News from April 2023
Durbin, Graham, Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge President Biden to Support the ICC’s Investigation into Atrocities in Ukraine
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Thom Tillis (R-NC), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) sent a letter to President Biden urging his Administration to support the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into the atrocities committed in Ukraine.
Graham: “We Are Going To Unleash The Fury And Might Of The U.S. Against These Drug Cartels”
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator John Kennedy (R-Louisiana) today held a press conference on legislation that would combat the scourge of fentanyl in America and the violence caused by Mexican drug cartels.
Graham Statement on FBI Brief Regarding Kidnapping, Murder of South Carolinians in Mexico
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made a statement following a briefing from Deputy FBI Director Paul Abbate regarding the recent kidnapping of four South Carolinians, two of which who were murdered, in Mexico.
Graham Leads Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans On Introducing Bill To Codify Second Amendment Rights For Law Abiding Citizens
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Respect for the Second Amendment Act.
New Orleans Man Sentenced for Drug Charges
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
SEAN BRIGGS, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on February 28, 2023 by U.S. District Court Judge Wendy B. Vitter to fifty-one (51) months of incarceration after pleading guilty as charged to a one-count indictment, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans. Judge Vitter ordered that BRIGGS be placed on supervised release for three (3) years following his release from imprisonment. BRIGGS was also ordered to pay a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.
Oklahoma City Man Sentenced to Serve 188 Months in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
Earlier this week, MARCUS KELLY SMITH, 38, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve more than 15 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm after a felony conviction, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.
Dennis Duffy Sentenced to Prison for Pandemic Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
The District of Vermont announced that Dennis Duffy II, 40, of South Burlington, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington to 12 months and one day of imprisonment following his guilty plea to loan fraud and money laundering.
FBI Releases Supplemental 2021 Hate Crime Statistics
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program released a 2021 hate crime statistics supplement about bias-motivated incidents throughout the nation.
USAO-KS Warns Public About Spoofing Scams
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
The U.S. Attorney’s Office – District of Kansas is warning the public about phone scams in which callers spoof or fraudulently display themselves as having numbers belonging to government agencies in attempt to defraud victims of money.
St. Cloud, MN, Woman Pleads Guilty to Leading a Major Dangerous Drug Distribution Enterprise from Mexico
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
United States Attorney Mac Schneider, District of North Dakota, announced that on March 13, 2023, Macalla Lee Knott a/k/a Kayla, age 30, from St. Cloud, MN, pled guilty in Federal Court in Fargo, ND, before Chief Judge Peter W. Welte, to the offenses of Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances, Money Laundering Conspiracy and Continuing Criminal Enterprise (CCE). Sentencing is scheduled for August 7, 2023.
Sayfullo Saipov To Be Sentenced To Life In Prison For 2017 Truck Attack For ISIS
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
A Manhattan Jury was Unable to Reach a Unanimous Verdict on the Penalty Phase of the Trial; Saipov to Receive Life in Prison for his Conviction
Troy Resident Sentenced to Prison for Role in Nationwide “Felony Lane Gang” Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
Terrell McDonald, age 32, of Troy, New York, was sentenced today to 65 months in prison after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and Putnam County Sheriff Kevin J. McConville made the announcement.
Former Iowa State Patrol Trooper Sentenced for Civil Rights Violation
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
A former Iowa State Patrol trooper was sentenced on March 7, 2023, to two years of probation for deprivation of rights under color of law.
U.S. Attorney Karam Continues To Promote The United Against Hate Initiative
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office continues to promote the Department of Justice’s new initiative to better counter hate crimes and hate incidents in the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
U.S. Attorney Announces Federal Charges Against 10 Additional Defendants in $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota today announced federal criminal charges against 10 additional defendants for their alleged roles in the fraud scheme that exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic.
President of Oklahoma Steel Pole Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
An Oklahoma man pleaded guilty, on Friday, March 10, to evading over $1 million in income taxes.
Wilkesboro Woman Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy Drug Trafficking after Multi-State Operation
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
A North Carolina woman was sentenced today to 15 years in prison, after pleading guilty to a one-count indictment which charged her and six codefendants with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute quantities of methamphetamine.
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
Defendant Sprayed Multiple Officers With a Chemical Irritant
West Virginia Man Sentenced on Felony Charge For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
Defendant Repeatedly Threw Projectile at North Door
Illinois Attorney Found Guilty of Embezzlement, Bankruptcy Fraud, and Tax Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
A federal jury has found a former Illinois attorney and real estate developer guilty on two counts of embezzlement, six counts of bankruptcy fraud, and eight counts of tax fraud following a nearly four week-long trial in Chicago.