News from March 2023
Two Orlando Women Sentenced For Preparing Fraudulent Tax Returns For Three Years
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. has sentenced Erotida Natasha Harden Ortiz to eight years in federal prison and Aida Cortes to four years and six months in federal prison. A federal jury had found Harden and Cortes guilty in October 2022. Harden was convicted of conspiracy to...
Federal Agent Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements in Connection with a Sexual Relationship with a Victim Witness
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Melissa Saurwein, 44, of Martinez, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of making a false statement in connection with a sexual relationship she had with a victim witness in a separate federal criminal case, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Plant City Man Sentenced To 20 Years For Distribution, Receipt, And Possession Of Child Sexual Abuse Material
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven has sentenced Michael Conover (32, Plant City) to 20 years in federal prison for distribution, receipt, and possession of child sexual abuse material. Conover was also ordered to serve a 20-year term of supervised release and register as a sex offender.
Baltimore Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Robert Hopewell, age 27, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal charge for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
San Jose Police Union Executive Charged With Attempted Illegal Importation Of Fentanyl Analogue
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: SAN JOSE - The Office of the United States Attorney has filed a federal criminal complaint charging Joanne Marian Segovia with attempt to illegally import a controlled substance in connection with a scheme to bring synthetic opioids into the country and distribute them throughout the United States, announced...
Georgia Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Possession of Meth with Intent to Distribute After Ordering Fabric Soaked in Meth
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, Ga. - A Southwest Georgia man guilty of drug distribution was sentenced to 240 months in prison today after federal agents discovered fabric soaked in methamphetamine and crystal meth in packages at the Atlanta airport addressed to him from Mexico.
Bridgeport Gang Member Involved in 2019 Murder Sentenced to More Than 21 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: ZIARE DEDRICK, also known as “Zi" and “Hb Zi," 21, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 255 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his participation in a violent Bridgeport street gang, including his involvement the murder of Ty’Quess Moore in December 2019.
Schenectady Felon Admits to Possessing Fentanyl and Cocaine Base for Distribution, and Possessing Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Charles Whorley, age 35, formerly of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty yesterday to possessing and intending to distribute fentanyl and cocaine base, and to possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Richmond Man Sentenced for Possession and Sale of Machinegun Conversion Devices
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Richmond man was sentenced today to three years in prison for possessing and selling multiple machinegun conversion devices, also known as Glock switches, that are designed to convert firearms into fully automatic machineguns.
Lawrence Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Distribution
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Lawrence man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for distributing more than 100 grams of fentanyl.
Connecticut Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Role in Murder for Hire
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Connecticut man was sentenced today to 192 months in prison for his role in a murder for hire scheme in which a New Jersey-based political consultant paid him and another man to kill a longtime associate, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Wisconsin Man Charged with Firebombing Building
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: A Wisconsin man was arrested today on a charge related to the May 2022 firebombing of a Madison office building.
California Man Pleads Guilty to Nationwide Marijuana Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Sammy Olague, age 36, of Clovis, California, pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute marijuana.
Skagit County man sentenced to ten years in prison for drug and gun crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Seattle - A 24-year-old resident of Mount Vernon, Washington was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to ten years in prison for drug trafficking while armed with multiple firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Santos Gutierrez-Fosella was arrested on March 14, 2022, with more than...
Coon Rapids Man Sentenced to Prison for Threatening a U.S. Senator
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Coon Rapids man has been sentenced to one year and one day for making interstate threats against a U.S. Senator, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Maryland Resident Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Transporting Firearms With Obliterated Serial Numbers and Smuggling Firearms to Nigeria
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett today sentenced Eric Fru Nji, age 42, of Fort Washington, Maryland, to 63 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for conspiracy, for transporting firearms with obliterated serial numbers, and for smuggling firearms ...
Erie, PA Man Pleads Guilty To Child Pornography Charge After Having Sex With 15 Y/O
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Tristan Pearson, 26, Erie, PA, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000.
Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Attempting to Steal Seized Cars from the FBI Using Fake Court Documents
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Quinten Giovanni Moody, aka Christano Rossi, 38, of Dublin, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute marijuana, aggravated identity theft, and obstruction of justice, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Matriarch Sentenced for Role in Violent Multimillion-Dollar Honduran Cocaine Trafficking Organization
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Honduran woman was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for her participation in a large-scale conspiracy to traffic cocaine for importation into the United States.
Two Involved in Violent Robberies of AT&T Stores Sentenced to Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that two participants in a spree of violent robberies of AT&T stores in Connecticut and western Massachusetts were sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport. SHAQUILLE RAYMOND...