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The Court set sentencing in this matter for March 10, 2020. For Count 1, ARMSTEAD faces a maximum term of imprisonment of thirty (30) years, a maximum $1,000,000 fine, up to five (5) years supervised release following any term of imprisonment…

Angel L. Morales, 52, of New York, N.Y, previously admitted to the Court that he and others used stolen personal identifying information to open bank accounts as part of a scheme to obtain fraudulent car loans. Once funds from the loans were…

According to court records, Bozeman would falsely hold herself out as an Alabama Power employee or a close associate of an employee, and offer to pay the utility bills of individuals in exchange for an amount of cash that was less than they…

After deliberating for two hours, following a three-day trial, the jury convicted 27-year old Daniel J. Zulawski of attempted online enticement of a minor. According to testimony at trial, Zulawski traveled from Lexington to Frankfort after…

U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr., sentenced Bryan Boley, 33, to concurrent sentences of 22 months imprisonment and three years of supervised release on six access-device-fraud charges. He was also ordered to pay a $1000 fine. The…

The Honorable Jon S. Tigar, U.S. District Judge, handed down the sentence earlier today.

Mitchell, 45, of Antioch, pleaded guilty to the charge on August 16, 2019. According to his plea agreement, Mitchell admitted to possessing and…

Wendy Long, 49, of Charleston, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for access device fraud. The Court also imposed a three year term of supervised release and ordered Long to pay restitution in the amount of $292,409.37. Long had…

Kerry Adams, 59, was indicted on one count each of receipt of child pornography, possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography. Adams was arrested and charged by criminal complaint in Oct. 17, 2018, and has been in…

Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Special Agent in Charge Matthew S. Miller of the U.S. Secret Service’…

Facts presented to the court showed BRB hired Grisel on December 23, 2013, to be a national dumpster salesperson. He later became an IT manager. As the IT manager, he was responsible for BRB’s computer hardware, phone systems and servers,…

Schmidt previously pled guilty to the indictment, which was returned in November of 2018, and which alleged that SCHMIDT stole more than $550,000 from a local architectural firm while employed as a bookkeeper there.

Schmidt admitted in…

The 11-count Indictment named Mario Mondesir, age 35, of Elmhurst, NY and Forkpa Howard, age 30, of Philadelphia, PA as defendants.

According to the Indictment, Mondesir and Howard conspired with each other to…

JOILES and a co-defendant, JAIME ROSARIO JR., are also charged with participating in a conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine, and ROSARIO is charged with possessing firearms in connection with a drug trafficking offense…

The study, Protecting America’s Schools: A U.S. Secret Service Analysis of Targeted School Violence, identifies 41 incidents of attacks against K-12 schools…

To date, the collaborative effort has resulted in 23 defendants being convicted of charges related to the distribution of methamphetamine and firearms possession in Southwest Virginia and North Carolina.

“As this case indicates, we are…