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December 2008
December 22, 2008
“JUICED OUT” netted eight, to date, in sampson county
December 18, 2008
RALEIGH - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court here yesterday United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced ELIZABETH WHITAKER CLEMENT, 56, of Raleigh, North Carolina, to 36 months’ imprisonment followed by three years supervised release.
December 17, 2008
RALEIGH - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court here today United States District Judge James C. Dever, III, sentenced RASHON ANDRE EDWARDS, 34, of Raleigh, North Carolina, to 300 months’ imprisonment followed by five years supervised release for possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base, a quantity of cocaine and less than 50 kilograms of marijuana.
hope mills man pleads guilty to firearms charge
cousins sentenced in project safe neighborhood’s case
fort bragg soldiers charged in bank robbery attempt
two plead in bomb case
December 16, 2008
wilmington illegal receives over 7 years for drug and firearm charges
RALEIGH - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court here today TRAVIS EDWARD DITTRICH, 38, of Rocky Point, North Carolina, pled guilty before United States District Judge James C. Dever, III, to 15 counts of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.
December 15, 2008
RALEIGH - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court here today CARL J. BOYER, 70, formerly of Wendell, North Carolina, pled guilty before United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle to five counts of mail fraud.
littleton man sentenced to 183 months for participation in drug conspiracy
cocaine and marijuana trafficker from roanoke rapids sentenced to 235 months in federal prison
December 12, 2008
new bern drug trafficker sentenced to 320 months in federal prison
new bern crack cocaine dealer sentenced to 425 months in federal prison
five people indicted in mortgage fraud scheme
wilmington man is sentenced for drug charge
December 8, 2008
uk citizens plead guilty
raleigh robber pleads guilty
December 4, 2008
rowland man sentenced
winterville man sentenced to five years in prison
December 3, 2008
man pleads guilty in child pornography case
morven man receives 12 ½ years for bank robbery
red springs man sentenced to 20 years for firearms charges
December 2, 2008
wilmington man pleads guilty to bank robbery charge
NEW BERN - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that RONALD CRUICKSHANK, 60, previously from Durham, North Carolina, was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday, November 25, 2008, by Chief United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan, to 32 months imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release.
robber pleads to gun charge
November 2008
November 26, 2008
elizabeth city man pleads guilty to manufacturing child pornography
November 25, 2008
morrisville man pleads guilty to child pornography charge
siblings pled guilty to identity theft and related charges
November 19, 2008
postal worker sentenced for delaying mail
raleigh man receives 19½-year sentence
elizabeth city man sentenced for child pornography charge
November 17, 2008
raleigh shoplifter sentenced to 9 years
goldsboro man sentenced for child pornography
November 14, 2008
raleigh man charged in child pornography case
November 13, 2008
RALEIGH - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court here today United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced CHARLES EDWIN HOLMAN, 49, of Oxford, North Carolina, to 97 months’ imprisonment followed by three years supervised release.
raleigh man sentenced on firearms charge
November 12, 2008
WILMINGTON - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court here today Senior United States District Judge James C. Fox sentenced JOSEPH CHARLES FALCO, 35, of Collegeville, Pennsylvania, to 60 months’ imprisonment followed by three years supervised release. The Court also imposed a fine of $150,000.
November 10, 2008
four oaks man pleads guilty to child enticement charge
November 6, 2008
drug trafficker receives 40 years in prison
mocksville officials plead guilty
face mob family indictment
November 4, 2008
newport man sentenced for child pornography
angier man receives over 21 years for robbery and gun charge
burgaw man pleads guilty to drug and firearm charges
November 3, 2008
NEW BERN - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court today Chief United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced MELVIN EMMANUEL GOODWIN, 27, of Wilmington, North Carolina, to 90 months’ imprisonment followed by five years supervised release.
