Day: February 23, 2021

(STL.News) Boris Johnson has said that the UK government is considering whether to introduce so-called “vaccine passports.” The document could take the form of a vaccine certificate, providing evidence of Covid protection, and the NHS mobile app could be modified to carry the information. But the prime minister was keen […]

Sioux City Man, Nicholas Thompson to Federal Prison for Meth Thompson had a previous conviction for conspiring to manufacture methamphetamine in 2010. (STL.News) A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced February 23, 2021, to 11 years in federal prison. Nicholas Thompson, 30, from Sioux City, Iowa, received the […]

Fake whistleblower, Jeffrey Parker sentenced to federal prison for trying to frame a former acquaintance for violating patient privacy Man created fake email accounts, used others’ identities SAVANNAH, GA (STL.News) A Rincon man who portrayed himself as a whistleblower while falsely accusing a former acquaintance of violating patient privacy has […]

Convicted Felon, Shakqylion Coxton Pleads Guilty To Illegally Possessing A Firearm MACON, GA (STL.News) A convicted felon, caught in illegal possession of a firearm, pleaded guilty to his crime this morning in federal court, said Peter D. Leary, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Shakqylion Coxton, […]

Hartford Gang Member, Elias Guzman Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Fentanyl, Crack (STL.News) John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ELIAS GUZMAN, also known as “Bebo” and “Fat Boy,” 29, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael […]

Former Florida Resident Mohamed Suliman Indicted For Attempting To Provide Material Support To ISIS GAINESVILLE, FL (STL.News) A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging Mohamed Fathy Suliman with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.  Suliman, […]

Office Manager, Richard Allen Clark Is Charged With Embezzling More Than $1 Million From His Former Employer CHARLOTTE, N.C (STL.News) A federal grand jury sitting in Charlotte returned a federal criminal indictment last week, charging Richard Allen Clark, 55, of Lenoir, North Carolina, with federal offenses arising from his embezzlement […]

Federal Indictment Charges Charlotte Man, Rashawn Prioleau For Defrauding COVID-19 Government Benefits Programs The Defendant Allegedly Fraudulently Obtained more than $60,000 in Government-Funded Coronavirus Aid Relief CHARLOTTE, N.C (STL.News) A federal grand jury sitting in Charlotte has indicted Rashawn Prioleau, 35, of Charlotte, on multiple financial institution fraud and aggravated […]

Somerset County Man, James A. Diggs Admits Traveling Outside of United States to Engage in Criminal Sexual Conduct TRENTON, N.J (STL.News) A Somerset County, New Jersey, man admitted traveling to the Philippines to engage in sex with a minor, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. James A. Diggs, 45, […]

Champaign Man, Tommie Slayton Sentenced to Prison for Counterfeit Check Scheme URBANA, IL (STL.News) Chief U.S. District Judge Sara L. Darrow sentenced a Champaign, Ill., man, Tommie Slayton, 36, of the 2400 block of Clayton Boulevard, to serve 24 months in prison for engaging in a counterfeit check scheme that […]

Detroit Man, Quandale Turk Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime HUNTINGTON, W.V (STL.News) United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced that Quandale Turk, also known as “Q”, 43, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced to 16 months in prison for his conviction on federal drug charges. Turk previously pled guilty to […]

Leader of cocaine trafficking organization, Omar Griffin sentenced to two decades in federal prison Atlanta man’s conspiracy dismantled in Operation Snowplow BRUNSWICK, GA (STL.News) An Atlanta man born and raised in Savannah who led a drug trafficking organization that transported and distributed cocaine and other drugs into the coastal Georgia […]

Wife of “El Chapo”, Emma Coronel Aispuro Arrested on International Drug Trafficking Charges (STL.News) The wife of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera, leader of a Mexican drug trafficking organization known as the Sinaloa Cartel, was arrested in Virginia on charges related to her alleged involvement in international drug trafficking. Emma […]

Former Vice President of Construction Management Company, Patrick Lindsey Sentenced for Corporate Accounting Fraud Scheme RICHMOND, VA (STL.News) A former corporate executive of a construction management company was sentenced to 27 months in prison for his role in a corporate accounting scheme that concealed millions of dollars in debt owed […]

Monongalia County woman, Teresa Miller sentenced for firearms violation CLARKSBURG, W.V (STL.News) Teresa Miller, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced to 41 months for a firearms violation, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. After a bench trial in October 2020, Miller, age 47, was found guilty of one count of “Unlawful […]

Philadelphia Man, Donnie Smith Sentenced to 12+ Years for Gunpoint Robbery of East Mount Airy Corner Store PHILADELPHIA (STL.News) Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Donnie Smith, 41, of Philadelphia, PA was sentenced to 12 years and three months in prison, and five years of supervised release, […]

Drug Trafficker, Jose Flores Romero Is Sentenced To More Than Seven Years In Prison CHARLOTTE, N.C (STL.News) , U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Jose Flores Romero, 29, of Mexico, to 87 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on drug trafficking charges, announced Andrew Murray, […]

Charlotte Woman, Jasmine Johnnae Clifton Who Allegedly Exploited The Coronavirus Pandemic To Obtain A Fraudulent Loan Appears In Federal Court CHARLOTTE, N.C (STL.News) U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced that Jasmine Johnnae Clifton, 24, of Charlotte, appeared in court on federal charges, for fraudulently obtaining a COVID-19 loan for almost $150,000 […]