News from March 2023
North Carolina Man Sentenced for Possessing a Firearm as a Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Cameron Robinson, age 25, of Grover, North Carolina, was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon.
Eight Men Charged With Fentanyl Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Eight men were charged today for their roles in a drug trafficking organization operating in and around Union County, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
Defense Company CEO Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Defraud Investors And Creditors
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that BAREND OBERHOLZER, a/k/a “Barry Oberholzer," the Chief Executive Officer of a defense technology start-up (“Start-Up-1"), pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court in connection with a conspiracy...
Former Connections CEO Pays $300,000 to Resolve Alleged Violations of Federal Controlled Substances Act
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss announced today that Catherine Devaney McKay, the former CEO of Connections Community Support Programs, Inc. (“CCSP"), has agreed to pay $300,000 to resolve alleged violations of the federal Controlled Substances Act. Prior to the sale of its assets in bankruptcy, CCSP provided a variety of mental health and addiction treatment services at numerous locations throughout Delaware.
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - LAIRD JOHNSON, age 24, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on March 23, 2023 to a five-count indictment alleging violations of the Federal Gun Control Act, Title 18 United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1), 922(j), 922(u), 924(a)(2), and 924(i)(1), announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Garland Man Sentenced for Producing Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Matthew French, 36, of Garland, Nebraska, was sentenced on March 24, 2023, in Lincoln, Nebraska, by Senior United States Senior District Judge John M. Gerrard for two counts of producing child pornography. French was sentenced to 225 months in prison...
Domestic Assault on Menominee Indian Reservation Leads to 24-Month Prison Sentence for Keshena Man
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that Stephen Teller, Jr., (age: 41), a former resident of the Menominee Indian Reservation, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for an assault he committed on the Menominee Indian Reservation. Teller, an enrolled...
Zachary Louisiana Man Indicted for Gun Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - TERRANCE PICKETT, age 27, a resident of Zachary, Louisiana, was charged on March 24, 2023, in a one-count indictment for violating the Federal Gun Control Act, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to Eighty Years in Prison on Child Exploitation Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A federal judge this week sentenced a Madison County man on child sexual exploitation charges, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Katrina W. Berger.
Civil Forfeiture Complaint Filed Against World War I-Era Documents Stolen From An American University
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the filing of a civil complaint seeking forfeiture of various World War I-era documents, letters, and photographs relating to Russian military personnel, including the diary of a Russian general, for the purpose of returning the antiquities to the American university from which they were stolen.
Justice Department Releases Nearly $300 MILLION in Grant Solicitations for Hiring Law Enforcement Officers and Improving School Safety
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) has announced the release of approximately $300 million in grant solicitations for programs that advance community policing, keep school students safe, and add law enforcement officers to our nation’s streets.
Georgia man convicted of fraud in seeking millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funding
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA: A federal jury deliberated less than an hour before finding a Georgia man guilty on multiple charges for leading a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain more than $1 million in federal COVID-19 pandemic relief funding.
Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: HAMMOND- Antonio Joel Ortiz, 25 years old, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Boyle County Man Pleads Guilty To Agricultural Loan Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Danville, Ky., man, Peter Alex Cox, 33, entered a guilty plea on Monday, before Chief U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves, to unlawful conversion of loan collateral.
Pakistani Hunting Outfitter and Galt Big Game Hunter Charged with Conspiring to Smuggle Endangered Ladakh Urial Trophy into the United States
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday against Pir Danish Ali, 43, of Pakistan, and Jason Keith Bruce, 49, of Galt, charging both defendants with conspiracy to violate the Endangered Species Act, to make false statements, and to smuggle goods into the United States...
New Orleans Man Sentenced for Carjacking and Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - MERVIN BAILEY, age 20, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced today for carjacking and attempted carjacking in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2119 and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A)(ii) announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Carnegie Man Sentenced to 6½ Years for $3.8 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh resident has been sentenced in federal court to 78 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, plus restitution of $3,885,082 on his conviction for bank fraud and money laundering, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Kentrell Dupri McKenzie, 22, of Akron, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
Maryland man charged with cyberstalking ex-girlfriend
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Hagerstown, Maryland man has been charged with cyberstalking after using social media to harass and intimidate his ex-girlfriend.
Maryland Man Sentenced for Trafficking Firearms With Obliterated Serial Numbers
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Maryland man was sentenced today to 25 months in prison for trafficking firearms with obliterated serial numbers.