rocky mount man sentenced for drug trafficking crimes
October 2008
October 30, 2008
leland man sentenced for being a felon in possession of a firearm
October 27, 2008
2008 eastern district election officer appointed
October 24, 2008
wilson man sentenced for drug trafficking and firearms charge
illegal alien residing in wilmington, north carolina sentenced for conspiring to distribute cocaine
October 23, 2008
final defendant sentenced in gun theft case
October 22, 2008
halifax man receives 10 years for drug trafficking
October 21, 2008
oxford man sentenced on child pornography charge
former prison employee pleads to embezzling federal funds
October 20, 2008
drug trafficker pleads guilty to possessing with intent to distribute over 900 pounds of marijuana
October 16, 2008
fayetteville man receives 10 years for being an armed felon
October 15, 2008
knightdale woman sentenced to over 10 years for drug charge
plymouth man receives over 21 years in prison
October 9, 2008
RALEIGH - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court here today after a three-day trial a federal jury convicted HASSAN GENELL HINES, 39, of Raleigh, North Carolina, of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1);
WILMINGTON - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court here yesterday Senior United States District Judge James C. Fox sentenced two brothers for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
RALEIGH - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court here on October 6, 2007 WILLIAM MONTELLE LOYD, III, before United States District Judge James C. Dever, III, to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, and aggravated identity theft, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1028A.
sentencing for four more illegal aliens in false id production organization
WILMINGTON - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court yesterday Senior United States District Judge James C. Fox sentenced JOY DALTON-ROBINSON, 50, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to one year and one month of imprisonment followed by three years supervised release.
members of major drug organization sentenced
October 8, 2008
bingo robber sentenced to life imprisonment
washington man sentenced for making false statement to law enforcement
lumberton man pleads guilty to bank fraud charges
bank robbers plead guilty
fuquay-varina woman pleads guilty to identity theft charges
clarkton man pleads guilty to firearm charge
October 7, 2008
RALEIGH - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that a Federal Grand Jury returned a sealed Criminal Indictment on October 1, 2008, charging DAVID LEE BRADY, 75, OF Raleigh, North Carolina and JAMES ALBERT PERRY, JR., 62, of Wake Forest, North Carolina with conspiring to commit extortion under the color of official right (Hobbs Act) and bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, aiding and abetting extortion, aiding and abetting bribery.
October 6, 2008
GREENVILLE - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that FRANCES MORALES, 42, of Camden, New Jersey pled guilty before United States Magistrate Judge David W. Daniel to intimidating a flight crew member and interfering with the performance of the duties or the member/attendant, in violation of Title 49 United States Code, Section 46504.
roanoke rapids man sentenced to 12 ½ years in prison for drug conspiracy
former brunswick county sheriff sentenced to 16 months in prison
drug trafficker pleads guilty to possessing with intent to distribute over 900 pounds of marijuana
newport man pleads guilty to child pornography charge
October 1, 2008
north carolina man pleads guilty and is sentenced for federal hate crimes
last of nine defendants in operation “hot soup” pleads guilty
September 2008
September 30, 2008
drug trafficker receives over 25-year sentence
bank robber sentenced to 22 years in prison
man sentenced to over 11 years for money laundering
supply, north carolina man receives over 10 years in prison for child pornography charge
September 29, 2008
printer in id fraud ring sentenced
September 25, 2008
illegal aliens indicted on drug trafficking and firearm charges
four indicted in student loan fraud
September 19, 2008
supervised release revoked for convicted felon
sentencing for eight illegal aliens in false id production organization
September 18, 2008
raleigh man sentenced to 29 ½ years for drug trafficking and related firearm charge
September 17, 2008
WILMINGTON - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court today Senior United States District Judge James C. Fox sentenced MICHAEL AUGUSTUS COMSTOCK, 50, of Columbia, North Carolina, to 78 months’ imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release.
gun robbers sentenced
wilmington man received 5-year prison sentence for drug trafficking
new bern man sentenced to 365 months for participation in drug conspiracy
wilmington man sentenced to 20 years in prison on gun and drug charges
September 16, 2008
RALEIGH - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court here today United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced BENJAMIN TERRENCE HINES, 32, of Raleigh, North Carolina, to 168 months’ imprisonment.
false emergency call costs newport man over $45,000
WILMINGTON - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court Senior United States District Judge James C. Fox sentenced WILLIE JAMES BEAN, 64, of Goldsboro, North Carolina, to 180 months’ imprisonment followed by five years supervised release.
greenville man sentenced to over 12 years for drug trafficking offenses
drug dealer sentenced to 24 years
gang member sentenced for firearm violations
September 15, 2008
middlesex man receives 13 years in prison for drug trafficking crimes
RALEIGH - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court here today United States District Judge James C. Dever, III, sentenced JOSEPH DALE RACKLEY, 53, of Raleigh, North Carolina, to 97 months’ imprisonment followed by a lifetime of supervised release.
