DOJ Newswire Report News
Federal Judge Convicts Billings Felon of Illegal Possession of Firearm
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 1, 2023
A federal judge today convicted a Billings felon of illegally possessing a firearm after a bench trial, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Santo Domingo Man Charged with Sexual Abuse of Minor, Receipt of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 1, 2023
lexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that Jordian Pacheco was arraigned on an indictment charging him with sexual abuse of a minor and receipt of child pornography.
Wilson County Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 1, 2023
A Lucama, N.C. man was sentenced yesterday to 144 months in prison for the receipt and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) between April 2020 and August 2021.
Former Oklahoma Jail Sergeant Sentenced for Using Excessive Force
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 1, 2023
On June 1, Johnnie K. Drewery, 29, a former sergeant with the Grady County Jail in Chickasha, Oklahoma, was sentenced to serve 48 months of probation, 30 days of weekend incarceration, and 104 hours of community service for using excessive force against an inmate, and thereby violating the inmate’s constitutional civil rights, announced Robert J. Troester, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Founding Member Of New York’s Largest Latin Kings Set Sentenced To 27 Years In Prison
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 1, 2023
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that DIEGO MATEO, a/k/a “Casa,” was sentenced to 27 years in prison in connection with his participation in the Black Mob set of the Latin Kings and their distribution of narcotics, including heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine
Webster Woman Pleads Guilty To Stealing Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars From Wegmans
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 1, 2023
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Culpeper Woman Pleads Guilty to Dark Web Murder-For-Hire Plot
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 1, 2023
A Culpeper, Virginia woman, who went online in an attempt to hire a hitman using bitcoin, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court.
New Bern Getaway Driver in Armed Robbery Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 1, 2023
Justin Pickens, 31, of New Bern was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for charges related to an armed robbery in New Bern, North Carolina.
Two Businessmen Plead Guilty To Wire Fraud Conspiracy For Orchestrating Large-Scale Investment Scheme
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 1, 2023
arlin Hershey, 53, and Dana Bradley, 53, both of Cornelius, North Carolina, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David C. Keesler and pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy for orchestrating a large-scale investment scheme, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
Eight Arrested in Multi-Million Dollar Pandemic Relief Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 1, 2023
Eight residents of Michigan and California were charged for their alleged roles in a $6 million fraud scheme targeting multiple pandemic relief programs, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.
Lexington Couple Sentenced for Participating in a Darknet Marketplace Drug Trafficking Organization
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 1, 2023
Benjamin Norman Joseph Flanigan, 27, and Haleigh Breanne Flanigan, 27, of Lexington, were sentenced to federal prison on Thursday, by U.S. District Judge Karen K. Caldwell.
Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge in Connection with Scheme to Obtain More Than $550,000 In Fraudulent COVID-19 Cares Act Loans
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 1, 2023
Obtained a $262,000 PPP Loan and Used the Loan Proceeds to Purchase a Mercedes-Benz and to Lease and Fully Furnish a Luxury Apartment in Downtown Baltimore
Former Engineer Sentenced for Possessing Stolen Semiconductor Trade Secret
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 1, 2023
A Lexington, Mass. man was sentenced today in Boston federal court for possessing the stolen prototype design of a microchip, known as the HMC1022A, which was owned and developed by his former employer, Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a semiconductor company headquartered in Wilmington, Mass. This chip is used in both aerospace and defense applications.
Leader of Boston Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 1, 2023
A Boston man responsible for leading a large drug trafficking organization (DTO) was sentenced yesterday for heroin and fentanyl conspiracy charges and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of his organization.
Warwick Woman Admits Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 1, 2023
A thirty-eight-year-old Warwick woman today admitted to a federal judge that she participated in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine during which, on at least ten occasions, she sold crystal meth to others, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Two Indicted For Narcotics Offenses Involving 20 Kilograms Of Cocaine
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 1, 2023
Two men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with a traffic stop in Littleton on March 29, 2023, that resulted in the seizure of 20 kilograms of cocaine.
Fugitive Task Force Arrests Columbus Murder Suspect in Houston, Texas
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 1, 2023
The U.S. Marshals in the Southern District of Texas arrested fugitive Evan Jones on June 1, 2023, on an outstanding arrest warrant from Franklin County, Ohio. Jones also had a supervised release violation arrest warrant from the United States District Court in the Southern District of Ohio.
Operation Smoke and Mirrors Update: Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 31, 2023
Nicholas Bradford Confere, 35, of Mammoth, pleaded guilty today to using a communications facility to facilitate a drug trafficking offense. Confere admitted to his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that operated in the Charleston area.
Militia Members Indicted for Conspiracy to Murder Border Patrol Officers and Attempted Murder of FBI Agents
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 31, 2023
Tennessee, Missouri Men Planned to Shoot Immigrants Crossing the Border
Container Home Charlatans Sentenced to a Combined 34 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 31, 2023
Two men were sentenced in a federal court in El Paso Tuesday to 25 years and nine years in prison for wire fraud and money laundering.