News from March 2023
City Felon Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Possessing Stolen Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment and three years of supervised release on charges of violating federal firearms laws, and a consecutive 1 year of imprisonment for committing the offense while on federal pretrial release, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 90 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: FORT WAYNE - Airon L. Mitchell, age 24, of Fort Wayne, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Winooski Resident Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Cocaine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Burlington, Vermont - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Julie Overfield, 63, of Winooski, Vermont, was sentenced today to serve 40 months in prison after Overfield was convicted for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, cocaine base, and methamphetamine.
Top Lieutenant and Head of Security for Rafael Caro Quintero Extradited from Mexico to Face Narcotics Trafficking and Firearms Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Ismael Quintero Arellanes, also known as “Fierro," was arraigned today before United States Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn on an indictment charging him with participating in a large-scale narcotics distribution conspiracy and using one or more firearms in connection...
Federal Authorities Seize Internet Domain Selling Malware Used to Illegally Control and Steal Data from Victims’ Computers
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: LOS ANGELES - As part of an international law enforcement effort, federal authorities in Los Angeles this week seized an internet domain that was used to sell computer malware used by cybercriminals to take control of infected computers and steal a wide array of information.
Financial Manager Sentenced to 21 Months Imprisonment for Embezzling Over $200,000 From Employer
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - KATIE LAROCHE, age 54, a resident of Dallas, Texas, was sentenced on March 15, 2023 to 21 months in prison for wire fraud, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343 announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
McMinnville Man Faces Federal Charges After Selling Fentanyl that Caused Seven to Overdose, One Fatally
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A McMinnville, Oregon man is facing federal charges after selling fentanyl he claimed was cocaine that caused seven people to overdose, one fatally.
Former Kentucky Federal Prison Lieutenant Convicted of Covering up the Assaults of Two Federal Inmates by Corrections Officers
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: After a six-day trial, a federal jury convicted former Bureau of Prisons Lieutenant Kevin Pearce, 38, on two counts of obstruction for writing false reports about the assaults of two federal inmates by corrections officers under Pearce’s command. The defendant is a former supervisor at U.S. Penitentiary...
Former New Orleans Police Officer Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting a 15-Year-Old Girl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: According to the court documents, in May 2020, Rodney Vicknair, 55, while working in his capacity as an NOPD officer, escorted a then-14-year-old girl, who had been sexually assaulted by another man, to the hospital to undergo a forensic exam, also known as a rape kit. Vicknair gave the victim his cell...
Cherokee Woman Pleads Guilty to Meth Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: A woman who conspired to distribute methamphetamine and possessed with intent to distribute methamphetamine pled guilty on March 15, 2023, in federal court in Sioux City.
Davenport Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Child Pornography Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - A Davenport man was sentenced on Feb. 27, 2023, to 210 months in prison for Receiving Child Pornography and Possession of Obscene Visual Representation of the Sexual Abuse of Children.
Hickory Man Is Sentenced To 50 Years For Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor And Possession Of Child Sexual Abuse Material
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: STATESVILLE, N.C. - Vincent Deritis, 33, of Hickory, N.C., was sentenced today to 50 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for the sexual exploitation of a minor and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Deritis was also ordered to register as a sex offender after he is released from prison.
Former 21st Century Fox Executive and Argentina-Based Sports Marketing Company Full Play Group S.A., Convicted of Bribing Soccer Officials in FIFA Case
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Former 21st-Century Fox Executive Hernan Lopez and Argentine sports marketing company Full Play Group S.A., were convicted today by a federal jury in Brooklyn on all counts of a superseding indictment charging them with wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies for their participation in schemes to...
Ocala Convicted Felon Sentenced To More Than 3 Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Possessing A Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior United States District Judge Gregory A. Presnell has sentenced Ricky Darnell Franklin, Jr. (31, Ocala) to three years and four months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court also ordered the forfeiture of the handgun and ammunition used in the offense. Franklin had pleaded guilty on Dec. 12, 2022.
United Bank Senior Vice President Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement And Tax Evasion
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that John Figg, 56, of Grand Rapids Michigan pleaded guilty to federal charges which stem from the discovery of his embezzlement of over $870,000 from United Bank between 2014 and 2021.
Wise County Pair Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl Pills
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - A pair of Southwest Virginia men, who distributed pressed pills containing fentanyl purchased from various social media platforms, were sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Abingdon.
CEO of Atlanta engineering firm pleads guilty to failing to pay payroll taxes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA - Charles Johnson, Sr., has pleaded guilty for not paying $1.4 million in payroll taxes and for failure to pay employment taxes.
Former Mexican Governor and Presidential Candidate Sentenced for Money Laundering
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON - The former governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for accepting over $3.5 million in illegal bribe money and using it to fraudulently purchase property in the United States, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
U.S. Attorney’s Office Reaches ADA Settlement with SingleSpeed Brewing Co.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SingleSpeed Brewing Co., an Iowa corporation that owns and operates a facility at 325 Commercial Street in Waterloo, Iowa (the “Facility"), has agreed to settle a dispute with the United States regarding an allegation that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA").
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.