News from July 2023
Logan County Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Anthony Ryan Webb, 42, of Logan County, was sentenced today to three years and four months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for the distribution of methamphetamine.
Alabama Woman Charged With Tax Evasion
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Lisa England, age 51, of Attalla, Alabama, was charged in an indictment with two counts of tax evasion.
Minneapolis Felon Pleads Guilty to Two Violent Carjackings
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis felon has pleaded guilty to two counts of carjacking and one count of brandishing a firearm during and relation to a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Additional Tangipahoa Parish Men Sentenced in Jungle Life Mafia Street Gang Prosecution
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - MICHAEL ALEXANDER, SR. age 41, a Ponchatoula, Louisiana resident, was sentenced on June 15, 2023, to 180 months imprisonment, 5 years of supervised release, and a $400 mandatory special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Permanent Injunction Imposed On Online Education Platform Company Edmodo, LLC For Alleged Violations Of Children’s Privacy Law
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The Department of Justice, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today announced that Edmodo, LLC (Edmodo) has agreed to a permanent injunction and a $6 million civil penalty in connection with its online educational platform, as part of a settlement to resolve alleged violations...
Columbus Woman Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ga. -A Columbus, Georgia, resident admitted to possessing photos and videos of children being sexual abused in federal court today, resulting from a joint FBI and GBI investigation into the production and distribution of child pornography online.
Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Unlawful Possession of Firearms and Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Dorchester man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition as a previously convicted felon.
Two Men Sentenced in Large Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - Gabriel L’Ambiance Ingram, 34, of Lancaster, and Carl Michael Mann, II, 41, of Rock Hill, were sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a large-scale drug operation operating in Rock Hill and Charlotte, North Carolina. Ingram was sentenced to 260 months (21.66 years) and Mann was sentenced to 300 months (25 years) in federal prison after being convicted at trial.
Mexican Man Sentenced for Drug and Firearm Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Jose Rumualdo-Gallardo, 31, of Mexico, was sentenced on June 26, 2023, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for his involvement in a methamphetamine conspiracy and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of the drug conspiracy. United States District...
Pittsburgh Resident Indicted on Charges of Assault of a Federal Employee, Use of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence, and Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of forcible assault of a federal employee, use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today.
Minneapolis Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Violent Carjacking Conspiracy Targeting Uber and Lyft Drivers
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minneapolis man has pleaded guilty to his role in a violent carjacking ring that targeted Uber and Lyft drivers, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
DeForest Man Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison for Making Threats
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 Michael A. Yaker, 53, DeForest, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to one year and one day in federal prison for transmitting in interstate commerce a threatening communication. Yaker’s prison term will be followed by three years of supervised release.
Stratford Man Charged with Distributing Methamphetamine and Oxycodone
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Stratford Police Department Chief Joseph McNeil today announced that EDWARD JOHNSON, 31, of Stratford, has been charged by indictment with unlawfully distributing methamphetamine and oxycodone.
Phoenix Man Sentenced to 40 Months for Alien Smuggling and Firearm Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - John Edward Crenshaw, 40, of Phoenix, Arizona was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Rosemary Márquez to 40 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. On Jan. 19, 2023, Crenshaw pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.
York County Man Sentenced To Probation For Theft Of Federal Program Funds
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Leonard Hart, age 50, of Mount Wolf, PA was sentenced to five years of probation for obtaining by fraud and misapplying money from Lincoln Charter School (LCS) in York, Pennsylvania.
Union Financial Recording Secretary Sentenced for False Entry in a Union Record
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - WILBERT BARNES, a resident of Angie, Louisiana, was sentenced on June 22, 2023 to 2 years of probation, 100 hours of community service, and a $25 mandatory special assessment fee, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans. Pursuant to the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act...
Wisconsin Man Sentenced for Sex Trafficking a Child
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Milwaukee, Wisconsin man was sentenced in federal court today for the sex trafficking of a child.
Prince George’s County Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for a Conspiracy to Obtain Over $1 Million in COVID-19 CARES Act Loans and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang today sentenced Jerry Phillips, a/k/a “Tian Juzo," age 25, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, to seven years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a wire fraud conspiracy, aggravated identity theft, and illegal possession...
Jackson Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson woman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge David Denton of Homeland Security Investigations.
Former Massachusetts Town Official Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in Rhode Island
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A former chairperson of the Board of Tax Assessors for the Town of Dedham, MA, pleaded guilty in federal court in Rhode Island today to a charge of wire fraud, admitting that, while serving as a Dedham town official, real estate broker, tax preparer, and property manager for the River Island...