coast guard seaman pleads to child pornography charge
September 12, 2008
raleigh shoplifter found guilty
hope mills man received over 4 years on gun charge
September 11, 2008
new bern man pleads guilty to drug conspiracy
former north carolina probation officer receives over three years for drug trafficking
September 10, 2008
former robeson county sheriff receives sentence
September 9, 2008
new bern man pleads guilty to child pornography charge
butner inmate receives 10 years for assault charge
bank robber pleads guilty
drug dealer receives 35 year in prison
durham man receives 25 years in prison on drug charge
September 8, 2008
fugitive found in fayetteville pleads guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm
September 5, 2008
WILMINGTON - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that on September 3, 2008, in federal court United States District Judge James C. Fox sentenced LISA ANN SMITH, 40, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to 24 months’ imprisonment and imposed restitution in the amount of $19,681.89.
littleton man receives 13 years in prison for identity theft and possessing a firearm
brothers sentenced in identity theft case
September 3, 2008
fayetteville man receives 21 years in prison in averted bingo parlor robbery
RALEIGH - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court here today U.S. District Judge James C. Dever, III, sentenced SANRA CAMILLE POWERS, 64, to 24 months’ imprisonment followed by 1 year of supervised release.
August 2008
August 26, 2008
united states attorney announces returned indictments involving the sexual abuse and exploitation of children
fayetteville man sentenced to over 11 years in prison for drugs
August 25, 2008
cumberland county clan charged in wire/bankruptcy fraud case
August 19, 2008
kenly man deemed career offender and receives 22 years in prison for drug charge
rowland man pleads guilty to the manufacture of child pornography charge
August 18, 2008
former postal worker pleads to delay and obstruction of mail
August 14, 2008
NEW BERN - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that on August 13, 2008, Chief United States District Court Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced Arjun Oshea BELL, also known as “Munchie”, 33, of Wilmington, North Carolina, to 400 months’ imprisonment and five years of supervised release following his term of confinement.
raleigh woman sentenced to over 9 years for investment fraud
raleigh man faces charges related to the running of an illegal drug trafficking business from under daughter’s bed
August 13, 2008
south carolina man convicted of ten counts of wire fraud
elizabeth city man received 10 years in prison after home invasion turns up crack cocaine at residence
new bern man receives 273 months in prison for drug distribution
August 6, 2008
RALEIGH - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court today United States District Judge James C. Dever, III, sentenced DERRICK LASHAWN OLIVER, 27, of Wilmington, North Carolina, to 192 months’ imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release.
RALEIGH - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court United States District Judge James C. Dever, III, sentenced SAMUEL COFIELD, 34, of Hertford County, North Carolina, to 216 months’ imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release.
hudson sentenced to 40 months in prison
littleton man receives two years in prison for bank fraud
August 5, 2008
two roanoke rapids men plead guilty in federal court to participating in drug conspiracy and weldon man sentenced for distributing crack
raleigh - united states attorney george e.b. holding announced that in federal court yesterday senior united states district judge w. earl britt sentenced frankie cornell ellis, jr., 27, of kinston, north carolina, to 262 months’ imprisonment.
July 2008
July 31, 2008
sentencing of company for efforts to trade with iran
July 29, 2008
United States Attorney Addresses Recent Violent Crime
July 28, 2008
NEW BERN - United States Attorney George E. B. Holding announced today that on Thursday, July 24, 2008, a federal jury sitting in New Bern, North Carolina found MARTREY ANTWAIN NEWBY a/k/a “Trey” guilty on six counts relating to his distribution of crack cocaine in the New Bern, North Carolina area.
July 17, 2008
two-year grant allows pitt county ada to join united states attorney’s office
July 11, 2008
charlotte drug dealer sentenced to 30 years in prison
knightdale drug dealer sentenced to 22 years in prison
stedman man receives more than 11 years for drug/gun crimes
July 10, 2008
mortgage broker pleads to bank fraud and identity theft charges
raleigh man sentenced for armed drug trafficking
raleigh man receives more than 16 years in prison for drug/gun crimes
144 months in prison for pender county drug dealer
pender county armed drug dealer sentenced
knightdale woman pleads guilty to drug charges
wilmington drug dealer sentenced to 18 ½ years in prison
July 8, 2008
armed drug dealer to go to prison for 125 months
wilmington drug trafficker receives 128 months in prison
July 7, 2008
roanoke rapids man pleads guilty to drug conspiracy
teenager sentenced for armed robbery
July 2, 2008
assistant united states attorney to serve one-year detail in kosovo
child pornographer sentenced to 18 years in prison
RALEIGH - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court yesterday United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced RAJESH GHELABHAI PATEL, 36, of Maxton, North Carolina, to 10 years’ imprisonment and five years of supervised release following his confinement.
