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December 2011
December 15, 2011
felon receives second federal sentence for unlawful firearm possession
December 14, 2011
new jersey man sentenced
December 13, 2011
former army staff sergeant plead guilty to stealing government funds
December 9, 2011
enfield, north carolina, drug dealers received federal sentence
high-level wilson drug traffickers sentenced
December 7, 2011
jacksonville drug dealer sentenced
Robbers Sentenced
wilmington man pleads guilty to mortgage fraud scheme
man impersonating federal agent pleads guilty
Rocky mount felon receives six-year prison sentence for possessing firearm
December 6, 2011
Mid-level wilson drug dealer sentenced
teen gang member sentenced for robberies
armed robber receives more than 13 years’ imprisonment
raleigh man pleads guilty to theft of government property
fayetteville attorney sentenced for mortgage fraud
December 1, 2011
two defendants plead guilty to roles in robberies
November 2011
November 23, 2011
goldsboro man receives prison sentence for fraud
November 21, 2011
rowan county chief deputy receives law enforcement award
November 16, 2011
united states attorney’s office collects $15,635,966.77 in civil & criminal actions in fy 2011
November 16, 2011
fort bragg PTSA president sentenced to federal prison for the theft of fund raising money
November 16, 2011
raleigh robbers plead guilty
November 16, 2011
air force reservist sentenced to federal prison for child pornography
November 15, 2011
robbers sentenced to federal prison
November 9, 2011
arrests made using project safe neighborhoods initiative
November 9, 2011
wake county drug dealer receives 22 years for role in drug conspiracy
November 9, 2011
coats drug dealer receives 19 years in federal prison
November 9, 2011
child pornographer sentenced to 10 years in federal prison
November 9, 2011
child pornographer sentenced to 10 years in federal prison
November 9, 2011
plymouth man receives federal imprisonment for child pornography charges
November 8, 2011
white oak man pleads to receipt of child pornography
November 3, 2011
seventh defendant sentenced in operation “dare devil”
November 2, 2011
another defendant pleads guilty in tobacco fraud scheme
November 2, 2011
wilson drug traffickers sentenced to federal prison
October 2011
October 31, 2011
fayetteville man pleads guilty to child pornography charge
October 31, 2011
two more plead guilty to wayne/wilson-county robberies
October 26, 2011
drug manufacturing conspirators sentenced
October 25, 2011
drug dealer sentenced for firearms and counterfeit currency charges
October 18, 2011
eastern district of north carolina environmental crimes working group
October 17, 2011
wayne/wilson counties robber pleads guilty
October 6, 2011
former columbus county, n.c., detention center sergeant pleads guilty to civil rights violation*
October 6, 2011
operation don quoxite produces another conviction, sentence of 192 months imprisonment
October 5, 2011
third brother sentenced for drug offenses
October 5, 2011
two sentenced in mortgage fraud scheme
October 4, 2011
Fuquay-varina man sentenced for drug trafficking
October 4, 2011
gang member pleads guilty to armed robbery charges
September 2011
September 27, 2011
felon who attempted to transport firearm on airplane on 9/11 receives federal sentence for possessing a stolen firearm
September 22, 2011
Three-county drug dealer receives federal sentence
September 22, 2011
manteo man sentenced for drug trafficking charges
September 22, 2011
commercial contractor sentenced for bilking abc board out of $43,860
September 22, 2011
restaurant robber sentenced
September 21, 2011
clayton robber sentenced
September 20, 2011
canadian pleads guilty to complex lottery/sweepstakes scam
September 20, 2011
nijim convicted of contraband cigarette trafficking
September 13, 2011
drug dealer sentenced to prison for role in drug trafficking organization
September 13, 2011
brevard man pleads guilty to child pornography charges
September 13, 2011
man charged and arrested for impersonating a federal agent and engaging in immigration services scam
September 13, 2011
zebulon thief sentenced for charge relating to home invasions
September 12, 2011
conway man receives federal sentence for mail/bank fraud
September 9, 2011
dunn woman sentenced
September 7, 2011
robber pleads guilty
September 7, 2011
former deputy sheriff pleads guilty to civil rights violations
September 6, 2011
high school student pleads guilty to charges relating to a string of raleigh robberies
September 6, 2011
felon pleads guilty to firearm charge
September 6, 2011
teen gang members plead guilty to robberies
September 6, 2011
drug dealer sentenced to federal prison term
September 2, 2011
robber pleads guilty to firearm charges
September 1, 2011
former columbus county detention center inmate charged with civil rights violations and obstruction of justice*
August 2011
August 24, 2011
members of an ocdetf operation investigation/prosecution team receive award
August 18, 2011
loan officer and borrower charged in mortgage fraud case
August 17, 2011
father sentenced for assaulting his baby
August 16, 2011
gang member sentenced to life in prison
August 15, 2011
former federal employee sentenced to federal prison
August 15, 2011
drug dealer receives 20 years imprisonment
August 15, 2011
plymouth man pleads guilty to child pornography charge
August 10, 2011
harnett county cocaine dealer sentenced
August 10, 2011
currituck man pleads guilty to child pornography charges
August 10, 2011
washington drug dealer receives federal prison sentence
August 8, 2011
former va employee sentenced in identity theft case
August 8, 2011
meth dealer sentenced
August 8, 2011
chadbourne child counselor charged
August 5, 2011
wilmington felon receives 20 years in prison for firearms violations
August 4, 2011
fayetteville assailant sentenced
August 4, 2011
duplin county man sentenced for involvement in fighting dogs
August 4, 2011
final two defendants sentenced in sampson county drug trafficking ring
August 4, 2011
illegal criminal alien sentenced
August 3, 2011
fayetteville fugitive arrested
August 2, 2011
enfield drug trafficker receives federal sentence
August 2, 2011
teenager/convicted felon sentenced for possessing illegal firearms
August 2, 2011
federal sentence for greenville drug trafficker
August 2, 2011
former member of coast guard sentenced in drug conspiracy
July 2011
July 22, 2011
whitakers, north carolina, man sentenced to 210 months for leadership in crack cocaine conspiracy
July 22, 2011
jacksonville felon sentenced to federal prison for gun charge
July 21, 2011
“project delirium” results in nearly 2,000 arrests during 20-month operation, seizures of more than 12 tons of drugs and $62 million in u.s. currency*
July 21, 2011
fayetteville resident receives federal prison sentence for illegally exporting firearms
July 21, 2011
pitt county drug trafficker sentenced to federal prison
July 20, 2011
lumberton felon sentenced for possessing stolen firearms from home break-in
July 20, 2011
inmate sentenced for charges involving the attack on a federal government official
July 20, 2011
wilson drug traffickers sentenced to prison
July 14, 2011
wilmington bank robber found guilty
July 14, 2011
jury convicts fayetteville felon of firearms charges
July 13, 2011
five sentenced in drug trafficking investigation
July 12, 2011
new bern resident sentenced in bank fraud investigation
July 7, 2011
north carolina corporate hog farm and president plead guilty to violating the clean water act*
July 7, 2011
former camp lejeune marine receives federal sentence in child pornography case
June 2011
June 30, 2011
project safe neighborhood: gun/gang violence task force - violent crime, gang activity down in north carolina
June 27, 2011
littleton drug trafficker indicted
June 21, 2011
gang leader sentenced for role in robbery
June 20, 2011
new bern resident sentenced in child pornography case
June 20, 2011
operation don quixote defendant sentenced to federal prison
June 16, 2011
felon who shot at police during traffic stop receives federal prison sentence
June 15, 2011
drug dealer from roanoke rapids sentenced to 262 months in federal prison
June 10, 2011
drug dealer receives federal prison time
drug operation don quixote lands 52nd defendant in federal prison
north carolina man indicted for a bank fraud scheme
u.s. attorney for the eastern district of north carolina steps down
June 9, 2011
co-conspirator sentenced in marijuana growing operation
June 8, 2011
crossing boundaries call-in notification
June 3, 2011
former senator and presidential candidate john edwards charged for alleged role in scheme to violate federal campaign finance laws
May 2011
May 20, 2011
illegal drug ring conspirator sentenced to federal prison
May 19, 2011
justice department awards north carolina and massachusetts law enforcement officials for collaborative work combating child exploitation
woman involved in elaborate mail fraud scheme is sentenced to federal prison
May 18, 2011
sonic restaurant robber indicted
kinston resident receives federal sentence in arson case
bureau of prisons employee sentenced to prison
reverend working at children’s counseling center pleads guilty to filing false tax return
greenville area drug dealer receives federal prison term
May 17, 2011
rocky mount felon receives enhanced prison term for unlawfully possessing a firearm
roanoke rapids man sentenced to 30 years imprisonment
