DOJ Newswire News
Pineville Woman Indicted for Killing Unborn Child of Kidnapping Victim
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Pineville, Mo., woman who was previously indicted for the kidnapping and murder of a pregnant Arkansas woman now faces an additional charge of killing her victim’s unborn child.
Plaquemines Parish Men Indicted for Violating the Federal Controlled Substances and Federal Gun Control Acts
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JORDAN MEAUX, age 32, and LEON THOMPSON, age 38, both residents of Plaquemines Parish, were charged on June 22, 2023, in a four-count indictment with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21...
Couple Charged with COVID-19 Loan Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: NEWARK N.J. - A New Jersey and Texas man and woman were arrested in Texas on charges related to fraudulently obtaining Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) totaling approximately $790,000, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
New London Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Federal Prison for Gun Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that SHAQUAN SAUNDERS, also known as “Sosa Da Billy," 28, of Uncasville, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 40 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for unlawful possession of a firearm.
Picayune Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - A Picayune man was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley of the Drug Enforcement Administration.
U.S. Attorney Sellinger Announces Participation in Coordinated National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced criminal charges against three defendants in connection with health care fraud prosecuted in the District of New Jersey, part of the Department of Justice’s 2023 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action. The charges include the owner of a counseling center who filed false insurance claims and two men who pleaded guilty to their roles in a scheme to defraud Amtrak.
East Hartford Man Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Gun Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE RIVERA, also known as “Chepo," 43, last residing in East Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 71 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for narcotics and firearm offenses.
Las Vegas Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Change from Coin-Cashing Machines
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Las Vegas man was sentenced to federal prison Thursday for impersonating an employee of a coin-cashing company to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in change from coin-cashing machines in multiple states.
Watervliet Woman Sentenced for Wire Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Ouida Cordell, age 47, of Watervliet, New York, was sentenced today to two years of probation for her submission of a fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) application to the United States Small Business Administration (SBA).
Boston Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking Following Two-Kilogram Cocaine Deal
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced yesterday for selling two kilograms of cocaine and possessing nearly one kilogram of heroin as well as a high-powered rifle in East Boston.
Political Consultant Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for Role in Murder for Hire Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey-based political consultant was sentenced today to 288 months in prison for hiring two men to kill a longtime associate who had worked for him on various political campaigns, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Jury Convicts Metairie Man of Federal Gun and Drug Charges and Lying to a Federal Agent
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On June 27, 2023, DAMION WILSON, age 23, a resident of Metairie, Louisiana, was found guilty by a federal jury of four counts in a six count indictment. Specifically, WILSON was found guilty of possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, maintaining a drug involved premises, and lying to a federal agent. He was acquitted of two other related counts.
Member Of White Supremacist Group Charged For Allegedly Defacing Synagogue With Neo-Nazi Symbols
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Mark Totten for the Western District of Michigan today announced the indictment of Nathan Weeden, 23, of Houghton, Michigan for conspiring with others and allegedly defacing Temple Jacob - a Jewish synagogue in Hancock, Michigan - with swastikas and symbols associated with The Base, a multi-state, white supremacist group.
Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Michael Brown, Jr., a/k/a “Russ," a/k/a “Doc Grimson," age 41, of Exton, Pennsylvania, pled guilty today to conspiring to commit bank robbery. 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.
Round Rock Pastor Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: AUSTIN, Texas - A Georgetown man pleaded guilty in a federal court in Austin Tuesday to an enhanced charge of possession of child pornography.
Luzerne County Man Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Read admitted to conspiring with other individuals to distribute between 40 grams and 160 grams of fentanyl in the Luzerne County area between 2019 and 2020. Read was indicted by a grand jury in August 2020 for fentanyl trafficking.
California Truck Driver Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison After Transporting 72 Kilograms of Methamphetamine Into Indiana
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Dejohntae Zeche Keith Williams, 30, of California, has been sentenced to 8 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine.
Drug Dealer Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Fentanyl Death of Yamhill County Teen
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-An Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison Tuesday for distributing counterfeit pills containing fentanyl that caused the fatal overdose of a Yamhill County teen.
Alliance Man Sentenced for Firearm and Drug Trafficking Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Ryan Arrants, 43, of Alliance, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. United States District Judge...
Redondo Beach Woman Found Guilty of Leading $24 Million Scam that Billed Medicare for Unnecessary Medical Equipment and Repairs
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A South Bay woman was found guilty today of nearly two dozen felonies for billing Medicare more than $24 million by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment - mostly power wheelchairs (PWC) - and PWC repairs, many of which were never performed.