prostitute for His Profit in Wisconsin and Minnesota

Monta Groce, 30, of Sparta, Wisconsin, was convicted by a federal jury of three counts of sex trafficking by force, threats of fo... More...   $0 (07-15-2016 - WI)

Albuquerque, NM - Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Narcotics Trafficking Charges

Defendant Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico

Daniel Jiron, 41, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty to heroin and methamphetamine trafficking charges. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Jiron will be sentenced withi... More...   $0 (07-15-2016 - NM)

Newark, NJ - Last Defendant Of 15 Member Interstate Methamphetamine Distribution Ring Convicted After Jury Trial

A Nevada woman was convicted by a federal jury for her role in a drug trafficking ring that supplied between 150 and 250 pounds of methamphetamine annually to the Jersey City, New Jersey, area from 2004 through 2014, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

Margaret Ti... More...   $0 (07-15-2016 - NJ)

Newark, NJ - Owner Of Union County, New Jersey, Home Health Care Agency Gets 54 Months In Prison For Bilking Medicaid Out Of $7 Million

A Springfield, New Jersey, man was sentenced to more than four years in prison for his role in a scheme that used bogus records and unqualified home health aides to defraud Medicare out of $7 million, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

Pau... More...   $0 (07-15-2016 - NJ)

This decision concerns two appeals, AC 37171 and AC 38312, and a cross appeal in AC 38312 arising from the same underlying criminal case. In a single, consolidated trial, a jury found the defendant, Michael Guerrera, guilty of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-8 (a) and 53a-59 (a) (1), conspiracy to commit the assault in the first degreeinviolationofGeneralStatute... More...   $0 (07-15-2016 - CT)

Jackson, MS - Mississippi Drug Dealer Sentenced to Twenty Years in Prison

Senior U.S. District Judge David C. Bramlette III sentenced convicted drug dealer Marvin Rocedreck Brown, 42, of Union, Mississippi, to 240 months in prison and ordered him to pay a $1,500 fine for conspiracy to launder drug proceeds, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis. The sentence came one day after U.S. Dis... More...   $0 (07-14-2016 - MS)

Del Rio, TX - Former Del Rio Police Officer Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison

A federal judge sentenced 43-year-old former Del Rio police officer Raymond Villarreal to seven years in federal prison for drug distribution.

At sentencing, United States District Judge Alia Moses also ordered that Villarreal pay a $3,000 fine and be placed on supervised release for a period o... More...   $0 (07-14-2016 - TX)

Rock Island, IL - Jury Convicts Rock Island Man for Heroin Distribution Resulting in Death

A jury deliberated for two hours before returning guilty verdicts on all counts against Phil Trent, 51, of Rock Island, Ill. Trent was charged with distribution of heroin resulting in death, three counts of distributing heroin, and conspiring to distribute heroin resulting in death. Trent remains i... More...   $0 (07-14-2016 - OK)

East St. Louis, IL - Perry County Man Sentenced For Methamphetamine Offense

Christopher R. Pelate, 34, of Pinckneyville, was sentenced for a methamphetamine offense, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, James L. Porter, announced today.

Pelate, who had previously pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, was sentence... More...   $0 (07-14-2016 - IL)

Fairview Heights, IL - Texas Native Sentenced to 30 Years for Drug Counts and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering while Serving a Federal Sentence

Joel Lopez, Jr., 38, was sentenced to 360 months (30 years) in federal prison on five felony drug counts and 240 months for conspiring to commit money laundering (the sentences are all to run concurrently), a $600 fine and $600 in special ass... More...   $0 (07-14-2016 - IL)

On April 13, 1995, the trial court entered judgments of conviction against the Petitioner after he pled guilty to first degree murder and conspiracy to commit first degree murder. His sentences were aligned concurrently, for a total effective sentence of life imprisonment without parole, and no direct appeal was filed. Nearly ten years later on March 17, 2015, the Petitioner filed a post-convic... More...   $0 (07-14-2016 - TN)

New Orleans, LA - Remaining Defendants Sentenced for Roles in Sex Trafficking Scheme

Sex Trafficking Scheme Used Threats, Violence and Coercion to Compel Women into Prostitution in New Orleans and Elsewhere

The Justice Department announced that Christopher Williams, 31, and Laquentin Brown, 34, both of Memphis, Tennessee, were sentenced to 180 months and 99 months in prison, resp... More...   $0 (07-14-2016 - LA)

Baltimore, MD - WWL to Pay $98.9 Million for Fixing Prices of Ocean Shipping Services for Cars and Trucks

Company is Fourth Firm Charged in Conspiracy Among Major International Ocean Shipping Lines

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics AS (WWL), a Norwegian corporation, has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $98.9 million criminal fine for its involvement in a conspiracy to fix prices of ... More...   $0 (07-14-2016 - MD)

Los Angeles, CA - Chinese National Who Conspired to Hack into U.S. Defense Contractors’ Systems Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison


A Chinese national who admitted to participating in a years-long conspiracy that involved Chinese military officers hacking into the computer networks of major U.S. defense contractors in order to steal military technical data was sentenced to 46 mo... More...   $0 (07-14-2016 - CA)

Maimi, FL - Florida Keys Residents Plead Guilty to Illegally Trafficking in Marine Life

Two residents of the Florida Keys pled guilty to illegally trafficking in marine life.

Leah Gould, 51, and Phillip Gould, 57, of Big Pine Key, Florida, pled guilty to conspiring with others to commit certain offenses against the United States, that is conspiracy to transport, sell, receive, ac... More...   $0 (07-13-2016 - FL)

Pittsburgh, PA - Seven Plead Guilty in Multi-State Cocaine Conspiracy

Seven individuals, including four residents of Western Pennsylvania, two from Texas, and one from Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics and money laundering laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.

The defendants listed below pleaded guilty late... More...   $0 (07-13-2016 - PA)