July 1, 2008
bailey man sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug charges
June 2008
June 23, 2008
two plead guilty in crop insurance fraud and money laundering scheme
operation malicious mortgage
June 17, 2008
elizabethtown felon is sentenced
warsaw man sentenced for involvement in drug trafficking organization
June 13, 2008
garner man enters guilty plea for child porn possession
June 12, 2008
durham man enters guilty plea to tax evasion
hope mills man sentenced in money laundering scheme
WILMINGTON - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court on June 10, 2008, Senior United States District Judge James C. Fox sentenced SYLVESTER JONES, JR., 28, of Washington, DC, to three hundred (300) months’ imprisonment and five years of supervised release.
wilson man sentenced in robbery case
burgaw man intimidated witness: receives 20 years in prison
raleigh man going to prison on drug/gun charges
June 11, 2008
heroin trafficker sentenced to more than 14 years in prison
calabash man sentenced to 25 years in prison for armed robbery
June 10, 2008
NEW BERN - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that yesterday in federal court Chief United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced NORMAN EARL RUFFIN, 50, of Tarboro, North Carolina, to 46 months imprisonment and three years supervised release following his term of confinement.
RALEIGH - Acting United States Attorney John Stuart Bruce announced that in federal court United States District Judge James C. Dever, III, sentenced ERIC DAVORNE BAERGA, 24, and his brother IVAN MALIK BAERGA, 31, both of Newark, New Jersey, along with ROLAND WARE, 26, of Raleigh, North Carolina.
convicted felon sentenced for possessing a firearm
teen sentenced for possession of a firearm on school property
June 3, 2008
robber pleads guilty
June 2, 2008
former brunswick county sheriff pleads guilty
plymouth man pleads guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms
May 2008
May 30, 2008
former robeson sheriff sentenced in federal court
erwin man sentenced to eight years for being a felon in possession of a firearm
May 29, 2008
raleigh man receives 210-month sentence for cocaine distribution
wilson man sentenced in drug/gun case
May 28, 2008
butner inmate pleads to gun smuggling
May 14, 2008
nashville man receives 180 months in prison for drug charges
duplin county man sentenced for meth distribution
300-month sentence received by milwaukee man
May 13, 2008
more than 72 years in prison received by armed robber
May 9, 2008
bladen county drug trafficker receives more than 21 years in jail
May 8, 2008
durham man receives more than 21 years in prison for drug distribution
May 7, 2008
RALEIGH - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court yesterday Senior United States District Judge W. Earl Britt sentenced CHARLIE O’BRYANT TERRY, 22, of Henderson, North Carolina, to 180 months’ imprisonment.
May 6, 2008
defendants in mobile billboard case sentenced
red springs man pleads guilty to firearms charges
RALEIGH - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that yesterday in federal court ANTHONY HASSAN RUSSELL, 24, of West Palm Beach, Florida, entered his guilty plea before United States District Judge James C. Dever, III, for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and the use and carrying of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
plymouth man pleads guilty in drug case
May 1, 2008
fayetteville man pleads guilty to drug charges
April 2008
April 30, 2008
south carolina man sentenced in drug ring case
cfo charged with conspiracy to defraud the united states
April 25, 2008
RALEIGH - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that a Federal Grand Jury returned a Criminal Indictment on April 17, 2008 charging ANTHONY TERRELL RUSSELL, 23, BRANDON MICHAEL JONES, 20, and ASHLEY LAMONT BOST, 20, all from Raleigh, North Carolina, with conspiring and attempting to possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 846, which carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years, 3 years supervised release, and $1,000,000 fine;
April 24, 2008
louisburg woman sentenced to 6 years for drug charges
glendale man convicted in cigarette smuggling conspiracy
high-ranking gang member sentenced to 336 months in prison
April 22, 2008
bingo robber pleads guilty
April 16, 2008
drug organization heads sentenced
duplin county woman sentenced on drug charges
two former deputies with robeson county sheriff’s department re-sentenced
illegal alien sentenced to 57 months in prison
April 15, 2008
spring hope man sentenced to 480 months in prison for child porn
hope mills man receives 26 years in prison
rocky mount man sentenced to 214 months in prison
