DOJ Newswire News
Defendants in International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Found Guilty
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO - The last remaining defendants in an international drug trafficking investigation have been found guilty of multiple drug trafficking charges by a federal jury in Chicago.
Fresno Men Charged for Series of Vehicle Pipe-Bombings
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against Scott Eric Anderson, 43, and Paul New, 55, both of Fresno, charging them with conspiracy to destroy by means of an explosive device and malicious destruction by means of an explosive device, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Anderson was also charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Mexican National Charged With Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Distribution in Madera County
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Jesus Cota Verdugo, 21, of Mexico, charging him with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Ada Resident Sentenced For Manslaughter 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 that Nathan Paul Nolen, age 47, of Ada, Oklahoma, was sentenced for driving while under the influence of methamphetamine and causing a fatal car crash. Nolen was sentenced to 68 months in prison for Manslaughter in Indian Country.
U.S. Attorney Will Thompson to Honor Excellence in Law Enforcement at Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, May 17, 2023
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Will Thompson will honor more than 60 law enforcement professionals during the 2023 Law Enforcement Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. at the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse in Charleston.
Coal Broker Charged with Filing False Returns and Obstructing the IRS
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: A federal grand jury in Charlotte, North Carolina, returned an indictment today charging a man with filing false individual tax returns and attempting to obstruct an IRS audit and criminal investigation.
U.S. Attorney’s Office For The Middle District Of Pennsylvania Recognizes The Second Annual National Fentanyl Awareness Day
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON - The safety and wellbeing of our community is always of utmost importance, which is why the U.S. Attorney’s Office is publicizing the second annual National Fentanyl Awareness Day on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. This day is an effort to educate individuals around the dangerous threat that fentanyl poses to the safety of our communities.
Akron Man Sentenced on Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CLEVELAND - Alex R. Andrus, 31, of Akron, Ohio, was sentenced on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, to 115 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster after he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Two Men Sentenced for Violations of the Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On May 11, 2023 United States District Judge Eldon E. Fallon sentenced GERARD BROWN, age 36, of New Orleans, and EDGARDO RUIZ, age 30, of Los Angeles, California, for violating the Federal Controlled Substances and the Federal Gun Control Acts, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Bensalem Man Sentenced To 20 Years’ Imprisonment For Fentanyl Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: HARRISBURG-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Tarik Wilson, age 24, of Bensalem, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner to 20 years’ imprisonment for conspiring to distribute fentanyl. The Court also ordered a five-year term of supervised release to follow the term of imprisonment.
Kent County Man Indicted For Sex Trafficking Of A Child
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced that Terrence Clay, age 39, of Kent County, has been indicted in federal court for sex trafficking and attempted sex trafficking of a child, sexual exploitation of a child, and distribution of child pornography.
California Men Arraigned for Conspiring to Distribute Drugs and Money Laundering
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Eric Thibodo, 54, of Malibu, California, and Evan Bowen, 45, of Garberville, California, appeared today before the Honorable Michael D. Nelson, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of Nebraska, and pleaded not guilty to a three-count indictment that...
Long Island Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Producing and Possessing Child Pornography Dating Back to the 1990s
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, New York, United States District Judge Gary R. Brown sentenced Daniel Mullan to 30 years’ imprisonment for sexually exploiting a child and the possession of child pornography. According to court filings and facts presented during the sentencing, Mullan...
Former Bank VP Admits to Arson and Bank Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BENTON, Ill. - A former vice president and loan officer for Community First Bank of the Heartland in Mount Vernon admitted in federal court in Benton on Friday morning to multiple acts of arson and bank fraud.
Former Boston Public Schools Dean Who Recruited Students into Latin Kings Gang Sentenced to Over Eighteen Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A former member of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) who was, at the time, an academic dean in the Boston Public Schools was sentenced today in federal court in Boston on racketeering charges. The defendant attempted to murder a student that he had recruited into the gang and who was selling marijuana in the high school at the defendant’s direction.
Adair County Resident Pleads Guilty To Aggravated Sexual Abuse 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 that Bryan Udale Jones, 63, of Stillwell, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to Aggravated Sexual Abuse in Indian Country, which is punishable by not less than thirty years imprisonment.
Brazilian National Pleads Guilty To Attempted Sex Trafficking Of A Child
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Mateus Fernandes Evangelista Da Silva (23, Brazil) has pleaded guilty to attempted sex trafficking of a child. Evangelista Da Silva faces a minimum mandatory term of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has...
Springfield, Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Burlington, Vermont - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Zahir Allah, 42, of Springfield, Massachusetts was sentenced today to serve 34 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, specifically cocaine...
Hulbert Resident Sentenced For Federal Firearm Offense
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jeramey Dill, age 34, of Hulbert, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for one count of Use, Carry, and Discharge of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence.
Columbus Man Convicted of Mail Fraud and Making False Statements
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Jerald Schreiber, 66, of Columbus, Nebraska, was found guilty today following a four-day jury trial in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for mail fraud and two counts of making false statements to a government entity. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. scheduled Schreiber’s sentencing for August 4, 2023, at 3:00 p.m.