DOJ Newswire Report News
Matriarch Sentenced for Role in Violent Multimillion-Dollar Honduran Cocaine Trafficking Organization
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
A Honduran woman was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for a large-scale conspiracy to traffic cocaine for importation into the United States.
Defense Company CEO Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Defraud Investors And Creditors
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that BAREND OBERHOLZER, a/k/a “Barry Oberholzer,” the Chief Executive Officer of a defense technology start-up (“Start-Up-1”), pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court in connection with a conspiracy to solicit investment in and financing for Start-Up-1 on the basis of fraudulent misrepresentations regarding financial solvency, access to cash, and use of investor funds. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger accepted the defendant’s guilty plea.
St. Elmo Man Facing Multiple Charges After Shooting Rifle at Federal Agents
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
A federal grand jury returned a 15-count indictment charging a St. Elmo man on several assault and firearms charges after he allegedly opened fire on federal law enforcement agents who attempted to serve an arrest warrant at his residence in Fayette County.Dax Baldrige, 46, is facing seven counts of assault of a federal officer, seven counts of using a firearm in during and in relation to a crime of violence and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon
Former Law Firm Partner Arrested For Bankruptcy Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced the unsealing of an Indictment charging JOHN ROESSER, a former attorney, with abusing the bankruptcy system by making false statements under penalty of perjury and submitting falsified records.
Madison Man Charged with Firebombing Building
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
A Madison, Wisconsin man was arrested today on a charge related to the May 2022 firebombing of a Madison office building.
Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Ten Kilograms of Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in New Hampshire, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
Wisconsin Man Charged with Firebombing Building
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
A Wisconsin man was arrested today on a charge related to the May 2022 firebombing of a Madison office building.
Businessman sentenced to prison for theft from Morgantown company
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
A businessman from Pennsylvania was sentenced to 46 months in prison today for stealing $3.5 million from a Morgantown construction company.
Rochester Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl and Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
Bradford Sargent, 41, of Hampton, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
Recidivist Fraudster Pleads Guilty To $40 Million Ponzi Scheme
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
Franklin Ray Also Pled Guilty to SBA Loan Fraud and Another Fraud Scheme
Tucson Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug and Firearm Offenses
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
David Wayne Radde, 60, of Tucson, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 120 months in prison.
Two California Men Indicted for $150 Million Securities Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
Two California men have been indicted for their alleged involvement in a sophisticated securities fraud scheme that generated over $150 million in illicit profits.
Atlanta Man Sentenced for Role in Car Theft Ring
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
KEINAN CHAPMAN (“CHAPMAN”), age 39, was sentenced on March 23, 2023, for conspiring to transport and sell stolen vehicles in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Former South Bay Resident Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Enticing Vulnerable Girls to Engage in Masochistic Abuse Online
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
A former Redondo Beach resident was sentenced today to 324 months in federal prison for targeting girls on the internet and enticing them to engage in masochistic abuse for his sexual gratification.
Man Sentenced To 292 Months In Prison
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
Hector Castaneda, age 60, of Michoacan, Mexico, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady on his plea of guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 5 or more kilograms of cocaine, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Operation "Candyland" Leads to Multiple Drug Arrests in Marianna and Forrest City
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
A coordinated arrest operation took place this morning in Marianna and Forrest City as part of an ongoing federal drug investigation. Dubbed “Operation Candyland,” this investigation by the FBI, Arkansas State Police, the First Judicial Drug Task Force, and the St. Francis County Sheriff’s Office, focused on individual independent distributors of methamphetamine and cocaine in Lee and St. Francis Counties.
Mexican National Sentenced to 144 Months for Drug Trafficking in the Tri Cities
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
On March 28, 2023, Senior United States District Judge Edward F. Shea sentenced Rafael Muniz-De La Mora, 49, to 12 years in in federal prison after his guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of pure methamphetamine.
Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Attempting to Steal Seized Cars from the FBI Using Fake Court Documents
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
Quinten Giovanni Moody, aka Christano Rossi, 38, of Dublin, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute marijuana, aggravated identity theft, and obstruction of justice, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Fresno Woman Sentenced to More than Six Years in Prison for $300,000 COVID-19 Pandemic Fraud Crime Spree
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
Cecilia Aquino, 32, of Fresno, was sentenced today to six years and three months in prison for submitting over $300,000 in fraudulent unemployment insurance claims and Small Business Administration (SBA) loan applications during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Two nurses sent to prison for illegal kickback scheme
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
Two Houston area residents have been ordered to federal prison today after admitting to paying kickbacks to marketers and a physician, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.