News from June 2023


Martinsburg Man Placed on New FBI Regional Fugitive List

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA-A Martinsburg, West Virginia man is the first person to be placed on the FBI’s new Regional Fugitive Program. The program is intended to publicize information that will help lead to the apprehension of violent offenders and have a significant impact on the community. As part of the program...


Justice Department discusses Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Telemanagement Forum (TM Forum) on June 13

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Convicted Felon Who Illegally Possessed Ghost Guns, Ammunition, and Silencers Sentenced to Federal Prison

News Release: PROVIDENCE - A West Greenwich man who was previously convicted and incarcerated on state felony firearm charges and who was later found by federal agents to be illegally in possession of firearms and parts to make - and stockpile - a collection of un-serialized, privately made firearms, also known as ...


Washington Parish Man Sentenced for Federal Gun and Drug Charges

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JONATHAN LEWIS, age 39, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was sentenced on May 25, 2023, to serve three concurrent sentences of 60 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to two counts of distribution of cocaine (Title 21, ...


Kevin M. Epstein to Serve as the U.S. Trustee for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas for Interim Period

News Release: Kevin M. Epstein, the U.S. Trustee for the Southern and Western Districts of Texas (Region 7), has been designated by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to serve for an interim period as the U.S. Trustee for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas (Region 6) effective July 1, the Executive Office ...


Former Long Beach First Responder Sentenced to More Than 29 Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Crimes, Including Selling Fentanyl That Resulted in Coworker’s Fatal Overdose

A former first responder who worked at a Long Beach hospital was sentenced today to 352 months in federal prison for selling fentanyl to two of his co-workers who thought they were buying cocaine, one of whom later died of an overdose after ingesting the powerful opioid.



Red Lodge Man Admits Illegal Possession of Short Barrel, Privately-Made Rifle

News Release: BILLINGS - A Red Lodge man accused of illegally possessing a short barrel, privately-made AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle after he was suspected of violating a protective order admitted to a firearm crime today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Virginia man pleaded guilty today to a felony charge 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.


Illegal Possession of Drugs and Guns Lead to Years in Prison for Three Men

News Release: LAFAYETTE/ALEXANDRIA, La. - Three defendants have been sentenced in the Lafayette and Alexandria Divisions in the Western District of Louisiana today for drug trafficking and firearms charges, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown.


Cleveland Man Sentenced in Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracy

News Release: AKRON - Devonn Fair, 31, of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced on Thursday, June 1, 2023, to 420 months or 35 years in prison by U.S. District Judge John R. Adams after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, money laundering, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.


Three Albuquerque Men Charged for Shootings Targeting the Residences of Elected Officials

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that an indictment ...



Court Sentences Mobile Man to Ten Years’ Imprisonment for Armed Robbery of Dollar Tree Store

News Release: MOBILE, AL - On June 1, 2023, United States District Court Judge Terry F. Moorer sentenced Carlos Dominick Balams of Mobile to 120 months’ imprisonment for robbery and brandishing a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence.


Shasta County Man Sentenced for Black Market Firearms Trafficking

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Brian Scheckla, 65, of Burney, was sentenced today to two years in prison for unlawful dealing in firearms, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Four Indicted For St. Petersburg Drug Conspiracy

News Release: Tampa, Florida -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Eric L. Lemon (44, New Port Richey), Eric Lekent Lemon, Jr. (20, St. Petersburg), Dominic Giannantonio (46, St. Petersburg), and Tryon Metteria Byrd IV (43, St. Petersburg) with conspiring to possess ...


Jefferson Parish Man Sentenced for Violating Federal Gun Control Act

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - SHAWN RABATHALY, age 22, of Harvey, Louisiana, was sentenced on June 6, 2023 by U.S. District Court Judge Susie Morgan to 46 months of imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and payment of a $100 mandatory special assessment fee after previously pleading guilty to being ...


Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Missouri man pleaded guilty to a felony charge 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 2020 presidential election.


Justice Department discusses Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Pistoia Alliance, Inc. on June 13

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.