havelock man sentenced to federal prison for child pornography charge
oklahoma man sentenced for scamming investors in north carolina and elsewhere
former governor’s assistant receives federal prison term
May 13, 2011
ponzi schemer pleads guilty
May 9, 2011
medical doctor sentenced to prison for medicare and medcaid fraud
drug dealer sentenced
May 5, 2011
man who used "top secret” security clearance to commit identity theft again sentenced to over 10 years in prison
halifax county man pleads guilty to drug and money laundering conspiracy
united states attorney’s office announces new website page dedicated to doj priorities and initiatives
wilmington man pleads guilty in illegal credit scheme
May 4, 2011
Two-county drug dealer sentenced
RALEIGH - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court on Monday, May 2, 2011, JONATHAN IRVIN KOLK pled guilty before United States District Judge James C. Dever III, to causing to be delivered to a common carrier for transportation and shipment in interstate and foreign commerce to a person other than a licensed firearm importer, manufacturer, dealer and collector, a package and container in which there was a firearm and ammunition, without written notice to the carrier that such firearm was being transported and shipped in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(e).
raleigh man sentenced for drug/firearms charges
pitt county drug dealer sentenced
April 2011
April 26, 2011
WILMINGTON - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court today Senior United States District Judge James C. Fox sentenced PERRY JOSEPH ROGERS, 36, of Oxford, North Carolina, to 196 months’ imprisonment followed by five years supervised release.
woman gets 12 years for conspiring to defraud medicaid and state unemployment program
WILMINGTON - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court today Senior United States District Judge James C. Fox sentenced ERIC RICARDO DAVIS, 21, Tarboro, North Carolina, to 106 months’ imprisonment followed by three years supervised release.
reminder: report disaster related fraud
April 25, 2011
medical corporation pleads guilty to health care fraud
marine major sentenced for receiving illegal gratuities
WILMINGTON - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court today JERRY DWAYNE LONG, 24, of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, pled guilty before Senior United States District Judge James C. Fox to acquisition of a firearm by false representation, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(a)(6) and 924(a)(2).
rocky mount drug dealers receive federal sentence
April 21, 2011
former pfc found guilty of stolen valor, va fraud charges
clinton fraudster convicted
April 20, 2011
fayetteville man sentenced for abc store armed robbery
crack dealers sentenced
April 19, 2011
United States Attorney George Holding today commented on the opinion of the Fourth Circuit in the case of United States v. Jeffrey MacDonald:...
wilson felon pleads guilty to unlawful firearms possession
April 12, 2011
GREENVILLE - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that a jury in Greenville has convicted JOSEPH J. MARAK, 51, of one count of extortion, seventeen counts of bribery, and seventeen counts of receiving a gratuity.
April 11, 2011
raleigh pawnshop robber pleads guilty
April 8, 2011
lapse of appropriations for the federal government
April 7, 2011
stepmother pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in death of stepson
April 6, 2011
fort bragg soldiers plead guilty to embezzlement charge
principals plea guilty to illegal alien harboring conspiracy
multi-convicted felon pleads guilty to gun charge
April 5, 2011
harnett county cocaine dealer sentenced
kinston drug dealer sent to federal prison
April 4, 2011
greenville gang members sentenced for drug distribution
drug trafficker receives 19-year federal prison term
lenoir county drug dealer receives federal sentence
drug dealer sentenced to federal prison term
north carolina hospital to pay u.s. $1.9 million to resolve allegations related to kyphoplasty and other procedures
April 1, 2011
felon sentenced for firearms charges
defendant sentenced for arson of carolina tire sales
March 2011
March 31, 2011
fayetteville drug dealer sentenced for gun and drug charges
March 30, 2011
robber’s accomplice receives federal sentence
March 28, 2011
spring hope shooter receives federal prison time
robber sentenced in federal court
March 26, 2011
fremont bank robber sentenced
March 24, 2011
garland, north carolina man sentenced in large drug investigation
dare county drug dealer sentenced
March 22, 2011
last defendant sentenced in moe’s robbery
March 21, 2011
jacksonville felon pleads guilty to gun charge
