East St. Louis, IL - The United States of America charged Melissa Scanlan, a/k/a "The Drug Lama"
drug trafficking fentanyl.

Melissa Scanlan (a/k/a “The Drug Llama”) has been sentenced to 160 months in federal prison in the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois for trafficking fentanyl
throughout the United States via the “dark web,” engaging in a... More...   $0 (02-17-2020 - IL)

Grand Rapids, MI - The United States of America charged Robert Lyle Buckhannon with fraud.

Robert Lyle Buckhannon, 59, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced to serve 24 months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud a California mortgage lender in connection with a Battle Creek business, On Deck Sports Bar & Grill. Buckhannon will spend two years on court supervision follo... More...   $0 (02-15-2020 - MI)

Tacoma, WA - The United States of America charged Michael Kellar with conspiracy to produce child porno and viewing child porn.

A 58-year-old Tacoma resident was sentenced to 15 years in prison for conspiracy to produce child pornography. MICHAEL KELLAR, and his girlfriend, Gail Lynn Burnworth, 52, were arrested in August 2017, after an alert passenger on a July 31, 2017, flight to San J... More...   $0 (02-15-2020 - WA)

Milwaukee, WI - The United States of America charged Tedmund Blankschein with conspiracy to commit tax fraud.

Tedmund Blankschein (age: 51) was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit tax fraud. Blankschein was also ordered to pay $5.4 million in restitution to the IRS, joint and several with his co-conspirator, Albert Go... More...   $0 (02-15-2020 - WI)

New York, NY - The United States of America charged Michael Avenatti with:

18:371.F CONSPIRACY TO TRANSMIT INTERSTATE COMMUNICATIONS WITH INTENT TO EXTORT
(1)
18:875D.F INTERSTATE COMMUNICATIONS - THREATS TO EXTORT
(1s)
18:1951.F CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT EXTORTION
(2)
18:1951.F INTERFERENCE WITH COMMERCE BY THREAT OR VIOLENCE (EXTORTION)
(2s)
18:875... More...   $0 (02-15-2020 - NY)

Burlington, VT - The United States of America charged John Guerrero, a/k/a Sunshire with conspiracy to distribute drugs and possession of a machine gun during a violent crime.

John Guerrero (also known as “Sunshine” to his former drug customers in Franklin County) was sentenced today in federal court on one count of conspiring to distribute two hundred and eighty grams or more of cocaine ... More...   $0 (02-14-2020 - VT)

Concord, NH - United States of America charged Tharushan Nirmalachandran with conspiracy to commit bank fraud.

Tharushan Nirmalachandran, 30, of Ile-Bizard, Quebec, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for participating in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Nirmalachandran faces likely removal to Canada after the completion of his prison sentence.

According to ... More...   $0 (02-14-2020 - NY)

Philadelphia, PA - The United States of America charged Hector Armando Kellum with conspiracy to fix prices, rig bids, and allocate customers for generic drugs.

A fomer senior executive pleaded guilty for his role in a conspiracy to fix prices, rig bids, and allocate customers for generic drugs.

According to court documents, from at least March 2013 until at least June 2015, He... More...   $0 (02-14-2020 - PA)

Fairfax, VA - The United States of America charged Zaldy N. Sabino with conspiracy, bribery, honest services wire fraud and making false statements.

State Department Contracting Officer Sentenced to Prison for Bribery and Procurement Fraud Scheme

A contracting officer with the U.S. Department of State was sentenced today to 87 months of imprisonment followed by three years of sup... More...   $0 (02-14-2020 - VA)

Columbia, SC - The United States of America charged Glenn Quanta Pernell and Joseph Umphlett with drug trafficking from inside a prison.

Glenn Quanta Pernell, 41, and Joseph Umphlett, Sr., 39, both inmates in the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC), have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in separate major drug trafficking rings run from inside prison walls using ... More...   $0 (02-14-2020 - SC)

Baltimore, MD - The United States of America charged Demetrios Stavrakis with conspiracy to use fire to commit a felony and to commit malicious destruction of real property by fire.

18:844(h),(i),(m),(n) CONSPIRACY TO USE FIRE TO COMMIT A FEDERAL FELONY AND TO COMMIT MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION OF REAL PROPERTY BY FIRE
(1) DISMISSED
18:844(h)(1) USING OF FIRE TO COMMIT A FEDERAL FELON... More...   $0 (02-14-2020 - MD)

Scranton, PA - The United States of America charged Roberto Torner with conspiracy to distribute drugs and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Roberto Torner, age 47, of Freeland, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 270 months’ imprisonment and five years of supervised release for drug trafficking, firearms, and explosives offenses.

