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Ocala, Florida – Jose Valles Villamizar (29, Tavares) has pleaded guilty to theft of government funds and aggravated identity theft. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years’ imprisonment for the theft of government funds offense and a mandatory consecutive sentence of 2 years’ imprisonment for the aggravated identity theft offense. As part of his…
Rapid City – United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Pine Ridge married couple on one count of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, 14 counts of Wire Fraud, one count of Larceny, and one count of Embezzlement and Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization. Patrick Fire Thunder and…
A shooting at Seattle’s food festival left four injured and three dead: a 19-year-old man, a 44-year-old man, and a 56-year-old woman. Two people died at the scene, and a third died at the hospital. The annual Bite of Seattle food festival, held at the Seattle Center in Seattle, Washington, on Sunday night, was the…
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For ten years he withheld employee taxes but failed to pay them to IRS Seattle – The owner of a restaurant in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood pleaded guilty today to willfully failing to pay over more than $1.4 million in unemployment, Social Security, and Medicare taxes – some of which were withheld from employee paychecks,…
Four Labor Unions and Employee Benefit Plan Settle Claims That They Were Ineligible to Receive Pandemic-Era Government Loans United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced today that International Union of Journeymen and Allied Trades (“IUJAT”), United Service Workers Union, IUJAT National Union (“USWU”), Home Healthcare Workers of America, IUJAT…
PORTLAND, Ore.— A Gresham, Oregon, man pleaded guilty today after he was charged with assaulting a federal law enforcement officer during a declared riot near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in South Portland. Ginovanni Joseph Brumbelow, 22, pleaded guilty to assault on a federal officer with a dangerous weapon. According to court…
Edian Villar, 28, a teacher at the Doral high school, was arrested on Thursday, May 1, 2025, according to the police report, after being caught having sex with a 17-year-old student at the school. The teacher Villar, was listed in the J.C. Bermudez High School staff directory, but was dismissed from the school. According to…
On Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 9:30 p.m., Doral police conducted a routine traffic stop on NW 102nd Avenue. The vehicle had two occupants, a man and a woman. During the official’s process, the individuals ran from the vehicle, and a police chase ensued. The woman was quickly apprehended, while the other suspect fled into…
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HOUSTON – Stafford-based Matrix Metals LLC has agreed to pay $1,175,529.20 to resolve allegations of fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program loan for which it was ineligible. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act established the PPP to provide forgivable loans to eligible small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. To qualify for a…
Defendant dispensed 300,000+ pills to patients without a legitimate medical purpose at 10x the price MIAMI – A federal jury in the Southern District of Florida convicted a licensed pharmacist and pharmacy owner yesterday for her role in dispensing over 300,000 oxycodone 30mg pills to pharmacy patrons who had no medical need for the drug. According…
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MIAMI – A South Florida fundraiser and financier connected to the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulently obtained COVID-19 relief funds that helped finance the plot. U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Becerra sentenced Keegan Harricharan, 42, of Coral…
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Sixteen residents of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on cocaine trafficking charges, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today. The one-count Indictment was unsealed following the arrests of the defendants today. According to the Indictment, from in and around November 2025 to in and around…
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TOPEKA, KAN. – Two Kansas men were sentenced to prison for robbing a food truck during which they violently assaulted a victim. According to court documents, Deon Ikner, 21, and Aaron Whitehead, 25, both of Topeka pleaded guilty to one count of interference with commerce by robbery. Ikner was sentenced to 71 months in prison….
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MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced today that Vance Luther Boelter, 58, has been sentenced to two consecutive terms of life plus a consecutive 40-year term for the stalking and murders of Melissa and Mark Hortman and the stalking and attempted murders of Senator John Hoffman, Yvette Hoffman, and Hope Hoffman on…
ALBUQUERQUE – A Yatahey man pleaded guilty to federal firearms offenses after assaulting and disfiguring a victim. According to court documents, on March 28, 2025, and March 29, 2025, Fernando Brown, 35, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, assaulted Jane Doe and the assault resulted in temporary but substantial disfigurement. Brown pleaded guilty to assault resulting in substantial…
ALBUQUERQUE – A Vanderwagen man pleaded guilty to an assault that left the victim with serious injuries. According to court documents, on March 10, 2025, Larry Begay, 66, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, assaulted John Doe with an exercise bar and the assault caused serious bodily injury. Begay pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury and…
Tampa, Florida – Justin Harvey (50, Inverness) has pleaded guilty to acceptance of a bribe by a public official. He faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. According to the plea agreement, Harvey worked as a correctional officer at Citrus County Detention…
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INDIANAPOLIS- Shayla Addison, 28, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to two counts of influencing a federal official by threat. According to court documents, on January 15, 2025, beginning at approximately 8:53 a.m., Addison sent five text messages to the…
ALBUQUERQUE – Two Mexican nationals were sentenced to federal prison for their roles as foot guides in a human smuggling operation that resulted in the death of a 26-year-old woman who was left behind in the New Mexico desert. There is no parole in the federal system. According to court documents, on August 7, 2024, United States…
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ALBUQUERQUE – A Dulce man was sentenced to 24 months in prison after admitting he repeatedly assaulted a woman, causing substantial injuries, while subject to a tribal court order prohibiting contact with the victim. There is no parole in the federal system. According to court documents, on July 23, 2025, Shelton Atole, 35, an enrolled member of the…
Today, a payment processing broker who facilitated stealing money from businesses bank accounts was sentenced to three years in prison. Through his scheme, sham merchants stole and attempted to steal $14 million dollars from victims’ bank accounts. According to court documents, Jeremy Todd Briley, 47, of Happy Valley, Oregon, worked as a payment processing broker….
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