DOJ Newswire News
Federal Bureau of Prisons Nurse Sentenced for Contraband Smuggling and Bribery Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - Ruben Montanez-Mirabal, 33, who worked as a registered nurse for the Federal Bureau of Prisons (“BOP") at the Federal Detention Center - Miami (“FDC-Miami") has been sentenced to 72 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to receive bribes and introduce prohibited objects, including...
Six Indicted for Drug Trafficking in San Joaquin County and Elsewhere
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a 13-count indictment Thursday against Jorge Omar Arredondo Garcia, 44, of Lodi; Gregorio Ontiveros Verdugo, 39, of Morada; Jose Manuel Ontiveros Verdugo, 37, of Stockton; Alberto Navarro Zapata, 36, of Stockton; and Wilfredo Reyes, 48, of Manteca; charging...
13 Defendants Charged in Federal Drug Trafficking Probe Targeting Fentanyl-Laced Heroin and Cocaine Sales in Chicago
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal drug trafficking investigation has resulted in charges against 13 individuals for allegedly trafficking fentanyl-laced heroin and cocaine on the West Side of Chicago.
United States Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref Announces Eastern District of Washington’s Participation in Coordinated National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Spokane, Washington - United States Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref announced criminal charges against two defendants in connection with millions of dollars in fraud prosecuted in the Eastern District of Washington, as part of the Department of Justice’s 2023 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action.
Cartel-Linked Meth Trafficker Sentenced to Life in Prison Following Threats to Inmates, Agent
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: A major Dallas drug trafficker was sentenced yesterday to life in prison for trafficking methamphetamine out of his car dealership, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
Albany Sex Offender Arrested For Distributing Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Stephen Brisee, a/k/a Sage Brisee, age 29, of Albany, was arrested today for distributing child pornography.
Navajo Woman Pleads Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter in Indian Country
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Mariah Chapo pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter. Chapo, 26, an enrolled member of Navajo Nation, will remain in custody pending sentencing.
Drug trafficker sent to prison for possession of multiple variations of weapons earmarked for cartel in Mexico
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON - A 42-year-old Mexican citizen illegally residing in Houston has been ordered to federal prison for drug trafficking on U.S. streets and unlawfully possessing a rocket launcher, rocket-propelled grenades, guns and ammunition, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Texan sentenced for trafficking firearms to Mexico in ice chest
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 74-year-old San Antonio man has been sent to prison following his conviction for illegal exportation of firearms and ammunition, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S Hamdani.
New Milford Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Tax Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MELISSA PEZZOLO, 66, of New Milford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 13 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for tax offenses.
Indictment Charges Puerto Rico Woman with Trafficking Cocaine into Connecticut
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Michael J. Krol, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), New England, today announced that KARINA CINTRON SANTIAGO, 24, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, had been charged with trafficking 12 kilograms of cocaine into Connecticut.
Federal Jury Convicts Terrance Hines Of Conspiracy To Distribute Fentanyl Resulting In An Overdose Death
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Greeneville, Tenn. - On June 26, 2023, following a four-day trial in the United States District Court at Greeneville, a jury convicted Terrance Lamont Hines, Jr., 41, of Kingsport, Tenn., of conspiring to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl resulting in death in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1)...
Schenectady Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Attempted Enticement of a Minor
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Michael E. Robbins, II, age 27, of Schenectady, New York, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), made the announcement.
Denver Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Federal Prison for 10 Armed Bank Robberies
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Jerome Bravo, age 39, of Denver, has been sentenced to 27 years in federal prison after earlier pleading guilty to ten counts of bank robbery and three counts of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
South Carolina Participates in National Enforcement Action Resulting in 78 Individuals Charged for $2.5B in Health Care Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA -- The Department of Justice, including the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina together with federal and state law enforcement partners, announced a strategically coordinated, two-week nationwide law enforcement action that resulted in criminal charges against 78 defendants for their alleged participation in health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes that included over $2.5 billion in alleged fraud.
Two Las Cruces Men Sentenced for Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Jeffrey C. Boshek II, Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), announced today that Ruben Martha, 42, of Las Cruces, and...
Ex-employee Accused of Arson at St. Louis Airport Marriott
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - A woman from St. Louis, Missouri has been indicted on an arson charge and accused of setting fires at a hotel after being fired.
Former Army Training Manager Pleads Guilty to Public Corruption Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Earlier this week, ALFRED PALMA, 64, of Duncan, pleaded guilty to bribery charges, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.
Jury Convicts California Man For Assaulting Child On Aircraft
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Orlando, Florida -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury today found Brian Patrick Durning (52, Altadena, CA) guilty of assault of a minor on an aircraft and two counts of simple assault. Durning faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison on the first offense, and up to two years in prison on the second offense. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Sept. 26, 2023. Durning had been indicted on July 6, 2022.
Fort Lauderdale Man Sentenced to 5+ Years for Bank Fraud, ID Theft and Firearms Offenses in Maine, Florida and Oregon
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Fort Lauderdale, Florida man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland yesterday for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, aggravated identity theft and unlawful possession of a firearm.