News from April 2023


Oviedo Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Receipt Of Child Sex Abuse Material

U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced Trevor Lang (29, Oviedo) to 30 years in federal prison for receipt of child sex abuse material.


DeKalb Man Sentenced for Robbery of Jimmy John’s and Heartland Bank

A DeKalb man was sentenced on Thursday for the robbery of a Jimmy John’s in DeKalb and Heartland Bank and Trust in Sycamore.


Waterville Man Faces Up to 15 Years for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Terrorists

A Waterville man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor today to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists.



Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

A Boston man pleaded guilty today to his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine.


Darknet Vendor Sentenced for Distribution of Fentanyl-Laced Pills

A Scottsdale, Arizona, man was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for distributing fentanyl on the darknet.


Massachusetts Man Charged with Felony for Actions Related to the U.S. Capitol Breach

A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment charging a Massachusetts man with obstruction of an official proceeding, a felony, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.


Illinois Man Arrested on Felony Charges For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

Defendant Accused of Civil Disorder, Assaulting Officers and Throwing Objects at Police


Man Guilty of Federal Charge Related to April 2022 Shooting Death

On April 5, 2023, a federal jury convicted a Des Moines man of possessing ammunition in connection with the April 2022 shooting death of a man.


Federal Jury Convicts Timothy Carver On Production Of Child Pornography

On April 7, 2023, following a four-day trial in the United States District Court, Greeneville, Tenn., a jury convicted Timothy Carver, 53, of Jonesborough, Tenn., of knowingly producing child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a), knowingly distributing child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2)(A), and knowingly possessing child pornography involving a child less than 12 years of age, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B).


Owner of Brighton-Based Physical Therapy Clinic Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme

A Boston woman pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to her role in a scheme to defraud an insurance provider for physical therapy services that were not provided to patients.


Santa Rosa Doctor Sentenced To Two-And-A-Half Years In Prison For Unlawfully Prescribing Controlled Substances

Santa Rosa Doctor Sentenced To Two-And-A-Half Years In Prison For Unlawfully Prescribing Controlled Substances


California Resident Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For Conspiring To Violate U.S. Sanctions Against Iran

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that NILOUFAR BAHADORIFAR, a/k/a “Nellie Bahadorifar,” was sentenced to four years in prison for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) by providing services, including financial services, to Iran and the Government of Iran, in violation of U.S. sanctions against Iran, and for structuring.


Opp, Alabama Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Funds from Church

On April 6, 2023, Carmen Ramer Davis, 59, from Opp, Alabama, received a sentence of 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to eight counts of wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart.


California Resident Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For Conspiring To Violate U.S. Sanctions Against Iran

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that NILOUFAR BAHADORIFAR, a/k/a “Nellie Bahadorifar,” was sentenced to four years in prison for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) by providing services, including financial services, to Iran and the Government of Iran, in violation of U.S. sanctions against Iran, and for structuring.


Former North Kingstown Man Sentenced for Transferring Obscene Material

A former North Kingstown man who transferred sexually explicit material to another person online, after the other person represented that he was a 10-year-old child, has been sentenced to five years of federal probation, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


Pine Ridge Man Indicted for Pornography and Sexual Abuse

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man for Enticement of a Minor, Possession of Child Pornography, and Sexual Abuse of a Minor.


Steven J. Jensen Named Special Agent in Charge of the Columbia Field Office

Director Christopher Wray has named Steven J. Jensen as the special agent in charge of the Columbia Field Office in South Carolina. Mr. Jensen most recently served as the deputy assistant director of the FBI’s Training Division in Quantico, Virginia.


Yuma Contractor Sentenced to 87 Months for Insurance Fraud

Isrrael Millan, III, 43, of Yuma, Arizona, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Roslyn O. Silver to 87 months in prison. Millan also was ordered to pay $391,279.45 in restitution to the victim insurance companies


Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Fentanyl over the Dark Web

Chaloner Saintillus, 35, of Delray Beach, Florida, pleaded guilty Thursday, April 6, 2023, to 12 counts of distributing controlled substances into the Eastern District of California using the dark web, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.