News from July 2023
Lenoir, N.C. Felon Is Sentenced To 15 Years For Illegal Firearm Possession And Drug Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that Jeremy David Greene, 47, of Lenoir, N.C., was ordered to serve 15 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for possession of a firearm by a felon and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
Four Owensboro Residents Sentenced for Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Owensboro, KY - This week, the fourth and final member of an Owensboro federal drug trafficking conspiracy was sentenced to over 15 years in federal prison.
Former Wausau Investment Advisor Sentenced to 8 Years for $1.9 Million Ponzi Scheme
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 Anthony B. Liddle, 41, Wausau, Wisconsin was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 8 years in federal prison for wire fraud and money laundering. Liddle pleaded guilty to the charges on Feb. 24, 2023.
Violent Gang Member Convicted of Drug and Firearms Conspiracy Involving Six Shootings
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - The last remaining defendant in a multi-phase investigation targeting drug trafficking and gang violence in communities north of Boston has been found guilty of operating a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy that manufactured and distributed over 10 kilograms each of fentanyl, methamphetamine...
Evadale Little League Coach Guilty of Federal Child Exploitation Violations
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Lumberton man has pleaded guilty to federal child exploitation charges in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today.
Georgia Woman Sentenced To More Than 11 Years In Prison For Role In International Conspiracy To Launder Proceeds Of “Boiler Room” Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Rachael Maia Winslow (55, Roswell, GA) to 11 years and 3 months’ imprisonment for conspiracy to commit money laundering. Winslow was also ordered to forfeit $747,608.81 of victim-investors’ funds seized from two bank accounts she had used during the conspiracy. A federal jury had found Winslow guilty in November 2022.
Washington man admits trafficking meth, fentanyl on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Washington man suspected of trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl on the Rock Boy’s Indian Reservation admitted to a drug crime today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Recording Artist Casanova Sentenced To 188 Months In Prison For Gang-Related Racketeering And Narcotics Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that recording artist CASWELL SENIOR, a/k/a “Casanova," was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Philip M. Halpern to 188 months in prison for racketeering and narcotics offenses arising out of his leadership...
Merrillville Man Sentenced to 102 in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: SOUTH BEND - Phillip Carter, Jr., 32 years old, of Merrillville, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading guilty to aiding and abetting the making of false statements to acquire firearms, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
USDOJ-BOP-NIC grant application closes on Aug. 17
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
Crisis Intervention Teams Training, Curriculum Update, and Train-The-Trainer Pilots grant opened on July 3.
Central Valley Man Sentenced to over 6 Years in Prison for $9 Million Cow Manure Ponzi Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Ray Brewer, 66, of Porterville, and Sheridan, Montana, was sentenced today to six years and nine months in prison for running a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme where he purported to turn cow manure into green energy, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Drug Trafficker Faces Federal Charges After Portland Overdose Death
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-An area drug trafficker is facing federal charges Wednesday after his supply of illicit fentanyl was linked to a fatal overdose in Portland.
Multi-Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty To Possessing Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Terrence Thompson (42, Sarasota) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Thompson faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Indianapolis Woman Pleads Guilty to Illegally Purchasing Firearm Used to Shoot and Kill Champaign Police Officer
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - An Indianapolis woman, Ashantae S. Corruthers, 29, of the 5700 block of Port Hope Drive, pleaded guilty on June 22, 2023 to conspiracy to illegally purchase and transfer a firearm and conspiracy to engage in misleading conduct. Sentencing for Corruthers has been scheduled on November 6, 2023, at the U.S. Courthouse in Urbana, Illinois.
Arkansas Man Pleads Not Guilty to Charge of Enticement of a Minor to Engage in Unlawful Sexual Activity
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Burlington, Vermont - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on June 30, 2023, Nicholas Shelton, 24, of Hope, Arkansas, pleaded not guilty to a single-count indictment that charges him with using a facility of interstate and foreign commerce to entice, persuade...
Three-Time Removed Mexican National Convicted of Trafficking Over 24 Pounds of Methamphetamine in Omaha Area
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Juan Felipe-Carmona, 34, originally of Mexico but residing illegally in Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. United States District Judge...
KC Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., tax preparer pleaded guilty in federal court today to filing false tax returns.
Columbia Man Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - Kendell Deion Pollock, 28, of Columbia, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking crime.
Florida Resident Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A Florida resident has been sentenced in federal court to 36 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, plus restitution of $158,250 on his conviction for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today.
Pensacola Sex Offender Found Guilty Of New Child Pornography Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Frank P. Knight, 59, of Pensacola, Florida, was found guilty by a federal jury for receiving and possessing images and videos of child pornography. The guilty verdict returned yesterday afternoon, at the conclusion of a three-day trial, was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.