FBI News

A correctional officer and his former supervisor were convicted at trial in connection with the violation of an inmate’s constitutional rights and an attempt to cover it up.

Josh S. Verne was sentenced for a series of schemes through which he defrauded dozens of investors, prospective investors, employees, and business partners out of millions of dollars.

Matthew Laiss, 32, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was convicted at trial of election fraud offenses in connection with the 2020 presidential election.

A resident of Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to the sexual exploitation of minors.

Mark Justin Hall of Wagoner was sentenced for one count of assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a spouse, intimate partner, and dating partner in Indian Country.

Darin Treyvon Miles, 22, of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 84 months in prison for one count of robbery in Indian Country.

Gail Nossavage, age 62, of Harding, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for one count of wire fraud.

Jonah Allen Sassam Watt was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for charges related to the production of child pornography and for his online enticement of minors.

Three Ohio men have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic dangerous and illegal drugs throughout Greater Cleveland.

A Clarksburg, West Virginia, man has been federally charged with making threats against President Donald J. Trump and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

A Honduran national who was extradited to the United States to face fentanyl trafficking charges has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison.

Nichole Kelley, 46, of Bangor, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor to conspiracy to commit bank fraud.

A Hacienda Heights man was arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with hosting dog fights.

Leo Grillo, 77, of Acton, is charged with attempted kidnapping, a felony that carries a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.

Steven Glenn Ryals, president of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club, was charged for his role in possessing large quantities of methamphetamine for distribution.

The Department of Justice announced the seizure of the LeakBase database, one of the world’s largest online forums for cybercriminals to sell stolen data.

Johnathan Paul Creason, age 20, from Norwalk, Iowa, has been charged with one count of sex abuse occurring on the Meskwaki Settlement.­

Three Phoenix area men were recently sentenced for their roles in a sophisticated fraud scheme against Amazon.

A Lubbock woman was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining, forging, and cashing Texas Medicaid checks.

Four defendants were sentenced to prison after the FBI’s two-year Operation Mobile Order investigation uncovered their Macon-based armed drug trafficking network.