DOJ Newswire News
Derry Man Indicted For Passport Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - A Derry man was indicted for using another person’s identity in his application for a U.S. passport, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
Ship’s Operator, Captain, and Chief Engineer Admit to Environmental Crimes Aboard a Rhode Island-Bound Oil Tanker
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE -The Greek company that owned and operated the Galissas: a tanker carrying diesel oil from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to Providence, RI, in February 2022, pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island to federal environmental crimes carried out by its captain and chief engineer. In addition...
Arlington Doctor Charged with Illegally Distributing Oxycodone
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment this week charging an Arlington doctor with distributing tens of thousands of oxycodone pills for almost a decade for no legitimate medical reason.
Iowa Woman Sentenced to Prison on Misdemeanor Charge Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - An Iowa woman was sentenced in the District of Columbia on a misdemeanor count for her actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. Her 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 presidential election.
Prior Felon Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Tyree D. Washington, 40, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark W. Pedersen. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
NYPD Officer Convicted of Possession and Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography and Sexual Exploitation of Minors
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Timothy Martinez was convicted today by a federal jury in Brooklyn of all four counts of a superseding indictment charging him with attempted receipt of child pornography, possession of child pornography, and two counts of sexual exploitation and attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. The verdict...
Memphis Man Sentenced to Over 21 Years in Federal Prison for Robbery and Attempted Robbery
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Memphis, TN - Rodercus Freeman, 42, was sentenced to over two decades in federal prison for bank robbery and attempted credit union robbery. Freeman was convicted of the charges following a five-day jury trial in August 2022. United States Attorney Kevin Ritz announced the sentence today.
Supervisor Charged With Aggravated Sexual Abuse Of Subordinate At Palo Alto VA Hospital
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: SAN JOSE - Onofre Salas-Lozano appeared in federal court today to face an indictment charging him with aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, and making false statements to a federal agent during an investigation, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Special Agent in Charge Jason Root of the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General (VA OIG).
Judge Imposes Eight Consecutive Life Sentences Plus 260 Years in Prison for ISIS-Inspired 2017 Murder of Eight Victims and Attempted Murder of 18 Others in NYC Truck Attack
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Sayfullo Saipov, 34, of Uzbekistan, was sentenced to eight consecutive life sentences, two concurrent life sentences, and a consecutive sentence of 260 years in prison for carrying out a terrorist attack on Oct. 31, 2017, in the name of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), in which Saipov used a truck to murder eight victims and injure many more on a bike path in lower Manhattan.
Worcester Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to False Tax Returns Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A tax preparer has pleaded guilty in federal court in Worcester to preparing false tax returns in the names of taxpayers.
Indianapolis Dermatologist Convicted for Filing False Tax Returns, Concealing Over $1.2 Million in Unreported Income
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- David Gerstein, 63, of Hamilton County, Indiana, has been convicted after pleading guilty to submitting a false income tax return.
New Britain Man Involved in Drug Ring Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that EDWIN REYES, 40, of New Britain, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 72 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin and fentanyl.
ATF’s National Response Team Deploys To Support Explosion Investigation
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - ATF’s National Response Team has joined the investigation into the May 4 explosion that injured at least four people at Air Liquide Advanced Materials in High Springs, Florida.
Chicago Heroin Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: A Chicago man who distributed heroin in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on four different occasions was sentenced today to more than 3 years in federal prison.
Federal Court Permanently Shuts Down New York Tax Preparer
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: A federal court in the Eastern District of New York has permanently enjoined a tax return preparer and her Brooklyn-based business from preparing federal tax returns for others and from owning, operating, or working for any tax return preparation business in the future.
Californian convicted of fraudulently passing over $1M in counterfeit savings bonds at South Texas banks
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 58-year-old resident of Hemet, California, has pleaded guilty to passing counterfeit U.S. savings bonds over three years, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani along with Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
Oklahoma City Man Sentenced To Serve 30 Months in Federal Prison for Lying During Firearms Transactions
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Today, a federal judge sentenced NEMORY ZAHID RAMOS CASTRO, 22, of Oklahoma City, to serve a total of 30 months in federal prison for lying during firearms transactions, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.
Bristol Man Involved in Gun Trafficking Scheme Sentenced to Prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSHUA BENTZ, 39, of Bristol, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for illegally trafficking firearms from South Carolina to Connecticut.
Cheyenne Man Sentenced for Being a Felon in Possession of an Illegal Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Michael Langley, age 26, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced to 51 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl imposed the sentence, which also included three years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment, on May 2, 2023.