News from July 2023
Previously Convicted Felon Arrested for Distributing Fentanyl Pills and Unlawful Possession of Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
Additional firearms, narcotics and pill press recovered during search
Louisville Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Louisville, KY - A Louisville man was sentenced this week to 15 years and 8 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Marine Corps Lance Corporal Sentenced To More Than 15 Years In Federal Prison For Attempting To Entice A 13-Year-Old Child To Produce And Send Him Sexually Explicit Photos Of Herself
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced David Wayne Hogle, Jr. (30, Cherry Point, NC) to 15 years and 10 months in federal prison for attempting to entice an individual whom he believed was a 13-year-old child to produce sexually explicit photos of herself and...
Four More Arrested as Tractor-Trailer Smuggling Investigation Progresses
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: SAN ANTONIO - Four Mexican nationals were arrested Monday in San Antonio, Houston and Marshall, Texas, for their alleged connection to the 2022 tractor-trailer smuggling incident, which resulted in the death of 53 and injury of 11 undocumented noncitizens.
Substance Use Recovery Center Agrees to Pay $300,000 to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Recovery Services, LLC, a recovery center that provides outpatient alcohol and drug services in Louisville, Kentucky, agreed to pay $300,000 to resolve civil allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, a federal law that prohibits causing the submission of false or fraudulent claims to the federal government.
New Orleans Man Sentenced for Federal Gun and Drug Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - EDDIE HARRIS, age 39, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on June 28, 2023 by U.S. District Judge Jane T. Milazzo to 92 months imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release, along with a mandatory $200 special assessment fee, for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Farmington Man Admits Methamphetamine Distribution
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - A man from Farmington, Missouri on Wednesday admitted possessing and selling methamphetamine.
Missouri Man Sentenced on Machine Gun Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: CAPE GIRARDEAU - U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Wednesday sentenced a Dunklin County, Missouri man to two years in federal prison for selling a device that can convert a Glock pistol into a machine gun.
Utah Woman Found Guilty of $10M Worth of PPP Loan Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Salt Lake City, Utah - A federal jury convicted a Salt Lake County woman Thursday of two counts of making false statements designed to influence a bank, one count of money laundering, and one count of contempt.
Operation Take Aim: U.S. Attorney’s Office, ATF Dallas, Dallas PD Announce Summer Volent Crime Initiative
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office - in partnership with ATF Dallas and the Dallas Police Department - today announced Operation Take Aim, a collaborative initiative designed to curb violent crime by federally prosecuting offenders most likely to harm the community when at large and by proactively engaging with these offenders to discourage them from committing further crimes and entering the federal system.
Two Kern County Defendants Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and Receiving and Distributing Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment Thursday against Bakersfield residents Roy Richard Truitt III, 40, and Amber Louise Lowe, 46, charging them with sexual exploitation of a minor, attempt and conspiracy. Lowe is further charged with distribution of child pornography.
18 Firearms Seized After Domestic Violence Incident Leads to Federal Firearm Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - A domestic violence shooting in Detroit has led to the recovery of 18 firearms, including a machine gun, and a federal criminal complaint against one man, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.
Movement Mortgage to Pay $23.7 Million to Resolve Allegations it Caused the Submission of False Claims to Government Mortgage Programs
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Movement Mortgage, LLC, has agreed to pay the United States $23.75 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by failing to comply with material program requirements when it originated and underwrote mortgages insured by the Department of Housing and Urban...
Buffalo Man Arrested, Charged With Production Of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Mark Nash, 34, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with production of child pornography. The charge carries a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, and a maximum of 30 years.
Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Spree of Violent, Armed Robberies of Three Indianapolis Businesses
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Alfred Cunningham, 28, of Indianapolis, Indiana, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to three counts of robbery and three counts of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
California Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge today sentenced a California man on a drug trafficking charge, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley.
Slidell Man Indicted for Receipt of Child Sexual Abuse Material
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that CHRISTOPHER YARBROUGH (“YARBROUGH"), age 42, of Slidell, Louisiana, was indicted for receipt of child pornography in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252(a)(2) and (b)(1). If convicted, YARBROUGH faces a mandatory...
Appleton Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possessing Methamphetamine for Distribution
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Ari Lor, 30, Appleton, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 10 years in prison for possessing with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Lor pleaded guilty to this charge on April 4, 2023.
Former Sewerage and Water Board Official Pleads Guilty to Theft
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JAMES ARNOLD pleaded guilty yesterday to Theft from an Agency Receiving Federal Funds, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Drug Dealer Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Fentanyl Death of Hillsboro Man
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Portland area drug dealer was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday for distributing counterfeit pills containing fentanyl that caused the fatal overdose of a Hillsboro, Oregon man.