three plead to transportation of stole merchandise charge
two women sentenced in triangle area identity theft ring
convicted felon pleads guilty to drug and firearm charges
April 9, 2008
three brothers sentenced on drug charge
April 8, 2008
previously convicted felon receives 188 months in prison for firearm possession
GREENVILLE - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that yesterday in federal court MELVIN REGINALD HOLDEN, 28, pled guilty before United States Magistrate Judge David W. Daniel to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
April 7, 2008
four illegal aliens to pled guilty in document counterfeiting ring
April 4, 2008
ship operator pleads guilty to concealing vessel pollution; sentenced to pay $1.7 million criminal fine
wilmington man sentenced to 408 months in prison for drug, firearm and escape charges
four indicted for income tax fraud
armed career criminal found guilty
April 3, 2008
roseboro doctor charged with unlawful drug distribution and racketeering activity
halfway house escapees indicted for bank robbery
March 2008
March 25, 2008
fayetteville man pleads guilty to robbery and firearm charges
March 18, 2008
allied telesis labs, inc., enters guilty plea
goldsboro man sentenced in drug/firearm case
brunswick county man receives over 19 years in prison for child pornography charges
March 17, 2008
goldsboro man sentenced to 548 months’ imprisonment for drug/firearm charges
more robeson county sheriff’s deputies sentenced
March 11, 2008
previously convicted sex offender receives 35 year-sentence for transmitting child pornography
five pleaded and sentenced for baiting and killing migratory birds
March 10, 2008
former washington, north carolina police officer receives 21 months
wilson man pleads guilty to robbery and firearm charges
March 7, 2008
fourth annual terrorism financing conference
March 6, 2008
elizabeth city man sentenced to 324 months in drug case
teenager sentenced for carjacking
erwin man sentenced for robbery
carolina beach man sentenced in murder for hire case
knightdale man receives over 10-year sentence for money laundering
teen pleads to possession of a firearm on school property
March 5, 2008
zebulon man sentenced to 96 months in prison
convicted felon found with firearm
March 4, 2008
three sentenced in operation monarch
fayetteville man pleads to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm
arrests made in operation nip-tuck
illegal alien sentenced for shooting at police officer
March 3, 2008
wilmington man sentenced to 175 months for heroin distribution
February 2008
February 25, 2008
powers enters guilty plea
February 14, 2008
former robeson county sheriff’s deputy sentenced to 413 months
bank robber receives sentence of 300 months in prison
seven former deputies with robeson county sheriff’s department sentenced
February 13, 2008
child porn subscriber sentenced to 108 months in prison
February 12, 2008
65 months received for crack possession by a wilmington man
wilmington man receives 262 months in prison
wilmington man sentenced to 300 months for cocaine distribution
four sentenced for cocaine distribution
February 11, 2008
six plead guilty in crop insurance fraud and money laundering scheme
February 7, 2008
clayton woman indicted on counterfeiting charges
five indicted on charges of conspiracy to transport stolen goods
February 6, 2008
raleigh jury convicts two in $70 million retirement investment scheme; three others previously pled guilty
convicted felon pleads to possessing a firearm
man receives 360 month sentence for selling drugs
council man/drug dealer pleads guilty
February 4, 2008
bethel man pleads guilty for drug sales in three counties
January 2008
January 29, 2008
sentencing of three illegal immigrant smithfield packing workers
wilson man sentenced to 115 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm
January 28, 2008
winston-salem man found guilty by federal jury
January 23, 2008
child predator sentenced to 40 years for downloading child pornography and related conduct
January 15, 2008
three former nc-dot employees sentenced
raleigh man sentenced 23 years in prison
January 11, 2008
bank robber sentenced to 188 months in prison
January 10, 2008
durham man sentenced to 70 months for mail fraud
elizabethtown felon pleads guilty to firearm possession charge
smithfield man receives 122 months in prison for bank robbery
January 9, 2008
whiteville man sentenced to 187 months in prison for drugs/guns
January 8, 2008
sentencing of robeson county deputy sheriff
wilson man sentenced to 225 months in prison
January 7, 2008
tarboro man sentenced in child porn case
January 4, 2008
wilmington man sentenced to 200 months for heroin distribution
January 3, 2008
