Tag: March 2026
D.C. Killer Gets 17 Years for Cold-Blooded Shooting
MONTGOMERY, AL – Pernell Sims, 35, of Washington, D.C., will spend the next seventeen years behind bars for the brutal murder of Tyshida Williams, his former romantic partner. The shooting, which took place in July 2023, ended Williams’ life and launched a federal investigation that culminated in today’s sentencing in the Middle District of Alabama.…
250 New Immigrant Cases Hit Texas U.S. Attys’ Office
Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas have been hard at work, charging 251 defendants with immigration and immigration-related crimes over a single week. From March 13 to March 19, these new cases brought the total number of immigration-related charges in the district to an alarming 250. Among the accused are individuals from various…
Norfolk Cocaine Dealer Gets 7 Years for Trafficking, Gun Charge
Federal prosecutors in Norfolk announced today that Dyron Eugene Holloway, 36, has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for cocaine distribution and using a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. Holloway, a Norfolk resident, was convicted after investigators linked him to multiple drug sales and found him in possession of a firearm while…
Togo Illegal Sentenced for $3M Money Laundering Scheme
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal judge in the Western District of Missouri has sentenced Gedeon ‘Papa Kwam’ Agbeyome, a 31-year-old illegal alien from Togo, to six years in prison for his role in a money laundering conspiracy that resulted in nearly $3 million in losses. U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Maddox also ordered one year…
MN Feeding Our Future Fraud: 5 More Plead Guilty
St. Paul, MN – In a relentless pursuit of justice, five more crooks have fallen to federal prosecutors’ sharp claws. Ikram Yusuf Mohamed, Aisha Hassan Hussein, Sahra Sharif Osman, Shakur Abdinur Abdisalam, and Fadumo Mohamed Yusuf all faced the music this week as they pleaded guilty to wire fraud in the massive Feeding Our Future…
Hudson County Parks Chiefs Admit Bribe-Kickback Plot
Federal prosecutors have exposed a brazen bribery and kickback scheme that rocked Hudson County’s Parks Department, with two former directors and a local vendor admitting their roles in the corruption scandal. Thomas A. DeLeo, the former Hudson County Parks Department Director, and William A. Murray, a business owner, each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit…
Bulgarian Arms Smuggler Extradited to Face US Drug Charges
Bulgarian national Peter Dimitrov Mirchev and Kenyan national Elisha Odhiambo Asumo have been brought to justice after being extradited from Spain and Morocco, respectively. The duo appeared in federal court in the Western District of Missouri, facing charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to possess firearms, including machineguns and destructive devices, all in…
Sapulpa Dealer Gets 10 Years for Meth Distribution
Federal prosecutors announced today that a Sapulpa man will spend the next decade behind bars after being convicted of possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge John F. Heil III, who imposed a 120-month prison term on the defendant, followed by five years of supervised release. According…
Alabama Parks Bosses Nabbed in Kickback Scheme
MONTGOMERY, AL – The stench of corruption is rising from Alabama’s parks system. Former Hudson County Parks Department Director Thomas A. DeLeo and business owner William A. Murray both pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, admitting they were knee-deep in a scheme to line their pockets at the public’s expense.…
Cocaine Ring Busted
Cocaine trafficking in Teton and surrounding counties has been dealt a significant blow with the sentencing of the fifth and final defendant in a major trafficking ring. The conclusion of this case marks the end of a three-year investigation that has seen multiple individuals brought to justice for their roles in the illicit trade. The…
