News from April 2023
Bakersfield CPA Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $350,000 from Investors
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Jeffrey Todd Stewart, 57, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud in relation to him stealing $355,000 from investors, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Laser Strikes on Kern County Sheriff Helicopter Lead to Prison Sentence
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Richard Earl Francis, 51, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today to one month in prison in addition to the 71 days already served to be followed by 11 months home detention and 36 months of supervised release for knowingly aiming the beam of a laser pointer at a Kern County Sheriff’s Office helicopter, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Grand Jury Charges San Fernando Valley Man Who Allegedly Embezzled $2.2 Million in Money and Real Estate from Elderly Victim
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
A Burbank man was arraigned today on a federal grand jury indictment alleging he embezzled approximately $2.2 million from a sizable estate left to an elderly man by the man’s late brother.
Pierce County motocross coach and sponsor arrested for production of child pornography
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Defendant allegedly used Snapchat to coerce minors into sending sexually explicit images and videos
Illegal alien sentenced to life in prison for murdering whistleblower in labor conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Two co-defendants already serving prison terms
Superseding Indictment Charges Additional Defendant With Federal Racketeering Offenses and Murder of Chicago Rapper
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
A federal superseding indictment unsealed today charges a sixth alleged member or associate of the O-Block street gang with participating in a criminal organization that murdered a Chicago rapper and violently protected the gang and its territories on the South Side of Chicago.
Muscatine County Man Sentenced to Twenty Years in Prison for Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Child
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
A Muscatine County man was sentenced Friday, April 7, 2023, to twenty years in prison following his guilty plea for Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Child.
New Orleans Man Sentenced for Using Stolen Identity at Local Stores
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that COREY THOMAS, age 49, from New Orleans, was sentenced to home detention for committing wire fraud, stemming from fraudulent charges made in someone else’s name at local stores.
Airline Passenger Charged After Flight Diverted into KCI Airport
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
A passenger aboard an Alaska Airlines flight has been charged in a federal criminal complaint after the flight was diverted from its course and landed at Kansas City International Airport.
Durham Crips Gang Member Sentenced for Fifth Robbery Conviction
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
A North Carolina man was sentenced today to 19 years in prison, after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit robbery and two counts of felon in possession of a firearm by an armed career criminal, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston of the Middle District of North Carolina (MDNC).
Founder And Former Chief Investment Officer Of Infinity Q Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JAMES VELISSARIS, the founder and former chief investment officer of Infinity Q Capital Management (“Infinity Q”), a New York-based investment adviser that ran a mutual fund and a hedge fund that purported to have approximately $3 billion in assets under management, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his participation in a scheme to defraud Infinity Q’s investors.
Tech Company CEO Sentenced To 42 Months In Connection With Fraud Against His Former Employer
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SUNI MUNSHANI, the former Chief Executive Officer of a Connecticut-based technology company (the “Victim Company”), was sentenced to 42 months in prison for his participation in a scheme to defraud the Victim Company of millions of dollars.
Malcolm Torres pleads guilty to second degree murder
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 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 Malcom Torres pleaded guilty to second degree murder.
Southern Ohio woman sentenced to prison for embezzling $700k from employer
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
A Sardinia, Ohio, woman was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to serve 28 months in prison for stealing more than $700,000 from the family-owned business for which she worked. She was also sentenced to pay restitution to the company.
Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Voluntary Manslaughter on the Umatilla Indian Reservation
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
A 23-year-old resident of the Umatilla Indian Reservation was sentenced to federal prison today for repeatedly striking a fellow resident of the reservation with his fists, causing the person’s death.
Schuylkill County Man Pleads Guilty To Methamphetamine And Fentanyl Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that John Bartel, age 63, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on April 6, 2023, before U.S. District Court Judge Malachy Mannion, to the charge of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Multiple Agencies Warn of Posting Threats to Schools
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Launch digital billboard campaign to combat school threats in the El Paso area
NoHo Man Admits Lying to FBI about His Role in Creating Fake Basquiat Paintings Seized Last Summer from Florida Museum
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
A one-time auctioneer has agreed to plead guilty to lying to FBI agents about the origins of paintings attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat that were seized last year from the Orlando Museum of Art, admitting in court papers filed today that he and another man created the fake art and that he falsely attested to the paintings’ provenance.
Sophisticated Sinaloa Cartel Money Laundering Organization Dismantled
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
A two-year investigation by FBI and DEA has resulted in the indictment of twelve people, the takedown of a transnational criminal organization that allegedly laundered at least $16.5 million for the Sinaloa cartel, and the rescue of two victims of an extortion plot.
Two Men Charged with 2012 Drug-Related Murder in Hartford
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Hartford Police Chief Jason Thody today announced the unsealing of an indictment charging MELKUAN SCOTT, also known as “Mel,” “Young God,” “Young,” and “YG,” 32, and ARTHUR STANLEY, also known as “Wig,” 33, with the drug-related murder of Serafin Velez in Hartford on February 16, 2012.