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An enrolled member of the Tulalip Tribes was charged Friday with second-degree murder and two counts of criminal mistreatment related to the October 2012 death of her young daughter and the neglect
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; George Venizelos, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart and Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, announced that RICHARD AMMAR CHICHAKLI, an associate of convicted international arms dealer, Viktor Bout, was arrested last week in Australia for, among
WASHINGTON—Craig Billings, 39, a former deputy sheriff with the Murray County Sheriff’s Office in Sulphur, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty today in federal court to a one-count information charging him with deprivation of rights
The FBI announces the arrest of Crispian Carl Sprague, 38, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, for his alleged involvement in five South Florida bank robberies. The bank robberies are: 1. BB&T at 2000
INDIANAPOLIS—Joseph H. Hogsett, the United States Attorney, announced today that Logan A. Wells, age 18, of Evansville, has been charged with possessing sexually explicit material involving minor children and with possessing a
OKLAHOMA CITY—Former Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tem Michael Steven Morgan, 57, of Stillwater, Oklahoma, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Robin J. Cauthron to serve five years’ probation for bribery,
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Minnesota man who interfered with a federal prosecutor while engaged in his official duties pled guilty on January 10, 2013, in federal court in Davenport. Timothy Demuth, age
Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Michael B. Steinbach, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office; and Franklin C. Adderly,
NEWARK—A permanent substitute teacher at a private school in Jersey City was arrested today after law enforcement officers discovered alleged child pornography on a computer at his residence, U.S. Attorney Paul J.
GREENSBORO, NC—United States Attorney Ripley Rand announced that a Concord man was sentenced today to 120 years in prison and supervised release for life for production of child pornography. David Matthew Hallman,
GULFPORT, MI—Evie Mearlene Herrin, 58, and her daughter, Amelia Darci Crew, 30, of Cleveland, Texas, were sentenced in federal court today for the March 2012 armed bank robbery of the Regions Bank
Ocala, FL – The U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force (FRFTF) captured fugitive Bryon Killins, 19, yesterday evening in southeast Ocala. Killins was wanted by the Orlando Police Department for (1)
PITTSBURGH—A resident of Georgia pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. Marc Anthony Malone, 34, of 438 Hillcrest Road,
BALTIMORE—U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Perry Roark, a/k/a Rock, “Pops,” “Slim,” “Saho the Ghost,” age 42, today to life in prison for conspiracy to participate in a violent racketeering enterprise
BALTIMORE—U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced James Nowicki, age 29, of Baltimore, today to five months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, with five months of the supervised
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice program is offering rewards for information on two individuals involved in the January 1, 2008 murders of U.S. Agency for International Development
Scranton, PA – United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced today that the United States Marshals Service (USMS) arrested Richard Veboys, a 60-year old man in Scranton, Pennsylvania. In 1988, Veboys was
HOUSTON—Three men have each been ordered to federal prison for 96 months for their convictions in relation to Operation Total Exposure, the largest domestic sex trafficking case in the Southern District of
Richard S. Hartunian, United States Attorney, Northern District of New York, announces that a federal grand jury in Syracuse has returned a seven-count indictment charging Glenn Richard Unger (62, of Ogdensburg, New
WASHINGTON—The Justice Department announced today that Lindrith Tsoodle, 57, a former officer with the Three Affiliated Tribes Police Department, was apprehended and arrested on the Rocky Boy Reservation in Montana yesterday in
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Pemberton, N.J., man was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge William E. Smith to life plus 10 years in federal prison. The man was convicted in May
HAMMOND, IN—A physician who owned weight loss clinics in northwest Indiana and south suburban Chicago pleaded guilty to illegally dispensing millions of pills containing amphetamine-based controlled substances to patients, and he and
WATERLOO – The Waterloo Police Violent Crime Apprehension Team (VCAT) statistics for 2012: Weapons Seizures Total: 41 The VCAT unit is funded by a grant from the Department of Justice, COPPS program.
WATERLOO – Officers with the Waterloo Police Department’s Violent Crime Apprehension Team (VCAT) and patrol division apprehended two subjects on the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s “Most Wanted “list over the weekend. On
WATERLOO – At approximately 1210 hrs, on Sunday January 6th, 2013, Officers of the Waterloo Police Department responded to a reported stabbing at 2070 Locke Ave, Waterloo. Upon arrival officers located one
DES MOINES, IA – Beverly Joan DeRonde, age 61, of Pella, Iowa, pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud in a proceeding before United States Magistrate Judge Ross A. Walters, announced
DAVENPORT, IA – On January 4, 2013, Osvaldo Montes Olarte, age 36, was sentenced to 77 months of imprisonment for illegally reentering the United States and for failing to register as a
San Antonio, TX – James Anthony Rubio, 55, was arrested this evening by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in Bandera, TX without incident. An arrest warrant was issued by the Texas
WASHINGTON—Joseph Dominick, 21, from Brandon, Mississippi, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Jackson, Mississippi, to one count of conspiracy to commit federal hate crimes in connection with his role in
FRESNO, CA—A grand jury in Fresno today returned a seven-count indictment charging Christopher David Robinette, 43, of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with crimes related to the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States
In 2013, the United States will chair the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, a partnership of nearly 80 countries and international organizations that has been working since 2009
Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Michael B. Steinbach, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced today’s sentencing of defendant Frank Joseph
TUCSON, Ariz. — Less than 24 hours after federal authorities made a national announcement appealing to the public for leads in three unsolved child pornography cases, a second suspect has been arrested and the child victim in
SPRINGFIELD, MO—David M. Ketchmark, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Joplin, Missouri woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to making false statements in order
United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Steven D. Fonder, age 33, of Omaha, was sentenced in United States District Court in Omaha for receiving and possessing child pornography. The Honorable
ALEXANDRIA, VA—Robert Chin, 65, of Silver Spring, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute heroin to young women in return for sexual favors, including enticing a child into engaging in sexual
PITTSBURGH—A resident of Washington, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating the Hobbs Act, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. Donald Abraham Solomon, 56, of 145 Lemoyne
BROOKLYN—Abid Naseer, 26, a Manchester, England resident, was extradited from the United Kingdom (U.K.) to Brooklyn, New York, today to face charges for his alleged role in an international al Qaeda plot
NAME: Christopher Lee Wright AGE: 27 SEX: Male FACILITY: Larry Nelson Work Release Facility-Cedar Rapids OFFENSE: Robbery Second Degree SENTENCE: 10 Years COUNTY OF COMMITTMENT: Johnson PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: RACE: African American HAIR: