News from March 2023
St. Louis Man Admits Making Rape Threats to Five Women
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - A man from St. Louis pleaded guilty Thursday to five federal felonies and admitted harassing and threatening to rape five women.
Five Rock Hill Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Involvement in Fentanyl Distribution Ring
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - Five residents of Rock Hill, South Carolina, have been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to charges relating to a multi-state drug operation out of the Rock Hill and Charlotte, North Carolina, area.
Sarasota Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty To Possessing Firearms And Distribution Quantities Of Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Clinton Justesen (48, Sebring) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it. Justesen faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison for the firearm offense and up to 20 years’ imprisonment for the drug offense. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Pennsylvania Man Charged With Two Felonies For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Pennsylvania man has been charged with felony and misdemeanor counts, 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 presidential election.
Nurse at St. Louis County Hospital Sentenced to Four Years of Probation for Fraudulently Obtaining Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Thursday sentenced a former nurse at a St. Louis County, Missouri hospital to four years of probation for fraudulently obtaining fentanyl for her own use.
Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Bellamy, Alabama man pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A New York man pleaded guilty today to felony charges 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.
Convicted Felon Indicted For Possession Of A Firearm And Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Martez Manning (26, St. Petersburg) with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. If convicted, Manning faces up to 15 years in federal prison. The indictment notifies the defendant that the government intends to forfeit the firearm and ammunition traceable to the offense.
Jury Convicts Former Ohio House Speaker, Former Chair of Ohio Republican Party of Participating in Racketeering Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CINCINNATI - A federal jury convicted former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, 63, of Glenford, Ohio, and former Ohio Republican Party chair Mathew Borges, 50, of Bexley, Ohio, of participating in a racketeering conspiracy.
Tulsa Man Convicted of Carjacking Resulting in Death
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: A defendant who took part in multiple carjackings that resulted in the murder of a Tulsa man in 2016 pleaded guilty in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
Federal jury returns verdict in two violent armed robberies
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON - A 51-year-old Houston man has been convicted of two 2019 armed robberies, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Montgomery Man Sentenced to 23 Years in Federal Prison for Carjacking and Federal Gun Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Today, United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart announced that William Kennedy Allen, II, 37, from Montgomery, Alabama, received a 23-year prison sentence for carjacking and federal gun crimes. The judge also ordered that Allen serve five years of supervised release following his prison sentence.
Eleven Charged With Drug Trafficking for Chicago Street Gang
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal drug trafficking investigation has resulted in charges against 11 individuals for allegedly conspiring to distribute crack cocaine for the La Familia Stones street gang in the Chicago area, primarily in the Albany Park neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side. As part of the investigation, law enforcement shut down a telephone drug hotline, according to a criminal complaint recently unsealed in U.S. District Court in Chicago.
Illinois Attorney Found Guilty of Embezzlement, Bankruptcy Fraud, and Tax Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal jury has found a former Illinois attorney and real estate developer guilty on two counts of embezzlement, six counts of bankruptcy fraud, and eight counts of tax fraud following a nearly four week-long trial in Chicago.
Suburban Chicago Man Indicted for COVID-19 Testing Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO - A suburban Chicago man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on ten counts of wire fraud and one count of theft of government funds for purportedly submitting fraudulent claims for reimbursement on tests which were never performed, were performed improperly, or were already paid for by the client.
Albany Woman Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy and Making False Statements to the DEA
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Kristle Walker, aka “Demii," age 39, of Albany, pled guilty today to conspiring to commit money laundering and making false statements to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Drug Supplier for Gangster Disciples Sentenced in Counterfeit Prescription Pill Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Chelmsford man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston to trafficking counterfeit oxycodone and Adderall pills that contained fentanyl and methamphetamine.
Convicted Felon Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking while on Parole
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A previously convicted felon living in Rogers was sentenced today to 180 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.
Maryland Tax Preparer Convicted After Eight-Day Trial for Preparing False Tax Returns
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal jury today convicted Ronald Eugene Watson, also known as Sabir Muhammad, age 59, of Brandywine, Maryland, today on 23 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns.
Peculiar Business Owner Sentenced for Tax Evasion
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The owner of a Peculiar, Mo., business was sentenced in federal court today for tax evasion.