News from April 2023
Four Indicted in Scheme to Deliver Drugs into State Prisons by Drone
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
An indictment, brought on Feb. 16, 2023, has been unsealed, charging four defendants in a scheme to use drones to deliver drugs and other contraband into state prisons, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Leader Of Hillsborough Drug Trafficking Organization And His Wife Sentenced To Federal Prison For Conspiracy And Distribution Of Heroin And Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced William Franqui (37, Tampa) to 14 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl. Franqui’s wife, Marie Rodriguez (41, Tampa), was sentenced to 3 years and 4 months in federal prison for distribution of heroin and fentanyl. Franqui and Rodriguez had both pleaded guilty on May 31, 2022.
Wyoming Felon Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Unregistered Sawed-Off Shotgun
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS - A Wyoming man who admitted to possessing an unregistered sawed-off shotgun after an attempted traffic stop and chase on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation was sentenced today to two and one-half years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Iowa Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Assaulting an Intimate Partner
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Is his sixth conviction involving domestic violence
FBI Albany Honors Syracuse University Professor Dr. Robert Silver with Director’s Community Leadership Award
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
aneen DiGuiseppi, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Albany Field Office, announced Syracuse University Professor Dr. Robert Silver as the division’s 2021 recipient of the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award (DCLA).
New York Litigation Funder Convicted In Trip-And-Fall Fraud Scheme Sentenced To 36 Months In Prison
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ADRIAN ALEXANDER, a New York litigation funder, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for his participation in a scheme to obtain large insurance settlements and lawsuit recoveries from fraudulent trip-and-fall accidents.
Erie Drug Dealer Gets Federal Prison Sentence
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 70 months in prison on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
FBI Statement on Arrest of Jack Douglas Teixeira
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
FBI took 21-year-old Jack Douglas Teixeira into custody without incident at a residence in North Dighton, Massachusetts, for his alleged involvement in leaking classified U.S. government and military documents.
FBI Miami Reiterates State Department Haiti Travel Advisory
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
FBI Miami is informing U.S. Citizens and Legal Permanent Residents (LPR) in South Florida who are considering traveling to Haiti that the U.S. State Department has issued a Level 4: Do Not Travel Advisory for this country.
Rochester Man Pleads Guilty To Receipt Of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Nathan Follett, 36, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to receipt of child pornography, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 20 years and a $250,000 fine.
Chicago man who illegally possessed firearm during home burglary in Cincinnati sentenced to more than 7 years in prison
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
A Chicago man who committed a home burglary in Cincinnati while illegally possessing two firearms before leading law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit was sentenced in federal court to 87 months in prison.
Elmira Man With Prior Child Sex Conviction Arrested On Federal Child Pornography Charge
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Eugene R. Criss, Jr., 55, of Elmira, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession of child pornography by an individual with a prior sex offense conviction, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum of 20 years.
FBI Seeking Information From a Bank Robbery in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
The FBI is seeking information from a bank robbery that took place on April 13, 2023, at approximately 9:05 a.m. at a Bank of America branch, 941 SE 17th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316.
Two Former LASD Deputies Charged with Violating the Civil Rights of 23-Year-Old Skateboarder Who Was Falsely Imprisoned
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Victim Was Detained in Patrol Vehicle that Crashed During Subsequent Pursuit
Middle District Of Florida Task Force Continues To Combat COVID-19 Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the results achieved by the Middle District of Florida’s efforts to combat fraud related to COVID-19. Those efforts have included complementary actions by the United States Attorney’s Office’s (USAO-MDFL) Criminal, Asset Recovery, and Civil Divisions, along with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.
Six Indicted in Alleged Drone Prison Smuggling Scheme
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
A federal grand jury in Kansas City returned an indictment charging six people with conspiring to smuggle contraband into a federal prison in Kansas.
Former Correctional Officer at The Metropolitan Transition Center in Baltimore Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison For a Racketeering Conspiracy Related to a Smuggling Scheme
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Defendant Engaged in a Romantic Relationship with a Detainee and Helped Him to Pay Bribes and Obtain Contraband
Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bribing Former School Board President of Madison District Public Schools
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
A school contractor pleaded guilty today to bribing and conspiring with Albert Morrison, the former School Board President of Madison District Public Schools, in a half-million dollar pay to play scheme, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced.
Grant County residents sentenced to a combined 50 years for child porn
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Two Petersburg, West Virginia, residents have been sentenced for creating and distributing sexual images of a minor under the age of 12.
Lee County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unlawfully Possessing Firearm as a Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2023
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Clayton Mack Rhodes (45, Fort Myers Beach) to seven years and six months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon. The court also ordered Rhodes to forfeit the firearm and ammunition he possessed during the offense. Rhodes had pleaded guilty on August 9, 2022.