FBI News

Arturo Joel Gallegos, 27, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced to three years of federal probation for conspiracy to introduce or attempt to introduce contraband into a federal prison.

Landon Joseph Cartwright, 22, of Bluefield, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine.

Harlan Joe of Shiprock has been charged after authorities say he beat a woman to death following a day of drinking.

Eduardo Ravelo, a former FBI 'Ten Most Wanted Fugitive' and leader of the El Paso/Juarez-based Bario Azteca gang, pleaded guilty in federal court in El Paso, Texas.

Johann Rainer Nix has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for production of child sexual abuse material.

David Bradford, the former chief operating officer of a Georgia-based financial advisory group, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud arising from a multi-year Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors out of millions of dollars.

Javier D. Ruiz was also ordered to serve two years of supervised release following his prison sentence and to pay $685,376 in restitution.

Jason L. Hemingway, a Springfield business owner, was indicted by a federal grand jury for fraudulently obtaining $316,062 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.

Marc Long of Texas pleaded guilty to federal charges after admitting he fraudulently filed unemployment insurance claims in New Mexico using stolen identities.

Joe Daniel Gomez of Taos Pueblo has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly attacking another man with hatchets.

Victor Badonie of Gallup was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for strangling his dating partner and leaving her with life-threatening injuries.

Brian Keith Bell of Pearl River was sentenced to 380 months in prison for the use of a firearm during the murder of another tribal member.

Lucas Brandon Rousso, 30, of Easley, has been arrested by federal agents and charged with making threatening communications online.

Evan Tangeman pleaded guilty in connection with his role in a multi-state conspiracy that used social engineering to steal hundreds of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency.

Jamarkis J. Carter, 31, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced to 120 months in prison after pleading guilty to distributing a controlled substance.

William Bostwick of Keene, New Hampshire, was sentenced to 28 months in prison for possessing with the intent to distribute over 30 grams of cocaine.

A federal judge convicted a Chantilly man on charges of sexual exploitation of children and coercion and enticement of minors to engage in illegal sexual activity.

Stevenson Allen was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for distributing, soliciting, and receiving numerous images of young children being sexually abused.

A Congolese national was sentenced to two years and two months in prison for aggravated identity theft and perjury.

Charles M. Schmaltz, 29, of Pensacola, Florida, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for cyberstalking and sending obscene materials to minor females.