News from April 2023
Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Ten Kilograms of Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in New Hampshire, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
Madison Man Charged with Firebombing Building
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
A Madison, Wisconsin man was arrested today on a charge related to the May 2022 firebombing of a Madison office building.
Former Law Firm Partner Arrested For Bankruptcy Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced the unsealing of an Indictment charging JOHN ROESSER, a former attorney, with abusing the bankruptcy system by making false statements under penalty of perjury and submitting falsified records.
St. Elmo Man Facing Multiple Charges After Shooting Rifle at Federal Agents
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
A federal grand jury returned a 15-count indictment charging a St. Elmo man on several assault and firearms charges after he allegedly opened fire on federal law enforcement agents who attempted to serve an arrest warrant at his residence in Fayette County.Dax Baldrige, 46, is facing seven counts of assault of a federal officer, seven counts of using a firearm in during and in relation to a crime of violence and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon
Defense Company CEO Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Defraud Investors And Creditors
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that BAREND OBERHOLZER, a/k/a “Barry Oberholzer,” the Chief Executive Officer of a defense technology start-up (“Start-Up-1”), pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court in connection with a conspiracy to solicit investment in and financing for Start-Up-1 on the basis of fraudulent misrepresentations regarding financial solvency, access to cash, and use of investor funds. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger accepted the defendant’s guilty plea.
Matriarch Sentenced for Role in Violent Multimillion-Dollar Honduran Cocaine Trafficking Organization
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
A Honduran woman was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for a large-scale conspiracy to traffic cocaine for importation into the United States.
Puerto Rican Man Sentenced To Over Thirteen Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
Emmanuel Martinez Vega, 27, of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, has been sentenced to serve more than thirteen years in federal prison followed by five years’ supervised release after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine.
Three Brooklyn Residents Charged in Kidnapping New Jersey Teenager for Ransom
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
Three individuals from Brooklyn, New York, were charged today in connection with a kidnapping for ransom that left a teenager with stab wounds after a dispute over a drug transaction, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Contractor and His Wife Charged with Bankruptcy Fraud, Money Laundering, and Wire Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
A North Kingstown self-employed contractor who “flipped houses,” and his wife, have both been charged in federal court with executing schemes to conceal substantial assets from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Providence, as well as money laundering and wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Leader of Human Smuggling Transportation Cell Sentenced to 51 months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
Jose Manuel Gonzalez was sentenced in federal court yesterday to 51 months in prison for two unrelated human smuggling incidents - the first of which was committed in 2019 and the second in 2021 while the defendant was on supervised release for the 2019 charges.
Former officer and another sentenced for drug trafficking
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
Two men from Donna have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
St. Louis Woman Admits Bank Fraud, Pandemic Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
A woman from St. Louis, Missouri on Monday pleaded guilty to two counts of bank fraud and admitted committing both check fraud and pandemic fraud. Nikia A. French, 30, admitted recruiting people on Instagram who were willing to let French use their bank accounts.
Boyle County Man Pleads Guilty To Agricultural Loan Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
A Danville, Ky., man, Peter Alex Cox, 33, entered a guilty plea on Monday, before Chief U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves, to unlawful conversion of loan collateral.
Total Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Agrees to Provide Sign Language Interpreters in Settlement of Claim that it Violated the Americans with Disabilities Act
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced today that an agreement has been reached with Orthopaedics, Spine, and Sports Medicine, LLC, d/b/a Total Orthopedics & Sports Medicine (Total Orthopedics), under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, to resolve allegations that Total Orthopedics failed to comply with its communications obligations for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Plant City Man Sentenced To 20 Years For Distribution, Receipt, And Possession Of Child Sexual Abuse Material
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven has sentenced Michael Conover (32, Plant City) to 20 years in federal prison for distribution, receipt, and possession of child sexual abuse material. Conover was also ordered to serve a 20-year term of supervised release and register as a sex offender.
Pittsburgh Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison after Admitting He Destroyed a Police Vehicle and Smashed Bank Windows during Protests in Downtown
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
A Pittsburgh resident pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to charges of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States and bank burglary in connection with the downtown Pittsburgh protest on May 30, 2020, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Utah Lab Owner Admits $89 Million Health Care Fraud Kickback Scheme Involving Cancer Genetic Screening Tests
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
A Utah resident today admitted his role in a $89 million health care fraud and kickback scheme involving genetic cancer screening tests (CGX Tests), Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced.
Lebanese National Sentenced for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
KAMAL AL JAWHARI, age 28, a native of Lebanon, was sentenced for possession of a firearm by an illegal alien in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section. 922 (g)(5)(A) announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Laredo man admits having over 27,000 child pornography images, including some of minor relatives
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
A 29-year-old Laredo resident has pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
New Orleans Man Sentenced for Carjacking and Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 12, 2023
MERVIN BAILEY, age 20, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced today for carjacking and attempted carjacking in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2119 and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A)(ii) announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.