News from April 2023
Former West Virginia Parole Officer Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting Parolee
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: A former West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Parole officer was sentenced today in federal court in the Southern District of West Virginia to 15 years of imprisonment, five years of supervised release and registration as a sex offender under the Federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act for violating the civil rights of a female parolee by sexually assaulting her while he was serving as her parole officer.
Connecticut Violent Fugitive Captured in New York
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
The U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force on April 17 apprehended in Brooklyn a Connecticut man wanted on multiple charges following a shooting incident in Hartford in February.
This Saturday is DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - 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.
High-Ranking Member of the Sinaloa Cartel Extradited from Mexico to the United States to Face International Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges
By Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces - OCDETF | Apr 21, 2023
A Mexican national made his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia yesterday to face international drug trafficking and firearms charges.
Buffalo Man Who Led Multi-Million Dollar Narcotics Conspiracy That Stretched From Mexico To Buffalo Going To Prison For 27 Years
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Adrian Goudelock a/k/a AD, a/k/a Ace, a/k/a Ace Boogs, 40, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted by a federal jury of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, five kilograms or more of cocaine, attempted possession and possession of five kilograms or more of cocaine, and money laundering conspiracy, was sentenced to serve 324 months in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. Co-defendant Shamar Davis, who was also convicted at trial, was previously sentenced to serve 150 months in prison.
Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking More Than Two Pounds of Fentanyl in New Hampshire
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - A Manchester man pleaded guilty in federal court to drug trafficking in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
East Hartford Man Admits Role in Catalytic Converter Theft Ring
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that BRYANT BERMUDEZ, 31, of East Hartford, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to offenses related to his participation in a stolen catalytic converter trafficking ring.
Joplin Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearm
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
A Joplin, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for possessing methamphetamine to distribute and illegally possessing a firearm.
Illegal Possession of a Firearm Sends Ruston Man to Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: MONROE, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Howard Demartae Jackson, 27, of Ruston, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty to 170 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
Thirteen Sentenced to Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Related Firearms Crimes
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Eleven men and two women from across the Pee Dee were sentenced to multi-year terms in federal prison after pleading guilty to their roles in a methamphetamine conspiracy out of the Chesterfield and Darlington County areas.
Baltimore Eight Tray Gangster Crips Member Sentenced to Almost 20 Years in Federal Prison for Racketeering and Drug Conspiracy Charges
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Defendant Admitted to 2019 Non-Fatal Shooting as Part of His Guilty Plea
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: DENVER - 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.
MS-13 Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Kidnapping and Murder
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Israel Alberto Rivas Gomez, 28, a citizen of El Salvador residing in Mendota, was sentenced today to life in prison for kidnapping and murder in aid of racketeering, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Middle Georgia Meth Trafficking Leader Sentenced to 35 Years Imprisonment
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
The leader of an armed drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing approximately 16 kilograms of methamphetamine into Middle Georgia was sentenced to 35 years in prison.
Federal Court Orders Forfeiture of $826K in Funds Used in Attempt to Export Dual-Use High Precision Jig Grinder to Russia
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
An investigation into the attempted smuggling of a dual-use export-controlled item to Russia in violation of United States export laws and regulations has resulted in the forfeiture of approximately $826,000.
Indictment Charges 14 New Haven Area Residents with Charges Related to Counterfeit Pill Production, Narcotics Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Indictment Charges 14 New Haven Area Residents with Charges Related to Counterfeit Pill Production, Narcotics Trafficking
Copiah County Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Distribution of Crystal Meth and Heroin Laced with Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
A Crystal Springs man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for operating a drug trafficking organization that distributed heroin laced with fentanyl in addition to kilogram quantities of crystal methamphetamine throughout the metropolitan area.
ATF National Response Team Joins Oklahoma City Church Fire Investigation
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Dallas Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives requested ATF’s National Response Team join the investigation into a church fire that occurred Monday morning at 7200 S. Walker Ave. in Oklahoma City.
Wilmington-Area Felon Who Sold Illegal Machine Gun, Cocaine, and Other Weapons Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Devonte Lewis, of Navassa, was sentenced to 130 months in prison for armed drug trafficking uncovered through an undercover operation focused on curbing gang violence in the Wilmington and Brunswick County Areas. Lewis pled guilty on December 8, 2022 to possession of a firearm not registered with the National Firearms Registry, possession of a firearm by a felon, distribution of a quantity of crack cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Two Los Angeles Men Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy That Led to Murder
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK -Two men from Los Angeles, California, were sentenced yesterday for their roles in a conspiracy to acquire methamphetamine in California and distribute it in the Cortland, New York area, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge ...