News from June 2023
Shasta County Man Sentenced for Black Market Firearms Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
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.
Three People Plead Guilty to Illegally Providing Firearms to Essa Williams, Alleged Shooter of Phoenix Police Department Officer Tyler Moldovan
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Erika LaRae Williams, 51, of Phoenix, Arizona, pleaded guilty on May 22, 2023, to Making a Material False Statement During the Purchase of a Firearm. Williams purchased a Taurus G3 pistol from a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) on Sept. 3, 2020, for her son, Essa Williams, five months ...
Illinois Man Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: HAMMOND- Levar Tyms, 20 years old, of Country Club Hills, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Senior Judge James T. Moody after pleading guilty to possessing an unregistered machinegun, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
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
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: LOS ANGELES - 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.
Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Case Results in Sentence of Over 8 Years for North Louisiana Man
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) case dubbed “Operation Pick Your Battles" has resulted in a conviction and sentence for Clifton Williams, 48, of Many, Louisiana. Williams was sentenced today by United States ...
Maryland Man Arrested on Felony Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Maryland man has been arrested on felony charges, including assaulting a law enforcement officer, 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.
Air National Guardsman Indicted for Unlawful Disclosure of Classified National Defense Information
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: A member of the U.S. Air National Guard (USANG) stationed in Massachusetts was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Boston for allegedly retaining and transmitting classified national defense information on a social media platform beginning in or around 2022 and continuing until his arrest in April.
Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Exporting Firearms to Ghana
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Eric Nana Kofi Ampong Coker, age 41, of Columbia, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to the illegal export of firearms.
Hostage-Taking Co-Conspirators Will Serve a Combined 32 Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Olegario Lares-De La Rosa, 30, of Mexico, was sentenced last Friday by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 18 years in prison. Lares-De La Rosa was convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Hostage Taking, Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit, Transportation of Illegal Aliens and Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition, after a jury trial in February 2023.
Firearms Trafficker, Drug Dealer Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: ROANOKE, Va. - A Maryland man who sold seven silencers and 800 counterfeit prescription pills to undercover officers with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), was sentenced yesterday to 72 months in federal prison.
Law Enforcement Seeking Information on Bank Robbery Subject
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: Law Enforcement Seeking Information on Bank Robbery Subject.
New Britain Man Admits Stealing and Selling Catalytic Converters
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ROBERTO ALICEA, 31, of New Britain, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to offenses related to his participation in a stolen catalytic converter trafficking ring.
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement on Haaland v. Brackeen
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department issued the following statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland following the Supreme Court’s decision in Haaland v. Brackeen
Foreign National Sentenced for International Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: A Mexican national was sentenced today in the District of Columbia to 13 years in prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine for importation into the United States.
Drug Trafficker With Stolen Law Enforcement Gun Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: A Fort Worth drug trafficker with eight firearms - including one stolen from Tarrant County law enforcement - was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
Canton Defendant Sentenced on Racketeering and Drug Trafficking Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: AKRON - Justin Bush, 35, of Canton, Ohio, was sentenced to 96 months imprisonment on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 by U.S. District Judge Sara Lioi after he pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute narcotics, and to distributing narcotics. Bush was also ordered to pay a $300 Special Assessment and serve 3 years of supervised release after release from imprisonment.
Armed Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearm and Distribution Quantities of Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Eugene Washington, Jr. (36, Bradenton) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possession with the intent to distribute 40 grams more of fentanyl. Washington faces a maximum penalty of 55 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.
Russian National Arrested and Charged with Conspiring to Commit LockBit Ransomware Attacks Against U.S. and Foreign Businesses
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department today announced charges against a Russian national for his involvement in deploying numerous LockBit ransomware and other cyberattacks against victim computer systems in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Africa.
Jefferson Parish Man Sentenced for Violating Federal Gun Control Act
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
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 ...