Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Christopher Rankin, 40, of Washington State, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer to transmitting a program, information, code, or command to a protected computer and causing damage, which carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison, and a fine of $100,000.
Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Iftekhar Latif Nieon, 24, of Bangladesh, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that two locations of Mustang Salley’s Spirit and Grill, 5111 Genesee Street, Inc., and 414 W Ridge Rd, Inc., have agreed to pay $354,176 to resolve allegations arising under the False Claims Act (FCA), that the clubs fraudulently obtained funding through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) programs, through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), for which they were not eligible. This action is part of the Trump Administration’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud.
Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Kaevon Raymere Leonard, 33, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with unauthorized possession of U.S. postal service key, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Source: United States Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Kaevon Raymere Leonard, 33, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with unauthorized possession of U.S. postal service key, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Source: United States Department of Justice
TUCSON, Ariz. – Roman Emilio Rascon Jr., 36, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced on Aug. 11, by United States District Judge Raner C. Collins to 78 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Rascon previously pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime.
Source: United States Department of Justice
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A defendant convicted at trial in February of six counts of drug and gun crimes related to 28 kilograms of drugs found stashed in hidden compartments of a vehicle being hauled from California to Polaris Fashion Place was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 322 months in prison.
Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
SAN DIEGO – Tyler Muehl, an 18-year-old from La Jolla who appeared in a viral video repeatedly kicking at a California sea lion in La Jolla Cove, pleaded guilty in federal court today to violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act’s prohibition on harassment of wildlife. “Federal crime. Federal consequences,” said U.S. Attorney Adam Gordon.
Source: United States Department of War
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth traveled to Panama this week to lead the second Americas Counter Cartel Coalition Forum in his role as chairman, participate in the Panamax 2026 military exercise in defense of the Panama Canal and host bilateral engagements with key leaders in the Western Hemisphere.
Source: United States Department of Justice
Baltimore, Maryland – A Baltimore man pled guilty in federal court, today, to drug trafficking crimes in connection with a drug investigation. Kevin Lomax, 49, is charged with possession with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of heroin.