News from July 2023
Former Uniontown Resident Pleads Guilty to Distributing Material Depicting the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A previous resident of Uniontown, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of distributing material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today.
Ontario Man Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Marijuana Into The United States Via Helicopter
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Raminderjit Assi, 28, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to importation of marijuana into the United States, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Atlanta man indicted for allegedly distributing fentanyl that killed one
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA - Antonio Milner has been arraigned on federal charges of distributing fentanyl resulting in the death of another. Milner allegedly distributed fentanyl to a person who was found dead in a vehicle alongside I-75.
Four Jefferson and St. Tammany Parish Men Indicted for Violations of the Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JAMES MAGEE, age 31, DEON SHORT, age 26, and CHARLES WHITE, age 31, all residents of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, and DENTRELL JOHNSON, age 28, a Slidell, Louisiana resident, were charged on June 22, 2023 in a sealed fourteen-count superseding indictment, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. The case was unsealed on June 28, 2023.
Physician assistant admits to unlawful practice of medicine
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 50-year-old Brownsville man has pleaded guilty to health care fraud in relation to his work at an area mental health clinic, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Muscatine Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - A Muscatine man was sentenced on June 23, 2023 to 136 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
Bridgeport Felon Found with Loaded Ghost Gun While on Supervised Release Pleads Guilty
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TIMOTHY STATON, 28, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to unlawful possession of ammunition by a felon, and to violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior federal conviction.
District of Columbia Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Distribution of Marijuana and Oxycodone
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Kiyon Boyd, 23, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for his role in an ongoing conspiracy to distribute narcotics in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere.
District of Columbia Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison For Conspiracy to Distribute Narcotics and Use Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Trevon Fairfax, 28, of Rockville, Maryland, was sentenced today to 70 months in federal prison for his role in an ongoing conspiracy to distribute narcotics and a related conspiracy to possess firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking.
Detroit Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking on the Red Lake Reservation
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Detroit man has been sentenced to five years in prison followed by four years of supervised release for his role in a fentanyl trafficking operation targeting the Red Lake Reservation, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Five Milwaukee Men Federally Indicted for Involvement in Armed Robberies of U.S. Postal Carriers
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on June 27, 2023, five Milwaukee men were indicted for their involvement in several armed robberies of U.S. postal carriers that occurred between October 2022 and March 2023. Huria H. Abu, age 20, was charged with four counts of Hobbs Act robbery, three counts of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and one count of conspiracy.
Man admits making harassing calls to African American woman employed at Billings church
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS - A man accused of making harassing telephone calls to African American woman who works at a Billings church and provided him assistance admitted to charges today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
University of Oklahoma Professor and Wife Sentenced to Prison for Federal Grant Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - SHAORONG LIU, 60, and JUAN LU, 60, both of Norman, were sentenced to serve more than three years collectively in federal prison and ordered to pay $2.1 million in restitution for making false statements involving a Department of Energy grant, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.
Four Arrested for Tractor-Trailer Smuggling Incident that Resulted in 53 Deaths
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Four Mexican nationals were arrested yesterday in San Antonio, Houston, and Marshall, Texas, for their alleged roles in a tractor-trailer smuggling incident that resulted in 53 deceased and 11 injured undocumented individuals one year ago today.
Waterloo Man Convicted of Multiple Methamphetamine Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: A man who conspired with others to distribute methamphetamine was convicted by a jury on June 28, 2023, after a three-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
UNITED STATES SETTLES FALSE CLAIMS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST EVERGREEN HOSPICE, LLC FOR $48,830
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: TULSA, Okla. - United States Attorney Clinton J. Johnson announces that Evergreen Hospice, LLC (Evergreen), a hospice company located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has agreed to pay $48,830.70 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false claims to Medicare for hospice care provided to beneficiaries who did not qualify for the services. The claims resolved by the settlement are allegations only; there has been no determination of liability.
Former Hamilton man sentenced on felony for lying to receive more than $70,000 in Social Security Administration benefits
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: MISSOULA - A former Hamilton man who admitted to making false statements to receive more than $70,000 in disability payments from the Social Security Administration was sentenced today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Former Department of Energy Employee Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes from Long Island Businessman in Exchange for Nearly $1 Million in Federal Contracts
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Jami Anthony, the former Small Business Program Liaison and Procurement Officer for a Department of Energy (DOE) laboratory based in Virginia, pleaded guilty to a criminal information charging her with receiving bribes as a federal official in connection...
Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty To Trying To Buy Two Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Jacksonville, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Byron Jones, Jr. (34, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to making a false statement to a federally licensed firearms dealer during the attempted purchase of two firearms. Jones faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison.
Poway Man Hid Mother’s Death for 30 Years, Stole More than $800,000 in Government Benefits Intended for Her
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY - June 27, 2023.