News from April 2023
Kern County Man Charged with Making Death Threats and Bomb Threats to a Nonprofit and Reproductive Health Centers
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 22, 2023
A Kern County man charged with making threatening telephone calls last year, including to a Planned Parenthood office on the day the United States Supreme Court overturned its Roe v. Wade decision, has been arraigned in federal court, the Justice Department announced today.
Indictment Charges 14 New Haven Area Residents with Charges Related to Counterfeit Pill Production, Narcotics Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 22, 2023
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England; Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Michael J. Krol, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), New England; today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging the following 14 individuals with offenses related to the large-scale trafficking of fentanyl and methamphetamine pills disguised as legitimate prescription medication, as well as other controlled substances:
West Virginia Truck Driver Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Minor in Morton, Illinois
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 22, 2023
A West Virginia over-the-road truck driver, Michael Leonard, 53, has been sentenced to fifteen years in prison, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for attempted trafficking of a minor
Former Hospice Care Owner Convicted of Defrauding Medicare
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 22, 2023
A federal jury has returned a guilty verdict against Kristal Glover-Wing, 50, of Broussard, Louisiana, for one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and three counts of health care fraud following a trial that lasted nearly four weeks, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. Dr. Gary M. Wiltz and Dr. Charles H. Louis were each acquitted on their charges in the indictment. Judge Robert R. Summerhays presided over the trial.
Former City of Kenner Director of Inspection and Code Enforcement Sentenced to 46 Months Imprisonment
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 22, 2023
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that United States District Court Judge Lance M. Africk sentenced JAMES MOHAMAD, 54, of Kenner, to forty-six (46) months imprisonment.
Georgia Men Convicted in Separate Project Safe Childhood Cases for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 22, 2023
A former U.S. Airman and a repeat child sex offender both admitted to possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) involving minor victims in separate Project Safe Childhood cases in the Middle District of Georgia this week.
Maryland Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Federal Prison For $1.2 Million Bank Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 22, 2023
Defendant Obtained Account Information and Withdrew Funds from the Accounts of Elderly Victims
Former Federal Correctional Officer Indicted For Sexual Abuse Of An Inmate
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 22, 2023
Lenton Jerome Hatten, 54, of Tallahassee, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury charging him with one count of sexual abuse of an individual in federal custody.
Assault with hammer sends Browning man to prison for 20 months
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 22, 2023
A Browning man who admitted beating a man in the head with a claw hammer was sentenced today to 20 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 22, 2023
A Boston man pleaded guilty yesterday to methamphetamine distribution.
Four Charged In State Bribery Scheme
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 22, 2023
Rick Johnson, former Chairperson of the Michigan Medical Licensing Board, and three others have agreed to plead guilty and cooperate in ongoing investigation
Maryland Man Arrested for Extorting Massachusetts Victims He Met Via Online Dating Website
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 22, 2023
A Maryland man was arrested today for making extortionate threats toward victims in Massachusetts.
Wolf Point woman admits trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl on Fort Peck Indian Reservation
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 22, 2023
A Wolf Point woman today admitted to allegations that she trafficked methamphetamine and fentanyl on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Arizona man pleads guilty to travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 22, 2023
Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that Jonathan John James pleaded guilty to travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. James, 58, of Tsaile, Arizona, will remain on conditions of release pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.
Shiprock man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 22, 2023
Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that Keanu Marcel Upshaw pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. Upshaw, 22, of Shiprock, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.
Second Defendant Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 22, 2023
LANCE M. VALLO, age 38 and a resident of Gueydan, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering before U.S. District Court Judge Jane Triche-Milazzo, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Former county attorney for Starr County indicted for public corruption
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 22, 2023
A 49-year-old Rio Grande City man has been arrested for Travel Act violations, federal programs theft and Hobbs Act extortion under color of official right, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Beckley Woman Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 22, 2023
Kamaria J. Mitchell, 33, of Beckley, was sentenced today to four years and seven months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing 5 grams or more of methamphetamine.
Tampa Man Sentenced To Prison For Unlawful Possession Of Guns, Grenades, And Classified Information
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 22, 2023
U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Jeremy Brown (48, Tampa) to seven years and three months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession of unregistered short-barrel firearms, possession of unregistered explosive grenades, improper storage of explosive grenades, and retention of classified information.
Leader of multi-state drug trafficking group sentenced to 9 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl, meth, and heroin
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 22, 2023
A 39-year-old Woodinville, Washington, resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 108 months in prison, for his role as the leader of a conspiracy to distribute narcotics including fentanyl, meth, and heroin, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown