A Maryland man was sentenced Monday to 26 years in prison for racketeering conspiracy, including murder, connected to his participation in La Mara Salvatrucha, a transnational criminal enterprise also known as MS-13,…
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Calif. Man Guilty of Federal Stalking Charge, Admits to Threatening Mass Shooting of Synagogues
LOS ANGELES A San Fernando Valley man pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge of stalking, authorities stated. Andre Morrow Lackner also admitted to engaging in a 14-month campaign in which he…
Canadian Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Trafficking Hundreds of Pounds of Cocaine from Stash Houses
LOS ANGELES A Canadian man was sentenced Friday to six years in federal prison for distributing hundreds of pounds of cocaine out of stash houses in the…
Calif. Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Committing 10 Armed Robberies in Two Days
SANTA ANA, California A Riverside County man was sentenced Monday to 12 years in federal prison for the armed robbery of a convenience store in Orange County—his tenth such robbery committed during…
Two Guilty of Making False Documents by Creating False Calibration Certificates within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
PENNSYLVANIA Miguel Marcial Amaro and Martin Ramos plead guilty last week to the felony offense of making and using a false document, officials stated. Each defendant is banned from participation in or…
Colombian Guilty of Kidnapping and Assaulting Two U.S. Army Soldiers on Temporary Duty in Bogota
Jeffersson Arango Castellanos, 36, and his co-conspirators targeted, incapacitated, and kidnapped two U.S. soldiers in Bogota, officials stated. On the evening of March 5, 2020, the two victims were in an entertainment…
Mexican Mafia Associate Guilty in Attack in California Jail That Left Victim with His Throat Slashed
SANTA ANA, California The Justice Department announced on Friday that a jury had found a member of the Mexican Mafia prison gang guilty of federal charges related to his involvement in an…
Ohio Man Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Dogfighting and Fentanyl Distribution
An Ohio man was sentenced Thursday to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to dogfighting and fentanyl distribution, officials stated. He will serve nine months concurrent with, and 12 months after,…
White Supremacist Guilty of Defacing a Jewish Synagogue Using Swastikas and Other Symbols
MICHIGAN A federal jury on Thursday found a man from Michigan guilty of conspiring with others to deface Temple Jacob, a Jewish synagogue in Hancock, using swastikas and other symbols linked to…
Former President of MGM Guilty of Failure to File Reports of Suspicious Casino Transactions
MGM Grand and The Cosmopolitan Casinos Agree to Pay Combined $7.45 Million Settlement to Resolve Related Money Laundering Probe LOS ANGELES The former president of the MGM Grand Casino has pleaded guilty…
California Man Arrested on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges During Jan. 6th Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON A California man was arrested Wednesday on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges related to his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to officials. Officials…
Romanian Found Guilty of Stealing IDs of Victims of Public Assistance to Fraudulently Get EBT Funds
SANTA ANA, California A federal judge Tuesday found a Romanian man guilty of using his victims’ identities to withdraw money from their public assistance accounts without their consent, officials stated. After a…