Category: Crime

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A southwestern Missouri man was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday on charges of drug trafficking and illegally possessing firearms. This indictment resulted from an investigation by U.S.

A federal indictment made public today in New Jersey charges five men with conspiring in a worldwide hacking and data breach scheme that targeted major corporate networks, stole more than 160 million

CEDAR RAPIDS – April Tillman, 47, from Waterloo, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute heroin by a jury on July 24, 2013, after a three-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids.

A former health care clinic director and licensed clinical psychologist at defunct health provider Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN) was sentenced Thursday in Miami to serve 135 months in prison for

San Diego — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa passenger port of enty Tuesday found more than 45 pounds of liquid methamphetamine hidden in gas tank. At about

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Two Mexican nationals, who fled to the United States to avoid prosecution for separate murders in their native country, were turned over to Mexican authorities Tuesday following their

DAVENPORT, IA—On July 18, 2013, David Vincent Gierlus, age 60, formerly an osteopathic doctor in Muscatine, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to 96 months’ imprisonment

Federal authorities arrested eight people in the cities of Arroyo and Patillas, Puerto Rico, on July 18th on felony and misdemeanor charges for the illegal take, possession and sale of endangered sea

MINNEAPOLIS—Earlier Wednesday in federal court in St. Paul, a 22-year-old man formerly of Maine, pleaded guilty to making bomb threats at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America (MOA).

MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota couple convicted of involuntary manslaughter were sentenced on July 11, 2013, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken,

Buffalo, N.Y. – Buffalo Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a male citizen of Mexico who has thirty-seven criminal convictions in the United States. On Saturday, July 20, agents from the Rochester Station

MADISON, Wis. – A Mexican national was sentenced Friday to 54 months in federal prison for his role in a marijuana trafficking conspiracy. This sentence resulted from an investigation conducted by the

FRESNO, Calif. — A Modesto man, who was identified as a result of a tip from Danish authorities, was sentenced Monday to 30 years in federal prison for production of child pornography.

BEAUMONT, Texas – An east Texas man was sentenced Tuesday to 6 1/2 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales, Eastern District of Texas. This

BOISE, Idaho — A 53-year-old Mountain Home man was sentenced Monday to four years in prison and five years’ supervised release for possession of child pornography and access with intent to view

SAN FRANCISCO – Two Lake County men were charged Monday with conspiring to manufacture and distribute marijuana and with using a minor to process plants at a large-scale grow operation on property

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the state of Florida alleging the state is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in

Tucson, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents rescued eight Mexican nationals late Thursday night after their smuggler abandoned them in the desert west of Tucson. BORSTAR — the Search, Trauma and

Anzalduas, Texas — Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the Anzalduas International Bridge arrested a 24-year-old male Mexican citizen who had an arrest warrant from Hillsboro, Oregon for rape

PHILADELPHIA—A member of the Scripps Media family was sentenced last week to 108 months in prison for embezzling $3.6 million from members of his family to fund his lavish lifestyle, New Jersey

Washington, D.C. – Six Colombian nationals were indicted on July 19th by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia for the kidnapping and murder of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

MINNEAPOLIS—Last week in federal court in Bemidji, a 25-year-old Red Lake woman made her initial appearance in connection with the murder of Bryan James Lussier. On July 11, 2013, Alison Ann Brown

MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Wanblee, South Dakota man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly sexually abusing and intimidating members of his

MINNEAPOLIS—Recently in federal court, a 21-year-old Fergus Falls man was indicted with stealing money from automated teller machines (ATMs) in numerous locations in west-central Minnesota and in Wahpeton, North Dakota, between March

CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa man who defrauded investors through his company, Virtual Vision, Inc., pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Jeffrey J. Kinseth, age 58, from Cedar Rapids,

Salisbury, NC – This morning at 9:30 AM, Waylon Vernon Russell, a 42 year old, White Male, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force (JFTF). Wayne County Sheriff’s Office,

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – In February 1998, the Albuquerque Police Department arrested Rexford V. King II on 37 counts of Criminal Sexual Penetration of a Minor and for being a Felon in Possession

RENO, NEVADA – Robert Franklin Murray, 28, a fugitive wanted in Contra Costa County was arrested July 11 by the local U.S. Marshals led Fugitive Task Force and the Regional Sex Offender

Six Colombian nationals were indicted this week by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia for the kidnapping and murder of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent James Terry

A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer, his girlfriend, his nephew and two of their associates were sentenced this weeky in federal court for their participation in bribery and alien

WASHINGTON—Emerson Winfield Begolly, 24, of New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today in Pittsburgh to 102 months in prison for soliciting others to engage in acts of terrorism within the United States and

SIOUX CITY – A man who distributed child pornography pled guilty on July 17, 2013, in federal court in Sioux City. Patrick Persinger, age 38, formerly of Sioux City, was convicted of

WATERLOO – On Tuesday July 16, 2013 Officers with the Waterloo Police Department’s Violent Crime Apprehension Team seized a .38 caliber revolver and a quantity of marijuana packaged for delivery during a

Des Moines, IOWA — The Iowa Department of Public Safety is partnering with State Farm Insurance Companies to combat arson in Iowa by adding highly trained accelerant dogs to the State Fire

Damion Canalichio was sentenced today to serve 137 months in prison for his participation in a racketeering conspiracy involving loan sharking and illegal gambling, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of

After a four-week trial, a federal jury has convicted Miguel Alvarado-Linares, Ernesto Escobar, Dimas Alfaro-Granados and Jairo Reyna-Ozuna for committing multiple murders, attempted murders, armed robberies and firearms offenses in Gwinnett and

MINNEAPOLIS—Earlier Tuesday in federal court, United States District Court Chief Judge Michael J. Davis sentenced a 75-year-old Burnsville man in connection to the multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Trevor Cook. Patrick Kiley

CONCORD, N.H. — A federal judge sentenced a Manchester woman Monday on two counts of procuring citizenship unlawfully. The sentence follows an extensive investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland