News from April 2023
York County Man Charged with Assaulting Federal Air Marshal
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
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
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
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.
Social Media Influencer Douglass Mackey Convicted of Election Interference in 2016 Presidential Race
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
Defendant Attempted to Suppress Vote Through Social Media Disinformation Campaign
Arizona man sentenced to 70 months in prison for laundering money and seeking to deliver ammunition to drug trafficking organizations in Mexico
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
Defendant collected and deposited cash from drug sales in Washington, Illinois, Arizona, and New Mexico
Informational: Federal Court arraignments
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
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
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
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
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
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
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
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
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
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
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
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
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
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
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
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
By U.S.Attorneys | Apr 17, 2023
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
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
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
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
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
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
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
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
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
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
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
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
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
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
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.