On Tuesday, at the United States District Court in Portland, Maine, Jeffrey Gray, 61,of Biddeford, Maine pleaded guilty to possession of child sexual abuse materials. In September 2022, federal agents executed a search warrant at Gray’sresidence in Biddeford, Maine following reports that he had shared child sexual abuse material over a peer-to-peer file sharing network.  … Continue reading Jeffrey Gray Of Biddeford, Maine Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Child Sexual Abuse Materials

On Thursday at the United States District Court in Hartford, Connecticut, Shane J. Sawicki, 28, formerly of Wethersfield, Connecticut pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine. An investigation conducted by the DEA revealed that Sawicki was connected to a drug trafficking organization in Illinois that was coordinating the sale and … Continue reading Shane J. Sawicki Of Wethersfield, Connecticut Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Charges

On Monday, at the United States District Court in New Haven, Connecticut, Xavier Cruz, 28, of Bristol, Connecticut was by U.S. District Judge Janet B. Atterton to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release for unlawful possession of a firearm. On September 5, 2020, law enforcement found a backpack containing a … Continue reading Xavier Cruz Of Bristol, Connecticut Sentenced To 60 Months For Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm

On Wednesday, Tomi Moscat-Lara, age 44, a native and citizen of the Dominican Republic was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion to 18 months imprisonment, for illegally reentering the United States after being previously removed following conviction for a felony offense. In 2013, while residing in the United States without legal … Continue reading Dominican National Sentenced To 18 Months For Illegal Rentry Into the United States

Derrick Patterson, 23, of the Compton section of Los Angeles was sentenced Monday by United States District Judge John F. Walter to 111 months in prison and  to pay $84,195 in restitution. Additionally, Judge Walter applied a hate-crime enhancement to Patterson’s sentence. From June 2021 to March 2022, Patterson targeted his victims by using Grindr, … Continue reading Los Angeles Man Who Targeted Gay Men On Grindr, Sentenced To 111 Months

On Thursday, Robert Wilson a/k/a “RO,” a/k/a “Sin,” a member of the Stevenson Commons Crew, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman to 37 years in prison.  Wilson previously pled guilty to participating in a racketeering conspiracy, narcotics conspiracy, and a firearms offense. In order to fund the enterprise, protect and expand its … Continue reading New York City Gang Member Sentenced To 37 Years

Friday, Carlos Rafael Rosario-Morales, of Puerto Rico was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Daniel R. Domínguez to 25 years in prison. On May 26, 2022, Rosario-Morales pled guilty to committing two carjackings and the murder of an Uber Eats driver. On August 6, 2019, Rosario-Morales took a 2017 Ford Transit from an Uber Eats driver, … Continue reading Man Gets 25 Years For The Murder Of An Uber Eats Driver

Eri Gutberto Parra-Lopez, 25, of Phoenix, AZ. was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Lee Yeakel to 72 months in prison. On April 20, 2022, Parra pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of fentanyl. Between May 2021 and July 2021, Parra, a then an active-duty Army Sergeant stationed at Fort Hood, sold approximately 3,150 … Continue reading Former Army Sergeant Gets 72 Months In Prison For Fentanyl Distribution

In the Eastern District of Louisiana, Oscar Noel Duenas-Rodriguez, 48 of Honduras plead guilty today in the United States District Court to a one-count bill of information charging him with illegally using a social security number in order to obtain employment.  Duenas-Rodriguez presented a fraudulent driver’s license and social security card while attempting to take … Continue reading Honduran National Pleads Guilty To Illegally Using Social Security Number

In Southern District of Georgia, Joshua Gamble, 30, of Fort Gordon was sentenced to 180 months in prison after previously pleading guilty to Distribution of Child Pornography. Gamble, a former U.S. Army soldier was arrested in October 2021 as the result of an FBI investigation into illegal distribution of child pornography via an Internet chat … Continue reading Fort Gordon Soldier Sentenced To 15 Years For Distribution Of Child Pornography

In the Western District of Oklahoma, Dylan Michael Liles, 29, Duncan, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty today to possession of material containing child pornography. On June 8, 2022, a federal grand jury indicted Liles with attempted child enticement, child exploitation, and transfer of obscene material to a minor.   Liles pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Bernard Jones … Continue reading Duncan, Oklahoma Man Pleads To Possession Of Child Pornography

In the Eastern District of Texas, Brandon Deshun Hawkins, 36, of Tyler, Texas was sentenced to federal prison for 37 months. In Sep. 2021, Hawkins pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. On Oct. 13, 2020, Hawkins was stopped while driving on S. Vine Street in Tyler and arrested on outstanding … Continue reading Tyler, Texas Gang Member Gets 37 Months In Prison For Being Felon With A Firearm

Wednesday, at the United States District Court in Albany, Dennis Lavigne, 47, of Vermont, pled guilty to attempting to coerce and entice a minor to engage in sexual acts with him and to transporting child pornography. Lavigne, a registered sex offender who was previously convicted in Vermont of aggravated sexual assault of a victim under … Continue reading Previously Convicted Sex Offender Pleads Guilty To Transporting Child Pornography

Wednesday, in the Northern District of New York, United States District Judge David N. Hurd sentenced Edward Mercado, 35, of Los Angeles, California to 7 years in federal prison. Additionally, Judge Hurd sentenced Mercado to a 15 year term of supervised release, which will start after Mercado is released from prison, and ordered him to … Continue reading Edward Mercado Of Los Angeles, California Sentenced In New York For Sex Crimes

At the United States District Court in San Francisco, Alejandro Alvarez, 46, of San Francisco was convicted of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine by a federal jury.  Officers with the San Francisco Police Department learned that an individual who went by the name “Chewy” was selling heroin and other drugs.  Eventually officers developed enough … Continue reading San Francisco Man Found Guilty By Federal Jury Of Distribution Of Meth

Today, at the United States District Court in Portland, Oregon Shoni Iman Schimmel, 29, of Pendleton, Oregon, was charged with assault by strangulation of an intimate dating partner and assault resulting in substantial bodily injury. Schimmel was charged by a federal indictment which was unsealed today and she was arrested by federal authorities today. At … Continue reading WNBA Player, Shoni Iman Schimmel Arrested For Strangulation

Today a New York Supreme Court jury found Nathaniel Glover a/k/a “Kidd Creole" guilty of Manslaughter in the First Degree. In 2017, Glover was walking on East 43rd Street between Lexington and Third Avenues when he had a verbal altercation with 55-year-old John Jolly.  Glover walked past Jolly, then turned around, approached Jolly and stabbed … Continue reading “Kidd Creole” Convicted Of Manslaughter In The First Degree