DOJ Newswire News
Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 77 Months in Prison for Role in Salem County Bank Robbery
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Philadelphia man was sentenced today to 77 months in prison and three years of supervised release for serving as the get-away driver to two Pennsylvania men who robbed a bank in Carneys Point, New Jersey, in July 2018, while brandishing a firearm. Kenneth S. Thompson, 44, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty on Sept. 27, 2022, before U.S. District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez in Camden federal court to an indictment charging him with bank robbery.
Wilmington Man Federally Indicted for Possessing Over a Kilogram of Cocaine
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging a Wilmington man with possession of over a kilogram of cocaine with intent to distribute it.
Federal Jury Convicts Muskogee Resident Of First-Degree Murder In Indian Country
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced today that Robert William Rainford, age 50, of Muskogee, Oklahoma was found guilty by a federal jury of one count of First-Degree Murder in Indian Country, one count of Use, Carry, Brandish, and Discharge of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence, and one count of Causing Death with a Firearm.
Fort Campbell Couple Indicted On Aggravated Child Abuse Charges
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: NASHVILLE - A federal indictment unsealed today, charges a Fort Campbell couple with aggravated child neglect, announced U.S. Attorney Henry C. Leventis.
Silk Road Drug Vendor Who Claimed To Commit Murders-For-Hire For Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Charged With Narcotics And Money Laundering Conspiracies
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Thomas M. Fattorusso, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI"), announced the unsealing today of an Indictment charging JAMES ELLINGSON...
Oklahoma City Woman Convicted of Federal Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering, and Financial Crimes in Eastern District of Texas
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - An Oklahoma City, OK woman has been convicted of various federal crimes related to an international drug trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
Appraiser in Billion-Dollar Conservation Easement Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: A North Carolina land appraiser pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States as part of a syndicated conservation easement tax shelter scheme - involving inflated charitable contribution deductions based on a fraudulent appraisal value of a conservation easement on land - that claimed more than $1.3 billion in fraudulent tax deductions.
Man Sentenced to Additional Prison Time for Violating Supervised Release
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DANIEL CAY, 35, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for violating the conditions of his supervised release.
Parmelee Man Sentenced for Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: PIERRE - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Parmelee, South Dakota, man convicted of being a Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm. The sentencing took place on May 2, 2023.
Ellsworth Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Child Pornography Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Bryan Ross, 26, from Ellsworth, Iowa, was sentenced April 28, 2023, to 25 years in federal prison for Producing and Distributing Child Pornography.
Man Who Applied for Covid-19 Relief Money for Fake Trucking Company Sentenced to Prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Leland, North Carolina man, Joseph Alexander Casillas, was sentenced today to six months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. On Feb. 16, 2023, Casillas pleaded guilty to the charge. As part of the judgment, Casillas was also ordered to pay $92,734 in criminal restitution to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
THREE ECUADORIANS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF 800 KILOGRAMS OF COCAINE
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: St. Croix, VI - United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Luis Menocal-Mero, alias “Luis Menoscal", 38, Carlos Anchundia-Mero, 22, and Carlos Baque-Pincay, 21, were charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine while on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
Pharr man convicted of kidnapping for ransom in Mexico
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 26-year-old Pharr man has admitted to hostage taking, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Former Modesto Doctor Pleads Guilty to Illegally Prescribing Opioids
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Sawtantra Chopra, 76, of Modesto, pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of illegally prescribing opioids and other medication, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
45 Minneapolis Gang Members and Associates Indicted on Federal Charges
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Two indictments were unsealed today in the District of Minnesota charging 30 members and associates of two Minneapolis-based street gangs - the Highs and the Bloods - with racketeering (RICO) conspiracy involving alleged murder, attempted murder, robbery, obstruction of justice, and drug trafficking.
Former Fulton High School Coach Arrested on Federal Charges for Receiving, Transporting, and Possessing Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Joshua Demars, age 37, of Fulton, New York, was arrested today on a federal complaint charging him with receiving, transporting, and possessing child pornography.
New Bedford Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Charges
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A New Bedford man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to receiving and possessing over 1,500 files of child pornography.
Key West Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Tax Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - Abel Raphael, 65, of Key West, Florida has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, and ordered to pay almost $150,000 in restitution for aiding and assisting the preparation and presentation of false tax returns. Following his guilty plea in October 2022.
Massachusetts Man Indicted for Acting as an Illegal Agent of the People's Republic of China
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Massachusetts man was arrested on May 9 for allegedly acting as an agent of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) without providing notification to the U.S. Attorney General.
Recidivist Felon Sentenced for Illegal Reentry into the United States
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Hermelindo Velazquez-Rivera, 45, of Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced on April 18, 2023, by United States District Judge Raner C. Collins to a total of 90 months in prison. Velasquez-Rivera pleaded guilty to Reentry of a Removed Alien and admitted to violating conditions of supervised release.