former camp lejeune marine pleads guilty in child pornography case
tobacco farmer pleads guilty in crop insurance fraud scheme
March 18, 2011
robbers sentenced to federal prison
two more sentenced in crop insurance fraud scheme
March 16, 2011
wilmington man sentenced for drug charge
craven county couple sentenced for methamphetamine conspiracy
hip hop artist pleads guilty to firearms charges
March 15, 2011
new bern resident pleads guilty to a child pornography charge
duplin county man pleads guilty to charges involving fighting dogs
March 14, 2011
inmate pleads guilty to charges involving the attack on a federal government official
March 11, 2011
canadian fugitives arrested for complex lottery/sweepstakes scam
March 10, 2011
raleigh drug dealer receives over 41 years in prison
March 9, 2011
clayton man sentenced in child pornography case
March 8, 2011
pembroke man sentenced for illegal drug sales
March 7, 2011
clayton store robber pleads to firearm charge
fayetteville resident pleads guilty in firearms trafficking case
March 4, 2011
GREENVILLE - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court on March 1, 2011, WILLIAM SCOTT MARTIN, 24, pled guilty before United States Magistrate Judge David W. Daniel to unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
March 3, 2011
jury finds wilmington drug trafficker guilty
wilmington man charged in illegal credit scheme
international gun trafficker pleads guilty
March 1, 2011
conway man pleads guilty to mail and bank fraud
February 2011
February 28, 2011
father pleads guilty and sentenced for wildlife violations
five arrested and charged in million dollar cigarette scheme
February 18, 2011
RALEIGH - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that a Federal Grand Jury has returned a Criminal Indictment against JERRY DWAYNE LONG, 24, of Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
February 17, 2011
belvidere drug dealer sentenced
lumberton woman pleads guilty to elaborate mail fraud scheme
raleigh robber receives federal prison sentence
bureau of prisons employee pleads guilty to drug trafficking charge
two defendants in federal court for robbery
10 defendants plead guilty to immigration charges
February 14, 2011
previously convicted felon receives federal sentence for illegal gun possession
raleigh felon receives federal prison time
February 11, 2011
woman sentenced for cumberland county real estate fraud scheme
mother receives federal prison term for murdering her daughter/u.s. soldier
February 9, 2011
jury convicts former department of veterans affairs employee of identity fraud; north carolina man stole identities of disabled veterans and used them to prepare false tax returns
federal sentence for previously convicted felon
two found guilty by federal jury of drug charges
raleigh area man pleads guilty to terrorism charges
February 8, 2011
craven county methamphetamine dealer sentenced
February 7, 2011
commercial contractor pleads guilty for bilking abc board out of $43,860
February 4, 2011
clayton felon receives federal sentence
February 3, 2011
pender county man receives 20-year prison sentence for illegal drug distribution
court sentences member of methamphetamine and cocaine ring
50-count indictment returned charging raleigh man in international gun trafficking case
February 2, 2011
two sentenced in methamphetamine conspiracy
February 1, 2011
fayetteville, nc woman pleads guilty in fraud case involving false claims to fema and the gulf coast claims facility
January 2011
January 31, 2011
raleigh man sentenced for drug distribution
adjuster receives prison time for role in tobacco insurance fraud scheme
January 27, 2011
fayetteville man pleads guilty to robbery/firearms charges
January 25, 2011
ahoskie drug dealer receives 17 years in prison
January 24, 2011
trio of raleigh drug traffickers sentenced in federal court
January 20, 2011
wilson drug traffickers plead guilty
January 19, 2011
smithfield manufactured home dealership president sentenced in federal court
raleigh robbers sentenced
January 18, 2011
parkton man sentenced to 210 months on cocaine charges
tennessee man sentenced to 25 years in prison for investment fraud scheme
January 14, 2011
wilson crop insurance agent sentenced for his part in a tobacco insurance fraud scheme
January 13, 2011
tobacco warehouseman sentenced in tobacco crop fraud
tobacco insurance fraud scheme defendant sentenced
fayetteville felon receives federal sentence for firearm possession
January 12, 2011
previously convicted felon pleads guilty to firearms charges
chadbourn men plead guilty in arson case
January 10, 2011
farmer sentenced in crop insurance fraud scheme
justice department settles fair housing lawsuit against town of garner, north carolina
January 7, 2011
