DOJ Newswire Report News
New York Woman Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
A New York woman was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for trafficking five kilograms of fentanyl from New York City.
Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew G. Olsen Delivers Remarks Announcing Disruptive Technology Strike Force Cases
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
Good morning. I am Matt Olsen, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security. Thank you all very much for being here.
Massachusetts Man Indicted for Acting as an Illegal Agent of the People’s Republic of China
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
Liang Allegedly Reported to PRC Officials on Pro-Democracy Protesters and Founded U.S. Advocacy Group to Covertly Advance the PRC’s Agenda in Boston and Surrounding Areas
Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing 7,000 Pills Containing Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogue
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
A Boston man pleaded guilty today to drug distribution offense involving fentanyl and a fentanyl analogue known as para-fluorofentanyl.
Portland Area Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 26 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Deadly Kidnapping of Washington State Man
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
A Mexican National residing in Marion County, Oregon was sentenced to federal prison today for his role in the 2019 kidnapping and murder of a Washington State man and other drug trafficking crimes.
Springfield, Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Zahir Allah, 42, of Springfield, Massachusetts was sentenced on May 9 to serve 34 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, specifically cocaine, cocaine base and fentanyl.
Indictment Charges Brothers with Fentanyl Trafficking Offenses
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, on May 9 announced that DAVID QUINTANA, 35, of East Hartford, and EDGAR QUINTANA, 33, of Hartford, have been charged by indictment with fentanyl distribution offenses.
Scrap Metal Reseller Pleads Guilty to Filing a False Corporate Tax Return
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
A Texas businessman pleaded guilty today to filing a false 2015 corporate tax return for his company.
Coal Broker Charged with Filing False Returns and Obstructing the IRS
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
A federal grand jury in Charlotte, North Carolina, returned an indictment today charging a man with filing false individual tax returns and attempting to obstruct an IRS audit and criminal investigation.
Appraiser in Billion-Dollar Conservation Easement Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
A North Carolina land appraiser pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States as part of a syndicated conservation easement tax shelter scheme – involving inflated charitable contribution deductions based on a fraudulent appraisal value of a conservation easement on land – that claimed more than $1.3 billion in fraudulent tax deductions.
Durbin Meets with Director of U.S. Copyright Office
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
On May 10, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, met with Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office.
Justice Department Secures Settlement with New Jersey IT Recruiting Firm to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement agreement with Infosoft Solutions Inc., a New Jersey IT recruiting and contracting company operating as KForce Tech LLC. The settlement resolves the department’s determination that Infosoft violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by posting six discriminatory job advertisements that solicited applications only from non-U.S. citizens who needed visa sponsorship and, in one case, also sought applicants only from India.
Durbin to Republicans: Work with Democrats to Fix Our Broken Immigration System
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
Announces new proposal to provide immediate assistance to border officials and authorities to help secure the border & efficiently process asylum seekers, as well as provide support to the communities that welcome migrants
Two Gang Members Sentenced for Sexual Assault and Firearms Charges
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that two No Name Demon gang members were sentenced on May 11, 2023 for their roles in the video recorded gang rapes of two minor females in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Justice Department Seizes 13 Domains Used by Lebanese Hezbollah and its Affiliates
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
The Justice Department today announced the seizure of 13 domains used by Specially Designated Nationals (SNDs), Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs), and their members associated with Lebanese Hezbollah.
D.C. Executive Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from Former Client, a Nonprofit Association
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
Graham Hauck, 50, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to stealing more than $330,000 from a nonprofit trade organization. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Special Agent in Charge Wayne A. Jacobs, of the FBI Washington Field Office’s Criminal and Cyber Division.
New York Man Admits Credit Card Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
A New York man today admitted spending hundreds of thousands of dollars using credit cards he fraudulently opened using the identities of others, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Tehama County Man Indicted for Dealing in Firearms and Related Offenses
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 19, 2023
A federal grand jury returned a 39-count indictment Thursday against James Lane Winslett, 65, of Corning, charging him unlawful manufacturing and dealing in firearms, engaging in the business as a dealer in firearms without registering or paying tax, unlawful sales of firearms to prohibited persons, and multiple counts of possessing unregistered firearms, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
North Fort Myers Man Indicted for Possessing a Firearm as a Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 19, 2023
nited States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Chester Lewis Risco, III (19, North Fort Myers) with possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
Jacksonville Felon Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 19, 2023
Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Cory Lee Kelly (35, Jacksonville) to four years and nine months in federal prison for possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.