According to United States Attorney David J. F... More...   $0 (02-13-2020 - PA)

Houston, TX - The United States of America charged Shan Shi with stealing trade secrets.

The head of a Houston-based company that was the subsidiary of a Chinese company that developed stolen trade secrets was sentenced to 16 months in prison and ordered to forfeit more than $330,000.

Shan Shi, 55, of Houston, Texas, had previously been found guilty of conspiracy to steal trade s... More...   $0 (02-13-2020 - DC)

Trenton, NJ - The United States of America charged Jesus Zavala-Torres with distribution of metha.

A California man today admitted shipping approximately 30 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and conspiring to send an additional 5 kilograms of fentanyl into New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

Jesus Zavala-Torres, 34, of San Jacinto, California, pleaded guilty befo... More...   $0 (02-12-2020 - NJ)

Bridgeport, CT - The United States of America charged Hakeem Basir with drug trafficking heroin.

Hakeem Basir, 56, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin.

This matter stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Ta... More...   $0 (02-12-2020 - CT)

Brooklyn, NY - The United States of America charged Anton Bogdanov with wire fraud conspiracy and computer intrusion.

Anton Bogdanov, age 34, a citizen of Russia, pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and computer intrusion in connection with a scheme in which he and others used stolen personal information to file federal tax returns and fraudulently obtain more than $1.5 million in tax... More...   $0 (02-12-2020 - NY)

Birmingham, AL - The United States of America charged Quincetta Yvonne Cargill with mail fraud, wire fraud and witness intimidation.

Following a three-day bench trial, a Birmingham woman was convicted on charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and intimidating a witness, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Andrew M. Thornt... More...   $0 (02-11-2020 - AL)

Mobile, GA - The United States of America charged Darell Leon Hardin with conspiracy to distribute meth.

Darell Leon Hardin was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on January 14, 2020 for his participation in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.

United States District Court Judge William H. Steele imposed the 10-year sentence. The judge ordered that when Hardin is released... More...   $0 (02-11-2020 - AL)

Atlanta, GA - The United States of America charged Alfonzo Jamal Lewis with conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine.

Alfonzo Jamal Lewis has been convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.

“For more than a decade, despite a ceaseless pattern of criminality, Alfonzo Lewis was a be... More...   $0 (02-11-2020 - GA)

Stilwell, OK - Stillwell, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged the defendant with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: OWPN, FELONY DISCHARGING FIREARM INTO DWELLING, in violation of 21 O.S. 1289.17A
Date of Offense: 09/09/2016
Party Name Disposition Information
PATTERSON, DUSTIN JAMES Disposed: CONVICTION, 11/17/2016. Nolo Contendere Plea
Count as Disposed: FELONY DISCHARGING F... More...   $0 (02-10-2020 - OK)

Las Vegas, NV - The United States of America charged Sean P. Finn conspiracy to commit wire fraud and securities fraud, four counts of wire fraud and four counts of securities fraud.

A federal jury found a Montana man guilty for his role as a broker for a Swiss company involved in a multimillion-dollar international fraud scheme.

Following a five-day trial, Sean Finn, 51, of Whi... More...   $0 (02-10-2020 - NV)

Honolulu, HI - The United States of America charged Steve Edwards and Melanie Edwards with:

18:1343.F FRAUD BY WIRE, RADIO, OR TELEVISION
(1-8)
18:371.F CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD THE UNITED STATES
(1s)
18:1343.F FRAUD BY WIRE
(2s-16s)
18:1343.F FRAUD BY WIRE, RADIO, OR TELEVISION
(9-10)
18:1343.F FRAUD BY WIRE, RADIO, OR TELEVISION
(11)
1... More...   $0 (02-09-2020 - HI)

Sacramento, CA - The United States of America charged Jai Vijay with:

CONSPIRACY TO PAY AND RECEIVE HEALTH CARE KICKBACKS

Jai Vijay, 54, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty to conspiring with the owners of home health care agencies and a hospice agency to pay and receive illegal kickbacks in exchange for Medicare beneficiary referrals.

According to court documents, Jai Vijay’s... More...   $0 (02-09-2020 - CA)

Kansas City, MO - The United States of America chrged Natalie J. McNeil and Tanner L. McNeil with conspiracy to distribute marijuana.

A Lee’s Summit, Missouri, woman and her brother, a Denver, Colorado, man, were sentenced in federal court today for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute more than $1.7 million of marijuana that was mailed from Colorado to Missouri.

Natalie J.... More...   $0 (02-08-2020 - MO)