Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that Ace Hardware Corp., the largest hardware franchise company in the world, will invest $14 million to establish an East Coast import re-distribution center in the City of Suffolk. The company selected a 336,000-square-foot build-to-suit location at the CenterPoint Intermodal Center in Suffolk. This project will create 75 new jobs [...]
Brian Gay, 52, of Virginia Beach, Va., was indicted by a Norfolk federal grand jury on Wednesday, June 22 on various fraud related counts, including wire and mail fraud, engaging in unlawful monetary transactions and making a false statement to federal agents. Gay has now been arrested and will have his initial appearance today. Neil [...]
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 submarines, when in fact he had not. A subsequent inspection found certain welding to be defective. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney [...]
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 conspiracy to rob the Gold Shop in Portsmouth, Va. All four were charged with conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery. Murry, [...]
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 drug conspiracy, use of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime causing the death of another, and use of a firearm [...]
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 decision. Mr. Hawkins scratched the ticket to discover it was a $100,000 winner. Mr. Hawkins claimed the fourth and final top [...]
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 serious bodily injuries, and brandishing a firearm in relation to a crime of violence. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District [...]
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 required to register as a sex offender. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, made the announcement [...]
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 commit murder-for-hire and two counts of murder-for hire. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, made the announcement after [...]
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 indictment had remained under seal until Mendoza could be arrested and make his first court appearance. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney [...]
