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The one-count federal indictment alleges that the offense occurred in St. Clair County between December 1, 2018, and January 26, 2019. Wigfall, 47, made his initial appearance in federal district court late last week and pleaded not guilty to…

The Powells and Ellerbrock had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering for using stolen Homeowners Association (HOA) fees to enrich themselves. Last month, Harlow White - the father of Kelsey Powell and Rachel…

Cole M. Harris, aka Ink, 23, of Knoxville, TN pleaded guilty to two counts before United States District Judge Mark Hornak. In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that Harris was a reshipper in the United States for the…

Patrick Lee, 46, formerly of Canton and Easton, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris to four years in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution of $842,552 to victim lenders. Lee will…

U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said: “As alleged, these defendants were a network that outwardly offered to fix cars but was really an organization that would supply a fix of heroin or cocaine. Thanks to the work of the DEA and its Strike…

Jose Livan Rodriguez Espinosa, age 27, of Miami, Florida, to 108 months in federal prison; Ricardo Daniel Ortega Guerra, age 29, of Miami, Florida, to 41 months in federal prison; Julio Santos Vargas, age 26, of Miami, Florida, to 33 months in…

According to court documents, between February and August 2018, Tinay participated in a scheme to defraud banks in which she and others used counterfeit U.S. Postal Service keys to break into residential mailboxes throughout the Eastern and…

The court also ordered Jolly to forfeit computer media used in the production of counterfeit Federal Reserve notes. Jolly had pleaded guilty on October 9, 2018. According to court documents, in January 2018, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office…

Malmstrom was convicted on August 27, 2018, after a one-day jury trial. The evidence at trial revealed that on three occasions in February and March of last year, Malmstrom placed telephone calls to an employee of the Swedish embassy in…

Igor Buzyukov, 51, is charged by criminal complaint with one count of money laundering. He is scheduled to appear tomorrow in Miami federal court. According to the complaint: Between February 2018 and July 2018, Buzyukov and others were…

“They trusted him and, had they not caught him, he would still be stealing from them today, “ said United States Attorney Mike Stuart. “Hospitals like Pleasant Valley are under assault financially, let alone having to protect themselves from…

WASHINGTON – On February 14, 2019, the EAGLES Act of 2019 was introduced by a bi-partisan group of Senators to include Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Doug Jones (D-AL), Rick Scott (R- FL), Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Cory…

A federal jury convicted Castro in October 2018. He was the lead defendant of a 20-defendant drug conspiracy that began in 2013 and continued until all defendants were arrested in 2017. Chief United States District Judge Robert J. Jonker…

“Thanks to the hard work of our federal, state and local law enforcement partners, this dangerous predator is off the streets,” said U.S. Attorney John Milhiser. “We will continue to identify and prosecute those who prey on our children.”…

Late last year, Spears admitted that, in October of 2017, he traveled from Tennessee to Franklin County, Kentucky, with the intent to engage in a sexual act with a minor who was less than 12 years old. Spears had posted an internet ad, to…