DOJ Newswire News
Two DC-Area Men Plead Guilty to Drug Charges Connected to an Open-Air Drug Market in SE DC
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Douglas Campbell, 27, of District Heights, Maryland, and his brother Delonte Campbell, 27, of Southeast Washington D.C., pleaded guilty today, in U.S. District Court, to felony charges in connection with their roles in an open-air drug market.
Tampa Area Siblings Sentenced to 15 Years for Series of Convenience Store Robberies
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven has sentenced Christopher Alvarez (19, Tampa) and Dyonnie Alvarez (22, Tampa) to 15 years in federal prison for four Hobbs Act robberies, conspiracy to commit those robberies, and two counts of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence during the commission of the robberies. Dyonnie Alvarez was also sentenced for an additional attempted Hobbs Act robbery. Both had previously pleaded guilty.
Parmelee Man Sentenced for Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 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.
Former Bank VP Admits to Arson and Bank Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 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.
Cheyenne Man Sentenced for Being a Felon in Possession of an Illegal Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 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.
U.S. Marshals 'Operation Ready or Not, Here We Come' Nets Seven Non-Compliant Sex Offenders
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: Jackson, TN - The U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force in Jackson recently conducted “Operation Ready or Not, Here We Come," a 30-day fugitive apprehension initiative focusing on sex offenders with outstanding warrants in Jackson and the surrounding counties.
U.K. Citizen Extradited and Pleads Guilty to Cyber Crime Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: A U.K. citizen pleaded guilty today in New York to his role in cyberstalking and multiple schemes that involve computer hacking, including the July 2020 hack of Twitter.
First Defendant Charged With Violating Anti-Doping Act Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that defendant ERIC LIRA pled guilty today for his role in providing banned performance-enhancing drugs (“PEDs") to Olympic athletes in advance of the 2020 Olympic Games held in Tokyo in the summer of 2021. LIRA...
Alabama Man Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Abusive Sexual Contact with a Child
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: Fargo - United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced that Whitehorse Ducharme, a/k/a Stanley Ducharme, age 51, of Huntsville, Alabama, formerly residing in Belcourt, North Dakota, appeared before Chief Judge Peter D. Welte, U.S. District Court, Fargo, ND, this week and was sentenced to life in federal prison for abusive sexual contact with a child under the age of 12. Ducharme pleaded guilty to this offense on Nov. 1, 2021.
Summerset Man Indicted for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Summerset, South Dakota, man for Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Prohibited Person and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm.
Webster Man Charged in Connection With Two Pipe Bomb Explosions
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - A man has been charged in connection with two pipe bomb explosions in Weare, New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances and Health Care Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: A Tennessee woman pleaded guilty today to unlawfully distributing controlled substances and health care fraud.
FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award Presented to Jena Mckinstry and “Koda the Fluff”
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award Presented to Jena Mckinstry and “Koda the Fluff".
Solano County Hells Angels Member Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Michael Mahoney, 30, of Fairfield, was sentenced today to three years and one month in prison for possessing a firearm with an obliterated or altered serial number and possessing an unregistered short-barreled shotgun, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Convicted Felon Sentenced for Possessing Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: Patrick Charles Schutz, age 38, of Casper, Wyoming, was sentenced for being a felon in possession of firearms to 28 months in prison with three years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment. U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson imposed the sentence on April 24, 2023.
St. Croix County Man Sentenced to 216 Months in Prison for 2018 Arson
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: HUDSON, Wis. - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, in cooperation with the St. Croix District Attorney’s Office and the Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigations State Fire Marshal’s Office, announces the sentencing of a St. Croix County man to 216 months in state prison for setting fire to a Woodville, Wisconsin, commercial building on Dec. 29, 2018.
Tampa Convicted Felon Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge James Moody, Jr. has sentenced Christian Joel Andujar Rivera (25, Tampa) to four years and four months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of firearms. The court also ordered him to forfeit a Glock firearm and assorted ammunition associated with the offense. Andujar Rivera had pleaded guilty on Feb. 2, 2023.
FBI Seattle Honors Seattle Community Leader Andriy Matlak with National Award
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: SEATTLE, WA-On Friday, May 5, 2023, FBI Director Christopher Wray presented Andriy Matlak with the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award (DCLA) for his service as Reverend Father of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Seattle. He is honored for his spiritual leadership, compassion, and selfless humanitarian services in the Seattle Ukrainian community since the invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.
Prince George’s County Felon Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Two Counts of Illegal Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Deborah J. Boardman sentenced Sean Christopher Henderson, age 36, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, yesterday to seven years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after Henderson pleaded guilty to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
New Jersey Man Sentenced for Role in Drug Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Blackwood, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for being the supplier in a drug conspiracy that stretched from New Jersey to Maryland to West Virginia.