FBI News

Noel Daniel Simonca of Jacksonville has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for using his cellphone and the internet to attempt to entice an 11-year-old child to engage in sexual activity.

Thelmo Meneses Santos, Jr., 60, of Merced, was sentenced to prison for sexually abusing two minors while he was employed by the Armed Forces outside of the United States.

Karl Devain Escobar, 33, of Zuni, was indicted on federal sexual abuse charges related to an alleged assault.

Ten current and former officers and employees from the Antioch and Pittsburg police departments were charged with crimes ranging from conspiracy to violate civil rights through excessive use of force to fraud.

Danxiu Wang, a Chinese national residing in California, pleaded guilty in federal court, admitting she participated in an international fraud and money laundering scheme.

The owner of Oregon Clinical Laboratory in Klamath Falls, Oregon, has been charged by criminal complaint with health care fraud.

Frank Castro, 50, of Kansas City, Kansas, has been sentenced to 110 months in prison for receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM) images.

A Mexican national and member of the Sinaloa Cartel, who was involved in a major methamphetamine and cocaine distribution organization, was sentenced.

Ayobami Omoniyi, 26, who was in the United States on a Green Card, has been sentenced for laundering fraud proceeds through an unlicensed money transmitting business.

Sophia Shaklian, 38, from the Larchmont area of Los Angeles, was sentenced to 35 months in federal prison for defrauding Medicare.

A Reno man who is a registered sex offender was sentenced to 60 months in prison for receiving child sexual abuse material images and videos.

A Russian national was sentenced to 24 months in prison after having pleaded guilty to managing the operation of a botnet.

FBI Nashville is raising awareness about criminal and cybercriminal activity targeting the music industry and sharing information and threat intelligence with Tennesseans to combat cybercrime.

A Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, man was sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking organization that distributed large amounts of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine.

Two Kansas City men have been found guilty of criminal contempt following a six-day bench trial.

Shadrach Anapalum, 36, of Newark, pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston in connection with his operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business.

John James Adducci of Ft. Myers has been sentenced for possessing, accessing with intent to view, and receiving images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children.

Bessie Rose Brewer, 33, of Pine Ridge, has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison for a drug conspiracy and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.

A 59-year-old Chinese national has been sentenced to federal prison for possession and distribution of child pornography.

John Anthony Quinn, a federal fugitive wanted for Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution by the FBI and for First Degree Grand Theft by the State of Florida, was recently identified following his death by natural causes in December at a hospital in Asheville, North Carolina.