FBI News

This operation was jointly managed by the FBI Dallas Division, Dallas Police Department, Plano Police Department, Wylie Police Department, and Garland Police Department.

Simon G. Outhwaite, Jr., 26, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty to his part in defrauding investors through a company called Peoples Equity Group.

Roberta Shaffer, 61, a former employee of the City of DuBois, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of federal program theft and money laundering.

Taylor Bullard, 35, of Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty to sending threatening interstate communications.

Alvin Ponson, 67, of the District of Columbia, pleaded guilty in connection with the armed robberies of two fast-food restaurants in Northeast Washington, D.C.

Saul Arismendy De La Cruz, a former member of the New York City Police Department, was sentenced to 75 months in prison for accepting bribes.

Daryl Campbell was sentenced to 37 months in prison for orchestrating a scheme to smuggle contraband into the Metropolitan Detention Center.

A convicted murderer has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with illegally possessing two body armor plates near MacArthur Park.

Stericycle Inc. has agreed to pay more than $56 million to resolve criminal and civil investigations into its improper handling of controlled substances.

Jeffrey Lee, a member of the Fully Blooded Felons gang, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for RICO, drug, and firearm offenses.

Jemuel Vega-Gomez was sentenced to 60 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release for trafficking cocaine.

Edward W. Miller pleaded guilty to a fraud offense stemming from his embezzlement of more than $500,000.

During the week of enforcement operations, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona brought immigration criminal charges against 331 individuals.

Deneyvous Jayan Hobson, 39, of West Adams, was sentenced to 308 months in federal prison for committing the armed robbery of an armored truck in Hawthorne on St. Valentine’s Day.

Federal prosecutors filed 119 border-related cases, including bringing in aliens for financial gain, reentering after deportation, and import of controlled substances.

Two Romanian nationals were sentenced on May 27 to three years and three months in prison for conspiracy to commit access device fraud.

A total of 259 individuals have been charged in immigration and related crimes from May 22-28 as part of Operation Take Back America.

Muhammad Choudary, 78, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to bribe the Bexar County Sheriff in an attempt to obtain a Bexar County towing contract.

Multiple individuals have been charged with Hobbs Act robbery, conspiracy, kidnapping, and firearms offenses.

Montrey Roseberry was sentenced for coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity and production and possession of child sex abuse material.