News from April 2023


York County Man Charged with Assaulting Federal Air Marshal

United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Zachary William Easterly, 38, of Etters, Pennsylvania, was charged by Information with misdemeanor assault of a federal officer. Specifically, the Information alleges that on August 30, 2022, Easterly assaulted a Special Agent of the Federal Air Marshal Service who was engaged in the performance of his official duties.


Additional Federal Charges Brought in Superseding Indictment for Murder of Philadelphia Police Sergeant James O’Connor

United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that a Superseding Indictment was unsealed today in relation to the murder of Philadelphia Police Corporal James “Jimmy” O’Connor, posthumously promoted to Sergeant.




Informational: Federal Court arraignments

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. T


Vashon Island, Washington resident indicted for labor trafficking offenses

Owner of landscaping business allegedly forced undocumented workers to toil for his business; allegedly harbored and transported undocumented workers for financial gain


Texas Man Sentenced for Multi-State Drug Trafficking Operation

A Houston, Texas, man was sentenced today to 10.5 years in prison for distributing more than five kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride.


Iowa Man to Federal Prison for Methamphetamine and Immigration

A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine, who also distributed methamphetamine, and was illegally in the United States was sentenced in federal court in Sioux City, Iowa on March 23, 2023, to 11 ½ years in prison.


Honduran Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States After Being Deported Nine Times

A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported nine times was sentenced today to ten months in federal prison.


Worcester Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of a Firearm

A Worcester man pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.


New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Charge

United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ORONDE GABRIEL, age 38, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on March 30, 2023 to a single count indictment charging him with possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, in violation of the Federal Gun Control Act, Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).


Charlotte Woman Sentenced in Middle District for Conspiracy Drug Trafficking After Multi-State Operation

A North Carolina woman was sentenced today to 14 years in prison, after pleading guilty to a one-count indictment which charged her and six codefendants with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute quantities of methamphetamine.


Rocky Mount Blood Gang Leader Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and COVID-19 Fraud

A Rocky Mount leader of the G-Shine Bloods gang, a subset of the United Blood Nation gang, was sentenced today in connection with his leadership role in a violent drug trafficking organization.


Former Baldwin County Pain Doctor Sentenced to Four Years in Prison

A former Baldwin County pain doctor was sentenced today to four years in federal prison for bank fraud, making false statements to federal agents, willfully refusing to pay court ordered restitution, and aggravated identity theft.


Worcester Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of a Firearm

A Worcester man pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.


Methamphetamine Supplier To South Georgia Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

A Tifton, Georgia, resident identified as the lead supplier to an 18-defendant armed drug trafficking ring responsible for distributing between 1.5 and 4.5 kilograms of methamphetamine into the community was sentenced to prison for his crime resulting from an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) operation.


Rocky Mount Blood Gang Leader Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and COVID-19 Fraud

A Rocky Mount leader of the G-Shine Bloods gang, a subset of the United Blood Nation gang, was sentenced today in connection with his leadership role in a violent drug trafficking organization


New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Charge

United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ORONDE GABRIEL, age 38, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on March 30, 2023 to a single count indictment charging him with possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, in violation of the Federal Gun Control Act, Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).


Raleigh County Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime

Zachary Ryan Allen, 29, of Beckley, was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for using and carrying a firearm in relation to drug trafficking activity.


Mexican National Indicted for Illegal Re-Entry

PAULINA AVILA-TALAVERA, age 40, was charged today in a one-count indictment for illegal reentry of a removed alien in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.