U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina
Recent News About U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina
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Nigerian pleads guilty to laundering millions from romance scams and email schemes
Olumide Olorunfunmi, a Nigerian national, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering in a federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina. -
Charlotte man gets seven-year sentence for armed robbery at Waffle House
Jermond Santa Lowery, Jr., a resident of Charlotte, has received a seven-year prison sentence. -
Charlotte man receives over nine years for gun possession and assault
Julian Jared Gill, a 34-year-old resident of Charlotte, has been sentenced to over nine years in prison for gun possession and assaulting two Deputy U.S. Marshals. -
Six indicted under Operation Take Back America for federal offenses
U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson announced that six individuals have been indicted on federal charges as part of Operation Take Back America. -
Illegal alien faces federal charges for drug trafficking and firearm offenses
Raul Bello Rojas, a 43-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, appeared in federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina, to face charges related to cocaine trafficking, unlawful gun possession, and illegal reentry. -
Asheville man sentenced to over 12 years for drug trafficking and gun charges
Tyrone Eugene Sitton, also known as "Dirty," has been sentenced to over 12 years in prison for fentanyl trafficking and gun charges. -
Former office manager sentenced for embezzling $1.5 million from assisted living facility
Amy Elizabeth Curry, a former office manager at Silver Bluff, LLC, a senior assisted living facility in Canton, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for embezzling over $1.5 million from her employer. U.S. Attorney Russ... -
Charlotte man sentenced for illegal firearm possession
Trevaris Devar Kennedy, a 21-year-old resident of Charlotte, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. -
Weaverville man receives 24-year sentence for carjacking and injuring postal worker
Jaden Isaiah Garay, a 25-year-old resident of Weaverville, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release. -
Foreign national extradited from Spain on tech support fraud charges
Bikramjit Ahluwalia, a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates residing in Dubai, has been extradited from Spain to face charges in the United States. -
Defendants sentenced for federal firearms violations across multiple cases
Multiple defendants have been sentenced in federal court for violating firearms laws, according to Lawrence J. Cameron, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. -
Charlotte man sentenced to ten years for possession of child abuse material
A registered sex offender in Charlotte, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). -
Charlotte businesswoman sentenced for $1.5 million COVID-19 loan fraud
Jeannetta Blackmon, also known as Jeannetta Regan, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for orchestrating a fraudulent loan scheme that resulted in over $1.5 million being obtained from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury... -
Concord woman faces new fraud charges for selling fake documents
Chaiya Maley-Jackson, a 25-year-old resident of Concord, North Carolina, appeared in federal court following her arrest on charges related to the sale and transfer of fake Social Security Cards. -
Sex offender sentenced to 37 years for producing child sexual abuse material
A convicted sex offender, Jesse Thomas Cunningham, has been sentenced to 37 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). -
Gastonia pharmacy settles for $204k over alleged Controlled Substances Act violations
Prescriptions Plus, a pharmacy located in Gastonia, North Carolina, has agreed to pay $204,000 to address allegations of violating the Controlled Substances Act's recordkeeping requirements. -
Charlotte man sentenced to prison for unlawful gun possession
Alijah Kajuan Rollinson, a 23-year-old resident of Charlotte, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for unlawful possession of a firearm. -
Charlotte pair sentenced for illegal gun possession and straw purchase
A Charlotte man and a straw purchaser have been sentenced for their involvement in illegal firearm activities, according to Lawrence J. Cameron, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. -
Sparta man fined $9,500 for shooting bald eagle
A federal judge has imposed a $9,500 fine on Robert Garner Gambill, a 91-year-old resident of Sparta, North Carolina, for the illegal killing of a bald eagle. -
Cherryville man sentenced to decade-long prison term for drug trafficking
Bryan Torres, a 24-year-old resident of Cherryville, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by four years of supervised release for drug and gun-related offenses.