News from March 2023
Vancouver Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Planning Armed Robbery that Resulted in a Shoot-Out
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Vancouver, Washington man was sentenced to federal prison today for orchestrating an armed robbery of a drug dealer that ended in an exchange of gunfire outside an apartment complex on Hayden Island in Portland.
Four co-conspirators charged with bank fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON - The final of four charged in connection with the theft of $200,000 from a bank in Houston and allegedly transferred to New York has turned herself in to authorities, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Sioux City Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Possessing Firearms Twice In One Month
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: A man with a lengthy criminal history entered a plea of guilty March 13, 2023, after seating a jury in federal court in Sioux City.
Dover Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Fentanyl and Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - Tyler Ward, 36, of Dover, pleaded guilty in federal court today to two counts of distributing fentanyl and one count of possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute it, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced.
Malden Man Pleads Guilty to Trying to Hire Contract Killer to Murder His Wife
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Malden man pleaded guilty today to attempting to hire a contract killer - who was actually an undercover federal agent - to murder his wife.
Bangor Woman Faces Up to 20 Years for Role in Penobscot and Aroostook County Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Bangor woman pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Merced Man Sentenced to Nearly 4 Years in Prison for $60,000 Credit Card Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Ruben Chavez III, 37, of Merced, was sentenced today to three years and nine months in prison for credit card fraud and related identity theft, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Co-Leader of COVID-19 Loan Fraud Ring Extradited from Montenegro to Begin Serving Prison Sentence
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Southern California woman who fled to Montenegro to avoid serving a lengthy prison sentence has been returned to the United States after spending approximately one year as a fugitive.
Former Anchorage Resident Sentenced for Federal Drug Conspiracy and Passport Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ANCHORAGE - Jose Luis Rodriguez-Vazquez was sentenced on Feb. 23, 2023, to 46 months in prison for federal drug conspiracy and passport fraud charges.
Detroit Gang Member Sent to Prison for Two Murders as Part of Racketeering Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - A former Detroit resident was sentenced to 25 years in prison for murdering a rival gang member and an innocent 13-year-old bystander as part of a racketeering conspiracy, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.
Former Luxury Homebuilder Indicted for Obstruction of Grand Jury Proceeding and False Statements
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - The former owner of a now-defunct luxury home building business in West Springfield has been indicted for allegedly obstructing a grand jury’s investigation of his businesses’ cash receipts.
Columbia Man Sentenced to 77 Months in Prison on Federal Firearm Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA -Ernest Durane Mack, a/k/a “Marcus Mack," 35, of Cayce, was sentenced to 77 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Army Reservist Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Theft of Government Funds
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that Army reservist CHANTELLE DAVIS has pled guilty to conspiracy to commit theft of government funds, having stolen $8,399.65 from the United States Department of the Army by claiming reimbursement for the performance of military funeral honors ceremonies that never happened.
Korean National Pleads Guilty to “Bust Out” Bank Fraud Scheme in Sacramento Area and Elsewhere
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Hee Soung Oh, 47, a Korean national residing in Southern California, pleaded guilty today to bank fraud and bank fraud conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Illinois Prison Guard Sentenced to 20 Years of Imprisonment Following Conviction for Civil Rights Deprivation Resulting in Bodily Injury and Death and Obstruction Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Alex Banta, 31, a former correctional officer at the Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mt. Sterling, Illinois, was sentenced today to an aggregate 20 years’ imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for civil rights deprivation resulting in bodily injury and death and obstruction of justice in connection with the death of Larry Earvin, an inmate at the facility.
Plaquemines Parish Man Sentenced for Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - THEODORE HOLMES, age 34, a resident of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, was sentenced on March 7, 2023, to 18 months imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and a $200 mandatory special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Executive Director of Dubois County Nonprofit Charged with Embezzling Over $156,000
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: EVANSVILLE- Ellen L. Corn, 47, of Petersburg, Indiana has been indicted by a federal grand jury on fifteen counts of wire fraud, after allegedly embezzling over $156,000 from a Dubois County nonprofit organization that facilitates a youth mentoring program. The indictment was unsealed on Feb. 27, 2023, following Corn’s arrest and initial appearance.
Career Offender Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A 37-year-old Woonsocket man previously arrested more than two dozen times and convicted on nearly four-dozen charges, including assault, domestic assault, and drug trafficking, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for his leadership role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Green Bay Man Sentenced to Ten Years of Imprisonment for Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on March 10, 2023, Michael R. Chapman (age: 32) of Green Bay, Wisconsin, was sentenced for conspiring to distribute over 13 kilograms of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846.
Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking over Three Pounds of Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A Pea Ridge man was sentenced yesterday to 150 months in prison without the possibility of parole followed by five additional years of supervised release on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.