Tuesday - April 29, 2025
Federal Tipoffs Involving New York Newsletter for Wednesday January 29, 2025 ( 2 items )  

N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Albany Woman Indicted for Money Laundering
ALBANY, New York, Jan. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release: Drasana Johnson, age 27, of Albany, has been indicted for laundering over $850,000 in stolen government funds, approximately $200,000 of which she used to purchase a residential property. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and Charmeka Park  more

S.C. U.S. Attorney: Gun Traffickers Who Bought Guns in South Carolina and Sold Them in the Northeast Sentenced to Federal Prison
GREENVILLE, South Carolina, Jan. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Ruben Enrique Chavez-Muniz, 24, of Bronx, New York and Destiny Shannon Mercado, 28, and Daquasia Catherine Mercado, 25, both of Spartanburg, were sentenced for their roles in a gun trafficking conspiracy. Evidence presented to the court showed that, between January of 2020 and January 2021, Destiny Shannon Mercado purchased a large number of firearms (mo  more