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Knoxville Dentist Sentenced To Prison For Conspiring To Commit Health Care Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
On March 10, 2023, Clarence (“Buzz”) Nabers, 56 years old, was sentenced to six months in prison followed by six months of home detention by the Honorable Katherine A. Crytzer, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville.
Monroeville Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to more than 4 Years Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A resident of Monroeville Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 51 months imprisonment and five years of supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Repeat Child Pornography Defendant Sentenced
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
Chesapeake man was sentenced today to ten years in prison for possession of child pornography.
Tulsa Man Convicted of Carjacking Resulting in Death
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A defendant who took part in multiple carjackings that resulted in the murder of a Tulsa man in 2016 pleaded guilty in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
Lackawanna County Man Pleads Guilty To Drug And Firearm Offense
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Moises Vargas-Olivio, age 22, of Olyphant, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on March 9, 2023, before U.S. District Court Judge Malachy Mannion, to the charge of possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.
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By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the March 2023 Federal Grand Jury A.
Former Oklahoma Jail Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A former detention officer with the McClain County Jail in Purcell, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty to being deliberately indifferent to a substantial risk of serious harm to a pretrial detainee’s physical safety, thereby violating the pretrial detainee’s constitutional civil rights.
Wisconsin Man Pleads Guilty to Making Racially-Charged Threats Toward Black Residents
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty to one felony count and one misdemeanor count of intimidating and interfering with Black residents because of their race and because they were exercising their right to fair housing
Readout of Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke’s Trip to Louisiana
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division traveled to Louisiana as part of the division's civil rights tour to engage with stakeholders in underserved communities and reaffirm the department’s commitment to protecting the civil rights of all Americans.
Former BOP Corrections Officer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting a Woman in Federal Custody in Los Angeles
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A former corrections officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), was sentenced to 120 months and three years of supervised release today in federal court in the Central District of California for sexually assaulting a woman in custody.
Micronesian Couple Sentenced for Withholding Passports to Coerce Labor of Two Men in Meat Processing Plant
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
Couple Also Ordered to Pay Significant Restitution to the Victims
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Tennessee Man and Kentucky Woman for Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, returned an indictment on March 8, charging a Tennessee man with sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion.
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks at St. Joseph AME Church, Durham, NC
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
Good morning. Thank you so much for that very generous introduction. Pastor Augustine, I want to thank you for your life of leadership and service, from the courtroom to the pulpit.
Superseding Indictment Charges Wisconsin Man with Sex and Labor Trafficking, Production of Child Pornography and Money Laundering
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin returned a superseding indictment charging a Wisconsin man with labor and sex trafficking, production of child pornography and money laundering.
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks at the 12th Annual Black Women’s Roundtable “Women of Power” National Summit
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
Good morning. It is great to be here. I want to just start off by thanking my dear friend Melanie for her leadership and for her advocacy and for her extraordinary work effort.
Georgia White Supremacist Sentenced for Federal Hate Crime for Racially-Motivated Shootings
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A federal judge in Atlanta today sentenced Larry Edward Foxworth, 48, of Jonesboro, Georgia, to 240 months in prison for shooting into two convenience stores attempting to kill those inside because he believed they were Black or Arab.
Justice Department Secures Settlement to Remedy Race and Sex-Based Harassment of Students in Vermont School District
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement with the Twin Valley School District in Vermont to resolve its investigation into complaints of student-on-student harassment based on race and sex.
Florida Man Charged with Federal Hate Crimes for Racially Motivated Attack Against Group of Black Men
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A federal grand jury in Gainesville, Florida, returned a six-count indictment charging David Emanuel, 61, with committing hate crimes for his racially motivated attack on a group of Black men who were surveying land along a public road in Cedar Key, Florida.
Justice Department Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Michigan Rental Property Owner
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit under the Fair Housing Act against the owner and manager of rental properties in Dearborn Heights, Michigan.
Former Kentucky Federal Prison Lieutenant Convicted of Covering Up the Assaults of Two Federal Inmates by Corrections Officers
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
After a six-day trial, a federal jury convicted former Bureau of Prisons Lieutenant Kevin Pearce, 38, on two counts of obstruction for writing false reports about the assaults of two federal inmates by corrections officers under Pearce’s command.