Virginia State Trooper Struck on I-664 in Newport News
Virginia State Police Sr. Trooper C.A. Hughes is recovering this afternoon after being struck by a car in Newport News at the 35th Street on-ramp to northbound I-664. Trooper Hughes was finishing up a...
View ArticleNewport News Man Indicted on Six Counts of Robbery
Dennis Brown, 44, of Newport News, Va., was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday on six counts of robbery. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, made the...
View ArticlePresident of Hampton Real Estate Investment Company Guilty of Mail and Wire...
(Newport News, Va) – Yvonne L. Robertson, 44, of Hampton, Va., was convicted late Wednesday afternoon by a federal jury of engaging in a mortgage fraud scheme. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney...
View ArticleFormer Tile Company Executive Sentenced to Five Years for Bank Fraud and Tax...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Iraj a/k/a “Roger” Ahmadian, 54, of Collierville, Tenn., was sentenced today to 60 months in prison, followed by three years supervised release for embezzling more than $500,000...
View ArticleVirginia Beach Man Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography
NORFOLK, Va. – James A. Metcalf, 35, of Virginia Beach, Va., was sentenced today in Norfolk federal court to 87 months in prison, followed by supervised release for life, for possession of child...
View ArticleNorfolk Man Sentenced for Transportation of Child Pornography
Daniel James Boynton, 24, of Norfolk, Va., was sentenced today in Norfolk federal court to 12 ½ years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for transporting child pornography. Neil H....
View ArticleHampton Man Pleads Guilty to Robbery and Firearm Charges in Connection with...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Michael Jerome Parker, 30, of Hampton, Va., pled guilty yesterday to Conspiracy to Interfere with Commerce by Robbery and to Carrying and Discharging a Firearm in Relation to a...
View ArticleNew Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Commit Bank Fraud
James C. Alberts, 45, of Point Pleasant, N.J., pleaded guilty today in Norfolk federal court to one count of conspiring to commit bank fraud. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern...
View ArticleDefendants in Tidewater Counterfeit Check Ring Sentenced
Three members of a counterfeit check ring conspiracy were sentenced this week for running a two-year fraud scheme throughout the Tidewater area that caused more than $50,000 in losses, announced Neil...
View ArticleTidewater TV Station Owner Charged with Defrauding Local Churches
Samuel B. Jacobs, 57, of Hampton, Va., and Christopher C. Rice, 28, of Suffolk, Va., were arrested today to face charges that they defrauded more than 80 investors – many of whom were members of local...
View ArticleNewport News Gang Member Sentenced for Participation in Conspiracy
Darryl Vaughn, 23, of Newport News,Va., was sentenced yesterday to 300 months in prison for his participation in a racketeering conspiracy and discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence....
View ArticleTRG Customer Solutions Expands in Hampton Adding 120 Jobs
Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that TRG Customer Solutions, a leading global business process outsourcing (BPO) provider of customer management solutions and technologies, and their partner,...
View ArticleVirginia Beach Tax Preparer Indicted for Preparing Fraudulent Returns
Ferdinand Mendoza, age 43, of Virginia Beach, VA, was indicted by a Norfolk federal grand jury on January 20, 2011 on twenty-two counts of preparing false and fraudulent tax returns for others. The...
View ArticlePortsmouth Man Convicted for Hiring Friend to Murder Ex-Wife
Larry Lingenfelter, 40, of Portsmouth, Va., was convicted today by a Norfolk federal jury on murder-for-hire charges. After a six-day trial, Lingenfelter was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to...
View ArticleFormer William & Mary Professor Sentenced for Producing Child Pornography
Justin Bradley May, 34, of Williamsburg, Va., was sentenced today to 180 months in prison, followed by ten years of supervised release, for production of child pornography. Upon his release he will be...
View ArticleNewport News Gang Member Sentenced for Conspiracy
Monquay Williams, 21, of Newport News,Va., was sentenced yesterday to 300 months in prison for his participation in a racketeering conspiracy, assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in...
View ArticleHampton Man Wins Top Prize in 10x The Money Scratch Game
When Sidney Hawkins visited West Mercury Shell, 3328 West Mercury Blvd. in Hampton, he decided to try his luck at the Virginia Lottery’s 10x The Money Scratcher game. That ended up being a $100,000...
View ArticleHampton Man Convicted of Murdering Fellow Drug Dealer
Samuel Manning, 27, of Hampton, Virginia, was convicted of murder today by a federal jury sitting in Newport News, Virginia. Manning was first indicted in August, 2007 for his participation in a...
View ArticleFour Portsmouth Residents Charged in Gold Shop Conspiracy
Montarius Murry, 19, Kevin Stevens, Jr., 19, Xavier Holley, 19, and Raneisha Sifford, 20, all of Portsmouth, Va., have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges relating to an October 2010...
View ArticleNorfolk Shipyard Worker Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements Involving...
NORFOLK, Va. – Robert Raymond Ruks, 34, of Portsmouth, Va., pleaded guilty today to two counts of making false statements by falsely certifying that he had inspected the hulls of Navy ships and...
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