North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Feb 12, 2026

DOJ fires U.S. attorney after judges name replacement

The Justice Department moved to fire the new U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York on Feb. 11, the same day that federal judges unveiled his appointment to […]

Aug 13, 2025

Ellis Boyle sworn in as Eastern District U.S. attorney

Ellis Boyle, a veteran litigator and former assistant U.S. attorney, has been sworn in as U.S. attorney for North Carolina’s Eastern District.

Mar 17, 2025

Ferguson named US attorney for Western District

A veteran federal prosecutor and private practice litigator has been named the U.S. attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Russ Ferguson was sworn in last week by federal […]

Nov 14, 2024

Insurance magnate pleads guilty in $2B scheme

CHARLOTTE — An insurance magnate who was once a major political donor in North Carolina is in federal custody after pleading guilty in connection to what prosecutors call a $2 […]

Sep 30, 2024

Daniel I. Small: As a trial lawyer, try to do the right thing

By Daniel I. Small Most of the crimes we dealt with in the federal Magistrate’s Court in Hyattsville, Maryland, were everyday ordinary crimes, often committed by everyday ordinary people. No […]

Sep 18, 2024

Combs jailed after sex trafficking indictment

NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs was headed to jail Tuesday to await trial in his federal sex trafficking case, after a magistrate ordered him to be held without bail […]

Sep 10, 2024

US attorneys, health agency offer training on aspect of ADA

Staffers with the three U.S. attorneys’ offices in North Carolina and a health nonprofit agency recently offered a seminar on the Americans with Disabilities Act’s protections for people suffering opioid […]

Aug 21, 2024

Fort Liberty soldier indicted for lying about ties with anti-government group

RALEIGH — An active-duty soldier based in North Carolina has been indicted on charges of having lied to military authorities about his association with a group that advocated overthrowing the […]

Feb 26, 2024

Businessman pleads guilty to evading $1M-plus in taxes

NEW BERN — Arturo Barcenas Gonzalez, a Cary businessman, awaits sentencing after pleading guilty last week to tax evasion. He faces a maximum of five years in prison, a $250,000 […]

Feb 12, 2024

Former Chatham Housing executive sentenced

GREENSBORO — The former head of the Chatham County Housing Authority is bound for prison after sentencing Thursday on a wire fraud charge in U.S. District Court for the Middle […]

Feb 2, 2024

Ex-soldier sentence for ketamine trafficking

RALEIGH – Gordon Ray Custis 26, of Fayetteville, a former soldier, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for possession with the intent to distribute ketamine, conspiracy to distribute, possession […]

Jan 17, 2024

Cocaine deal lands defendant in federal prison

CHARLOTTE — A local-federal sting has sent a Mexican national to a U.S. prison over a guns-for-drug deal. Arturo Sanchez-Delgadillo, 34, was sentenced to 48 months in prison followed by […]