News from April 2023
Reward Offered for Suspect Wanted for Shooting Cleveland Police Detective
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) and Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County are offering a reward for information that directly leads to the arrest of Jayrion Church, 17.
Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat COVID-19 Health Care Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: The Department of Justice today announced criminal charges against 18 defendants in nine federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various fraud schemes involving health care services that exploited the COVID-19 pandemic and allegedly resulted in over $490 million in COVID-19 related false billings to federal programs and theft from federally funded pandemic programs.
Maine Man Charged in Connection with Portsmouth School Threat
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - A Maine man has been federally charged in connection with posting a video on SnapChat that threatened the Portsmouth High School on April 12, 2023, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
Bank Robber Gets 50 Years in Prison for Murdering Security Guard
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS - A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a St. Louis man to a total of 50 years in federal prison after he murdered a security guard during a bank robbery in East St. Louis in August 2021.
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: SEATTLE, Wash.- The Drug Enforcement Administration will host its 24th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations nationwide.
Gary Man Sentenced to 2 Consecutive Terms of Life in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: HAMMOND- Hailey Gist-Holden, age 28, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philp P. Simon after a jury found him guilty of armed bank robbery, and using, carrying, brandishing, and discharging a firearm during that bank robbery. The jury specifically found that, as part ...
Second-Degree Murder Suspect Captured in Memphis by U.S. Marshals and Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Diego Glay, 24, was captured by the U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force (TRVFTF) in Memphis and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Fugitive Apprehension Team.
Man Convicted of Child Abuse Resulting in Death and Voluntary Manslaughter
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: A federal jury convicted an Oklahoma man on April 10 for the death of his daughter in Indian Country.
U.S. Marshals Offer up to $5K Reward for Man Wanted on Attempted Murder Charges in NH
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
The U.S. Marshals in New Hampshire are asking for the public’s assistance and offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of a man wanted on multiple charges stemming from shooting incidents in October 2022 in Goffstown and June 2019 in Manchest
USMS NY-NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force Arrests Shooter of NYPD Officer
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Deputies and Task Force Officers from the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force Thursday apprehended the suspect wanted for shooting and wounding a rookie NYPD officer in a street tussle Wednesday in Queens.
Homicide Fugitive from Wisconsin Arrested in Phoenix
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Members of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Task Force for the District of Arizona arrested a homicide fugitive following a vehicle stop April 6.
Justice Department publishes notice on April 20
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force Apprehends Father Wanted for Kidnaping Son From Massachusetts
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Deputies and Task Force Officers from the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force (NY/NJ RFTF) apprehended a man wanted for the kidnapping of his son in Massachusetts in February.
U.S. Marshals Find Missing 14-Year-Old in Columbus, OH
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
The U.S. Marshals Service Missing Child Unit in Cleveland, OH has been assisting Cuyahoga County Job and Family Services (CCJFS) in the location and recovery of Trinee Washington (14).
Georgia Triple Homicide Suspect Captured by U.S. Marshals in Memphis
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
An investigation by U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Forces in Georgia and Tennessee have led to the arrest of Jerimiah Walker, 19, who was wanted for a triple homicide in Columbus, Georgia
Two Doctors Sentenced for Stealing $31M From Medicare
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: Two Florida doctors were sentenced today for their respective roles in a scheme to defraud Medicare by submitting over $31 million in claims for expensive durable medical equipment (DME) that Medicare beneficiaries did not want or need and that were procured through the payment of kickbacks.
Chicago Man Who Illegally Possessed Firearm During Home Burglary in Cincinnati Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: CINCINNATI - A Chicago man who committed a home burglary in Cincinnati while illegally possessing two firearms before leading law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit was sentenced in federal court to 87 months in prison.
U.S. Marshals Offer up to $5K Reward for WV Murder Suspect
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
The U.S. Marshals Southern District of West Virginia CUFFED Task Force is asking for the public’s assistance and offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of a Charleston man wanted for a November 2022 murder in Huntington.
Connecticut Fugitive Captured in North Carolina
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
The U.S. Marshals Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force on April 17 apprehended a man who fled a Connecticut courthouse during a court proceeding March 30.
U.S. Marshals Arrest Alabama Sex Offender in Maine
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
The U.S. Marshals Service, Maine Violent Offender Task Force announce the arrest of Jerry Griffin, 53, in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Griffin was wanted by the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama as well as the Biddeford Maine Police Department for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.