DOJ Newswire News
Laurel Man Admits Illegally Possessing Firearms After Law Enforcement Finds 35 Guns in His Residence
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS - A Laurel man today admitted he illegally possessed firearms and ammunition after law enforcement found 35 firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition in his residence, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
FBI Seeking Information in David Yellen Investigation
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: FBI Seeking Information in David Yellen Investigation.
Armed Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearm and Distribution Quantities of Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Eugene Washington, Jr. (36, Bradenton) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possession with the intent to distribute 40 grams more of fentanyl. Washington faces a maximum penalty of 55 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.
Illinois Man Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: HAMMOND- Levar Tyms, 20 years old, of Country Club Hills, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Senior Judge James T. Moody after pleading guilty to possessing an unregistered machinegun, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Tennessee Man Sentenced on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges for Actions During January 6 Breach of the Capitol
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Tennessee man was sentenced today on felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.
Pharmacist Convicted for $1M Opioid Distribution Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: A federal jury in the Southern District of Texas convicted a Texas pharmacist today for conspiracy to unlawfully distribute and dispense opioids and maintaining a drug-involved premises.
Activity in the United States Attorney’s Office
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: Firearms Offenses. Matthew Pruitt, age 20, of Cheyenne, Wyoming was sentenced on May 26, 2023, for being a felon in possession of a firearm to 27 months’ imprisonment with three years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment. U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson imposed the sentence.
Justice Department discusses Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Consortium for Rare Earth Technologies on June 13
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
New Orleans Man Charged in Superseding Indictment With Federal Gun Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - MAURICE FLORANT, age 34, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged on June 9, 2023, in a one-count superseding indictment for a violation of the Federal Gun Control Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Exporting Firearms to Ghana
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Eric Nana Kofi Ampong Coker, age 41, of Columbia, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to the illegal export of firearms.
Justice Department discusses Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Odva, Inc. on June 13
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Construction Firm CFO Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of a Mississippi company pleaded guilty today to willfully failing to report and pay over employment taxes withheld from employees’ paychecks.
Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: An Oregon man pleaded guilty in federal court today for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) by producing and distributing propaganda and recruiting materials online in coordination with ISIS members overseas.
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Z-Wave Alliance, Inc. discussed on June 13 by Justice Department
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Justice Department Secures Agreement with Staffing Company to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement agreement with Mountain Prairie Holdings, a Colorado-based staffing agency that formerly operated as Apprentice Personnel. The settlement resolves the department’s determination that Mountain Prairie violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against non-U.S. citizen workers when checking their permission to work in the United States.
Property Management Company to Pay Nearly $75,000 to Resolve Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Claims
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department today announced that FPI Management Inc. (FPI) has agreed to pay $74,087 to resolve allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by imposing unlawful charges on nine servicemembers who were exercising their right to terminate their apartment leases after receiving military orders to relocate.
Marion County Woman Sentenced to More Than 16 Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Firearm Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: Ocala, FL - U.S. District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Nishera Remon Johnson (42, Silver Springs Shores) to 16 years and 8 months years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute narcotics (including methamphetamine and cocaine) and possessing a firearm as an armed career criminal. Johnson had been indicted on Sept. 2, 2020. She was previously found guilty by a federal jury on June 29, 2022.
Three-Month Campaign To Reduce Violent Crime Results in Seizure of 165 Firearms and 29 Prosecutions for Gun, Drug and Violent Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: SAN DIEGO - Law enforcement officials today announced that a three-month campaign to reduce violent crime in San Diego County has resulted in the seizure of 165 firearms - including 82 privately-made weapons known as “ghost guns" - and the prosecution of 29 people.
Independence Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Firearm Obtained Through Straw Purchase Less Than a Month After Leaving Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Independence, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing a firearm, which he obtained through a straw purchase less than a month after being released from state prison on parole.