News from April 2023
Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Organization Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2023
News Release: EL PASO, Texas - The leader of a large-scale drug trafficking organization was sentenced in a federal court in El Paso Thursday to life in prison.
Passaic County Man Sentenced to 150 Months in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl that Led to Overdose Death
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Daniel J. Kafafian and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced a Passaic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 150 months in prison for distributing fentanyl that caused the death of another person, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Chairman Jordan Requests Testimony and Documents from New York County District Attorney's Senior Counsel
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to Matthew Colangelo, Senior Counsel to New York County District Attorney's Office, requesting testimony and documents in furtherance of the Committee's oversight of Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's unprecedented prosecutorial ...
Pine Ridge Man Sentenced for Theft of Firearms and Assault on a Federal Officer
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Theft of Firearms and Assault on a Federal Officer. The sentencing took place on March 24, 2023.
Previously Convicted Charles County Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearms and Drug Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2023
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Sean Donnelle Hawkins, age 48, of Marbury, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday federal charges related to his distribution of cocaine, crack cocaine, and firearms in Charles County, Maryland. During the investigation, Hawkins sold eight firearms to a law enforcement source, including four privately made semi-automatic firearms, known as “ghost guns."
Madison Man Charged With Firebombing Building
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A Madison, Wisconsin man was arrested today on a charge related to the May 2022 firebombing of a Madison office building.
Cumberland County Man Admits Possessing Destructive Device and Explosive Materials
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2023
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Cumberland County, New Jersey, man today admitted possessing a destructive device and explosive materials, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
South Florida Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Firearms Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2023
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell today sentenced Cambrel Jamal Smart (29, Fort Lauderdale) to five years in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Smart to forfeit the firearm and ammunition he illegally possessed. Smart had pleaded guilty on Dec. 1, 2022.
USMS NY-NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force Arrests Shooter of NYPD Officer
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2023
News Release: New York, NY - Deputies and Task Force Officers from the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force Thursday apprehended the suspect wanted for shooting and wounding a rookie NYPD officer in a street tussle Wednesday in Queens.
USDOJ-OJP-BJA offers new grant application process starting April 10
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2023
BJA FY 23 National Public Safety Partnership- Capacity Building Grant Limited Competition Grant Solicitation grant opened on April 10.
Illegal Possession of a Firearm Sends Ruston Man to Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2023
News Release: MONROE, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Howard Demartae Jackson, 27, of Ruston, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty to 170 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
Santa Rosa Doctor Sentenced to More than Two Years in Prison for Unlawfully Prescribing Fentanyl and Oxycodone
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO -Thomas Keller, formerly a pain management doctor in Santa Rosa, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for distributing Schedule II and IV controlled substances outside the scope of his professional practice and without a legitimate medical need, announced United States Attorney Ismail...
Detroit Rapper Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - Detroit rapper Marcellus Wallace, a/k/a “Baby Grizzley," was sentenced yesterday to 57 months in prison based on his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.
Geneva Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2023
News Release: FORT WAYNE -Chad Billington, 38 years old, of Geneva, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to distribution of methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Man Convicted of Alexandria and Monroe Bombings Gets Sentenced
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2023
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, LA - Daniel Aikens, 40, of Alexandria, Louisiana, was sentenced March 28, 2023, to 16 years in prison for 8 counts of illegal explosive related charges by United States Senior District Judge Dee D. Drell announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. On Nov. 18, 2022, the jury found ...
Second Mexican National Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A second Mexican national has been sentenced in federal court after a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper found more than 88 pounds (40 kilograms) of methamphetamine and a firearm during a car stop on Interstate 70 in Saline County, Mo.
Convicted Murderer Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2023
News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Christopher Richard Munroe (55, Ocala) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Munroe faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for June 15, 2023. Munroe had been indicted on Dec. 20, 2022.
USDOJ-OJP-BJA grant application closes on June 5
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2023
BJA FY 23 Smart Reentry: Expanding Jail Programs and Services grant opened on April 10.
USDOJ-OJP-OVC grant application closes on June 5
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2023
OVC FY 2023 Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials: Outreach and Implementation Project grant opened on April 10.
West Hartford Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution and Gun Possession Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAYVIAN RODRIGUEZ, 25, of West Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 126 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for fentanyl distribution and firearm possession offenses.