Federal Enforcement

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The owner of a gold store in Hickory, N.C., appeared in federal court today to face charges for […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Two Statesville men are facing federal charges for allegedly running a multi-state commercial dog breeding operation that

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Franklin Flores-Penas, 48, of Honduras, was sentenced yesterday to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to

CHARLOTTE, N.C. –  A Huntersville man was sentenced seven years in prison yesterday for transporting child sexual abuse material (CSAM),

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A South Carolina man is facing a hate crime charge for allegedly intentionally defacing multiple buildings within

ASHEVILLE, N.C. –  An armed drug trafficker was sentenced to 20 years in prison today for distributing methamphetamine, possessing a

ASHEVILLE, N.C. –  Today, Jordan Marquis Cantrell, 32, of Sherrills Ford, N.C., was sentenced to 17.5 years in prison followed

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – James Tyler Lynch, 23, of Asheville, was sentenced to 20 years in prison followed by five years

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Elian Rene Fabian Valladolid, 26, an illegal alien from Mexico and leader of the local cell of

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson announced today the results of Operation Spring Cleaning, a coordinated three-month multi-jurisdictional enforcement

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Five individuals are facing federal drug trafficking and firearms charges following a joint investigation by the FBI

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A registered sex offender was sentenced to 25 years in prison today for producing child sexual abuse

Greg Lindberg, 56, of Tampa, Florida, and the founder and chairman of Eli Global LLC and owner of Global Bankers

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – An illegal alien from Mexico is facing federal drug and gun charges following an investigation by the

CHARLOTTE, N.C. –  A Charlotte woman was sentenced yesterday to 262 months in prison for producing child sexual abuse material

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson announced today that VSoft Corporation (VSoft), a banking and payment solutions provider located

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Kyle Andrew Edwards, 59, of Alexander, N.C., appeared in federal court today and pleaded guilty to a

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A previously convicted felon on federal supervised release was sentenced to prison again yesterday for illegally possessing

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Charlotte man was sentenced to prison yesterday for illegally possessing a firearm fitted with a machinegun

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Salisbury, N.C., man was sentenced yesterday for distributing methamphetamine, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson announced that a Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) investigation has resulted in lengthy

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A husband and wife from New Mexico appeared in federal court in Asheville today and pleaded guilty

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson announced that a convicted felon on supervised release was sentenced to prison yesterday

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A previously convicted federal drug trafficker was sentenced to 18 years in prison today for trafficking kilogram