News from July 2023
Two Charged in Conspiracy to Access Protected Computer Network of Non-Profit Mental Health Treatment Provider
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - Two men have been charged in Worcester for allegedly conspiring to access a protected computer of their former employer, a non-profit substance use and mental health treatment provider that operates recovery centers throughout Massachusetts.
Victorville Woman Sentenced to 2½ Years in Federal Prison for Using Inmates’ Info to Illegally Obtain Over $500,000 in COVID Jobless Aid
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A San Bernardino County woman was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $500,000 in pandemic-related unemployment insurance (UI) benefits by using the names of inmates locked up the California state prison system.
Colorado Man Sentenced to More than Thirteen Years for Drug and Gun Charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven A. Russell announced that Daniel M. Gutirez, 43, of Del Norte, Colorado, was sentenced on June 26, 2023, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, and Possession of a Firearm in Connection...
Pennsylvania Man Indicted for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Pennsylvania man who was stopped on Interstate 44 with 80 pounds of methamphetamine in his vehicle was indicted by a federal grand jury today for drug trafficking and illegally possessing a firearm.
Leader Of Southwest Florida Drug Ring Sentenced To More Than 11 Years Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Genaro Deleon, III (45, Lehigh Acres) to 11 years and 3 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. He is scheduled to be sentenced in January 2023. Earlier, co-defendants Michael Lee Faz (44, Labelle)...
Tonawanda Man Going To Prison On Child Pornography Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that David Rubel, 41, of Tonawanda, NY, who was convicted of receipt of child pornography, was sentenced to serve 84 months in prison and 15 years supervised release by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.
Pecos Gun Thieves Sentenced for Selling Stolen Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: ALPINE, Texas - Two Pecos men were sentenced in a federal court in Pecos Tuesday for crimes related to the theft and subsequent selling of firearms.
Recidivist Defendant Pleads Guilty In Connection With Million-Dollar Fraud Scheme Targeting Senior Executives Of Investment Firms
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JONATHAN GHERTLER pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos in connection with his scheme to impersonate senior leaders of two Manhattan-based investment firms, resulting in over $1 million...
Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking a Minor
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: A Mexican national, who legally resided in Mission, Texas, pleaded guilty in the Southern District of Texas today to sex trafficking a minor.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two Louisville Men for Possession of Firearms as Convicted Felons
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Louisville, KY - A federal grand jury in Louisville returned a two-count indictment on May 2, 2023, charging two local men with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - TJ Jazz Cremeans, 21, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to theft of firearms from a federal firearms licensee.
Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing with Intent to Distribute More Than 8 Pounds of Cocaine
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - A Manchester man pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Nathaniel Jarvis Kennard, 39, of South Point, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to distribution of a quantity of fentanyl.
Operation Smoke and Mirrors Update: Charleston Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Latesha Lashae Nappier, 29, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Nappier admitted to her role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that operated in the Charleston area.
Saratoga Springs Man Indicted for Receiving and Possessing Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Christopher Barry, age 41, of Saratoga Springs, New York, was arrested and arraigned yesterday on an indictment charging receipt and possession of child pornography.
Idaho Business Owner Sentenced to Probation for Criminal Clean Air Act Violation Involving Asbestos Contamination
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Spokane, Washington - Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Alexander Borys Mischenko, age 76, of Priest River, Idaho, was sentenced to three years of probation and a fine of $12,060 for criminal violation of the Clean Air Act in connection with asbestos contamination at a site in Spokane in 2018. Senior District Judge Rosanna Malouf Peterson announced the sentence.
Member of Violent Bridgeport Gang Pleads Guilty
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: JAUWAN EDWARDS, also known as “Yaya," 25, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a racketeering offense stemming from his involvement in a violent Bridgeport street gang.
MediaMuv L.L.C. Principal Guilty of Stealing Millions in Music Royalties Sentenced to 70 Months
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Jose Teran, 38, of Scottsdale, Arizona was sentenced on June 26, 2023, by United States District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 70 months in prison for his part in one of the largest music-royalty frauds ever perpetrated.
Justice Department Secures Agreement with San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Improve Public Sidewalk Accessibility for People with Disabilities
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department filed a proposed stipulated order that will require the Municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico, to take critical steps towards making its public sidewalk system accessible to individuals with disabilities. The proposed order was filed jointly with the municipality and...
Texas Man Sentenced to Over 13 Years for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: A Houston man was sentenced today to 165 months, the equivalent of 13 years and nine months, in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for attempting to provide material support to Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.