News from July 2023
National Enforcement Action Results in 78 Individuals Charged for $2.5B in Health Care Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans, the Department of Justice, together with federal and state law enforcement partners, today announced a strategically coordinated, two-week nationwide law enforcement action that resulted in criminal charges against 78 defendants for their alleged participation in health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes that included over $2.5 billion in alleged fraud.
Wolcott Man Who Attempted To Have Sex With A 12 Y/O Is Going To Prison For 35 Years
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jacob Ritchie, 37, of Wolcott, NY, who was convicted of distributing child pornography following a prior conviction for a child sex abuse offense, was sentenced to serve 35 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.
Columbus man sentenced to 45 years in prison for sexually exploiting three minors
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A 37-year-old Columbus man was sentenced today to 540 months in prison for coercing at least three minor victims to engage in sexually explicit activity for the purpose of producing images and videos of the acts. Two of those victims were offered cash and gifts to entice them into performing and/or engaging in sexually explicit acts with him.
Drug trafficker sent to prison for possession of multiple variations of weapons earmarked for cartel in Mexico
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON - A 42-year-old Mexican citizen illegally residing in Houston has been ordered to federal prison for drug trafficking on U.S. streets and unlawfully possessing a rocket launcher, rocket-propelled grenades, guns and ammunition, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Ohio Man Arrested on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - An Ohio man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
Salina Couple Convicted of Child Abuse and Neglect
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: TULSA - On Friday June 23, a federal jury returned guilty verdicts against Amanda Irene Smith, 44, and Joel Richard Smith, 48, for Child Abuse in Indian Country and Child Neglect in Indian Country following a four-day trial. The jury deliberated into the evening.
Jacksonville Convicted Felon Sentenced To Eight Years For Narcotics And Firearm Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Johnny Deangelo White (46, Jacksonville) to eight years and four months in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. He had pleaded guilty in March 2023.
Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Burlington, Vermont - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that Edgar Correa, aka “Joker," 35, of Springfield, Massachusetts was sentenced today to serve 24 months of imprisonment after his conviction for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and...
Herkimer County Man Sentenced to 138 Months in Prison for Distributing and Receiving Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - John Patrick Galusha, age 32, of Ilion, New York, was sentenced today to serve 138 months in prison for distributing and receiving child pornography. In addition to the prison term, Chief United States District Judge Brenda K. Sannes ordered Galusha to serve a term of supervised...
Member of Violent Bridgeport Gang Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: TYRONE MOORE, also known as “Ty Ralph Lauren," 21, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 250 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his involvement in a violent Bridgeport street gang and his role in the murder of a rival in July 2019.
Nigerian Man Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Participating In Business Email Compromise Scams
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that CHIBUNDU JOSEPH ANUEBUNWA, a citizen of Nigeria who was previously extradited from the United Kingdom, pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Paul A. Crotty to wire fraud conspiracy in connection...
Texas Man Sentenced to Over 2 Years in Federal Prison for Participation in Money Laundering Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Louisville, KY - A Texas man, who is a citizen of Ghana and the United Kingdom, was sentenced today after being convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Large-Scale Cocaine Supplier Sentenced in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Jamaican national was sentenced today to over six years in prison for conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine.
Waco Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Identity Theft and Credit Card Fraud in Eastern District of Texas
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A Waco woman has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for identity theft and credit card fraud in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today.
Fort Lauderdale Man Sentenced to 5+ Years for Bank Fraud, ID Theft and Firearms Offenses in Maine, Florida and Oregon
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Fort Lauderdale, Florida man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland yesterday for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, aggravated identity theft and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Jury Convicts California Man For Assaulting Child On Aircraft
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Orlando, Florida -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury today found Brian Patrick Durning (52, Altadena, CA) guilty of assault of a minor on an aircraft and two counts of simple assault. Durning faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison on the first offense, and up to two years in prison on the second offense. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Sept. 26, 2023. Durning had been indicted on July 6, 2022.
Former Army Training Manager Pleads Guilty to Public Corruption Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Earlier this week, ALFRED PALMA, 64, of Duncan, pleaded guilty to bribery charges, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.
Ex-employee Accused of Arson at St. Louis Airport Marriott
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - A woman from St. Louis, Missouri has been indicted on an arson charge and accused of setting fires at a hotel after being fired.
Two Las Cruces Men Sentenced for Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Jeffrey C. Boshek II, Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), announced today that Ruben Martha, 42, of Las Cruces, and...
South Carolina Participates in National Enforcement Action Resulting in 78 Individuals Charged for $2.5B in Health Care Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA -- The Department of Justice, including the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina together with federal and state law enforcement partners, announced a strategically coordinated, two-week nationwide law enforcement action that resulted in criminal charges against 78 defendants for their alleged participation in health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes that included over $2.5 billion in alleged fraud.